I got a pile of bills sitting on the table. Ugh, giving me heart palpitations. Its my own fault. I let shit slide in the summer and its coming home to roost. Need to man-up and just dump my hoarded cash on it. Bummer man, I hoard cash like an Orc chief, but thus is life in Victoria.
More remixes came across the inbox today. One that grabbed my attention is another xx remix. This sexy rework comes courtesy Libations and Oscillations. I really smooth and easy take on The xx song “Sunset” from their latest album Coexist.
The xx – “Sunset” (Libations and Oscillations Remix)
Download MP3 >> Soundcloud
I *might* have more xx remixes than album tracks from this band. Neat.
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Today, I read a most excellent article in Vulture about the Brooklyn indie rockers Grizzly Bear. (read it)
The article talks about the life and finances of a “big indie rock band” and puts into perspective just how hard it is to make it. So good.
There is lots of talk of the importance of radio (what? nobody listens to the radio anymore)
The commercial system, he says, is “utterly fascinating and infuriating at the same time,” particularly the unwritten rules governing what is and is not deemed playable on the radio, and his sense that radio is still about the only way to reach people who don’t spend time actively seeking out new music. “I’ve always thought we write pop music,” he says. “I think songs of ours could be on the radio. They’re not.” The question of which bands get traction in the smaller indie world strikes him as a bit arbitrary and mysterious, too, but that’s a hurdle the band’s already cleared. Now it’s poised somewhere between rock-critical acclaim and genuine crossover. “There’s a ceiling that independent artists hit,” he recently told NPR, “and the only way past it is radio.” And radio “still feels very much controlled by major labels’ ability to use leverage—you still have to have the muscle. Very few indie acts actually have breakthrough radio hits.”
Interesting perspective from their side.
Well Grizzly Bear… lets have a listen to your song “Yet Again.” They play the shit out of “Yet Again” on SiriusXM U (god Sirius has the most tragic branding).
Grizzly Bear -“Yet Again”
Download MP3 >> TapeMixTape
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That’s all I got. Go with yourself.
The Morning After 
