Day of the Endless Splooge

Has there been a better day for new leaks/streams in the history of music? I think not!

Minus the Bear - OMNI

The National - High Violet

The Hold Steady - Heaven is Whenever

Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway

Band of Horses - Infinite Arms

Foals - Total Life Forever

The Black Keys - Brothers

i mean there's also smashing pumpkins but y'know.

p.s. be back soon cam ;D

Nujabes - Metaphorical Music // Modal Soul

RIP.

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

sorry but the race for best album of 2010 is already over. oh wait, omni is out soon. MY BAD.

cannot find any links so maybe upload tomorrow
but i'm guessing anyone whoo reads this blog
has already heard this album and loves it

Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

So I was walking through town earlier and my iPod was on shuffle and Baby Birch came on and out of nowhere my pace immediately slowed down till I was practically stopping in my tracks, stunned by 'this is the song for baby birch', practically breathless, until some guy, unable to move out of my way in time, smashed into my back and all was embarassment. At least he knocked the breath out of me. That's how devestatingly, embarassingly good this record is. Marry me, Miss Newsom.

JOANNA NEWSOM - HAVE ONE ON ME
ughghghhhhhhhhhh
9.2/10

sgt. - perception of casualty

probably the best use of violins ever used in post rock ever. and from japan! tracks 2 4 and 5 are insane, better than most everything on stylus fantasticus.

SGT. - PERCEPTION OF CASUALTY
post rock / but no seriously its good
8.5/10

password: welcometothequietpage

fang island

you: omg srsly guys shut the fuck up its really not that great.
us: SORRY WHAT WAS THAT WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THIS PARTYING.

FANG ISLAND - FANG ISLAND
loud louder loudest
8/10

listen to this

Buddy Peace - #07 by mattwolfe45

THEN GET THIS ALBUM

don't like these two albums?

then get the fuck off my blog. and yes yes, moon and antarctica is a quality album but these two are better.

MODEST MOUSE - LONESOME CROWDED WEST

awesome awesome and moresome
10/10



MODEST MOUSE - THIS IS TOO SHORT A DRIVE FOR AN ALBUM THIS FUCKING GOOD
can't i be this suffocated by frustration every day?
10/10

grizzly who?

so i fell in love with grizzly bear last year when veckatimest was released, but the love dissolved pretty soon after. the morning benders, though, seem to have released an album which has a lot more lasting power. it just seems, to quote a wise swede, to have an 'effortlessly cool vibe', it doesn't worry so much about gorgeous instrumentation and sheen and sophistication. its about the music, man. i guess time will tell, but all i know is this is my favoutire record of the decade so far. or, to put it more eloquently, hossanah.

THE MORNING BENDERS - BIG ECHO
cotton-ball retro good-times grizzly indie
8.4/10

good mood

cos of this. i put off getting this for so long and i'm pissed i did cos it missed the sputnik staff end-of-year list, but ugh, so good. discussdiscussdiscussdiscussdiscussdiscouraaaggeeee! don't not get it.

PHOENIX - WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX
awesome dancetastic happyhappy indie
8.9/10

good thing i know cpr

so let's see how far this epileptic blog gets before it goes to the disco, has another seizure, and shits itself all over the dance floor. do the mash potato!

YUKI MURATA - FILMS

music you would put your life to if your name was takuya and you were drawn by asians // classical piano \\ 7.3/10 (all links seem to be taken down :/)

AIDAN BAKER - SCALPEL
are you sitting comfortably? good. you won't be for much longer. // drone-folk/ambient \\ 8.5/10

HARLEM - HIPPIES
clangy lo-fi surf garage rock that has no hidden agendas. gets a bit boring and stagnates at times but some catchy, care-free, lets-hang-at-the-clam-and-enjoy-no-responsiblity tunes here // surf-garage \\ 6.5/10

breathe blog!

breaatthhhheeeee!

Good Things

CHECK THIS SHIT OUT

fun. - Aim & Ignite /////////// indie pop/pop rock

Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs //////// indie/it's fucking yo la tengo

BATS - Red In Tooth & Claw //////// post-hardcore/indie/science

Benn Jordan - Louisiana Morning //////// folk/instrumental/ambient

The Bloody Beetroots - Romborama //////// dance/dance/bleeding toes techno
(part 2)

Brand New - Daisy ///////// well i think it's pretty good

Japandroids - Post-Nothing ///////// fucking/amazing/fuck

The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead ////////// indie rock/scawtlund

Volcano Choir - Unmap ////////// bon iver/collections of collonies of birds/indie

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So much for reviving the blog. Anyway.

Re-whore : Buddy Peace - Wolf Diesel Mountain

Was listening to this yesterday and was once again blown away by the meticulous attention to detail and excellent, fresh beats. The way in which Buddy chooses his moments to drop the perfect sample, or jumble a Heartbeats chorus to compliment Vomitspit, or throw in a hand clap or record scratch or gunshot, or shine the spotlight on Sufjan only to roll it on to Bahamadia, and the way in which he makes it all work... well, judge for yourself. Essential listening.

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Tumbleweed

For some reason, not quite sure why, my desire to check out and review new music has dramatically dwindled lately (that includes updating this blog, sowiii). Possibly due to shitty home internet forever cutting off my downloads. Possibly due to a lack of motivation thanks to my increasingly boring unemployed life. Applying for a full-time job at McDonalds gives you an indication of how desperate I am right now. Anyway, still been spinning the old stuff (read: good shit), so go ahead and stick your fingers into these delicious musical pies.

The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving

My Favourite Chords is basically one of the best songs ever. It's such an enormous thing to walk and to listen. Pretty much.

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TV On The Radio - Dear Science,

Dear Science, thank you for TV On The Radio. Yours faithfully, Richard Dawkins.

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Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full

Paid in full? I just want to get paid.

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Hopefully the updates will be a bit more regular from now on but no promises. I have a busy schedule of fridge-raiding and staring blankly at the wall to honour.

Ghost - Freedom of Thought

Label: Breakin Bread
Genre: Trip-Hop/Hip-Hop
Release Date: June 2009
Rating: 5.8/10

Trip-Hop has always been a cool genre. It's the sort of thing that no-one's embaressed to blast out the car window. Even when pulled up next to a Mitsubushi Evo in a rusting baby Kia, the beats refuse to cease. Ghost's second LP is no different. With Freedom of Thought, it's clear that Ghost has closely studied the works of RJD2, DJ Shadow and Nujabes and has tried to implement the prime aspects of each into his album. Which he does, to an extent. The cymbals crash, the guest rappers spit, the breakbeats drive it home. It's a trendy sounding record. But, after one run through, it's all pretty... boring. Stale; charmless; tiresome. If Ghost does achieve something with this album, besides a couple rocking road trips, its evidential proof that you just can't copy charisma. Save a few enjoyable tracks, this is one trip-hop record which can go wait in the car.

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Christopher Tignor - Last Thought At Night

Label: Western Vinyl /Genre: NeoClassical
Release Date: April 09 / - - Rating: 6.2/10

pretty pretty pretty moving moving moving

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Worriedaboutsatan - Arrivals

Label: Gizeh Records
Genre: Electronica/Ambient
Release Date: May 2009
Rating: 7.1/10

"Arrivals turns out to be both an electro-ambient kiss on the forehead and a shot to the veins of haunting minimal techno. It has the ability to calm and to stimulate, to take you away and bring you back within a single moment of sublime deft. Ultimately, though, it strengthens Worriedaboutsatan’s position as one of electronica’s most promising acts."

Worriedaboutsatan - Evil Dogs (Radio Edit)

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