Reflektor

It's the end of the summer and I am sick of all of the music I normally listen to.  I haven't heard anything amazing lately and I feel too lazy to search.  Why can't someone just giiiiiive me a bunch of music without having to looooook for it.  Wah. 

Well, the sweet angels from heaven, Arcade Fire, released this little teaser for their next album, Reflektor.  It's coming out at the end of October, and one of the things I really like about the Arcade Fire is that they release their albums at the most perfect times.  For me.   

Funeral came out in September 2004, and although I can't explain exactly why that was the best possible season /time for it to come out, but it was.  It worked for me.  This is right when I moved to Victoria as a little 18 year old and they would play "Rebellion (Lies)" at the bar and I was blown away that a nightclub was allowed to play something besides "Yeah" by Usher and Lil Jon.   

Neon Bible came out in March 2007, which was a little darker of an album, was great for the end of the winter weather that I was experiencing in Victoria -- pissin' rain everyday and I was temporarily living in "The Sheeted Area" in a friends shitty basement, sharing a bed with my gal pal Kat.  For two months.  I like to think that Neon Bible helped me get through that.  


The Suburbs came out early August of 2010 and I remember Katy and I listening to it constantly, as we were recently reunited and this was the best BFF album 2 gals and a big ass blue Lumina could hope for. 

So, since I love the Arcade Fire sooo much and they always put out albums that I cannot stop listening to for months and months, I'm anticipating that Reflektor will be the perfect album for me to listen to, on repeat, from October 29th and into 2014.  I feel confident in this, as the trailer looks and sounds amazing! 

Untrust Us

SO. I stumbled upon this clip this morning. I know kids choirs covering modern indie songs are kinda corny, but they give me crazy goosebumps and unfortunately since large groups of people doing nice things makes me cry, I'd for sure tear up if I saw it live. These kids sing "Untrust Us" by Crystal Castles. The tweenagers have the vocals and synth sounds while the lil kids make all the drum beats and other weird Crystal Castles sounds. It's super cute how all the little kids make the beat on their chest and on their neighbors back at the same time. D'awwww! Watch for the one kid that has his arm shoved up his sweatshirt so he just has one flappy sweatshirt sleeve.

Bring The Noize

MIA is BAAAAAACK!


We've got netted hair, pink hair, sweet dance moves, chunky gold nails and a sweet ass song! Also excited to hear if any dope remixes or edits come out!

MajiCloudz

Holy hell, does Devon Welsh aka Majical Cloudz have the best voice.  I first heard his name when Grimes' Visions came out and he was featured on her song "Nightmusic."  Then I blogged about his cute little friendship song called "What That Was."  And now his album titled Impersonator is out so I just made a midnight snack to it, (a salad with goat cheese and tuna with home made miso sesame dressing, weirdly ambitious and healthy for this time of night) and have fallen deeper into the Majical Cloudz.

While I was listening to "Bugs Don't Buzz" tonight, I had the sudden urge to dramatically fall to my knees with a paring knife in one hand a red bell pepper in the other, to then just close my eyes and listen to the music.  Maybe melt a little further into the floor.  I didn't.  But that's how his music makes me feel.  Like Katy and I say (grunt?) when we talk about handsome men or great songs, "Uhhhhgggnnnnnn."

Another amazing song from MC is called "Childhood's End" and is directed by one of my favorite directors that I like to blog about, Emily Kai Bock who has directed amazing videos for the likes of Grimes and Grizzly Bear. Now lets throw another twist in there. Devon Welsh's (Majical Cloudz) father is staring in this video. And who is his father? Kenneth Welsh, who played Windom Earle on Twin Peaks. Now, upon some light research, I don't think I had gotten to the point in Twin Peaks where he enters the plot. Katy and I unfortunately petered out after the second half of the second season. But either way, all of this information is pretty cool.  Check out this song and awesome video!



Also, if anyone who likes Majical Cloudz and reads this, he's apparently playing Winnipeg August 14th at the "Union Sound Hall" whatever that is. I've never heard of it so I hope it's a typo and that it's really at The Pyramid or something but either way, seeing this show live would be amazing.

Manhattan

Yay Cat Power came out with an awesome video for one of my favorite songs off of her album Sun!

Cant Wait 4 Doris Day!

Earl Sweatshirt is back and it's awesome.  I wanted to like his 2010 album Earl- he's a cute/weird lookin kid, his voice is rad and he has the coolest name in the game, but his lyrics were way too dark, creepy and rapey and I couldn't go for that.  This time around, with the two songs released from his upcoming album Doris are much more pleasing to my lady ears.  Hopefully everyones.  His most recent single, "Woah" addresses his earlier days of being nazzty:  "Dudes* think cause you fuckin' made Chum and got all personal/That dudes* won't go back to that old fuckin' 2010 shit/About talkin' 'bout fuckin' everything all/No fuck that dude* I got you."  So, see?  He's better now!

Not that I really knew what the music was like on his previous album, because I wouldn't listen to it but what I've heard of Doris so far is awesome old-schooly beats.  "Woah" has sweet drums and probably a keyboard, but my ears can't tell.  "Chum" has a looping piano riff with pretty basic drums.  Both songs give me a nice feeling and make me want throw on some big headphones and swag-walk around Winnipeg.

The videos for these songs are also awesome.  Especially "Woah."  It's funny, its featuring (and directed by) Tyler the Creator amongst other Wolf Gang members, there's a "rode hard and put away wet" old lady ballerina and one of my favorite parts is Earl Sweatshirt lounging on a floatie, sippin on a drink in about 4 inches of gross water at the bottom of an empty pool that dudes be BMXing around.  Check them out below.

"Chum"

"Woah"

 

I can't find the release date for Doris, but 'chegirl's getting excited.

*"Dude" is the new N-word!

Farewell Transmission

In one article I just found out that Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. singer and creator Jason Molina had a serious problem with alcohol and that he passed away two days ago because of it.  Songs: Ohia is a band that I've listen to for years, it was on the mixtape that changed a lot of things for me, and I still listen to them on the regular.  Although I thought Magnolia Electric Co. was Neutral Milk Hotel and vice versa because I got the CD's at the same time and fucked up putting them on my computer, I still loved their album Trials and Errors and would listen to it in my room in Victoria.  Neither of Molina's bands have put out anything recent that I've listened to but his death is a huge loss in the music world.  If you haven't had at least a crush on The Magnolia Electric Co. (that's the album title) by Songs: Ohia then you need to take a time out and do some catching up.  RIP.

Before this blog post ended up sad I was going to title it "Are You There, Terry? It's Me, 101"

Forever Still

We finally have internet! It's been "nice", month without it, but now we can finally find new music, listen to new music, watch our stories, watch youtubes on the big screen and basically just quit running up the data on our phones sky high.

This is a beautiful beautiful video from Beach House. The beginning minute thirty made me want to go on a road trip so bad, to wherever the hell that is. And then boom.* Of course they just play an awesome set in the friggen desert, where I have wanted to go for a long time. And then near the end, you realize that the sun has been beautifully setting behind them the whole time, but you were too captivated by their awesomeness to notice, so you scroll back to the beginning to make sure you aren't crazy, and that it actually had been lighter before. It was. This is sliiiiightly corny, but in my opinion, it just makes it better. Nice job, Beach House!

*I can't stop saying "boom." I'm annoying myself. I started making fun of all those jerks that say "BOAM" in front of and after everything they do, but now I am just one of those jerks.

Also, whaddya know!  This is my 100th post!

Good Girls (in a) BAAD City

So I've moved to Winnipeg.  It went smooth, easy and cold with thanks to Katy, my dad and Owen.  Although Winnipeg is a shithole in the winter, and I'm still a little nervous because of it's stabby reputation, it's so nice being in a city where I don't know everyone, and walking around in places that aren't completely familiar and boring to me.  My first two days in Winnipeg were spent unpacking, organizing and walking around.  My soundtrack to most of this has been A$AP Rocky's new album, "Long Live A$AP."  This shit is so good!  I was a little worried because his single, Fuckin' Problems is featuring a million rappers, and lots of G's will take the route where they just load up on others' fame, trying their best to have radio singles.  To my delight, there's a few songs that are featuring others, such as Kendrick Lamar or Dr. Dre, but there's lots of just A$AP all by himself, just the way I like him! 

Goldie and Fuckin' Problems are huge bangers, and Phoenix is my current favorite slow jam.  Piano in rap?  Yessss pleassse.  Gospel-ish "oooh's" in the background?  Always.  Rocky's weirdo low voice?  Bring it.  Too many "N" words?  Nah... now I can't sing along.  But despite that minor flaw for a lil white gal like m'self, this song is DOPE!

 I give "Long Live A$AP" ten gold grills out of ten. 

I am still hoping to blog more this year, but without internet at our 'partment it's a little tough to listen to new music or blog.  Plus I'm super busy hanging out with Katy, making errrmeal together and hanging out, watching Parks & Recreation, running errands, hanging with friends, seeing shows, beautifying the apartment, etc.  But I'm sure once I'm a little more settled I will lug my big huge lap top to a cafe and try to be better.