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(31) Days of Good: Day 19

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I don’t really know much about brooklyn based, indie rockers We Are Augustines.  I do know that I like what i’ve heard so far and I plan on giving them a proper listen.  This track in particular is fantastic and it reminds me of one of my favorite bands (Stellastarr*), which I love.

♪ We Are Augustines – Chapel Song (from Rise Ye Sunken Ships)

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I’m not really sure why, but i’ve never really been a big fan of Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes.  I honestly have no idea why, because based on my musical tastes, I really should be a fan.  That all could be changing sooner than later.  I completely overlooked Bright Eyes’ latest LP, The People’s Key, and didn’t give it the listen it deserves.  However, I very recently heard (and fell in love with) “One For Me, One For You” and plan to reexamine my opinions on Mr. Oberst and Bright Eyes real soon.

♪ Bright Eyes – One For Me, One For You (from The People’s Key) [stream only]

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NY rockers, The Postelles, released one of my favorite debut LPs this year.  It reminded a lot of the first time I heard The Strokes —  fun, good old fashioned, rock’n’roll.

♪ The Postelles – White Night (from The Postelles)

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Favorites Albums of 2011 (So Far)

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2011 is more than half-way through and in a mere seven months, a boat-load of fantastic new music has hit the airwaves (we’ve also survived yet another prophesied apocalypse…not too shabby plant earth).

Anyways, I did this last Summer and it was fun to look back and see what albums held up when “Best of” season was full effect.  So without further ado, I’m pleased to present my favorite albums of 2011 (so far) and be sure to check back in on December 15th to see if any of these picks make my Top 10.

(in alphabetical order)

Acid House Kings – Music Sounds Better With You

♫ Are We Lovers or Are We Friends ♫


Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi

♫ Blackout ♫


The Antlers – Burst Apart

♫ No Widows ♫


Braids – Native Speaker

♫ Lemonade ♫


Childish Gambino – EP

♫ Freaks and Geeks ♫


Clock Opera – Belongings 7”

♫ Belongings ♫


Cults – Cults

♫ You Know What I Mean ♫


Cut Copy – Zonoscope

♫ Need You Now ♫


Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s A Corporate World

♫ Morning Thought ♫


Diego Garcia – Laura

♫ You Were Never There ♫


The Go! Team – Proof of Youth

♫ T.O.R.N.A.D.O. ♫


Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

♫ Sadness is a Blessing ♫


NewVillager – NewVillager

♫ Rich Doors ♫


Panda Bear – Tomboy

♫ Last Night At The Jetty ♫


The Postelles – The Postelles

♫ White Night ♫


Radiohead – The King of Limbs

♫ Codex ♫


Starfucker – Reptilians

♫ Bury Us Alive ♫

Telekinesis – 12 Desperate Straight Lines

♫ Car Crash ♫


Tennis – Cape Dory

♫ Marathon ♫


Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchersta

♫ How Can You Luv Me ♫


The Vaccines – What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

♫ Post Break-Up Sex ♫


The White Panda – Pandamonium

♫ I Want Brooklyn Back ♫

Woods – Sun and Shade

♫ Pushing Onlys ♫


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New Music Roundup: 6/7/11

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A smorgasbord of new music was released today and the last thing I want to say is that there’s too much.  But if your time is limited and you can only check out a handful of these new releases, please consider these recommendations.

(in alphabetical order)

1. Cults – Cults

Cults – Abducted

Key Tracks: Abducted, Never Heal Myself, Most Wanted, Oh My God, Never Saw the Point
For Fans Of: Tennis, The Raveonettes, The xx, Smith Westerns

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s a Corporate World

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Morning Thought

Key Tracks: Morning Thought, We Almost Lost Detroit, Simple Girl, An Ugly Person On a Movie Screen, Nothing But Our Love
For Fans Of: Pepper Rabbit, Bear Hands, Yellow Ostrich, GIVERS

3. Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

Fucked Up – Queen of Hearts

Key Tracks: Queen of Hearts, The Other Shoe, Let Her Rest, Running On Nothing, A Slanted Tone
For Fans Of: Career Suicide, Future Islands, No Age, Weekend

4. GIVERS – In Light

GIVERS – Ceiling of Plankton

Key Tracks: Ceiling of Plankton, Up Up Up, Saw You First, Noche Nada, Atlantic
For Fans Of: Generationals, Portugal the Man, Okkervil River, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Pepper Rabbit

5. The Postelles – The Postelles

The Postelles – White Night

Key Tracks: White Night, 123 Stop, Boy’s Best Friend, Hey Little Sister, Sleep On the Dance Floor
For Fans Of: The Strokes, Buddy Holly, Albert Hammond Jr, Marty McFly and the Starlighters

If you do have extra time at your disposal (ahem, Glenn), you should definitely take a gander at Paste Magazines quite thorough overview of today’s new releases.

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[hot off the press] The Postelles//The Postelles

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The debut full-length from NYC rockers, The Postelles, is out today (6/7) and it’s definitely worth your attention.

If you’re not familiar with The Postelles, they’re a bunch of NY youngsters with a knack for 1950’s doo-wop and indie garage rock…think Buddy Holly singing lead vocals for The Strokes (neat little fact, album was produced by The Strokes’ rhythm guitarist Albert Hammond Jr).  Last.fm describes the band as “a more modern take on the soundtrack to a 1950s prom with a New York edge thrown in for good measure.”, but Paste Magazine sums it up best — ‘They’re the group that would have been had Marty McFly stuck with his band at the Under the Sea dance and helped develop their sound into a mix of their Motown roots and the rock that would follow, touring the boozy backwaters outside Hill Valley to the delight of any crowd.”

I haven’t heard a single disappointing song from these guys, but White Night is definitely my favorite track.  Check out the video and track below, then do yourself a favor and grab yourself a copy of the album here.

The Postelles – White Night