Posts Tagged ‘Music Musings’

My Beartrap PR partner/head man, Chuck, is working with a band called Tigers Jaw (they don’t like apostrophes apparently). And man, I am totally jealous that I did not find this band first. Tigers Jaw is amazing…summer time jams in the highest regard! But, I can not for the life of me think of many […]

It has been about 4 years since the release of Future Perfect, easily one of my favorite albums in recent time, and I’d almost forgotten about Autolux promising a 2008 release until yesterday when I ran across a new track entitled “Audience No. 2″ that the band put up on their website. Interestingly it […]

I am listening to Pedro The Lion’s 2002 album, Control, for the first time in years. I had forgotten how amazing this album is. This is Pedro The Lion at their most plugged in and rocking. Control showcases David Bazan’s religious themes at their most cynical and desperate state. Bazan’s work is that of a […]

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Check Out Bark And Hiss!

Philly’s It’s A King Thing already have a brand new album! It’s so brand new, physical copies don’t even exist yet…hot damn! You can download it for free right here. I reviewed the band’s awesome 2007 self-titled affair here. “Old Hobbies” is the first track from the new record. Thanks Brian!
Old Hobbies

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- I’m about to head out of town for the day…going to see The Weakerthans tonight in NC. It’s probably been a good four years since I’ve seen the band so I’m rather stoked about it.
- Check out Quote Unquote Records. A very cool label idea especially in this musical climate. I suggest checking out […]

Band Dump is just another excuse for me to make yet another list.
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves - Somebody sent me a link to these guys recently. The vocals get close to that annoying emo whine at times but always recover pretty well. I really like this. You can download the band’s EP, […]