Philly rocker Dave Hause, formerly of The Loved Ones, was one of the opening acts for Beach Slang the other night. Sadly, we only caught a couple songs, but what we did catch was great. He's got a straight-forward punk-by-way-of-Americana sound that is best heard live, which leaves me with regrets. Oh well, hopefully, he'll be back around soon.
RIYL: The Gaslight Anthem, Hot Water Music, Frank Turner, The Loved Ones
Thirteen months to the day we last featured Karma Wears White Ties, they released a new EP. Three dreamy indiepop songs that I can (ahem, have) listen(ed) to on repeat for a looooong time without feeling bored. (But don't stop at those, all so good!) Still haven't seen the boys make their way to performing in Austin, but maybe SXSW 2018?
RIYL: WALLA, Mating Ritual, HUNNY, Dutch Criminal Record, The Montreals, High Sunn
We are problems that want to be solved
We are children that need to be loved
We were willin', we came when you called
But man, you fooled us, enough is enough, oh
What about us?
What about all the times you said you had the answers?
What about us?
What about all the broken happy ever afters?
Oh, what about us?
What about all the plans that ended in disaster?
Oh, what about love? What about trust?
What about us?
P!NK keeps raising the bar for what's possible in performance. Did you see her "Beautiful Trauma" AMAs act?!? Literally dancing & doing acrobatics on the side of a 34 story building, live and without missing a note or getting out of breath! (Wanted it to be a full bonus video but can only find short clips in HD. Side note: Check out Christina Aguilera's tribute to Whitney Houston from the same awards show.) As ya know, I love her voice, her power, and what she stands for. Picked this song off her new album because when I saw her perform it on SNL a few weeks back it made me cry. At first blush, seems like a standard (especially for her) break-up song but careful listening makes me think this is more existential. I think she's either talking to a god or a government or something like that. Been a rough year in a lot of ways. Hope she inspires you like she does me.
Pink performing on the side of a building #AMAs Mildly terrifying yet so beautiful. An artist 💕 pic.twitter.com/wveK328UmP
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And I don't wanna spend a lifetime
Worried about the side lines
What other people are saying about me
About me
About me
One of our favorite tracks from 2016 was Sjowgren's "Seventeen" and I think I speak for Kerri as well when I say we've been eagerly awaiting some more from them. Well, hooray! We've got some more Sjowgren and its sounding super. The latest of several fantastic new tracks is "High Beam", an upbeat tune that's perfect for a crisp, sunny, Sunday afternoon.
RIYL: Day Wave, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Wild Child, Hazel English
Yours is the only version of my desertion that I could ever subscribe to
That is all that I can do
You are a past sinner, the last winner, I'm raping all around me
Until the last drop is behind you
But you're so cute when you're frustrated, dear
Yeah, you're so cute when you're sedated, oh dear
This new Interpol cover from Day Wave and Hazel English has a style that walks the line between early 80's sophistiwave and early 90's shoegaze. It's like Spandau Ballet meets Lush and is a great, chill take on the original.
RIYL: Lush, Jay Som, VHS Collection, Sjowgren
