Cotton Jones - Rio Ranger EP

The end of o9 is near and we should all reflect and attempt to remember the music worth rememberin. i fuckin love this EP. its cool, its chill, i particularly love that modulated organ sound they incorporate so well. They did come out with a NEW ONE, "PARANOID COCOON" that i for whatever reason havent heard yet. im sure its gold.

TEST the "rio ranger EP"

BUY "PARANOID COCOON"

MYSPACE

Meet the Philly Elite

A FOUR WAY SPLIT! TWEEN U.S. GIRLS, KURT VILE, MEG BAIRD AND JACK ROSE (RIP). Four of philly's best acts, so sad to see jack gone, Dr. ragtime is missed already. Kurt Vile returns with consistant minor key ballads (not a big fan), U.S. girls put together one of their most poppy songs yet, and Meg Baird sounds like a sweeter voiced Joan Baez. All in all a great split.


If you don't got it, GET IT.

This is a bit of a preview for the up-coming year end list. I know we're late but im gonna try my best to crank out my 7"s of the year list in the next few days.

Thanksgiving- welcome nowhere & extras

oh, what melancholy music. it is so sweet in my ears, but sad in my eyes. Adrian Orange is a beautiful songwriter and gives us an album of pure lovely. 

welcome

We Need YOU!

To tell us your personal best of the year!!

I know i'm way late with this sorry i'm not gorrillaVSbear. But it's coming so i want to hear as many people's lists as i can!

give me your

-Top ten albums (or five or fifteen)
-Top ten EPs (so many this year)
-Top songs (optional)

and anything else!
top record label, top concert, top record shop, top purchase of the year, bring it.

so email me! michaelphillet@gmail.com or natalie! natalienacson@yahoo.com or just post anything you want in the comment bar on the left!

Dirt Beaches

Someone asked me for this a few weeks or months ago, another in the steadily awesome slew of night people cassette releases. Dirty Beaches is very confusing, pop songs seem formed then lost in a fog, haunting vocals call to get them back. Think of scary night driving by a graveyard/beach. It's good just trust me.

Scope

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pə-ˈrād

I was checking up on A&A and realized I was still on the writers roster, so I figured its about time I shared a little something. Bought this cassette randomly the other day off of Leftist Nautical Antiques without ever having heard the band and boy did it pay off. Band is called pə-ˈrād (pronunciation key for Parade and the worst thing to google/type ever) and they are from Spokane, WA. So damn groovy! Complete with chanting vocals that get stuck in your head instantaneously and a certain Abe Vigoda vibe that is hard to pin down.

Snatch It

Buy It

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Glass Ghost - Idol Omen

Another of my top of the year. unreal. All brand new (save 4 songs) appeared on an EP i dont think ANYONE listened to. I can barely describe this, the only thing that comes to mind is that this is what radiohead sound like in my dreams. only better. Sparce. haunting vocals and strange and sometimes beautiful lyrics. Mostly piano/synth and drum. 'Like A Diamond' will mostly likely be my song of the year.


GIT IT!

Two Sides of - Tim Cohen

Sure to be high on my list for album of the year. The dude from fresh and only's solo stuff. Really fantastic. That kind of mind bogglingly complex head bobbing pop. Re-listenable thousands of times, a really great hour of music. No bad songs come to mind, they unwrap themselves for you over and over and he never seems to get tired. Thats gotta be more than enough right?



do it!

Buy it you cheapo! They probably have other stuff you want too!

WHITE FANG

pure evil is a really fun album. lots of drumming much louder then any other instruments and lo-fi tunage to mosh to. who doesn't like this stuff?

geeeeeeeet

WETDOG "frauhaus"

Dig the new release from the new additions to Captured Tracks (pure awesome). UK dark girl powered garage rock. This is what kim and kelly deal are doing in my dreams.



stolen from the consistently cool bebopkids.

sample

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Alex Bleeker Sneeker Peeker

Alex Bleeker and Alexie (Mountain Man) from georgia kral on Vimeo.

Alex and Mountain Man

I think this went up on the Underwater Ppls website this morning. A sneak peak at the what is sure to be awesome Alex Bleeker and the Freaks LP. This sneak peak is more than i could have hoped for, because of the song it is. I think you will all enjoy it.

Alex does Mountain Man (notgay)
Animal Tracks

Kuupuu - Lumen Tadhen

I am going to stick to our Time-Lag records trend of late with another LSD infused release from the label. Kuupuu makes droney arrangements created by Jonna Karanka, and to be honest im not to familiar with her work, but this album really blew me away quick. To me this album flows as one piece from start to finish and is not ruined by over the top noise. It is creepy and beautiful and i suggest you all check it out.

Limited edition of 750 on 180g vinyl, gatefold artwork done by Jonna. time-lag releases have fucking amazing artwork.

try it

buy it

Thunderpaint Stonehorse + Wings from a Strom

More Mountainhood! Two albums released together in runs of 300 on time lag this year. Really great albums, but how could we expect anything less from this possible Sasquatch.















Wings From A Storm















Thunderpaint the Stonehorse Electric

Mountainhood 7"

Wierdo, Beardo, and general man about town Michael Hilde (Mountainhood) come back with two of his most cohesive songs yet. (i'll let you decide if thats a good thing or not). As mountainous as ever, with foot stomps and moans and sloppy strums, but now he's ready to kick it up with xylophone, electric guitar and (correct me if im wrong) singing saw as well. Two great songs.


ltd. edition of 300. 300 individual handpainted covers. FUCK this guy is cool.

theroad/theriver

BUY ONE FAST! LIKE YESTERDAY!

new wavves

new wavves single Mickey Mouse is out and about. its much less garage and more an animal collective feel. its good.

aiaiaiai!