Oh yes, it is! This is probably the last post up until August.
I'm happy to announce that I'm going to get hitched and then go travel for a bit. This will of course mean that your slightly sexual fan mail will be even more scandalous.
But that's the price we pay!
I might drop a random update at the beginning of August, but no promises.
You'll note that this update is a bit longer than others. I break my own rules because I'm a reberl that can't be held down! Well, at least not without a diamond.
Bomb The Bass - Up The Mountain ft The Battle Of Land And Sea (Gui Boratto Remix): Gui always does a slick job of taking a downtempo number and pulling it out into a mellow techy blissout track. Subtle ecstasy!
Brooklyn Rider - String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10_ Andantino, Doucement Expressif
Brooklyn Rider - String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10_ Assez Vif Et Bien Rythmé: Chamber groups don't get enough love! Instead we're all fucking gaga over stupid "musicians" that just loop shit in fruityloops and don't actually know how to pluck a string.
Well fuck that shit, and give the new album "Dominant Curve" a helluva lot of love. I know I know, you're scared. It's OK to be scared. But this album isn't a wall, it's not inaccessible to your rave-soaked mind. You can do this.
WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.
Dan Mangan - Road Regrets: From last year's "Nice, Nice, Very Nice", it's about time we dropped some Dan on here.
Recently announced that this one is on the Polaris Prize short-list, so give it some love. Since the Polaris assholes are too stupid to realize how awesome the new Crystal Castles and Basia Bulat albums are, this becomes one of the front-runners to win.
Gaggle - Hidden Army: oh. my. god. This is like Caitlyn catnip. Like kitty heroin, but for people!
It's a custom synthesized drug specifically crafted to bop around through my synapses and illicit squeals and ooohs.
When Caitlyn has sexy dreams, this is the soundtrack.
Glass Ghost - Like a Diamond: He has a soft voice a bit like Jeffrey Lewis, with a bit of Chris Garneau sullen emotion.
Jolea - Love Ruins All: This one has a bit of a pop-producer kind of slick glaze on it, but it's hard to resist the oh-so-soaring vocals on top of a click-beat.
Nice Nice - See Waves: Scored this great song from the Warp Records 2010 sampler, so I am waiting patiently for their full length album to come out. Very much recommended for fans of Yeasayer and Animal Collective.
Rae Spoon - There Is A Light (acoustic)
Rae Spoon - You Can Dance: HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!! THERE IS NEW RAE SPOON COMING OUT THIS SUMMER!!! FUCK YES
I went and listened to the new tracks on his myspace and I'm so damn excited.
so. damn. excited.
The first track here is the acoustic version of the song that appeared on the free "thereisafire" EP. http://thetastates.com/mp3s/RaeSpoon_CPI_-_thereisafire.zip
Where it was all blippy and awesome there, I still have a strong love for this older acoustic rendition.
This is also the version that has a new video out for it! check it out: http://www.myspace.com/raespoon
The 2nd track here is the first single off the new album. It makes me want to rollerskate-rave. With glowsticks and lipgloss.
Rusko - Got Da Groove ft Gucci Mane: OK, Gucci has kind of been all over the internet these days. He's like a meme, in rapper form. So it was kind of inevitable that he'd find his way here.
Sebastian Lind - Stay (Janus Dyg Mix): It's like a cross between an 80s hunk balladeer and Jose Gonzalez, with a bit of Postal Service. And it's quite good.
Small Color - Hikari No Hana: How the hell can you resist this? The guitar! The whispy click beats! The gorgeous Japanese vocals you have no understanding of! YOU CAN'T RESISTS NO MOAR!
The Black Keys - Girl Is On My Mind: I am always rather cynical about modern blues rock, but dang. Dang indeed. This is from "Rubber Factory" and it's so undeniably sweet and satisfying.
The Morning Benders - Excuses
The Morning Benders - Hand Me Downs
The Morning Benders - Stitches: The new album is "Big Echo" and why the hell is there not more craze around it? It's a fabulous album. If you love Phoenix, or Beach House, or Grizzly Bear, you will love this album. Caitlyn certified. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone that appreciates a quality Brian Wilson-styled pop song.
The Roots - Right On ft Joanna Newsome, STS
The Roots - Walk Alone ft Truck North, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw: Everyone keeps expecting them to falter, especially after the move to late-night TV, but nope. Not going to happen. "How I Got Over" is out now and every hater that loves to hate was lined up to hate. And no hate. Frowns turned upside down. Cats kissing dogs. Rivers of blood!
OK, it's not perfect, but it's a damn solid album. And it sets the bar so much higher for rappers entering mid-life: Age can bring maturity, and hiphop is not excluded. Not any more.
The Twilight Sad - I Became A Prostitute (Acoustic Version): Live from the Monolith Music Festival! If you go back to blog20100404 you'll find another acoustic take as well, and really, it's worth the tiny amount of effort to do so.
When you have a wall-of-sound-orgasm postrock band like this, you strip away the pomp and fury. You want to see the bones of it all. And underneath it all their is brilliant and heartbreaking songwriting, and you love the big loud versions even more.
Young Galaxy - Queen Drum: And we'll close it off with this cute rock number from the "Invisible Republic" album!
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Bomb The Bass - Up The Mountain ft The Battle Of Land And Sea (Gui Boratto Remix)
Brooklyn Rider - String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10_ Andantino, Doucement Expressif
Brooklyn Rider - String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10_ Assez Vif Et Bien Rythmé
Dan Mangan - Road Regrets
Gaggle - Hidden Army
Glass Ghost - Like a Diamond
Jolea - Love Ruins All
Nice Nice - See Waves
Rae Spoon - There Is A Light (acoustic)
Rae Spoon - You Can Dance
Rusko - Got Da Groove ft Gucci Mane
Sebastian Lind - Stay (Janus Dyg Mix)
Small Color - Hikari No Hana
The Black Keys - Girl Is On My Mind
The Morning Benders - Excuses
The Morning Benders - Hand Me Downs
The Morning Benders - Stitches
The Roots - Right On ft Joanna Newsome, STS
The Roots - Walk Alone ft Truck North, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw
The Twilight Sad - I Became A Prostitute (Acoustic Version)
Young Galaxy - Queen Drum
Yes, I do believe we optimized it all so it will be pleasant for both of us. http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20100709.zip
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~CPI
Great news, that.
ReplyDeleteAll the best, enjoy, take care and hear you when you get back.