Weekend Instant Mix Vol. 23: Mail Bag Goodies
Our mail bag has overflowed with new tunes this month. Out of procrastination excuses and with the e-mail piling up, we took a deep breath, steadied our nerves and went postal. To our surprise there's some really good stuff in there. A few of these artists we already knew about, but many are flying below the radar. From now one, we'll make it a regular feature to share the mailbag goods. Check out the tracks below and let us know who you like, so can get more material on them in the future.
Since we've been on this summery, synth laced soundtrack mode as of late, we think this first track flows perfectly. Washed Out is the alter ego of Georgia born Earnest Greene and features dreamy electronic pop with some slow fuzzed out guitars thrown in for good measure. This track is on the Life of Leisure EP out now on the Mexican Summer label.Miami band Awesome New Republic is the duo of John Hancock and Brian Robertson, and when joined by drummer Jorge Rubiera, they turn into a maelstrom of high adrenaline electro-rock laced with melodic synth pop. This new single is off their sophomore album Hearts releasing October 27th on Honor Roll Music.We already previewed a track off Annie's upcoming album, which comes after three years of being put through the record label wringer including the frustration of a slew of rescheduled release dates. The Norwegian's latest single has a big bouncy groove set to a cheeky and playful tune with the chorus essentially the things about some poor sap’s music she just doesn't like. Her new album Don't Stop will at long last see a release November 17th on Smalltown Supersound.Annie - I Don't Like Your Band
Oslo’s Gazpacho use the backbone of prog rock, a genre most commonly associated with ponytails and music theory excesses. But the band tweaks and contorts its music until barely recognizable, creating a stew of majestic, complex, and sensual melodrama. Their new album is an interpretation of Wind, Sand and Stars, a classic book about a post-plane-crash desert trek by writer Antoine Saint-Exupery. The album Tick Tock was just released this week via Dismanic Records.New Jersey quartet The Black Hollies are known as a powerhouse live act and their new single demonstrates it well with an energetic floor shaking bass line. Recording outside their own studio for the first time, the band choose the confines of Hoboken's Pigeon Club for its allegiance to warm tones and a chance to capture their live energy on tape. Their third album release Softly Towards The Light is out now on Ernest Jenning Records.
The Black Hollies - Gloomy Monday Morning
UK electronic act Rival Consoles is 23 year old Ryan Lee West from Leicester in the Midlands of England. With unusual influences from impressionists such as Claude Debussy and modern electronic artists such as Autechre and Daft Punk, West has created a signature sound of intelligent dance music. After an extensive European tour in 2008, he locked himself away during the winter to finish his first full length album IO out now on Erased Tapes.
Atlanta trio The Good Graces are an eclectic ensemble anchored by the personal lyrical approach of single/songwriter Kim Wares. This jangly slice of indie pop is Kim’s true story set to song of a hit-and-run accident she was involved in last spring. “I had spent about a month or so moping around feeling sorry for myself, having to deal with chiropractors, insurance, and an almost-totaled car, and then I guess I just got tired of feeling so negative about it". The track will be on their Bring On The Tambourines! out now on Eskimo Kiss Records.
Hotel St. George is a four-piece band from San Diego, but you would think they were the neighbors of English bands like Artic Monkeys or The Cribs with their catchy guitar rhythms and their quick, and equally catchy lyrics. The band formed in late 2007, after a chance meeting between singer/guitarist Matt Binder and bassist/guitarist Erik Visnyak. Their third record City Boy Lemon was picked up by LA based label, This Is Tightrope.Former bare-knuckle boxer from Yorkshire, England, Findlay Brown has both a folksy and soulful side. His latest album came together when he run over by a taxi cab and laid up with a broken leg listening to lots of old records he grew up with, such as Rob Orbison, Elvis Presley, The Righteous Brothers and the like. His new album Love Will Find You will be released January 12, 2010 on Verve.Ever heard of Hawksley Workman? Just about every Canadian has. The Juno Award winning Toronto native will release his landmark 2000 debut For Him And The Girls in the U.S. November 17th on Isadora Records. Written, produced and performed all by himself, his debut blends beautifully penned lyrics and clanky-folk tunes with fresh-faced pop. This track opens the enigmatic album with playful yodels swathed in distortion and guitars. Yura Yura Teikoku are a bonafide institution at home, arguably the only underground psychedelic band in Japan to have achieved success. They've attracted a huge following over the past 20 years yet became progressively stranger and more ambitious, cramming weird and classic influences into a unique potent form. Their tenth studio album Hollow Me and the accompanying Beautiful EP re set for release November 3rd on DFA Records. 
Categories: Yura Yura Teikoku,Gazpacho,The Black Hollies,The Good Graces,Annie,Washed Out,Hotel St. George,Awesome New Republic,Rival Consoles,Findlay Brown,Hawksley Workman
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