1.  Tokyo Police Club

Bambi

I like this band…That’s about it.  They are nothing extremely unique or extremely mind blowing, but they put or some good music.

2.  Sleigh Bells

Tell Em

Rill Rill

I didn’t really want to hop on this bandwagon because they are another Pitchfork band.  Those DickBagels over at Pitchfork compare just about everything new lately to Sleigh Bells and explains how they fall short.  I refused to listen to them until my cousin told me to check them out.  He’s typically spot on with recommendations for me, and he hit it again.  They are good.  Best New Band?  Fuck no.  Go play with your tits and stare at your ass at the same time Pitchfork.

3. LCD Soundsytem

Dance Yrself Clean

If you haven’t picked up the latest LCD Soundsystem album, I suggest you do.  It’s really damn good. The above song is probably my favorite off the album.  It starts off slow with a nice build up until the song drops…Oh and don’t listen to the Kid Cudi remix. He fucking sucks and so does his remix.

4. Ratatat

http://hypem.com/track/1133310/Ratatat+-+Drugs

Nothing too new here from Ratatat, but that’s just the way I like it. They seems to have gone a little more percussion intensive on their latest LP which makes for a pretty big sounding album.

5. Blitzen Trapper

02 laughing lover

They are back with a new LP. Check out the above song. Feels good man.

6. Eminem

No Love

He’s back with a new LP and this one doesn’t suck. He even acknowledges that Relapse sucked. I give him credit for that, though I would have given him more if he didn’t release it. This track is sick. Weezy has a decent verse, but Em takes it. The whole album is amazing. Best I’ve heard from Em in a long long time.

7. The Black Keys

Everlasting Light

Next Girl

New LP. Best LP. They are back and imo, better than ever. The new album is fucking amazing! It was really hard for me to just pull a couple songs because they all are amazing. Do yourself a favor and steal this album, then spend some money to see them in concert.

8. The Dead Weather

Blue Blood Blues

Die By The Drop

No Horse

Gasoline

Get their new album now! I won’t geek out too hard, but it’s Jack Mother Fuckin’ White!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNUUUUUUUUUUUUUS!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Summu-Nura/114153841960646?ref=ts

Mister Witham’s band. Listen to the song they have on their page. It’s fucking good.

-Brian

First up we have Back Around

Let me just say that something strikes me about this song. It’s damn good, but more than that it’s a little familiar sounding. That’s not to say that their previous music was the epitome of unique because it was anything but. However, something seems oddly similar to this song. I can only liken it to non other than Jack White. It’s not the whole song that reminds me of the White Stripes. Actually, it sounds nothing like the White Stripes. It’s just the little talking verse he has in there. That was taken straight from the book of the White Stripes. Non the less, the song fucking rocks.

Finally, we have New Moon Rising

If something struck me as familiar about the last song, then you need to listen to this one. That fucking vocal melody is a straight rip from something but I don’t know what exactly I’m thinking about. Maybe you guys can help me? Putting that aside, this song rocks. It’s better than Back Around in all respects. This song begs to be cranked.

To steal from Dizzee, this song is “Bonkers.”  It fucking sucks.  There is nothing even slightly redeeming about it.  It’s your typical built for radio/club song.  Now there are times where I can find those songs good, because they might be super cathcy (See Little Boots), but this song is just straight bad…It’s really quite sad.  Dizzee Rascal was the shit.  I listened to him all the time in highschool from 10th grade on.  True Grime.  Now he has started collaborating with the likes of Calvin Harris and that’s all well and good, but as soon as you take Calvin out of the equation, you’re left with shite.

Let me just preface this first post by saying that a lot of you wont like this but it’s catchy as fuck.  She’s like the UK’s Lady Gaga but I think she actually has lady parts.

KiD CuDi with MGMT and Ratatat? Yes Pls
http://hypem.com/track/900086/KiD+CuDi+ft+MGMT+Ratatat+-+Pursuit+of+Happiness

My fav track of Hova’s new album

New Muse. It’s pretty Musey but very not at the same time. I really like this track. I think it’s my favorite off the new LP so far.
http://hypem.com/track/900676/Muse+-+Undisclosed+Desires

Cool Band
http://hypem.com/track/899555/The+XX+-+VCR

Complements of Kurt Weider

For those of you who like a little heavier/lo-fi music.

This song is in no way new but it has had my ear again recently

That’s all for now. If you guys see Matt Ferrel, remind him that this is his blog and that he should probably post at least once a month.

Here’s some shit to keep your ears thumping

New Weezer

http://hypem.com/track/888158/Weezer+-++If+You+Are+Wondering+If+I+Want+You+To+I+Want+You+To

I love it, but then again I love Weezer.  Hope yall like it.

http://hypem.com/artist/drake+feat++kanye+west++lil+wayne++eminem

New shit from Drake ft. Kanye, Lil Wayne, and Eminem…

I think Eminem takes this track.

I’m addicted to this song. It’s most definitely one of my favorites.

Some Chester French. They are a pretty cool band. Check them out

Best song off his new LP imo

I love Brendan Benson. Check out his new LP

That’s all I got for now.

I’m really disappointed…They are spending their budget on such garbage…

*Side Note* I still think the story line sucks wang and I still think this was an endeavor that should have never been taken on.

That being said, I have lightened up on the album after seeing it live. It was epic live to say the least. I went into the concert believing that this was sonically the best Decemberists album to date but didn’t think much else of it. I was truly blown away last night at how beautiful it was live. However, those feelings didn’t really continue into this morning…I was excited to enjoy the album from start to finish when I arrived at work this morning, but I only made it 3 songs in…so I guess my opinion really didn’t change much after all…I think it can be said that this album was crafted for the live setting.
To sum up the first half of the concert which was the Hazards of Love, I would say it deserves a
8.5/10

The second set was a good old fashioned Decemberists show. If you haven’t seen this band live yet *Cough* Alex Davis *Cough*, then you really should. They are easily one of the best live bands around. The second set had some of my favorite Decemberists songs which made me happy, though I would have killed to hear On the Bus Mall or Engine Drive.

Overall, I think this was an amazing way to perform a show. They are touring off a rock opera…Okay cool. If I went to this show last night and only heard Hazards of Love, I would have been disappointed even though it was fucking awesome. However, this album is not why I love the Decemberists and I think they understand that it would be stupid to just play just one album in full. Though, I give them serious props for playing something like a 10 song second set. I’m pretty sure they played roughly 28 songs overall.

My only quip about their playing is the Sporting Life…One of the better Decemerbists songs and I was extremely excited to her it live and I still am glad I heard it, but I think it’s the only song I’ve heard them play that loses something in the live setting.

Overall I give this show a

8.8/10

because I am a Decemberists fanboy.

09-12 Monticello, NY – ATP New York
09-21 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
09-22 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
09-23 Ithaca, NY – Castaways *
09-24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom *

09-25 Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom *

09-26 Champaign, IL – The High Dive *
09-27 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar *
09-28 Madison, WI – The Majestic *
09-29 Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley *
10-01 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Place *
10-02 Montreal, Quebec – Cabaret *
10-03 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall *
10-04 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
10-05 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
10-06 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10-07 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *

Fuck me…I really really really want to see Sufjan live, but Ferrel and I will be heading to NY on the day he’s in town to see Phoenix and Passion Pit. All you people in town should really go see him. The Crofoot is an amazing venue as well.

Ferrel was under the impression that he was going to be playing all electric because it was a tour off his re-released album that no one listens to but pitchfork had this to say: His label, Asthmathic Kitty, makes it clear that the tour “has nothing to do with” the “BQE” box– so it seems safe to expect some of those Sufjan songs you still put on repeat every now and then. And, who knows, maybe he’ll break out a couple new ones, too?

Muse does it again! This is their first single off their new record title “The Resistance” due to drop in September.

This sounds like a Queen song, but since when has that been a bad thing? I think it’s awesome…Matt would disagree, but that’s because Matt isn’t stable.

But now, Interpol.  Their lead signer is apparently venturing off into the solo world, and he has recruited Emily Haines for his frist video.  Emily Haines is the lead signer of Metric, she’s also in Broken Social Scene, and she also is a Babe for her age.

Here’s the video:

It’s a pretty awesome song. I’m not really a fan of Interpol because they have that classic Indie sound that I don’t really dig anymore. Though, this doesn’t sound much like Interpol which is pretty awesome.