Starting to get pretty excited for some upcoming releases from some of my favourite bands. Here is a little run down of what gets me all hot bothered between the legs ears.
The National – High Violet (May 11th)
I remember reading sometime ago, the guitar player from the band was talking about the creative process for crafting the songs that will end up on this new National record. He was naming the drafts after Civil War battles! Its just so nerdy, I love it.
The National are one of my all time fave bands, so the day this comes out, I’ll be grabbing the digital and the vinyl copy for my collection. And if the gods smile on me (no tix yet and its sold out!), I’ll be front and center at Sasquatch Festival when they take the stage.
Download: The National – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”
Band of Horses – Infinite Arms (May 18th)
Very romantic music, I have a couple BOH records and they remain a constant favourite for both Coral and I. We’ve also been fortunate to see them a couple time (or three for Corj) and every time, its better than the last.
I should start setting aside money now as there are a lot of records in May already that I’ll need. You can have a listen and watch a video for the song “Compliments” by clicking right heeeeerrrrrre.
oh, and also playing Sasquatch!
The Hold Steady – Heaven is Whenever (May 4th)
A day after my brother Matt turns… hmmm I’m 30, my little sister is what? 25? Matt must me turning 27? Does that sound right? my Mom will have to back that up, the point is, I know what I am getting my OTHER brother for a wedding gift! The new Hold Steady record. CJ, god bless ’em, went to live in London for the better part of a year sometime ago and one of the highlights of his working holiday was getting a chance to see one of our favourite bands in London! How rad is that? Then the man got tickets for us to see them in Vancouver last fall but I jammed out. Bad brother I be.
The Hold Steady made some changes to their sound on this record, most notably, no more keys… who’ll be tickling the ivories on the new disc? less piano balladry? I don’t know about that, some of my fave Hold Steady songs are the ones with some heavy piano melody. You can hear the song here and get all nostalgic for Boys and Girls in America era Steady. Also listen for this new single on The Zone’s modern rock inbox.
And because I love torturing myself… another band I might miss if a miracle doesn’t happen and I don’t get me some Sasquatch tickets!
Holy Fuck – Latin (May 11)
Holy Fuck have a name that some people find offensive. Calm down… if you look at it in the right frame of mind, it actually might be a very spiritual branding?
Holy Fuck changed my world in the fall of ’09 when they melted my brain into a sooty, chalky ooze in Element Nightclub during Rifflandia. Its electronic, its epic, its organic, its living, its a lot of things and with no (or much) lyrical content… it can be whatever you need it to be.
“Lovely Allen” will always remain one of my favorites and because they write that perfect song, they’ll get the benefit of the doubt that the new stuff will crush. The first feature track is called “Latin America” and you can download it here, for free if you provide an email address. (on the player, its says MP3, click on that.)
A lot of you readers of the blog that have been enjoying some of the chilltastic beats I have been posting should really get a good experience from this song (and its free and painless to get, so go get).
Stars – The Five Ghosts (June 22nd)
The Stars’ 2004 record Set Yourself on Fire, should go down as a Canadian indie rock classic.
It travels throughout all sorts of lonely and/or adorable themes. I listened to that record pretty heavy when it came out and still enjoy going back to re-explore it from time to time. I wasn’t as keen on “In Our Bedroom After The War” though I really wanted to be. I think this might be the record where I bounce back into the Stars fold. The first single sounds very solid to me in the first few listens.
You hit play and it jumps right out at you. Then Amy Milan takes over with her beautiful voice, and I’m in love again. And because the internet totally rules… why not download for free? like why not, really?
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That what I am looking forward to in regards to new music coming out next month (and June I suppose).
Another half baked idea I had was to try and start collecting Beatles music on vinyl… but seeing as my record player is on the fritz and I don’t have the wall space to display the album art, maybe that idea will be put on the back burner for now.
Go with yourself.
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