washed out

I feel I must apologize for subjecting eyes and ears to the Drake music video. My excitement got the best of me! Especially considering I probably won't even go to Rites of Spring...

To make up for it, here is my winter 2010 jam:

Washed Out - New Thoery


If any of you are like me, you skimmed right over Washed Out during last year's "glo-fi" insurgence. Neon Indian, Toro y Moi, Delorean, Washed Out.... blah blah blah.

But then I heard "New Thoery" months later, in my cold, cold car and I was like, "Okay!"

Washed Out is a guy named Ernest from Georgia who sits in his parents' basement (probably) and makes pretty music that I liked while driving in my cold, cold car. Thanks Ernest!

Here's another one:

Washed Out - Feel it All Around

local natives

gorilla manor by the local natives.

great, more animal-related titles. at this point, i don't care. i just downloaded this album over the weekend. it's been on repeat ever since. the comparisons to fleet foxes, grizzly bear and the arcade fire are inevitable, but for those of you who rolled your eyes when i just listed those three bands, don't call them derivative.

i hope you enjoy the album as much as i have. i think this is one that will play well over time.

Gorilla Manor - Local Natives

rites of spring

Coming to Vanderbilt April 23rd and 24th: Passion Pit, Phoenix, Drake (my guilty pleasure last year), and more.

NSFW, but totally safe for Rites of Spring!

Been listenin' to and been lovin'...

If John Denver, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Rudy Gatlin and all of Elton John's background singers got together and had a child it would be one freak-nasty, five-eyed, foamy-mouthed, forearm growing out of the back of his head monster... but, that monster would make some really sweet music and it would sound something like Bonnie "Prince" Billy's Beware. I've been listening to this album on repeat for the past handful of weeks and loving it. There is certainly that 70's approach to the instrumentation, as well as the backing vocals (which I love)... but, there is also just some really great music on here. If you're not afraid of the folky-er, country-er side of things then definitely check this album out.

Thanks again for the recommendation, Collin.

Indie Asia: on tour with Handsome Furs

Handsome Furs (Dan of Wolf Parade and his wife Alexei) are touring Asia. And CNN is paying them to document it? And they visited the Forbidden City?

Check out the goods here.