Girls "Album"

"Imagine how good you'd feel taking a handful of Valium. Well, you feel that good off one morphine."

-Christopher Owens of Girls

Girls has an album, called "Album" coming out on September 22 on True Panther. Besides being almost impossible to google, it will be the record of the year. Singer Christopher Owens writes sometimes manic, always interesting songs and strums along on acoustic guitar. Chet "JR" White mixes these songs and makes them even more interesting and beautiful. They sound innocent, but are actually desperate and funny.

The San Francisco duo are currently finishing up a tour on their native west coast before heading to Europe to promote "Album," which means unfortunately we won't see them in the tri-state this fall.

Guardian Interview (MUST-READ)

Faq Interview

mp3 Girls Lust for Life

mp3 Girls Hellhole Ratrace

Pre-Order Album at Insound

The xx

When I think about The xx, I think about when the wave of backlash will arrive.

When I listen to The xx, those thoughts fade.

Take the song "Heart Skipped a Beat," one of the many stellar tracks on their self-titled debut. Title: stale, boy/girl duet: sentimental, build to the end: predictable. Yet, the song is much more than the some of the parts, driven mainly by the spare basslines (Oliver Sim is one of very few restrained bassists) and disinterested vocals give this ambient/R&B/Post-Punk group a unique sound.

Pitchfork has already anointed the xx; they could be 2009's biggest surprise.

mp3 The xx- Heart Skips a Beat

mp3 The xx- Crystallized

Bless Wallscpaes

The Bless Wallscapes are not new, but they have been made available at Ooga Booga for a price available on request. I requested, but I haven't got a reply...

I love the idea of these wall-sized posters that play with space.

Karen O Song from Where the Wild Things Are

Check out the Where the Wild Things Are Myspace to stream Karen's new joint for the Soundtrack. I've seen the preview bunch of times, but Tuesday I saw it on the big screen before Ponyo (excellent!!!!). It might be the best kid's movie ever made, at least from the point of view from an adult who likes independent music.

Also, check out the We Love You So blog. Amazing art/news there. Thanks Spike.

Trailer ft. Arcade Fire

Still...

Hey!

Been in a rut with work, but I am still on my grind and should be posting and getting to more shows soon. In the meantime, some items to consider:

mp3 Nite Jewel- Falling Far

First, I am all over anything on Jersey City label Italians Do It Better, but Disco that I can pretend is coming out of some old wood-paneled speakers, rather than my computer speakers is the jammzz. Analog is Dead! Vive l'Analog!

mp3 No Age - You're A Target

With harder echoes of "Things I Did When I Was Dead" from 2008's Nouns, this number from the new-ish EP Losing Feeling builds to such an epic crescendo around 2:00. Try it on for size.

Stream new Vivian Girls album Everything Goes Wrong at Spinner
I am going to hold off my thoughts on this one for a minute.

Godard destroyed an illusion that never existed, thereby creating the illusion of a prior illusion.

"Stuff" to do this weekend

Unfortunately I can't make it to this showcase that has many awesome bands including Real Estate and Duck Tails. It also has Andrew Cedermark who went to the same University as me. I didn't know him but holla anyway.

Info:
Underwater People's Showcase
Saturday, August 22, 4 PM, $5 (WORTH IT) @Market Hotel (1142 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn)

Total weekend highlight-guaranteed

mp3: Real Estate Green River