Friday, February 19, 2010
New Broken Social Scene! Free MP3 Download!
There are few bands I get downright giddy about hearing new stuff from and Broken Social Scene is one them. May 4 can't get here fast enough. I've been waiting 5 years for this band to put out another record and while the group offshoots like Stars, Feist, Jason Collett and their semi-solo Broken Social Scene Presents series were all very very good, there ain't nothing like a full-fledged Broken Social Scene album. This new track is, much like the band itself, fucking huge! Its almost 7 minutes long with plenty of their signature build and release crescendos. Its awesome. Download the epic, "World Sick" for free-ninety-nine right here:
Monday, February 15, 2010
ScatterPoints: Mid February
This is some cool music stuff I've found over the past week. Enjoy!
DOWNLOADS:
I saw these guys do a DJ set at Lollapalooza '09 and it was a pretty damn good time. I found a bunch of cool mash-ups they've done, check it out:
The Hood Internet BEST OF ABX 2009 by hoodinternet This is unrelated, but also good:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
ONE-SENTENCE REVIEWS:
Spoon - Transference
Rating: 80/100
Spoon continues their streak of solid albums and although less upbeat than some of their recent releases, it is a consistently enjoyable and interesting listen.
High Point Tracks: "Written In Reverse", "Who Makes Your Money"
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Rating: 82/100
Sort of wacky, and at times brilliant, Odd Blood is certainly a departure from their debut but it is also an enjoyable and modest improvement. Show all
High Point Tracks: "O.N.E.", "Ambling Alp", "I Remember"
Thursday, February 4, 2010
ScatterPoints: Late January/Early February
Welcome back to ScatterPoints! Here's some cool stuff I've found in the world of music over the past few weeks.
DOWNLOADS:
Peter Gabriel - Flume (Bon Iver Cover)
Also, check out the Peter Gabriel cover of Arcade Fire's "My Body Is A Cage here.
VIDEOS:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Skeletons"
Crazy orchestral trailer for the Gorillaz forthcoming Plastic Beach:
Crazy orchestral trailer for the Gorillaz forthcoming Plastic Beach.
ONE-SENTENCE REVIEWS:
Rating: 82/100
Although it lacks the some of the layered complexity present on Animal Collective's last few releases, the mostly acoustic Sung Tongs is a strange and enjoyable journey through the softer side of AC.
High Points Tracks: "Winters Love", "Who Could Win A Rabbit", "Sweet Road"
Beach House - Teen Dream
Rating: 88/100
Teen Dream is a beautiful, haunting, and flawlessly crafted indie pop album that is definitely an early contender for album of the year.
High Point Tracks: "Silver Soul", "Used To Be", "Real Love"
Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP
Rating: 83/100
This companion piece to Merriweather Post Pavilion, is yet another catchy, weird, and impressive release from the ol' Animal Collective.
High Point Tracks: "What Would I Want? Sky!", "I Think I Can"
Discovery - LP
Rating: 85/100
Comprised of members of Ra Ra Riot and Vampire Weekend, Discovery offers up a brief but impressive debut with more infectious hooks and synth riffs than you can shake stick at.
High Point Tracks: "Can You Discover", "So Insane", "I Want You Back (Jackson 5 Cover)"
Rating: 25/100
I like the Fiery Furnaces well enough, but bizarre music and painfully boring spoken word narratives make this album almost entirely unlistenable
High Point Tracks: N/A (It was really that bad)
Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
Rating 79/100
Its a very top-heavy record beginning with a slew of wild and memorable tracks and ending without much of a bang but this unique debut certainly hints at some greatness to come.
High Point Tracks: "Sunrise", "No Need To Worry", "2080"
Lil Wayne - Rebirth
Rating: 50/100
Oh god, I love me some Lil Wayne but this monstrosity is baaaaaaad and it is only redeemed by that fact that Weezy is a genius, albiet a terribly terribly misguided genius but hey, at least its not Tha Carter IV.
High Point Tracks: "Prom Queen", "Drop the World"
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