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[NMN Playlist] New Music Night XI at River Gods

Posted on August 2, 2013 at 11:12 pm | No Comments

A couple Thursdays ago we brought our eleventh installment of New Music Night to River Gods near Cambridge’s Central Square. As always, Jay Clicky Clicky and I split four hours in the DJ booth and played nothing but brand new music. Here’s my playlist, with links to download, stream, and/or purchase the tracks. Some stand-out songs to be found here, so click through and dig in. Jay’s always-ace playlists are here.

New Music Night XI
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, July 18th, 2013

* Boston-area band

Set One / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm

* 01. New Dog – “Baltimore
[ New project from Anar of Travels & Metal Hearts / Stream at Bandcamp ]
02. Mazzy Star – “California
[ From the “Seasons Of Your Day” LP, out 9-24-13 / Stream at YouTube ]
03. J Mascis – “Fade Into You” (Mazzy Star cover)
[ From a 7-inch included with a shoe / Stream at Soundcloud ]
04. Mark Kozelek & Desertshore – “Mariette
[ From the upcoming LP, out 8-20-13 / Stream at Youtube ]
05. Blake Hazard – “Pandanaram
[ From her new LP, “The Eleanor Islands” / Stream full album at Soundcloud ]
06. Scud Mountain Boys – “Do You Love The Sun
[ Title track from their new LP / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
07. Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) – “She Makes The World Turn Backwards
[ From his new solo LP, “Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You” / Stream at Soundcloud ]
08. Peyton Pinkerton – “Arshile Gorky
[ Off the 1st ever solo LP from ex-New Radiant Storm King co-singer/guitarist]
09. Bored Spies – “Summer 720
[ New single from band with ex-Seam/Bitch Magnet members / Stream at Soundcloud ]
10. Ram’s Head Lady Slipper – “Iroquois
[ From the May edition of their “LP every month” project / Stream at their site ]
11. Free Time – “Nothing But Nice
[ From their self-titled debut LP / Stream at Soundcloud ]
* 12. Everything & Everyone – “Get It All Down
[ From their “Hard To Try” LP / Stream at Bandcamp ]
13. Pups – “Month Long Sleep
[ August edition of the 2013 wiaiwya-7777777 singles club / Stream at Soundcloud ]
* 14. Bent Shapes – “Big Machines
[ From their debut LP, “Feels Weird”, out soon / Stream song at Spin ]
15. Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – “Fakin’ NYC
[ from the new “Any Port In A Storm” LP / Stream / MP3 ]
16. Veronica Falls – “Waiting For Something To Happen
[ New mix of title track from their latest LP / Stream at Soundcloud ]
17. Dead Stars – “Fractured
[ From the new “High Gain” EP / Stream at Bandcamp ]
18. Neko Case – “Man
[ From her upcoming LP “The Worse Things Get…” / Video / Stream at Soundcloud ]

Set Two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight

19. Dinosaur Jr. – “The Only Other Way
[ Previously unreleased track from new Skullcandy 7-inch / Listen at ReverbNation ]
20. Rare High – “Cosmic Stray
[ New from Dean Wells of Capstan Shafts / Listen at Bandcamp ]
21. Obits – “Taste The Diff
[ From the “Bed & Bugs” LP, out in Sept. / MP3 ]
22. Superchunk – “FOH
[ From their upcoming “I Hate Music” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
23. Withered Hand – “King of Hollywood” (Garage Version)
[ From a new split 7-inch with Charles Latham / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
* 24. Silver Screams – “Infinite Mirror” (Demo)
[ From their first demo recordings / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
25. Whirr – “Swoon
[ From the “Around” EP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
26. Yuck – “Rebirth
[ Lead single off upcoming sophomore LP / Video / MP3 ]
27. Terry Malts – “I Was Not There
[ From upcoming 2nd LP, “Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere” / Stream at Soundcloud ]
28. The Love Language – “Calm Down
[ From their new “Ruby Red” LP / Stream LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
29. Divine Fits – “Ain’t That The Way
[ From a new Merge Records 7-inch / Watch lyric video / Stream songs ]
30. Nona – “Bus Rides
[ From their “Through The Head” LP / Stream song at Bandcamp ]
31. Krief (of The Dears) – “Perfect Bodies
[ From his new “Hundred Thousand Pieces” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
* 32. Speedy Ortiz – “Hitch
[ From their “Major Arcana” LP ]
* 33. Krill – “Purity of Heart
[ From the “Lucky Leaves” LP / Stream song at Soundcloud ]
34. Quasi – “You Can Stay But You Gotta Go
[ From their upcoming double LP, “Mole City” / Video ]
* 35. Wheat – “Black Days Away
[ A new song, offered freely / MP3 ]
36. Mona Elliott (Victory at Sea / Travels) – “Heart and Mouth
[ From her new “River Song” EP / Stream track at Bandcamp ]

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[Last Thursday’s Playlist] New Music Night X at River Gods

Posted on June 4, 2013 at 7:00 am | No Comments

Ah, the tenth edition of New Music Night. Roman numeral X, people. Double-digits. Almost makes us feel legit. Almost.

By now, you may know the drill: Every couple months, my Boston-based music bloggin’ buddy Jay Clicky Clicky and I commandeer the River Gods DJ booth to play nothing but new and not-yet-released music for the masses. Friends and strangers fill the place, we drink beer, they drink beer, we eat fine food, they eat find food, we spin songs, they enjoy them. The simple ingredients of an exceptionally good time.

Here’s what I played during my two hour-long sets on Thursday night, along with links to where you can stream/download/buy the tracks. Take advantage, enrich your ears, and head over to Jay’s place for his playlists, too.

New Music Night X
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, May 30th, 2013

* Boston-area band

Set one / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm

01. Neil Halstead– “Spin The Bottle” (full band)
[ New version of the “Palindrome Hunches” LP track / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
02. Rose Windows – “Wartime Lovers
[ From the upcoming “Sun Dogs” LP, out 6/25 / Stream @ Soundcloud / MP3 ]
03. Night Beds – “Ramona
[ From the “Country Sleep” LP / Stream @ YouTube ]
04. Say Hi – “Love Love Love
[ From the “Free Samples” film soundtrack / MP3 ]
05. Dinosaur Jr. – “Entertainment” (Phoenix cover)
[ Cover of a track from Phoenix‘s “Bankrupt!” LP / MP3 ]
06. Robert Pollard – “I Killed A Man Who Looks Like You
[ From the forthcoming “Honey Locust Honky Tonk” LP, out 7/9 / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
* 07. Hallelujah The Hills – “Country Before Kings
[ From the new “Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Trash Can” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
08. Baptist Generals – “Dog That Bit You
[ From the new “Jackleg Devotional To The Heart” LP / MP3 ]
* 09. Bill Janovitz – “Heckscher Park
[ from the fan-funded “Walt Whitman Mall” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
10. Overseas – “Down Below
[ From the self-titled debut, out June 7th on Undertow ]
11. Ola Podrida – “Not Ready To Stop
[ from their new “Ghosts Go Blind” LP ]
12. Owen – “Bad Blood
[ From the upcoming “L’Ami du Peuple” LP, out 7/2 on Polyvinyl / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
13. The Mantles – “Hello
[ From the “Long Enough To Leave” LP, out 6/18 on Slumberland / Stream @ Slumberland ]
14. Plates Of Cake – “Late Last London
[ From the “Teenage Evil” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
15. Camera Obscura – “Do It Again
[ From the “Desire Lines” LP, out 6/3 via 4AD / Stream @ YouTube ]
16. The Pastels – “Check My Heart
[ From the “Slow Summits” LP, out now via Domino / Stream @ YouTube ]
17. Standard Fare – “Rumours
[ From their last-ever 7-inch 🙁 / Stream @ Bandcamp ]

Set two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight

18. Standard Fare – “Out of Sight
[ B-side from their final 7-inch / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
19. Kid Canaveral – “Who Would Want to be Loved
[ From the “Now That You Are A Dancer” LP ]
* 20. Bent Shapes– “Behead Yrself Pt. 2
[ From their upcoming debut full-length / Stream @ Soundcloud / MP3 ]
21. Sweet Baboo – “If I Died
[ Opening tracks from the “Ships” LP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
22. Reversing Falls – “I Think We’ve Got A Problem
[ From the self-titled debut LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
23. Peyton Pinkerton – “Pharmacies and Bars
[ From his first-ever solo LP ]
24. Field Mouse – “Tomorrow Is Yesterday
[ From their eventual debut LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
25. Sky Larkin – “Motto
[ From their upcoming 3rd LP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
* 26. Slowdim – “Don’t Cough Me Out
[ From their self-titled debut LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
27. Editors – “A Ton Of Love
[ From the upcoming “The Weight Of Your Love” LP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
28. The Love Language – “Calm Down
[ From the upcoming “Ruby Red” LP, out 7/23 on Merge / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
29. Said The Whale – “I Love You
[ Title track from their new EP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
30. Girls vs Boys – “It’s a Diamond Life
[ New song released out of nowhere / Stream @ Soundcloud / MP3 ]
31. Red Hare – “Horace
[ From their new “Nites of Midnite” LP, out on Dischord / Stream @ YouTube ]
32. Two Inch Astronaut – “Blood From A Loyal Hound
[ From the “Bad Brother” LP, due out 6/18 / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
* 33. Ghost Box Orchestra – “Rhythm of the Hills
[ From the new “Vanished” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
34. The National – “This Is The Last Time
[ From the “Trouble Will Find Me” LP, out now on 4AD ]
35. Withered Hand – “(It’s A) Wonderful Lie
[ From the limited edition “In Betweens” 10-inch EP ]

Keep your eyes open for the eleventh edition of New Music Night on another Thursday in late July…

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