Wild Beasts tomorrow 9-10-09 at Mercury Lounge

We'll be at this show tomorrow. The band just was given Best New Music over at Pitchfork so -of course - their is a certain buzz about them. Wild Beasts at Mercury Lounge tomorrow, 9-10-09.

Beach Fossils - "Vacation" by Ray Concepcion

Heard some people talking about these guys on the subway today. What do you think of Beach Fossils?

Chocolate Bobka: Beach Fossils - 'Vacation' from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo.

Wye Oak - "Sight Flight" Video

Popped the new Wye Oak album, The Knot on the iPhone last night and was pleasantly surprised. I didn't remember liking it so much. Anyway, the new video for "Sight Flight" just premiered on Stereogum. Watch it below.

Phish, Yo La Tengo, The Cribs, Grand Archives, Sondre Lerche all on Spinner

There's a lot more over at Spinner worth checking out.

Phish Yo La Tengo The Cribs Grand Archives Wild Beasts Os Mutantes

Plus much, much more.

The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

It was a twitter post that originally drew me to the Low Anthem. All that it said was "been listening to the Low Anthem a lot lately". Or something along those lines. I was intrigued but knew nothing about them.

Sometimes that is the best way to go into an album. Sometimes I wish it happened more. No hype. No "sounds like so and so". So I left well enough alone and got my hands on the Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.

It opens with one of the softest, sweetest songs of the year "Charlie Darwin". This track sets a tone that I had no idea was coming. Soft and sentimental, yet somehow torturous. It tears slowly at your soul with soft guitars and genuine vocal emotion.

There are comparisons that can be made, of course. 70's folk rock, My Morning Jacket, Marah, Wilco even? All of them are just a bit off...yet dead on accurate.

I have tried to keep a distance from reading about this band. I wanted to create my own hype. Unfortunately, I am not allowing you to do that. But know that if you get this album, you will leave it happy. In a sad kinda way.

We think this is a "very good" album. Spend some time with it. You won't regret it.

2009 Mercury Prize Winner is... Speech Debelle

Congratulations Speech Debelle! Watch your sales spike! What do y'all think?

Wild Beast - "All The King's Men"

Know nothing about them. Dude I know wants to see them. Yeah, me too. Wild Beast. Haven't even listened to this song yet, but know my boy, it'll be cool:

Ya think?