This video is about 6 months old, but I woke up with it stuck in my head (this is a good thing) and watched it for the first time today. This is still one of my favorite songs of 2012. If you haven’t listened to this, or the rest of Strange Weekend for that matter, you’re missing out big time.
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Desert Stars are a Brooklyn 5piece and i’m obsessed. They remind me somewhat of Beach House, Frankie Rose, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults, but with a very distinct dreamy/shoegaze/lo fi sound, due in large part to Janelle Best’s impressive lead vocals. As far as I can tell, the “Boys I Like/Farewell Decade” 7 inch split is their only official release, but they are currently in the studio recording their debut full-length due out Spring 2013. In the meantime, enjoy the tracks and video for “Boys I Like” below, then head on over to their bandcamp page and show your support. There’s a definite buzz growing in the blogosphere and I expect big things for Desert Stars.
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A few of my favorite new releases this week, including new stuff from The Raveonettes, Seapony, The Vaccines, David Byrne and St. Vincent, and the highly anticipated sophomore effort from The xx. As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for the rest of the week’s releases.
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra//Theatre Is Evil
amandapalmer.net//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
The Avett Brothers//The Carpenter
theavettbrothers.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Calexico//Algiers
casadecalexico.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
David Byrne and St. Vincent//Love This Giant
Full Album Stream (via NPR Music)
lovethisgiant.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
The Helio Sequence//Negotiations
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Jonny Greenwood//The Master Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Full Album Stream (via Nonesuch Records)
nonesuch.com//iTunes
Neil Halstead//Palindrome Hunches
neilhalstead.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Pet Shop Boys//Elysium
petshopboys.co.uk//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
The Presets//Pacifica
thepresets.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
The Raveonettes//The Observator
theraveonettes.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Seapony//Falling
hardlyart.com//facebook//twitter//shows//bandcamp//iTunes
Sea Wolf//Old World Romance
seawolfmusic.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Tamarin//Shake The Ghost
tamrinmusic.com//facebook//bandcamp
Thee Oh Sees//Purifiers II
theeohsees.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
The Vaccines//Come of Age
thevaccines.co.uk//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
The xx//Coexist
Full Album Stream (via NPR Music)
thexx.info//xx-xx.co.uk//facebook//shows//iTunes
What are your favorite new releases this week?
This video is about 5 months old, but i’m quite obsessed with this track right now and the video is really well done (director Will Joines is also responsible for “The Night” music video). “Passage” is from the album of the same name (one of my favorites of 2012…so far), available now on Secretly Canadian.
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A few of my favorite new releases this week (there are actually quite a bit), including new stuff from Animal Collective, Cat Power, and Deerhoof. As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for the rest of the week’s new releases.
Animal Collective//Centipede Hz
myanimalhome.net//facebook//shows//iTunes
Azure Ray//As Above So Below
azureraymusic.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Cat Power//Sun
catpowermusic.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Cult of Youth//Love Will Prevail
cultofyouth.tumblr.com//facebook//shows//iTunes
Deerhoof//Breakup Song
deerhoof.net//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Jens Lekman//I Know What Love Isn’t
jenslekman.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
SoftSpot//Enso
therealsoftspot.tumblr.com//facebook//twitter//bandcamp
Stars//The North
youarestars.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Two Door Cinema Club//Beacon
twodoorcinemaclub.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
Two Gallants//The Bloom And The Blight
twogallants.com//facebook//twitter//shows//iTunes
What are your favorite new releases this week?