Tuesday, January 22, 2008

This Week's Releases

We have finally reached the weeks of huge release lists. This week boasts some big names and plenty of new bands ready to place themselves among some of your favorites. This week has a few EPs and a lot of full lengths, pretty much everything you could want.

My pick for this week is MGMT's Oracular Spectacular. I know many people are looking forward to Cat Power's CD full of covers, but after spending a long time with the MGMT release, I have to say that it is fantastic. Not sticking to one genre, this album features synth-pop, funk, dance and even a little folk.

Some other releases I have spent some time with and can recommend are the self-titled album from The Whitsundays and Black Mountain's In The Future. Both of these albums feature great rock songs from some very talented artists.

MGMT

Oracular Spectacular - "Weekend Wars" & "Time To Pretend"

Cat Power

Jukebox - "Ramblin' (Wo)man" & "Full Album Stream"

Drive-By Truckers

Brighter Than Creation's Dark - "Full Album Stream"

The Whitsundays

The Whitsundays - "Sorry James" & "Loralee"

Black Mountain

In The Future - "Tyrants"

Bodies of Water

Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink - "I Guess I'll Forget the Sound, I Guess, I Guess"

Evangelicals

The Evening Descends - "Skeleton Man"

The Whigs

Mission Control - "Right Hand On My Heart" & "Full Album Stream"

Dead Confederate

Dead Confederate EP - "The Rat"

King of Prussia

Save The Scene - "Misadventures of the Campaign Kids"

Super Furry Animals

Hey Venus! - "Run Away"

Biirdie

Catherine Avenue - "Him" & "Estelle"

The Selmanaires

The Air Salesmen - "Nite Beat"

Hello, Blue Roses

Hello, Blue Roses - "Shadow Falls" & "Sunny Skies"

Anna Kramer and The Lost Cause

The Rustic Contemporary Sounds of Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause - "All Those Pretty Things"

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Friday, January 18, 2008

This Week's Mix

I am now officially back at VA Tech. As I sit here, I look out and see about 5 inches of fresh snow covering everything in sight. It feels good to be back. Here are some recent songs I have enjoyed listening to and I hope that you enjoy them too.

Hinges - They Will Be Inseparable
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Interpol - Narc
Nada Surf - Whose Authority
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
Catherine Wheel - Ma Solituda
The Whitsundays - Sorry James
The Bell - I Am History
Mew - I Am Wry? No
The Dandy Warhols - The Last High

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