noumenon

I don't know what to say, I have been pumping these jams an obscene amount over the last couple of weeks. They are so god damn fun, interesting, and the melodies are so damn catchy. Yeah they have a weird name, and yes they may be one of the few good things to come out of Chicago(that's right, fuck deep dish pizza), but don't let their locality dissuade you from listening to them. Think instrumental and mathy like Don Caballero, but played at a party with dudes who want to just cause some fun. On last.fm they're called a party math rock band, and really that's the best description for these dudes. If you like fun, give it a try.

noumenon

BRAID!!!!

real quick... my favorite tune lately.
be awesome, listen to it.

and sorry for the lack in posting, school finals and shit are killing me, only a few days more though.
the last three posts have been of super quality though. so enjoy.

Lana Avacada

this you either all have been looking for... like i have. or you haven't realized how fucking awesome it is... in which case... you're an idiot. twinkly, fun, and just all around awesome. the quality of the recordings, and the songs is ridiculous. i am loving this more and more. braid has been taking me over lately though, but so has this. real talk is the shit, this band is the shit. everyone who downloads this is the shit. if not... idk, but i wouldn't want to be that guy.

download the warehouse

1994!/Spires Split!!!!

This took forever, and sadly it's not my own vinyl rip... anyways it's awesome, and here it is.

1994! side slays, spires side is great, and growing on me more. i won't say anything really about this. you all know it, and you have all been looking for it!

enjoy!

p.s..... fuck you blogspot for not allowing me to put exclamations in the post labels, bringing the white man emotionally down.

Delay

"Hey! This is my favorite Delay album, entitled "Don't Laugh". It has some really high energy pop-punk songs on it. I just kind of feel that it'll go over better on your blog (if you like it) than it does on a blog that primarily panders to the hippest of the hip.
http://www.mediafire.com/?zyjttlgmiwx

I broke my glasses at their album release show recently during "Say Avenue" due to everyone in attendance attempting to crowdsurf at once, which should tell you how awesome this band is.

Sorry, recommended listening on that Delay album = "Say Avenue", "Photo Album", "Formula For Success", and "Everything You Hate""


so anyways, i have yet to listen, but do so with me.

The Tallest Man On Earth

sorry for the lack in posts lately, classes, presentations, and papers are taking over my life.

finally, something more from this guy. i think kristian matsson is the best folk artist around right now. it's not hill billy folk... it's in the middle of all types. it's the folk that's comforting, warming, and fun, but at times it's cold, dark, lonely, and depressing. it's perfect. it makes me want to smoke a pipe, sit on a porch in the morning fog in the mountains of new zealand or something, watching horses run free. he pulls of american folk better than most american folks. this is honestly one of my favorite artists, i could listen to matsson's songs on repeat forever, they fit every occasion and every mood.

anyways, for this daytrotter session... there are no 'new' songs. one is a cover of bob dylan's "i want you" done on banjo. and it has three other songs from shallow graves, done with alternative instrumentation. one with piano, one with electric guitar, and one with a slightly shallow sounding clean distort to the guitar. this is beautiful. i wish i could have versions like these for every song by him. i can say no bad about the tallest man on earth.

DOWNLOAD this now, regardless of what you're into lately. and get his other releases further back in the blog. these songs are ageless, and i think that's part of the appeal to them.