(re)introducing if you want to sing out

As you can see, some pretty big changes were made to this blog over the weekend. Firstly, I have finally changed the name from Lycanthropy to If You Want To Sing Out... I figure it’s probably best/less confusing that the title matches its URL. Secondly, I want to try something new—I want to start incorporating my first passion/profession to the blog. It will still be music heavy, but I want to start posting about design-related contents... maybe design in relation to music... it’s pretty open at this point. More small changes will come in the next week or so, for now, stay tuned as I will post my Top 30 Albums of 2010 list sometime tomorrow (or Tuesday).

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NEW GLASSJAW!!!!! Fuck Yeah!

GlassJaw: Stars [wicked-cool song]

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At last, a Los Campesinos! Christmas Song!
...and you can download it for free!

Los Campesinos!: Kindle A Flame In Her Heart

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Insanely awesome song—"Asia" by Salem:

devlin: bud, sweat & beers

There is something about North America Rap/Hip-Hop I just don’t get. I am by far an expert on that genre, but you don’t need to be an expert to enjoy something, right? Kanye West’s latest got great reviews everywhere and I can’t even listen through it once. The last Rap/Hip-Hop album from North America I truly enjoyed was Madvillain’s Madvillainy—which came out 6 years ago! On the other hand, I absolutely love the UK Rap/Hip-Hop scene, better known as 2-Step or Grime. For me, it is more open and diverse in terms of style and lyrics... there’s no set formula, so you never know what you are going to get as. Devlin’s long-awaited debut, Bud, Sweat & Beers is the latest addition to the ever-growing list of great 2-Step/Grime records! Fans of the Tales From The Crypt mixtape know what to expect in this debut—clever wordplays, as well as emotional lyrics and stories. Bud, Sweat & Beers is quite intense, it offers a grime view on the world/society today. A lot of the subject matters are gloomy; for instance, Devlin raps about poverty in "Community Outcast": "I represent for the homeless/Let down by a nation/More interested in war and invasion/When children are sleeping at railway stations..." (one of my favourite lines on the album) and discussing various wrongs of the world through God’s eyes in "Our Father". However, there is optimism in track like "Finally"—a beautiful/aspiring song about not giving up on what you love doing. At times, Devlin comes off as a little arrogant and self-centered (like in "Brainwashed"); but to be fair, he has to right to brag, Bud, Sweat & Beers is brilliantly poetic! It will definitely appear on my year's end list!

more than conquerors: s/t ep

My latest obsession is a band from Northern Ireland called More Than Conquerors. As I write this post, I have listened to the band about 93 times (according to my Last.fm) in just over a week—and that’s just from a 5-track EP... yes, I am clearly addicted! More Than Conquerors reminds me of a rawer, heavier, and louder version of Grammatics, with incredible energy and wickedly catchy songs. The band’s S/T EP is absolutely wonderful, I love all five tracks, but in particular the song "Go On Go On Get Out". This song was the reason I checked out the EP and I can only describe it as the perfect indie-rock song—probably my favourite song of the year!



visit More Than Conquerors' MySpace here
buy More Than Conquerors EP here (digital) or here (CD)

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Stream/download Jónsi's "New Piano Song" off of Go Live. Facebook users can download the track for free, follow the instructions here.

more updates to come!

Holy crap—I haven’t updated in nearly two weeks! I am terribly sorry about that folks, I have just been insanely busy.

There are a few artists with new-ish releases that I am dying to post about, so stay tuned for those. For now, if you haven’t already done so, Bradford Cox (of Altas Sound and Deerhunter) uploaded 4 volumes of mixtapes entitled Bedroom Databank onto his blog throughout last week; that’s over of 2.5 hours of awesome music, and you can download them all for FREE!

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Watch the video for Pulled Apart By Horses' new single "Yeah Buddy", out on November 29. You can pre-order a signed copy of the vinyl from here!

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Patrick Wolf will release a brand new 7-inch single for the song "Time Of My Life" on December 6th! It will also feature a Leonard Cohen cover of "Anthem" on side B. You can pre-order the single here. Watch the lyric video for "Time Of My Life" below.