you're in it now.

austin born Pure X (formerly known as pure ecstasy) released their debut album today which is so kindly being streamed in it's entirety. perfect time for a little hazy jewel like this to come along & definitely worth the wait.

my little buttercup.

Eleanor Friedberger - My Mistakes

there's just something about eleanor friedberger that i can never get enough of. maybe it's because she can be so girly girl yet can still maintain that don't fuck with me attitude. i've seen this lady sip whiskey & call out dingy venues from on stage so i know these things.

blood dries darker.

Blood Diamonds - Grins

it's killing me that i can nail the sample in vancouver's blood diamonds new track. but it's ohhhhhhhhhhh so good to put a little pep in your step.

the night was sultry.

1. Tame Impala - Alter Ego
2. Balkans - Cave
3. Hotel Mexico - Dear Les Friends
4. Family Portrait - Wait
5. Moon Duo - Mazes
6. Nightlands - Trouble (Lindsey Buckingham cover)
7. Wavves - Vermin
8. Times New Viking - No Time No Hope
9. Woods - Blood Dries Darker
10. XY Lover - Expand Your Instants Into Oblivion
11. Crocodiles - All My Hate & My Hexes Are For You
12. Velvet Davenport - Green Life
13. Helado Negro - Playas
14. Cults - You Know What I Mean
15. The Sandwitches - Summer Of Love
16. Candy Claws - Sunbeam Show
17. Shimmering Stars - Sabians
18. The Greenhornes - Go Tell Henry


photo via phil kneen.

a texas gem.

Melting Season - Beach Blanket


texas guys always find a way to bring it. and apparently this one is described as: getting philosophy degrees & recording bird sounds in chile. so here's a little tripped tune out for your sizzling summer courtesy of dallas's melting season.

lost in yonkers.

tyler the creator - yonkers

you have to take notice when someone screams: stab bruno mars in his goddamn esophagus and won't stop until the cops come in.

besides having one of the best covers yet, tyler the creator's second album 'goblin' is shaping up to definitely be on my top 10 albums of the year. it's like this 20 year old kid has been smoking too much pcp while watching tales from the hood on repeat.

banshee beat.

Demdike Stare - Hashshashin Chant

this past weekend i went to visit a good friend of mine who also happens to be one of my favorite people in the world to discuss music with. so, it didn't surprise me one bit when i'm standing in the middle of his kitchen & he insists i watch this 6 minute video of wtf'ness from british duo Demdike Stare. only a musical act aptly named after a 17th-century witch would put out something this amazingly haunting. i don't even know what to do with myself after seeing this but....

i.cannot.stop.watching.

dientes de perro.

with all of the screeching, spanish punk that portland, oregon's Magic Johnson is putting out, who needs to pay attention to any basketball finals going on?

you can dl their ep for a whopping $3 HERE. and i must say that 'landlord song' kind of grabs you by the cojones for a full 1:31 minutes.

super psyched.

just now coming down after soaking up 3 days of scuzzy bands at austin psych fest. black moth super rainbow, atlas sound, crystal stilts, crocodiles, a place to bury strangers, prefuse 73 - the amazing list just didn't stop & all put on stellar sets. however, there were 2 acts i was very interested in seeing & surprisingly, they ended up being the best ones.



Bass Drum Of Death - Spare Room

Bass Drum Of Death - Nerve Jamming

mississippi's bass drum of death was by far the best performance of the festival. if their debut album cover tells you anything it means they came to party. it's a thrashing good time of garage drenched tunes which when played live, easily surpasses their recordings. besides, anytime a hot model-type girl gets topless at one of your shows, you know you're doing something right.




Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best

Dirty Beaches - Sweet 17

canada's alex zhang hungtai, better known as dirty beaches is a psychobilly dreamboat. his debut album, badlands, sounds like what a modern day eddie cochran would put out if he holed up & listened to the black angels 24/7. with lines like "lord knows best that i don’t give a damn about anyone but you", it pulls on your heartstrings a bit. placed against a cool, grey, sunday afternoon his performance was a nice calm to a crazy weekend & might i add very, very sexy.

raise your jazz hands.

The Sea & Cake - Up On The North Shore

i almost forgot to blog about my favorite chicago darlings (and one of the best bands to makeout to) the sea & cake. their 9th album, which is only 6 tracks long, is being relased may 30th & by the sound of the first single - it brings that warm, soothing sound they've been giving us for the past 17 years.

the last days of disco.

Maria Minerva - A Little Lonley

a little droned out electro/disco beat doesn't sound like it would mesh with an estonian chick declaring how she'll never find love because she's too fat & ugly. maria minerva is neither of the two she claims to be but somehow manages to make it all work. this is the kind of track you put on your best sequin outfit for & dance the night away.

you can count on me.

Panda Bear - Tomboy (Live at Primavera Sound)

noah lennox is back & it sounds like he had a brush with the dark side. i'm loving every bit of this new album. tomboy comes out next tuesday but npr is letting you stream the entire thing HERE.

hey budddddddd, let's party!

1. Let's Wrestle - I Won't Lie To You
2. Smith Westerns - Weekend
3. Wire - The 15th
4. Brain Idea - Days Blown Away
5. Jay Reatard - Fluorescent Grey (Deerhunter Cover)
6. Oingo Boingo - Little Girls
7. Buzzcocks - What Do I Get
8. The Coral - Music At Night
9. The Wake - Plastic Flowers
10. Echo Lake - Young Silence
11. Ponytail - Easy Peasy
12. Wavves - So Bored
13. The Willowz - Meet Your Demise
14. Ty Segall - Imaginary Person
15. Wu Lyf - Heavy Pop
16. Iceage - New Brigade
17. Yuck - Rubber


here's a little pop punk mix to get the sxsw weekend going. enjoy!

great danes.

Iceage - New Brigade

i guess when you're a group of 17 year old danish punk dudes you can make a music video in kkk hoods, smoke out of bongs, crash shopping carts, & sword fight with pocket knives. all these shenanigans courtesy of copenhagen's iceage.

stay gold ponyboy.

Monogold - Ivory Teeth Golden Tusk

Monogold - Spirt Or Something

so when i found out this hot little brooklyn trio, monogold had rented out my studio for sxsw i just had to see what all the fuss was about. what i found was lush, harmonic vocals with a swirling good time of pianos & hazy guitars for good measure. thanks to ole' faithful bandcamp you can snag their debut album, the softest glow for a mere $10.

if you'll be in austin next week they have three shows booked, which i personally think the best will be the BirdDog Promo Showcase @ Tito's House. makes me wonder which one of these sexy guys is going to be sleeping in my bed!