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
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
You could be another face that I forget soon as I move along
Everybody makes mistakes; am I mistaken for the way I carry on?
You could show a little grace, but maybe things just went a bit too far
We are just who we are; no time for "what if"s and "what if not"s
Heavy as the setting sun
Oh, I'm counting all the numbers between zero and one
Happy, but a little lost
Well, I don't know what I don't know
So I'll kick my shoes off and run (yeah)
Kick my shoes off and run
Kick my shoes off and run (run, we'll be running barefoot)
Kick my shoes off and run
Kick my shoes off and
There's a hard edge to the indie electronic pop made by LA band Sir Sly that reminds me very much of Foster the People. They took a few years between their debut and sophomore albums, but if you hadn't heard of them before, you probably heard first single off this (2nd) album, "High" on alt radio all summer - it hovered around the number 2 spot for 19 weeks!
RIYL: Foster the People, Joywave, MGMT, Miike Snow
One of the more fun and crazy acts we saw was Dutch artist Jo Goes Hunting. The show was an eclectic and energetic mix that's a bit hard to describe. It was very, very fun and a bit of a spectacle. Here's a video to give you an idea:
I've seen Pinegrove several times, and they're awesome. Their show at Airwaves was a blast, and I found out just after getting back that their fabulous new single "Intrepid" was out, so here it is. Enjoy!
