gummies!

Head over to Stereogum for the 2009 Gummy Award Winners!

wild animals slowly approaching the lovely country funeral

Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) has released a new Christmas album, and you can download it for FREE here! (via Drowned In Sound)

cover song of the moment

The more I listen to Grammatics’ remarkable S/T debut, the more I hear Cursive/Tim Kasher’s influence on the band. Their non-LP 7” single Double Negative (out since October 26th via Dance To The Radio) sounds more Cursive inspired than anything the band have ever done; in fact, the other track on the 7” is a cover of Notes In His Pockets by The Good Life (Kasher’s other band.)

Grammatics: Notes In His Pockets (The Good Life cover) [wicked-cool song]
[bonus] The Good Life: Notes In His Pockets (Acoustic) from Album Of The Year Acoustic Demos [wicked-cool song]

visit Grammatics MySpace here
buy Double Negative 7" here

rabbits!

Amazing:




Black To Comm: Hotel Freund [wicked-cool song]

visit Black To Comm's MySpace here

song of the moment

Hear the first track off of Jónsi's (Sigur Rós) solo album, Go! (via Gorilla vs. Bear) To add extra OMGs to this highly anticipated 2010 release, the album is a collaborative effort with the brilliantly talented Nico Mulhy!

Jónsi: Boy Lilikoi [wicked-cool song]

deep inside my bones feel like timber

Check out this bizarre Lightspeed Champion video for "Marlene"—from his upcoming album, Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You, out on February 16, 2010... you can pre-order it here.

so i hide my inability with energy...

Hey kids, you can once again download one of the best records of the year—Ballin' Outrageous by The Zookeepers—for FREE over at the band's website!!!!!

song of the moment

By now, most of you have probably heard the two Neon Indian remixes of Grizzly Bear's "Cheerleader"; but if you are like me (who hasn’t really opened too many emails/avoided the interweb in the last week or so), you might have missed them… they are kind of great, check them out below!

Grizzly Bear: Cheerleader (Neon Indian ‘Sega Genesis P-Orridge’ Remix)
Grizzly Bear: Cheerleader (Neon Indian ‘Studio 6669’ Remix)

i'm reba!

Another soon-to-be SNL Digital Short classic:

asobi seksu: rewolf

Asobi Seksu’s recently released Rewolf totally made up for my disappointment in Hush. Vocalist Yuki Chikudate and guitarist James Hanna took on a completely different direction in Rewolf—the multi-layers/textures and My Bloody Valentine-influenced noise-pop is gone; instead, everything on the new record is strip down acoustic arrangements. Rewolf features 10 extremely gorgeous re-imaginations from Asobi Seksu’s previous releases, including my personal favourites, "New Years" and "Thursday" (...too bad The Crystals cover is missing.) Old fans will be pleasantly surprised by the unusual arrangements while non-fans will be delighted by Chikudate’s beautiful vocal!

Walk on the Moon
Thursday [wicked-cool song]

visit Asobi Seksu's MySpace here
buy Rewolf here