what a day

New albums from PJ Harvey, Great Lake Swimmers, Lotus Plaza and Yeah Yeah Yeahs are all out today!

micachu: jewellery

At just 21 years of age, Mica Levi aka Micachu is by far one of the most talented musicians today. Her debut record, Jewellery is beyond brilliant and absolutely original! A few weeks ago, I tweeted that “Micachu is like the female version of Jamie T!” I still stand by this statement; in fact, that is what I have been telling people when they ask me what Micachu sounds like. Ok, let me be explain... I don’t think that Micachu is a Jamie T rip-off... Jewellery just reminds me of Panic Prevention for its range of style and the cross-genre sound; the imaginative layers of complex melodies; and the overall up-tempo and carefree experience. Micachu has crafted something incredibly unique, lively, and fresh; Jewellery is a pop sensation and it is one of my favourite records of the year so far.

Abandon Ship [wicked-cool song]
Just In Case [wicked-cool song]
Worst Bastard [wicked-cool song]
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visit Micachu's MySpace here
buy Jewellery here

crystal antlers: tentacles

Thanks to the recent success of noise bands such as HEALTH, No Age and most recently Wavves, more and more bands from this genre are getting noticed. One of those emerging band is Crystal Antlers. Their debut LP, Tentacles is everything a noise fan could ask for—40 minutes of loud and melodic rock. Style wise, Crystal Antlers sound quite similar to their fellow tropical punk act Abe Vigoda. Likewise, their continuous ruckus and wild energy reminds me of The Blood Brothers and Parts & Labor. Tentacles is able to achieve what quite a few noise records failed to do—going all out without being too exhausting.

Andrew [wicked-cool song]
Tentacles
Your Spears [wicked-cool song]
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visit Crystal Antlers' MySpace here
Tentacles comes out on April 7th, you can pre-order it here

i'm a little garçon in my head

Born Ruffians and Akron/Family - March 24, 2009 @ Sneaky Dee's

Born Ruffians




Akron/Family




go to my flickr page for more photos from the show!

a good day

The Creative Freedom Foundation announced this morning that Section 29A will be scrapped (w00t!) You can read more about the it over at The Creative Freedom Foundation.

On a side note, Bat For Lashes is now on Twitter.

strike me down... i am an island, a mountain, a river

OMG: "Vulture" remixed by These New Puritans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(thank you Liam for the heads up!)

Patrick Wolf: Vulture (These New Puritans remix feat. Other's International Choir) [wicked-cool song]

hooray for the cover!

I think the good folks over at Stereogum like Patrick Wolf as much as I do. They posted a progress report on The Bachelor yesterday along with the cover art as well as a remix of "Vulture".


I quite like the cover for The Bachelor as it reminds me of this:


Remember, "Vulture" is out on April 20th as a digital and 7" single and The Bachelor comes out on June 1st!!!

we were better off as animals

Check out Cursive's amazing performance of "From The Hips" on Late Show with David Letterman:

come now lay me in the creek

Bradford Cox has posted Virtual 7" No. 6 on his blog!

nsfw

New P.Wolf video for "Vulture"



From Patrick's MySpace:
"Filmed in black & white, photographic style, it shows an enraptured, semi naked Patrick writhing in a full S&M, bondage outfit. The controversial scenes are intercut with those of Patrick as the leather clad ‘Vulture’ and as an unmasked icon. Inspired by experiences Patrick gained and suffered on the American leg of the 2007 'Magic Position' tour, the video perfectly depicts these experiences, which Patrick describes as ‘getting involved in some dodgy satanic sex games and exploring the many dark sides of Los Angeles’."