Surfer Blood have signed with a new record label, JoyfulNoise, and will have a new record out in May of this year called 1000 Palms.
There has been a single put out called Grand Inquisitor. There has been a
limited CD single put out for the song that has a lathe cut on the outside of
the CD so that it can be played on a turntable and or a CD player. I wish I
could have gotten a copy but they were mailed out only to members of the record
club.
Passion Pit will also have a new album this year called
Kindred. There has already been a couple of singles released from the album,
Lifted Up (1985) and Where The Sky Hangs. iTunes has it available for preorder
and I think that Amazon has just put it up for preorder too.
Apparently, New Order will have a new album out this fall. I
am interested in what the line-up changes will be since Peter Hook is not with
the group any more.
Blur will also have a new album out in the end of April. I
am excited to hear that album. This will be their first full album release in
twelve years. The album will be called The Magic Whip.
Here we go...
This is a small record label with a small back catalog.
Their physical store is found on Storenvy and digital is on Bandcamp. This four
way split comes in multiple color options (cloud, swamp, bubblegum seaweed,
deep sea, root beer river, lavender, mermaid, moss, emerald, volcano, lake
water and grape pop). None of which show a color example so I was really
guessing as to what the colors of the vinyl could actually be. I took a shot at
the volcano and ended up with an interesting maroon swirled with hints of black
and transparent. It looked gorgeous wit a light source behind it. With all
these colors available there are only 318 copies pressed of this record.
The first track is from Reservoir called Crawling Space. It
is a deep brooding song that relies on the bass guitar to carry the song. The
drums are sparse but clean up into a flowing beat later in the song. The
guitars are sparse but use long soaring notes. The song is a slower song that
makes me feel like the way that Pig Pen dances in the Peanuts’ cartoons. The
song picks up just a bit in the last bit of the song and makes me feel a little
better. I probably wont be searching this group out based on this track though.
The second track is from a band called Summerpunx called
Local Bands. This song reminds me of the first album from Weezer. It is fast
and poppy with distorted vocals. It is also over in the blink of an eye with a
running time of 47 seconds. With the shortness of the track I get Tony Molina
as well. I like this track a lot but want so much more from the song.
The third song is from Runaway Brother called Sap. This was
the reason that I got the 7”. It is a fun track that reminds me of Restorations
if they sang in an emo style. I really don’t know why I am attracted to this
band because when I listen to them there is nothing special going on but I feel
good listening to the group. It may be that this was the style that I was
listening to in the beginning of the 00s and it transports me back there to
some degree to the positive side of that trying time for me. Either way, I
enjoy the music that this group puts out even though they are not super star
quality yet.
The last track from this split is from Secret Grief with a
song called Scandinavian Casual. I am not sure what the title of the track has
to do with the song but this is another song that makes me feel happy even if
it is a downer song. It is also a shorter song running at just over two and a
half minutes. I think it hits me as a saves the day style song. I really like
Saves The Day and thus I like this track a lot as well.
This is the latest album from The Dodos. It was released on
January 27th on vinyl, CD, DL and cassette. The vinyl was released
on red (limited to 600) and orange. I got a copy on red and there are still
some available at Polyvinyl Records web site. This record was written and
recorded right after their previous one, Carrier. They didn’t waist any time
getting this one down. It is a shorter album though maybe because they didn’t
have as much material available. On the other hand, if you had enough extra
tracks to make another album and they are polished up and ready for recording,
why not.
There have been two singles released from the album so far.
The first is called Competition. The duo make some very attractive music and it
shows with this poly-rhythm rocker. Again they have chosen to abandon the
acoustic guitar with not only this track but the whole album. The track is a
smash that should rival what Vampire Weekend are doing but the group just
hasn’t met the public’s eye yet.
The second single is called Retriever. This track uses a bit
more distortion and picks up the pace a bit more than Competition. The vocals
soar over the speedy music sort of slowing down the song. It is a very cool
contrast in the track though. Fast paced drums and speedy fingering guitar work
with smooth slower vocals. I really like this track but still have yet to hear
them on the radio. It is disappointing.
Last week I mentioned that the group put out a new single
for free download, Hold Your Hand. Here it is for me to talk about. It was a free single put
out for Valentines Day last week. I know that the track is up on iTunes now but
I am not sure if the link that I put in to last weeks post will lead to the
free download link any more. The song features the classic synth keys sound
that they have used in the past. It is a sweet song about exactly what the
title of the song states, holding hands. It is kind of in the young love vein.
It is cute. It could also be construed as walking with God through life. This
is also a good thing though. It is a good song that is heart felt and moves at
a moderate pace. I like the song and hope you all do as well.
That is all for now...
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