Matthew Dear - Black City

snagging this now



Teaming up with Grammy-nominated producer Jon Brion (Kanye West, Fiona Apple), of Montreal’s mastermind Kevin Barnes traveled to famed Ocean Way Recording (Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra) to record False Priest, his self-professed masterpiece. False Priest is speaker-rattling heavy on the low end and features appearances by Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister).

1. I Feel Ya’ Strutter
2. Our Riotous Defects – Featuring Janelle Monae
3. Coquet Coquette
4. Godly Intersex
5. Enemy Gene – Featuring Janelle Monae
6. Hydra Fancies
7. Like A Tourist
8. Sex Karma – Featuring Solange Knowles
9. Girl Named Hello
10. Famine Affair
11. Casualty Of You
12. Around The Way
13. You Do Mutilate?

I've finally reached the point where I can't stick with Of Montreal anymore. Their last few albums have gotten progressively worse. Haven't really enjoyed one since Satanic Panic.

Is this better than the low-qual, seemingly web rip that leaked a few weeks ago? I already have that and, as said, low-qual.

no, it's quality sound. 5 songs in. 3 are terrible, 2 are great.

Unnatural Helpers: Cracked Love & Other Drugs

Loose and catchy garage punk. Just grabbed this and will be listening to it a lot this weekend. Good grimey shit with just the right amount of polish to make it shine.

Sounds good, nobody, grabbin' this now.

Let me know what you think.

Has that new Marnie Stern leaked? Or is she just recording it this year and releasing next? Can't remember.

supposed to be out in october.

Thx. Hopefully a leak soon then. I'm curious to hear it.

Played that Derek Trucks on the front porch the other night with company over and thought it sounded pretty good though the new Black Crowes sounded even better.

Balam Acab - See Birds EP - 2010



From BoomKat:

To say we've been waiting for this one would be a pretty big understatement. This is the debut release from two of the most exciting prospects in 2010, Drag House generator Balam Acab and Robin Carolan-ov-XXJFG's hugely anticipated Tri Angle records. As has been documented pretty much everywhere from Pitchfork to the Guardian, Balam Acab make tormented, ghoulish pop laden with mystic imagery and an unheimlich awareness of underground hiphop movements. It's entirely the work of Ithaca-based college student Alec Koone, making reference to the bewitching pop of Drag elders Salem but also genuinely worthy of comparisons to Burial, albeit at a sumptuously screwed Fug-hop tempo. 'See Birds (moon)' is the addictive opener, an exquisitely ethereal experience centred around two pitchbent voices in a ghostly call and response mode set to codeine slow R'n'B bumps. The creaking 'Regret Making Mistakes' follows, working the drowsy intangibility of Forest Swords into an affected chamber pop gem, and then there's the smudged synth glow of 'Dream Out', a genius piece of work perhaps imaging Grouper in a deep dubstep swoon. Whatever the comparisons though, Balam Acab has created something without direct precedent, which considerately, and intuitively, feels like a logical sidestep in the right direction. Watch out for this label, big things are afoot.

http://bit.ly/a8nKl1

Really like this one. I'm a sucker for some good Soul.

Yeah, I like that one too, and totally thought it was more a pretty straight up soul/r&b album than anything else.

And, didn't know if people were still looking for a higher quality Interpol leak. If so, here it is;

Gracias

FUG YEAH

On my first listen now. Thick grooves.

Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart - 2010



http://bit.ly/dpRfOd

7". sorta sounds like a more r&b version of the black keys. b-side is a louis armstrong cover.

http://bit.ly/asbfN1

already dead

oh shit, new Sword album!

On my 2nd play, and enjoying the hell out of it.



http://bit.ly/daajGI

Not all of them..The deposit files link is working for me..

Thanks D.. I just listened to the 6 song sampler twice. Good stuff.

Indeed. THX