dayum..

Bruce Peninsula - A Mountain is a Mouth

an 11-piece band from Toronto (bass, guitar, drums, 8-member gospel choir!!!) that has made one fucking awesome album here.  this album is right up there with timber timbre (check it out below, if you haven't yet) for my favorite album of the year.

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last.fm tags:  experimental, folk, indie, indie rock, canadian

Crystal Antlers - Tentacles

i just got this album.  i've only listened to it once, so far.  that was enough for me to know that i had to share it.  here you go.

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last.fm tags:  psychedelic, progressive rock, experimental, noise rock 

If you like it, go buy it, see 'em live, buy a shirt, or whatever....just support the band!

some new albums from this month

here are a couple really good albums that leaked this month.

Condo Fucks - Fuckbook

Condo Fucks is the pseudonym of Yo La Tengo.  this album is consistent with the rest of Yo La Tengo's output....really, really good.

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last.fm tags:  yo la tengo, rock, indie, indie rock, rock'n'roll

Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind

this is an album that has been described as "epic" and "triumphant sounding".  you'll like this album if you're a fan of Godspeed You Black Emperor! or Explosions in the Sky.  This album is almost as good as some of the GYBE! albums, almost.

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last.fm tags:  post-rock, instrumental, japanese, ambient, post rock

some EPs

Here are two EPs from the band Free Blood. Free Blood is John Pugh, the drummer/singer from !!!, Madeline Davy, and Dan Gorman. they make music for parties that take a turn for the worst.

Free Blood - EP 1

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Free Blood - Part 2

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last.fm tags: electronic, dance punk, sex party, indie, dance

If you like it, go buy it, see 'em live, buy a shirt, or whatever....just support the band!

a couple...

Broken Strings LP

I can't really find much info about this album.  i guess one guy made this album on cassette 4-track and it was released last year, not sure when he made it though.  it reminds me of something from late 90s elephant six collective.  full of "burnt-out power pop".  give it a listen....its awesome.

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no last.fm page

John Cale - Fear

this album always makes me think of spring.  the beginning of spring too, like the first nice weekend after the shitty winter.  where everyone is out and friendly and smiling.  i like this album.

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last.fm tags:  singer-songwriter, experimental, rock, avant-garde, proto-punk

music that makes me feel like my head's gonna explode

This is a tortoise post. if you don't know, they are five brilliant musicians making music that can't be easily categorized.  

Tortoise - s/t (1994)

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Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996)

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Tortoise - TNT (1998)

This was the first Tortoise album i heard and still my favorite.  This album is absolutely serene.

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Tortoise & The Ex - In the Fishtank EP (1999)

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Tortoise - Standards (2001)

This album is right up there with TNT for me.  'Monica' has one of my favorite melodies of all time.

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Tortoise - It's All Around You (2004)

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Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Brave and the Bold (2006)

a covers album with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy singing.  the cover of Love is Love is awesome.

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Tortoise - A Lazarus Taxon (2006)

This is a box set of rarities and the third disc is an expanded edition of Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters (which contains remixed versions of songs from their first album).

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

last.fm tags:  post-rock, instrumental, experimental, post rock, indie

more new albums

i've been digging on these albums lately:

Timber Timbre - s/t

This album has been on repeat for the last 4 or 5 days now.  

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last.fm tags:  folk, indie folk, canadian, indie, folk rock

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Operation Stackola

This is the new tour EP from AJJ.  No new original songs but there are a bunch of new cover songs.  if this doesn't win best album artwork of the year it will be a travesty.

Check it.

last.fm tags:  folk punk, acoustic, plan-it-x, folk, punk

the original cover:

If you like it, go buy it, see 'em live, buy a shirt, or whatever....just support the band!

some things age well....

...and old blues is one of those things.  one of the only true american art forms.  and i've been listening to a lot of things like this lately so i figured i'd share the wealth..

Prison Songs - Historical Recordings From Parchman Farm, 1947-48 - Vol. 1: Murderous Home

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Last Kind Words (1926 - 1953)

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Mississippi Moaners 1927 - 1942

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Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Legacy, Vol. 1

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Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues:  The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings

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Pink Anderson - Medicine Show Man, Vol. 2

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