your english is good

It's just not fair. Basically every blog residing in the US has nothing else to talk about except SXSW and the amazing bands they've just seen or going to see in an instant. While I'm sitting in cold and rainy Germany and no bands to see right now, everybody else seems to have the time of their lives. Ok, that may be exaggerated, but still, it's frustrating. Enough of my currently miserable, concertless being.
New Young Knives album Super Abundance is decent, I'd go with typical, but good British Indie like The Cribs, The Others, The Rakes or The Futureheads. Dancy tunes for going out, especially Up All Night or Fit 4 U. Haven't listened to previous stuff from The Young Knives, so I can't assess the progress or if there even is one. But I'll definitely go get the older stuff,too. Super Abundance was released this week in the UK and US, but will be out in Germany next week. You can either purchase it via amazon or via the band's official homepage.

MP3: The Young Knives - I Can Hardly See Them
MP3: The Young Knives - Fit 4 U

I'd actually wanted to post these yesterday, but then I got tired and lazy, so I delayed it on today. Anyway as for other indie releases, Tokyo Police Club's Elephant Shell is finally due next month to be released via Saddle Creek Records. I'd actually wanted to do a full review post with tracks from the upcoming LP, but then I don't want the web sheriffs hanging around my blog again, so I decided otherwise: You'll get the post in about three weeks with tracks, review etc etc and now we'll just listen to some other fantastic TPC songs.
from Your English Is Good 7":
MP3: Tokyo Police Club - Swedes In Stockholm (YSI)
from the Lesson In Crime EP:
MP3: Tokyo Police Club -La Ferrassie
MP3: Tokyo Police Club - If It Works

get both @ amazon.

Take care

being bad feels pretty good

Crystal Castles' self-titled LP will finally be out this week, March 18th to be precise. What about this record could encourage you to actually buy it? Mainly, because it is Crystal Castles' LP, but for someone who doesn't know the Canadian duo: It's actually really good, not too much beats or breaks and Crystal Castles is probably the main follow up of some other damn good electro/dance duos such as Digitalism, The Presets(besides: waiting for Apocalypso to be released dun dun dun), SMD, etc etc. Basically it has the cool beats and keyboard sounds from Justice with the weird voices from SMD. I think, I'm gonna buy the vinyl record, even though I do not have very much money at the moment. You can preorder the album via amazon by clicking this.
That's it - oh wait: I know, this is not the official artwork, but I prefer this one.
MP3: Crystal Castles - Through The Hosiery 
MP3: Crystal Castles - Black Panther 


Now something even better than Crystal Castles. Yeah, what could be better than the CC debut? An awesome debut from London based Does It Offend You, Yeah? called You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into, which is indeed awesome. It has basically everything to offer: weird voices, indie voices, dance beats, rock guitars, synth keyboards, etc etc. Think Hadouken! without the hip hop vocals, instead for half of the record weird synthesized robot voices à la Boys Noize for songs like Weird Science or Doomed Now. The other half of the songs is more into the indie/britpop direction, still electro, think The Whip, The Teenagers or The Black Ghosts with songs such as Dawn Of The Dead or Being Bad Feels Pretty Good. All in all it's pretty crazy and won't get boring that fast. My favourites so far are We Are Rockstars, Doomed Now, Let's Make Out and Weird Science. The album comes out on April, 11th and you can get it on amazon.

MP3: Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Weird Science 
MP3: Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Being Bad Feels Pretty Good

alrighty, that's it for today.
More to come tomorrow

lights, baby!

I've been exceptionally boring and lazy this week, which is to say: I don't really have anything new or exciting to talk about today. Well, except for these two songs:
MP3: Hadouken! - Get Smashed Gate Crash 
MP3: Cajun Dance Party - The Race 
New Hadouken! track of their forthcoming LP Music For An Accelerated Culture, which will be out sometime soon and new Cajun Dance Party track, whose record will hopefully be out soon, too.
Anyway, since I figured I can't get around blogging anymore, I did a very conventional thing: I compiled a mix based on a recurring name in the songs/albums/band names. Yeah, I know. Well, I decided for Neon and it turned out to be quite an acceptable mix.
Next post will be more interesting, I promise.
Until then:

MP3: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
MP3: Björk - All Neon Like 
MP3: Cut Copy - Autobahn Music Box 
MP3: Neon Blonde - Crystal Beaches Never Turned Me On 
MP3: MSTRKRFT - Neon Knights 
MP3: Junior Boys - Neon Rider 
MP3: The Cyanide Valentine - Neon Skyhustler 
MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Neon Syrup for the Cemetery Sisters 
MP3: The Verve - Neon Wilderness
MP3: Neon Plastix - Dream 
MP3: Late Of The Pier - Space and the Woods (The Neon Plastix Remix)
MP3: Neon Neon - Steel Your Girl 

Gotta leave for work,
take care.

long time no bloggin'

I know, it's only been a week, but since I don't have any excuses for my laziness anymore, I feel guilty. Which means, this is going to be a ridiculously long post with lots of music. I don't have much time, so a few sentences about each albums/songs/whatever should be doing it.
Here we go:


New Goldfrapp album Seventh Tree - old news, I know. Still, it is awesome. It's nothing like Supernature, it's more dreamy, perfectly underlined with Alison's beautiful voice. There are less beats, bass and no Oh la las, but sweet melodies. Kinda like dreaming of a summer's day in a park. Shitty imagery, but hey- it fits. If you haven't ordered your copy of Seventh Tree, do it by clicking this.

MP3: Goldfrapp - Happiness
MP3: Goldfrapp - Road To Somewhere


Alright, new ¡Forward, Russia! Life Processes - out on April 14th. It's, well, different. It slighty lost the raw, tough sound, which was present on Give Me A Wall. I guess, that the thing about second albums. While most(here's my personal view, so no offence) debuts still have the sweat and exhaustion of years and years of playing in dirty, smelly garages or cellars clinging to the record, the second albums get stuffed with all the things the band couldn't afford previously. So, there aren't any orchestras on Life Processes, still it seems more mature, less rough, still very good indeed. Probably because it still sounds like smelly cellar. Check it out for yourself:

MP3: ¡Forward, Russia! - Don't Reinvent What You Don't Understand
MP3: ¡Forward, Russia! - We Are Grey Matter
preorder Life Processes here.


Next: The Whigs, a decent rock band from Athens, Georgia You've probably already heard about them, because they're ALL over the bloigs at the moment. Their sophomore album Mission Control is available for quite a while(January to be precise), but I hadn't had decent rock albums for a while here on my blog -at least I don't remember I do- so it's worth a shot. You'll probably like The Whigs if you're into Nada Surf or Dinosaur Jr, you know, true rock music without any fuss(think keyboards, synths, etc).

MP3: The Whigs - Mission Control
MP3: The Whigs - Need You Need You

preorder your copy by clicking this.

I actually wanted to talk about Guillemots' new record Red, which wouldn't have been a nice review, because it's ..erm awful. Thankfully, the leaked version is a fake, which lets us all hope for a better version of Red to be released in a few weeks. Anyway, so I decided to write a few words about Nick Cave's Dig Lazarus Dig, which is is pretty much amazing. But then it's Nick Cave (and The Bad Seeds, I know, I know), so what'd you expect? Right.

MP3: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - We Call Upon The Author
MP3: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Albert Goes West

Get your copy here.


Next on my list are Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin and their new album Pershing. The release date is set for April, the 8th in the UK and US and here in Germany on May, 13th. The sound is typically SSLYBY, relaxing, refreshing. Perfect for a car ride or laying on your bed on Sunday afternoon, which is basically what I'm gonna tomorrow afternoon. Sunday afternoon, nothing to do, why not listen to Pershing, if it makes me feel good and relaxed? Yep, no downsides. Even if there's storm and rain outside my house, Pershing makes one think of sun and summer. Preorder it here.

MP3: Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin - Some Constellation)
MP3: Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin - Oceanographer


And the list goes on: Be Your Own Pet - I'm getting tired - no, not of Get Awkward, which is a good album tho'. Decent punk and indie. I think, it turned out quite well. I could do the more mature, less rough talk, bla bla bla. I do like it, not as good as their previous works, but decent. Have a listen and if you do agree, preorder it here.

MP3: Be your own pet - Blow yr mind
MP3: Be your own pet - You're a waste

And at the end, a bunch of songs I picked for you to listen to. Over and over and over and over... The Moshi Moshi EP from Digitalism is really cool and should be owned by everyone of you. The rest is also very good, so check it out:

MP3: Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Superdiscount Remix)
MP3: Digitalism - Yes I Don'T Want This
MP3: The Long Blondes - Century
MP3: Munk - Mein Schatzi (Zongamin Remix Bonus Beats)
MP3: Saturna - Pop Rocks
MP3: Autokratz - It's On (Fisher Preyes Remix)
MP3: Au Revoir Simone - Lark (Fisher Preyes Remix)

ye know, websites on the sidebar, check them out for release dates, etc.
G'nite

dun dun dun dun

I'm going to see Justice in a few hours!! Justice. In a few hours. Awesome. I don't have time, because I'm leaving in like, ten minutes, so I gotta hurry.
Because I'm excited:

MP3: Justice - The Party (Teen Video Remix)
MP3: Mr. Oizo - Nazis (Justice Remix)
MP3: Vicarious Bliss - Theme From Vicarious Bliss (Justice Remix)

aaaaaaaand just because I'm in a good mood and because I can:

MP3: MGMT - Love Always Remains

take care

are you folk enough?

Everybody's going crazy over the Juno soundtrack and it's unexpected success, which features a Moldy Peaches track aswell as some of Kimya Dawson's. Point is, Kimya Dawson along Adam Green were part of the popular anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches, which I assume, is common knowledge. Now with Adam Green's fifth studio record Sixes And Sevens out soon, hopes are high, The Moldy Peaches will be regrouping soon enough. Honestly, I cannot be bothered to care very much. Sure, that'd be more than super cool, if they do get together again, record an album, go touring an' stuff, but I also like Adam Green as a solo artist with his queer songs about female 'celebrities' or other cranky stories. I missed seeing him live on a festival in 2006 and I do regret that bitterly now. Anyway, Sixes And Sevens is a true Adam Green record, with various twists and turns in the songs, although it appears to be more mature. Comments about Jessica Simpson or any other singer/actress are missing(or am I missing them? fair enough), but we got great folk tunes along with violins, tropical flutes, tubas, some gospel singers, a lot of accoustic guitars and a whole bunch of variety. The tracklist contains 20 songs, but no one longer than 3 minutes, which prevents the album from getting boring and lengthy. The songs are smart and short, even though some of them calmer than expected. I always felt, that Adam Green's deep, soft voice gives the listener a certain feeling of security, calms one while listening, even if it's about a pony. I didn't like Jacket Full Of Danger, in my opinion it couldn't quite reach the genius of Gemstones. I would place Sixes And Sevens on #2 of my very subjective list of best Adam Green records. It seems Adam Green may have grown up a little without losing his unique sense of humour in his songs. At this point, my favourites Festival Song, Tropical Island, When Pretty Face and the two below. Sixes And Sevens should be out here in Germany on March, the 7th, in the UK next Monday and in the U.S. on March, 18th. You can preorder it here.

From Sixes And Sevens:
MP3: Adam Green - Twee Twee Dee 
MP3: Adam Green - Getting Led 

listen to more songs from Sixes And Sevens on Pop Tarts Suck Toasted.

G'bye

that sounds like a pony

No, not you Joy Division, you sound as lovely as ever.
During the last couple of weeks, where I sat in my appartment, studying ... erm, doing feeble attempts to study for my exams, I went through a heavy Joy Division phase. Surprisingly, listening to Joy Division enhances my willingness to keep on reading the same muck over and over again. Anyway, now I'm back home, no university, no classses, basically, nothing really important to do or learn, I just cannot stop listening to Joy Division. Not, that it's a bad thing. It is interesting to listen to Unknown Pleasures or Closer and then to the later post-Joy Division released Still and to mark certain differences, progresses, fine changes in the singing, the lyrics and the music, the rythms, and so on and so on. Could do that all day long.
Anyway, since I declared myself a music blogger almost a year ago, I should direct your attention to the greatest band ever in rock music history. The Greatest! Ever! (Not including The Beatles, of course) So if you've since skipped the Joy Division tracks in your music library, you should immediately start not doing this anymore, because you won't find a better band than this one. Mark my words.
And to those, who haven't had a chance to grab some JD tracks, here's your chance:

From 1979's Unknown Pleasures:
MP3: Joy Division - New Dawn Fades
MP3: Joy Division - Day Of The Lords

From 1980's Closer:
MP3: Joy Division - Heart And Soul
MP3: Joy Division - The Eternal

From 1981's Still:
MP3: Joy Division - Glass
MP3: Joy Division - The Only Mistake

get the records @ amazon


Alright, moving on. Britain's 2006's next big indie thing, behind Arctic Monkeys of course, have a new record coming up. Yep, I'm talking about The Kooks new album. It's called Konk and is supposed to be in stores on April, 11th. There's also a single, as there usually is, it's called Always Where I Need To Be and will be out on March, 31st. So, I found a radio rip, which I'm presenting you now, although, as the word 'radio rip' already indicates, the quality isn't the best.
The new song is typically Kooks-esque, easy lyrics, dancy tunes, straight-to-the-ear tactic, think Sofa Song or See The World, indie pop. Probably'll be all over the dancefloors next month. So, enjoy it now, because it's fun, fresh and invigorating. You can preorder Konk by clicking this.

MP3: The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be

Oh yeah, queer folk prince Adam Green also has a record coming up called Sixes And Sevens, on which I intend to do a detailed review sometime later, but I couldn't resist to already post a song.

Hence the post title:
MP3: Adam Green - That Sounds Like A Pony

Be sure to expect more to come in the next days.


As it is Saturday night and I have nothing to do, because I'm lacking the ideas and the money to go out tonight, I compiled another mix. Another one. It's taken overhand lately, I know. This time a bit more indie than electro, hip hop, whatever, since this is still The Indie Dancefloor, as I was very kindly reminded lately. Ha, yeah whatever.
By the way, preorder Foals's Antidotes, it is really, really good.

MP3: Andrew Weatherall - Sexual Harassment - I Need A Freak
MP3: Planetakis - Letters To Norway
MP3: Boy Kill Boy - Rosie's On Fire 
MP3: Mojib - Underneath
MP3: Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Let's Make Out (Stripe Rmx)
MP3: Giraffes? Giraffes! - The Ghost Of EPPEEPEE’s Ghost 
MP3: Foals - Electric Boom 
MP3: The Kills - M.E.X.I.C.O.C.U. ->had to be taken down
MP3: Of Montreal - Death Of A Shade Of A Hue 
MP3: Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down - Violet
MP3: Girl Talk - All Eyes On Me 

get or preorder the tracks/albums @ beatport, amazon or iTunes
- aaaaaand check out the websites listed at the sidebar!
I'm off
G'nite