listen parties // The Feelies + Cass McCombs
The Feelies‘ subtly gorgeous (as usual) new album Here Before is streaming in its entirety on Spinner.
Cass McCombs‘ subtly gorgeous (as usual) new album Wit’s End is streaming in its entirety on this site.
listen party // Panda Bear : “Tomboy”
NPR is streaming the forthcoming Panda Bear album in its entirety here.
listen party // Dirty Beaches : “Badlands”
Spinner is streaming the forthcoming Dirty Beaches album in its entirety here.
listen party // Vivian Girls : “Share the Joy”
NPR Music is streaming the forthcoming Vivian Girls album in its entirety.
Vivian Girls // Share the Joy : 2011.04.12 : Polyvinyl Records
listen party // Cold Cave : Cherish the Light Years
Is this really the first time Peter’s posted about Cold Cave? Cuz Peter really does like Cold Cave . . . must not’ve mentioned it before. Silly Peter . . . Silly ol’ Peter . . .
Cold Cave // Cherish the Light Years : 2011.04.05 : Matador
Stream the new album in its entirety here.
listen party // Cut Copy : “Zonoscope”
Cut Copy // “Zonoscope” : 2011.03.08 : Modular
For the price of one tweet, the album is streaming in its entirety here.
Cut Copy // “Zonoscope” : Where I’m Going :
coming soon // The Feelies : “Here Before”
Peter’s liked The Feelies for nearly two decades—after checking out one of their albums from the Wheaton, IL library based on the recommendations of a friend who said they sounded like the Velvet Undergound (took me a while to “get” the similarities.) Periodically, Peter needs a Feelies fix, which happened just recently, so he busts out “Crazy Rhythms” or “Only Life.”
But guess what, now the whole world gets a Feelies fix as they have a new album coming out (the first in over two decades)—”Here Before.”
The Feelies // “Here Before” : 2011.04.12 : Bar/None : Should Be Gone :
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listen party // Hercules & Love Affair : “Blue Songs”
Hercules & Love Affair’s new album is being streamed in its entirety on SoundCloud.
Hercules & Love Affair // Blue Songs : 2011.01.31 : Moshi Moshi
new favorite album // Destroyer : “Kaputt”
Destroyer // “Kaputt” : 2011.01.25 : Merge
genre soft glam pop
sounds like ice skating at night. sipping vodka under a streetlight. Tonal rainbows in the mists of Avalon. Shafts of sunrise dragging across the interior of a Concord.
notes an evolution of the tones and textures and songs on his beloved Your Blues.
verdict possibly best Destroyer album; potentially the album of 2011.
new favorite album // Smith Westerns : “Dye it Blonde”
Smith Westerns // “Dye it Blonde” : 2011.01.18 : Fat Possum
genre power glam garage pop
sounds like the last day of school. smoking behind the shed. “The Slider” album cover photo shoot.
notes previously underwhelmed, currently obsessed.
verdict one part guilty pleasure, two parts youthful genius.
listen party // Tennis : “Cape Dory”
Tennis : Cape Dory : 2011.01.18 : Fat Possum
Streaming in its entirety on Spinner.
listen party // Destroyer : “Kaputt”
Peter doesn’t just like Destroyer. Peter reveres him. This album has taken that reverance to a stratospheric new height.
Destroyer // Kaputt : 2011.01.25 : Merge Records : stream in its entirety here.
listen party // British Sea Power : “Valhalla Dancehall”
British Sea Power // Valhalla Dancehall : 2011.01.17 : Rough Trade
Streaming in its entirety on Spinner.
listen party // Smith Westerns : “Dye it Blonde”
Smith Westerns // Dye it Blonde : 2011.01.18 : Fat Possum
Streaming in its entirety on NPR.
listen party // Wire : “Red Barked Tree”
Wire // “Red Barked Tree” : 2011.01.11 : Pink Flag
Two Minutes :
Peter doesn’t just like Wire, he loves Wire. Chairs Missing changed his life. This album probably won’t change his life again. But that won’t stop Peter from listening to it repeatedly as it streams in its entirety on NPR.
listen party // Games : “That We Can Play”
Been really digging on this Games quote/unquote album Factmag.com is streaming in its entirety here.
Games // “That We Can Play” : Shadows in Bloom :
new favorite album + new favorite song // Small Black : “New Chain” + Photojournalist
Small Black // “New Chain” : 2010.10.25
genre noise bliss pop punk
sounds like glass helicopter rides through sun rays. the punks are taking ecstasy. broken glass being vacuumed in slow motion. mixed media gallery show opening party. beach pop delayed through thick atmosphere. new year’s eve 2025.
notes music as art as music.
verdict squaring off nose-to-nose with Tame Impala for album of the year.
Photojournalist :
halloween // Halloween + Sunset IV : Fear City
Created my fourth annual Halloween mix: Halloween + Sunset IV : Fear City—you can stream it here:
listen party // Small Black : “New Chain”
You can stream the new Small Black album in its entirety on soundcloud.
coming soon // Brian Eno : “Small Craft on a Milk Sea”
Brian Eno // “Small Craft on a Milk Sea” : 2010.11.02 : Warp
Emerald and Stone :
listen party // British Sea Power : “Zeus” ep
MBV is streaming the new British Sea Power ep Zeus in its entirety here.
Also, they announced their forthcoming full-length will be titled Valhalla Dancehall and released in January :
listen party // Avey Tare : “Down There”
NPR is streaming the forthcoming Avey Tare album in its entirety here.
listen party // Clinic : “Bubblegum”
Spinner is streaming the forthcoming Clinic album in its entirety here. Peter thinks it’s their best album since Walking With Thee.
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