"Local Cover Band"

Cap'n Jazz reunion @ Empty Bottle 1/22/10 from jessica hopper on Vimeo.

Yep, this is it, folks.

They played a 15 minute set under the moniker "Local Cover Band" at The Empty Bottle. Want a bootleg of the set? Look no further.

The Knife does science

Alright guys. Get ready for your minds to be completely blown:

As some of you may already know, The Knife and Mt. Sims were commissioned over a year ago by some Danes to write an opera about Charles Darwin.

About a week ago, it seemed like a couple versions of the soundtrack/album were surfacing, but these were all bunk (not surprising since their studio version isn't slated to arrive until March). Talk about disappointment. However, I have an 11-minute taste tester for you guys.

I love The Knife dearly and sincerely, but i've also seen a lot of operas, so I was a little skeptical about how this beast would turn out. However, I feel pretty confident saying... this is rad.

A Coloring of Pidgeons

Osteoferocious

Switching between Upland, Indiana and Bloomington, Indiana, Osteoferocious are a dynamic duo that play a psyched-out blend of punk rock. There is a sense of camaraderie that is present in their music, a sort of small-town group of friends feel. They are releasing this 7" on a label called Flannelgraph, stationed in Bloomington. Quite simply, they are fucking fun. If you are in Bloomington on January 28th, come to the Bishop for their release show. They are playing with Cast Spells and Prayer Breakfast.

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Feral Children

Feral Children are a Seattle-based band that incorporates woodland folk rock sounds with synthesizer-drunk backdrops. Their newest record, Brand New Blood, was produced by Scott Colburn, who also produced Feels by Animal Collective. After discovering them I decided to do some research and people are throwing around some pretty intense comparisons. One person on last.fm wrote "Take old-school Modest Mouse vocals, add in some Wolf Parade and Animal Collective for good measure, and you have Feral Children." While I don't totally agree with that statement, I don't totally disagree, either. I'll let you be the judge. I am particularly fond of "Second To The Last Frontier" over "Brand New Blood" so far. Thus, I would suggest starting at the beginning.

Second To The Last Frontier (2008)


Brand New Blood (2010)

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Panda Bear Live @ HAU2 1/15/10

I haven't listened to this yet but Collected Animals is informing me that it's about 90% brand new material. How exciting! The tracklisting is pretty much entirely untitled with the exception of Daily Routine and a track he played at ATP (go here for that bootleg) that people are calling "Surfer's Hymn". Also notable: he plays guitar on quite a few of these. So, wow. Yeah. Endless praise is owed to Raminton for recording this, and to Collected Animals user jonisaok for splitting it.

"the enemy is everywhere"

your new friend is right here.

and by "your new friend" i mean "this album"

Myspace // Last.fm
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Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise

Black Noise

Excellent hypnotic minimal techno/house album. Lots of bells and beats. Plenty of chimes and chills. One song has guest vocals from Panda Bear. Will be released by Rough Trade Records on February 8th. This link will probably be taken down within the week.

Myspace // Last.fm
Preorder from Insound

Grouper / Roy Montgomery Split

Ahh, the long-awaited (and already sold out?) four-song release from Liz Harris. You should know all about her fantastic Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill by now -- and, chances are, you're in love. Roy's single 18-minute raga-style contribution ain't much to scoff at, either. Enjoy.

Grouper: Myspace // Last.fm
Roy Montgomery: Last.fm