Back from hiatus. Its been a week or so since the last post, but don't worry, you haven't missed that much. I took a quick trip back to the west coast to see some family and friends and i had a great time. But, i won't bore you with my own monologue, so let me make up and break in some beats and help you welcome in the warm summer weather with some tracks to define your summer. Didn't really think this one through, just what was in my head and on my pod, some are a little upbeat and some cry for indie emo mascara, but as they say...the punks jump up. Rewind selector...
Metro Station are a hometown group from Hollywood, adhereing to the synth indie rock genre that all of you with Ray Bans (Real or fake, mostly fake) have come to love and hate. The emo foundation in their music may give you dashboard chills, while the shiney toy guns beats makes you turn the notch to 11 (Spinal) This group is in good speed growing on me as well as on all those corba snake's alike. These two tracks are from their newly released self-titled album, If you want more just drop a comment...[Mp3] Metro Station - Kelsey
[Mp3] Metro Station - Shake It
Product of South Carolina, but now bi-city Los Angeles and Stockholm based group is Carolina Liar. Don't really know too much of this band, read about them a couple times on the blogosphere and they popped up once or twince on twitter, but by my own opinion (if thats worth anything) they resemble a Killers in the Shsdowplay meets U2 with the E-Street Band coming up the rear. I may and do think that i am totally off though. Wish this recording was better, im still looking for higher quality, ill post an update when i find it. I like these guys a lot...so does Joe Escalante...[Mp3] Carolina Liar - I'm Not Over
One of my deepest unfulfilled desires is to be a proto-punk G*D a la the rebirth Iggy made last summer with his collaborative project with the Teddy Bears (Punk-rocker) this what my goal...I'm still obsessed with "The Passenger...But something to maybe contrast the blue skies of summer with something just as intense, joy envoking and spirt lifting is something a little darker to set the a priori mood of these summer nights. London Dungeon by This Misfits always reminds me why i dance to Joy Division and have an eternal lingering in my bloood that once, just once i turn on the radio or show up at a bar and am blessed with Echo and The Bunnymen on the 1's and 2's. Put on your leather...
[Mp3] The Misfits - London Dungeon
Does It Offend You, Yeah?...{Awkward Pause}...thats what i thought too the first time i heard of this band. The repeated thought of a presumptuous indie pop band hailing from the U.K. (or anywhere for that matter) trying to stand out in a crowd full of "The _ _ _ _" as the ubiquitous standard to create a unique band name. Has it finally gone to far? Apparently not... But aside from the constant tug of war i have with the gagillion new bands coming and going like simplex 2, like Herpes i don't see a cure or a treatment. So best is too protect ourselves from the myriad of new bands and let the poor weave their way through and pull out the junk that shouldn't be thrown away. Thankfuly, Does It Offend You, Yeah? were good enough to get a second listen and i am impressed. This is DEFINATLY NOT for everyone, and usually i would only listen to this if i was awake at 4 in the morning for other reasons then not being tired, but i know some of you have a few screws loose, so enjoy because like the title of their new cd...You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into...
[Mp3] Does it Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars
[Mp3] Does it Offend You, Yeah? - With A Heavy Heart (I regret to inform you)
If Alice In Wonderland was ever remade into a real life film (hopefully that doesn't happen) Portishead would headline the soundtrack and this song The Rip from her new album Third would be the Theme song. This album is such a great departure from her more famous record Dummy, but its been growing on me everyday, and doesnt put you into a sour depressed mood upon completion of track 4. I first learned of her new album after it went viral and somehow the video ended up playing right in front of me in class, but for being a minor fan of trip-hop, Portishead and this song do enough to satisfy my needs until she releases some more work. This album is overly indulgent and extremely complex both in form and in vocals, but i like this one and i'm and idiot.
[Mp3] Portishead - The Rip
I'm gonna continue this...Part 2 soon
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