nxne 2010, post-festival

Avi Buffalo's setlist from The Great Hall

Favourite shows:
Avi Buffalo @ The Great Hall and @ Lee’s Palace
I saw them twice during this year’s NXNE! Although I liked the stripped-down set at The Great Hall more, both shows were absolutely wonderful! I was really surprised that more people weren’t at the shows; given the fact they put out one of the best records of 2010.

Japandroids @ Lee’s Palace
The lively set from the BC duo + the energetic packed crowd made for an extremely fun and entertaining show!


Surprises:
Zola Jesus @ Sneaky Dee’s
I went into Sneaky Dee’s on Thursday night not knowing what to expect— I didn’t know much about Zola Jesus and I have only started listening to Stridulum EP prior to the show. However, the moment Nika Roza (aka Zola Jesus) started to sing, I knew I was watching something special. Roza’s vocal was incredibly haunting and the music was moody and atmospheric, think Fever Ray meets Bat For Lashes.

Wavves @ Lee’s Palace
I was undecided about this show for the longest time because I didn’t think Wavves would be good live. Man was I wrong… I am really glad I went because it was fucking great! Like Japandroids later, the band was lively and the crowd seemed to really enjoy the music.

nxne, day 3 | part ii

Wavves—June 18, 2010 @ Lee's Palace





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Japandroids—June 18, 2010 @ Lee's Palace





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lots of free songs + mercury prize shortlist

Last week, Fader released an exclusive premiere of "Walkabout"—the brand new Atlas Sound track featuring Noah Lennox, you can hear/download it here.

You can hear Cancer Bats’ cover of "So Jealous" by Tegan and Sara over at their MySpace page.

Wavves posted an awesome new demo entitled "Mickey Mouse" on his blog.

Finally, the track "Say Please" by the indie folk supergroup, Monsters of Folk is available for free here.


The Mercury Prize shortlist was announced today, it is slightly (just slightly) less disappointing than the Polaris Music Prize shortlist.

I really hope The Horrors win with their brilliant sophomore Primary Colours; however, I think it will either go to Bat For Lashes or Florence + The Machine... well, in that case, I am cheering for Bat!

If I were to pick the shortlist, I would’ve chosen the following:
Bat For Lashes: Two Suns
Bibio: Vignetting The Compost
Dananananaykroyd: Hey Everyone!
Emmy The Great: First Love
Gallows: Grey Britain
Glasvegas: Glasvegas
Grammatics: Grammatics
The Horrors: Primary Colours (...and I would still pick this as the winner!)
The Maccabees: Wall Of Arms
Micachu: Jewellery
The Shitty Limits: Beware the Limits
Patrick Wolf: The Bachelor

wavves: wavves

Following last years S/T album, Wavves’ is back again with another self-titled release. Wavves is my first obsession of the year! The never-ending buzzing of distorted guitar rhythms make the record absolutely amazing... it is so deliciously noisy and fun! Fans of Times New Viking, No Age, and Liars should definitely check this out!

Get In The Sun [wicked-cool song]
No Hope Kids [wicked-cool song]
So Bored [wicked-cool song]
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visit Wavves' MySpace here
Wavves comes out on March 17th, you can pre-order it here
also available is Wavve's S/T, which you can order through Paypal to ghostramp@yahoo.com ($15ppd USA/$19ppd Canada/$26ppd World)