[Last Night’s Playlist] New Music Night XIV at River Gods
Posted on January 24, 2014 at 9:28 am | No Comments
The very first New Music Night of 2014 happens to be the 14th installment. By now, we’ve got this thing pretty much down. Or at least we’d like to think so. You’d have to ask all the people who came out last night to listen to Jay Clicky Clicky and I play 4 straight hours of new music to be totally sure. Heads were bobbin’, song identities were inquired about, no one gave us the stink-eye up in the River Gods DJ booth, so I’m guessing they’d agree.
Here’s what I played during my two split-shifts of our song-spinning shenanigans. Keep an eye on Jay’s place for his playlists, but give him some extra time to post ’em. As of midnight, as he started his last set, he officially turned old-years-old. The slowdown begins! (I kid, I kid. Happy Birthday, my friend).
New Music Night XIII
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
* Boston-ish-area artist
Set One / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm
* 01. Marissa Nadler – “Was It A Dream?” / Soundcloud
[ From her upcoming LP “July”, out 2/10 on Bella Union ]
02. Doug Keith – “You Can’t Stand To Be Alone” / Bandcamp
[ From his upcoming record “Pony”, out 2/11 on The Village Label ]
03. Let’s Wrestle – “Codeine and Marshmallows” / Soundcloud
[ From their self-titled third LP, out next month on Fortuna Pop ]
04. Kevin Drew – “Good Sex” / Soundcloud
[ From his next solo LP “Darlings”, out 3/18 on Arts & Crafts ]
05. The War On Drugs – “Red Eyes” / Soundcloud
[ From the “Lost in the Dream” LP, out 3/18 on Secretly Canadian ]
06. School of Language – “Between the Suburbs” / Download
[ From David of Field Music’s solo LP “Old Fears”, out 4/7 on Memphis Industries]
07. Hospitality – “Rockets and Jets” / Soundcloud
[ From their brand new LP “Trouble”, out last Tuesday on Merge ]
08. Eternal Lips – “Dream Hesitate” (with Sharon Van Etten) / Soundcloud
[ From a self-titled EP due out 2/25 on New Mirage ]
09. Dean Wareham (Luna / Galaxie 500) – “Holding Pattern” / Soundcloud
[ From his self-titled solo LP, due out 3/11 on Double Feature ]
10. Making Marks – “Bruises” / Soundcloud
[ From their debut full-length “A Thousand Half-Truths”, out 2/3 on Fika ]
11. Stanley Brinks & the Wave Pictures – “Orange Juice” / Soundcloud
[ From a new joint 7-inch, out earlier this week on Fika ]
12. Skeletal Shakes – “The 189” / Soundcloud
[ New music from former Standard Fare members ]
13. Quiz Kids – “I Want You To Know” / Bandcamp
[ From their “Dynamite!” LP, released 12/1/13 on February Records ]
14. Owls – “I’m Surprised” / Soundcloud
[ From the album “Two, out 3/25 on Polyvinyl ]
15. Real Estate – “Talking Backwards” / YouTube
[ From “Atlas”, their upcoming full-length, out 3/8 on Domino ]
16. +/- {PLUS/MINUS} – “The Space Between Us” / Soundcloud
[ From their next LP, “Jumping The Tracks”, due 2/4 on Teen-Beat ]
17. The Notwist – “Kong” / YouTube
[ From their upcoming “Close to the Glass” LP, arriving 2/25 on Sub Pop ]
Set Two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight
18. Cosmicide – “Talos Corpse” / Soundcloud
[ New project from Brandon Curtis (Secret Machines) ]
19. Tancred – “The Ring” / YouTube
[ Jess from Now Now’s solo project, LP released last October ]
20. Tokyo Police Club – “Hot Tonight” / Soundcloud
[ From their upcoming “Forcefield” LP, out 3/25 on Mom & Pop ]
21. Dum Dum Girls – “Rimbaud Eyes” / Soundcloud
[ From the “Too True” full-length, out next Tuesday on Sub Pop ]
22. Guided By Voices – “Littlest League Possible” / Soundcloud
[ From the forthcoming “Motivational Jumpsuit” LP, out 2/18 on GBV, Inc. ]
* 23. Krill – “Steve Hears Pile in Malden and Bursts Into Tears” / Bandcamp
[ Title track from their upcoming EP, due out 2/18 on Exploding In Sound ]
24. Solids – “Haze Away” / Soundcloud
[ From their “Blame Confusion” LP, arriving 2/18 on Fat Possum ]
* 25. Split Squad – “Now Hear This” / Soundcloud
[ Title track from their just-released debut full-length ]
* 26. Mike Gent – “Last Boat To Japan” / Bandcamp
[ From the recently-released 4th solo LP by the Figgs’ vocalist/guitarist ]
27. Fuzz – “Til the End of the Day” (Kinks cover) / Bandcamp
[ From a new split 7-inch with CCR Headmaster ]
28. Nothing – “Dig” / Bandcamp
[ From their “Guilty Of Everything” LP, coming 3/4 on Relapse ]
* 29. Grass Is Green – “Big Dog Tee Shirt Birthday Weekend” / Soundcloud
[ From their just-released “Vacationy Vinny” LP on Exploding In Sound ]
* 30. Speedy Ortiz – “Everything’s Bigger” / Soundcloud
[ Off their upcoming “Real Hair” EP, due on 2/11 via Carpark Records ]
31. Blood Red Shoes – “An Animal” / YouTube
[ From their self-titled next full-length, due 3/3 on Jazz Life / UK ]
32. Howler – “Don’t Wanna” / YouTube
[ Off of their “World of Joy” LP, scheduled for 3/25 on Rough Trade ]
33. Swervedriver – “Deep Wound” / Bandcamp
[ From a forthcoming full-length, due out sometime this year ]
34. Built To Spill – “Jokerman” (Bob Dylan cover) / Download
[ From a new Dylan tribute/covers compilation ]
35. Mogwai – “Hexon Bogon” / Soundcloud
[ From their (amazing) just-released new LP, “Rave Tapes”, on Sub Pop ]
36. Sleepy Sun – “Outside” / Soundcloud
[ From the upcoming full-length “Maui Tears”, out next week on Dine Alone ]
* 37. Gem Club – “Hypericum” / Soundcloud
[ From their sophomore LP, “In Roses”, out next week on Hardly Art Records ]
If all goes according to plan (and why wouldn’t it?), the next New Music Night will take place in March… two months closer to glorious, glorious springtime. Same night of the week, same two guys, same DJ booth, same great bar. The only thing new about it will be all the songs. Join us, why don’tcha?
[Nac Faves] My Favorite Music of 2013
Posted on January 16, 2014 at 8:18 am | No Comments
Another year down, another annual list of the long-players that soundtracked 365 days of my earthly existence. Same deal as ever: 20-ish albums (and a couple EPs), listed alphabetically rather than numerically (never liked ranking), with links to buy and shareable audio if it exists.
This time around I’ve also gotten a bit meta with a short list of my favorite year-end music lists, made by a few people whose tastes I respect and admire. Some have a bit of overlap, but they’ve each given me a few more records to check out, and hopefully they’ll do the same for you. That list follows my own faves…
My Favorite Music of 2013
(plus a couple of EPs & reissues)
Bent Shapes – “Feels Weird”
[ on Father/Daughter Records ]
Stream at Bandcamp / Buy at Father/Daughter
Bottomless Pit – “Shade Perennial”
[on Comedy Minus One]
Buy at Comedy Minus One
The Broken River Prophet – “A Dagger and A Dove”
[self-released via Bandcamp]
Stream / Buy at Bandcamp
Neko Case –
“The Worse Things Get The Harder I Fight,
The Harder I Fight The More I Love You”
[on Anti Records]
Stream at her site / Buy at Anti
Dowsing – “I Don’t Even Care Anymore”
[on Count Your Lucky Stars]
Stream / Buy at Bandcamp
Ex Cops – “True Hallucinations”
[on Other Music]
Stream songs at Soundcloud / Buy at Other Music
Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio – “Gala”
[on 12XU]
Stream / Buy at 12XU
Mikal Cronin – “MCII”
[on Merge]
Stream / Buy at Merge Records
Guillermo Sexo – “Dark Spring”
[on Midriff Records]
Stream at Bandcamp / Buy at Midriff Records
The History of Apple Pie – “Out of View”
[on Marshall Teller Records]
Stream on Soundcloud / Buy at Rough Trade
Kid Canaveral – “Now That You Are A Dancer”
[on Lost Map Records]
Stream a song at Bandcamp / Buy at Lost Map Records
Krill – “Lucky Leaves”
[via Bandcamp]
Stream / Buy at Bandcamp
Minor Alps – “Get There”
[on Barsuk Records]
Stream songs at Soundcloud / Buy at Barsuk
Ola Podrida – “Ghosts Go Blind”
[on Western Vinyl]
[MP3] Ola Podrida – “Staying In“
Download 2 songs at their website / Buy at Western Vinyl
Overseas – “Overseas”
[on Undertow]
Stream 2 songs at Soundcloud / Buy at Undertow
Peyton Pinkerton – “Peyton Pinkerton”
[on Darla Records]
[MP3] Peyton Pinkerton – “Pharmacies and Bars“
Buy at Darla
Sebadoh – “Defend Yourself”
[on Joyful Noise]
[MP3] Sebadoh – “State of Mine“
Stream at Bandcamp / Buy at Joyful Noise
Slowdim – “Slowdim”
[via Bandcamp]
Stream / Buy at Bandcamp
Speedy Ortiz – “Major Arcana”
[on Carpark Records]
Stream more at Soundcloud / Buy at Carpark Records
Superchunk – “I Hate Music”
[on Merge Records]
Stream at Merge / Buy at Merge
Throwing Muses – “Purgatory/Paradise”
[on It Books / Harper Collins]
Stream 3 songs at Soundcloud / Buy through Harper Collins
Yo La Tengo – “Fade”
[on Matador Records]
Stream at YouTube / Buy at Matador
Elizabeth Morris – “Optimism” EP
[via Bandcamp]
Stream / Buy at Bandcamp
Withered Hand – “Inbetweens” EP
[via Bandcamp]
Technically late 2012, but arrived in my mailbox in early 2013, and spent too much
time in my headphones to be left out. 2014 will be Dan Willson’s year.
Unwound – “Kid Is Gone” Box Set
[on Numero Group]
Stream / Buy at Numero Group
So there you have it. Put a period on the end of the messy, run-on sentence that was my twenty-thirteen.
As burned out as I inevitably get on the ever-increasing number year-end lists that flood my feed, a few in particular have risen above the pack. Take some time, dig around in the following posts, and find more music you may have missed…
A non-ordered list of favorite lists of 2013 favorites…
- Steph Mangan’s Favorite Albums of 2013 over at BDCwire
- Bill Pearis’ Top 20 LPs of 2013 at BrooklynVegan
- Ian’s Favorite Albums of 2013 at Why Are There So Many Records In My Life?
- Chromewaves’ favourite albums of 2013
- Chris Villon’s (exhausting) Top 10 of 2013 at Boston Hassle
- Mike’s Favorite Songs of 2013 at Sippy Cup Everything
- Steve’s List for 2013 at Baby, You Got A Stew Goin’!
- Sebastian’s Top 25 Albums of 2013 and his accompanying 2013 Year-End List Extravaganza at New Artillery.
My previous year-end fave lists can be found here: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001. Jeez, some of those early posts are embarrassing – not the picks, but the associated words. They could also use some serious reformatting thanks to my WordPress migration. I’ll add that to the “won’t do” “to do” list.
Finally, I can’t truly leave 2013 behind before acknowledging the loss of some favorite addictions that will be much-missed, each to varying degrees.
And so I bid a very fond farewell to Chromewaves (the best damn music blog there ever was), the Boston Phoenix (I still get the itch to grab it every Thursday), The Best Show on WFMU (counting the days until its rebirth elsewhere), and to the Lemmingtrail board (a love/loathe relationship if ever there was one). To all the people who made those things what they were, well, thanks for helping me pass the time. Onwards, upwards.
Sometime next week I’ll share up my semi-annual list of releases I’m looking forward to this year, and I’ll be spinning songs from many of them at the first New Music Night of 2014, happening next Thursday at River Gods in Cambridge, MA.
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