Parquet Courts' new album, Wide Awake!, is fantastic, with many tracks worthy of a Most Important choice. I decided to go with "Total Football" because I feel like it captures what makes them great and because it feels a bit timely with World Cup coming up next week. If you've not had a listen to the album, do yourself a favor and cue it up, it's a gem.
Gaffa Tape Sandy - Beehive
Sweetheart
I'm in the bathroom, waiting, for you to come and apologize to me
This morning I listened to Gaffa Tape Sandy's entire Spotify catalog, which consists of two EPs and a couple of singles, and I've been impressed. This is some fun stuff. I know hardly anything about them aside from that they make terrific and eclectic garage-punk music and, I assume based on their name, that they're British. I'm also guessing they're fantastic live, so hoping for a SXSW appearance. It was tough choosing a cut to feature, so I picked their latest, "Beehive". If you like out, here are a few other standouts for you to check out: "Transylvania", "Smart Dressed Guy" and "L'appel du Vide".
RIYL: Mt. Eddy, Sløtface, Junior Astronomers, The Thermals
Upcoming Shows
Jay Reatard - Hammer I Miss You
And every hour that passes
While I'm living in the dark
Reminds me when we saw the boys
Bending at the knees
Hammer
I miss you
It had been a little while since I'd listened to Jay Reatard, but last night, at the Japandroids / Cloud Nothing's show I heard "Hammer I Miss You" between sets. It was the second time in as many days and it's a terrific song. RIP Jay.
RIYL: Ty Segall, The Black Lips, King Tuff, Parquet Courts
Wavves, Cloud Nothings - Come Down
Just to be something is hard enough
There's no defense, we're good enough
The world around you is barely there
There's something wrong creeping into your life
You do not notice, you do not care
There's something wrong creeping into your life
Tonight is the night! We're going to see Cloud Nothings and Japandroids! They're two of my favorite bands and I couldn't be more stoked. I thought of cueing up a song of one of their latest albums, as they're both stellar, but couldn't decide. Instead, here's one of the Wavves / Cloud Nothings collab, No Life for Me, which is also stellar.
RIYL: Japandroids, Mt. Eddy, Yuck, together PANGEA, Cymbals Eat Guitars
Gurr - #1985
I think my favorite Airwaves act, aside from Pinegrove, whom I was already very familiar with, was Berlin garage rockers, Gurr. They reminded me a lot of some of my favorite indie rock outfits namely, Cayetana and Diet Cig. Their live show was lit and if they come to Austin you know I'll be there.