Recent (internet) listening
I've stumbled upon some good stuff recently, and it's only polite to share.
For starters, try out this Weird War song. WW is Ian Svenonius' new band, he of Make-Up/Scene Creamers/Nation of Ulysses fame. I don't really know that much about his new project; in all honesty, I haven't really followed him since The Make-Up. In WW, he couples with Royal Trux's Neil Hagerty. But, this song is rad. And, if you dig it, check this one out, too.
A couple new Arcade Fire tunes are available here, including a cover of The Magnetic Fields' "Born on a Train." Singer Win Butler claims the song is responsible for the Arcade Fire signing to Merge. It's an okay cover, nothing special, as Butler's voice sounds shredded, as if he's doing a poor Tom Waits impersonation. They were recorded live on a radio station. (FYI, I spotted this on the blog Mystical Beast, which I'd recommend working into your regular browsing rotation.)
Jon over at Unfinished Novellas recently peaked my interest with his brief write-up of the Swedish band Witchcraft for his Best of '04 list. I found a sample of these Sabbath-cum-Roky Erickson nerds here and here.
Finally, Jens Lekman, whom I've written about plenty on this site, has posted a slew of unreleased songs—some interesting, others a bore—on his label's site. I can't wait to see him in Bloomington, Indiana in a little over a month!
N/P—Jose Gonzalez, Veneer
For starters, try out this Weird War song. WW is Ian Svenonius' new band, he of Make-Up/Scene Creamers/Nation of Ulysses fame. I don't really know that much about his new project; in all honesty, I haven't really followed him since The Make-Up. In WW, he couples with Royal Trux's Neil Hagerty. But, this song is rad. And, if you dig it, check this one out, too.
A couple new Arcade Fire tunes are available here, including a cover of The Magnetic Fields' "Born on a Train." Singer Win Butler claims the song is responsible for the Arcade Fire signing to Merge. It's an okay cover, nothing special, as Butler's voice sounds shredded, as if he's doing a poor Tom Waits impersonation. They were recorded live on a radio station. (FYI, I spotted this on the blog Mystical Beast, which I'd recommend working into your regular browsing rotation.)
Jon over at Unfinished Novellas recently peaked my interest with his brief write-up of the Swedish band Witchcraft for his Best of '04 list. I found a sample of these Sabbath-cum-Roky Erickson nerds here and here.
Finally, Jens Lekman, whom I've written about plenty on this site, has posted a slew of unreleased songs—some interesting, others a bore—on his label's site. I can't wait to see him in Bloomington, Indiana in a little over a month!
N/P—Jose Gonzalez, Veneer