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Welcome to another Week from The Feed. It's post ACL Fest-style, which means we should start getting lots of live recordings from some pretty amazing shows over the next few days. I'll definitely be passing along those links as they pop up on various sites. On a personal note, yesterday while I was sitting on my porch swing, I was surprised by a tiny, baby squirrel nuzzling my leg. It caught me off guard and I jumped (though it was a manly jump), but I'm pretty sure the little guy laughed at me. The, craziest thing, he kept following me. Wanted to play. Other came to watch and he let everyone pick him up. So weird. I honestly have never seen a fearless squirrel, though I'm told they exist on college campus's and populated parks. Crazy though, just the same. I think I have a new friend.
Anyway, on with the show.
Dan Mangan – Road Regrets
Dan is a Canadian artist who just won Verge XM’s artist of the year up North, which is surprising since his CD has only been out a couple months, but a great album is a great album, right? I haven’t personally heard the whole thing, but this song is damn near perfect. Cliché’s inevitable, this song has heart. Its genuine and I believe every word he’s saying. And when you have a song with Road in the name, its always nice to have such a driving rhythm.
Echo & The Bunnymen
I’ve always wanted to love the Bunnymen, but its just never happened. I would attach myself to a song, only to be less than whelmed over the album. Hopefully this time is different, because I am LOVING the rocked-up version of Echo. Apparently they spent two years working on it, trying to correct their mistakes on 2005’s Siberia. We’ll hear the results soon enough.
The Bloodsugars
A gem that seemed to have gotten lost in the shuffle over at Stereogum, but its got a fun bass line that keeps it moving and some decent lines to remember. It’s a song that could totally define a certain moment for one person for their entire life, and be instantly forgotten by the next person. Just sit and enjoy.
Chromeo – Night By Night
Yeah, its pretty cheesy, but its also pretty awesome. Sure they worship on the Daft Punk alter, but that doesn’t make this 80’s cop show sounding one off any less fun. Pick it up for free over at Green Label Sound, and then get ready for a possible disco-opera coming soon.
Midnight Juggernauts – This New Technology
It’s not bad, but it doesn’t exactly jump out at you. It works well in the mix, and for that, I thank them.
Sam Means – Yeah Yeah
Sam was one of the two lead vocalists on The Format. The other, Nate Ruess formed Fun (who I’ve rarely taken out of the CD player). A lot of folks wept when The Format broke up, but now we really do get twice the great music. This looks to be one of those moments where the split has paid off for all of us. You can find this one on a new soundtrack that Sam is scoring (6 new songs, 20 instrumentals).
Nirvana – Scoff (live)
I hadn’t thought about Nirvana’s debut, Bleach, in a long time. As backwards as it sounds, I think they’re a band that’s easy to forget, because they’re music is still constantly around. But not Bleach, and that’s unfortunate. Subpop is doing the deluxe treatment on the now 20 year old album, complete with lots of live music. Good enough reason to fall in love all over again.
Screaming Females – Bell
Bruce over at Some Velvet Blog turned me on to this one, and it’s the perfect follow-up to the Nirvana tune. She’s not just screaming, she’s screaming with melody! As Bruce goes on to say, “It's from their recent album, Power Move. Which you should bust a move and get.”
The Horrors – Whole New Way
A little but Interpol, a little bit Psychedelic Furs. This song was a b-side on the Japanese version of their new album, and now it’s the main single on the reissue of the album. I’m not sure what that says about the full length, or maybe it was just an overlooked track the first time around. Verdict: it’s ok.
Caitlin Rose – Song For Rabbits
Caitlin is an undiscovered gem, so get on board the bus now before the rest of the world finds out… and they will. Soon. This is apparently a demo for an upcoming 20-10 release and then I would expect her name to be passed around on endless mixes. You’re welcome.
School of Seven Bells – Iamundernodisquise (alternate version)
The Bells hit the national conscience earlier this year with their latest disc, Alpinisms, a year after its release, so its good marketing on their part to re-release their debut disc to show off how the whole thing came together. You get demo’s, remixes, and as you heard here, alternate versions.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – The Sound
MBAR has been brewing the buzz like a slow roast and its paying off on his latest, Summer of Fear. His debut disc and EP struck a chord with the Web World – and the cover of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” certainly didn’t hurt. This song take a moment to take off, but is pretty nice when it finds its wings.
Cassius – Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes (Don Diablo Remix)
Diablo strikes again. I’ve said it before, but I really am intrigued by the fact that it really doesn’t matter the before or the after, but as long as Diablo’s name is on the remix, its an instant number one most posted track. This one is fun for a few minutes, but could benefit from an edit.
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