Fred Thomas, Karl Blau

Two albums for you! I actually own these. woah woah woah!

Fred Thomas

"Flood"

Magic Marker, 2007?

Fred from Saturday Looks Good To Me, City Center, The Hive Dwellers (Calvin Johnson's new band!). Solo album. Pretty different from some of his other stuff. I like it though. Reminds me a lot of Karl Blau, which is why I'm posting them together.

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Karl Blau

"AM"

Whistler Records, 2008

Found this one at Kim's on 1st Ave. I was really surprised to see it, so I had to buy it. $7. Not too bad. Um, anyway.. it's very ambient and wonderful. I have Nature's Got Away too, which I like better, but AM is also amazing. Good if you're into Microphones, Mt. Eerie, maybe Fred Thomas?

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The Breeders

Oh man. Been a while, eh?

I was talking to someone about my blog today and I was like "Oh shit. Haven't actually posted in a long time." So here we go.



The Breeders
Mountain Battles

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The Woods

The Woods



"How to Survive In + In the Woods"
Shrimper Records

Low-fi folk. Fuzzy and excellent. Good if you like Karl Blau, The Microphones/Mount Eerie. Etc.

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The Woods and Wavves and some other bands are playing tomorrow night at the Market Hotel in Brooklyn. I would recommend it to a friend.

Shameless Plug

wslc radio
tuesdays 9-10 pm
hear some pop songs
and some great radio voices from yours truly and max koiwai

last week's playlist:

Pants Yell!
Television Personalities
Formerly Known as Oedipusaurus Rex
Beat Happening
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Woods
Wavves
14 Iced Bears
The Happy Birthdays

... and many more!

so listen up dude.

Bishop Allen

Bishop Allen


"Grrr..."
March 10 - Dead Oceans

This album is not supposed to come out until March, 2009. But here it is!
I haven't listened to it all yet.

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Herman Dune

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Herman Dune



"Giant"
EMI/Capitol

This album is wonderful. Herman Dune is the band, but the guy (David)'s voice is spectacular. He has just a twinge of accent (seeing as they're French/Israeli/something else?), and it makes it so great.
I love this band and this album.
They're folky and poppy and feel-good.
For fans of: Devendra Banhart, Jack Johnson? haha

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What I've Been Listening to Lately

Posting a couple of albums.

Frenchmen



"Sorry We Ruined Your Party"
Shelflife Records

I've liked this band for quite a while. One of the first indiepop/twee bands I got into. Good if you like Tiger Trap, Free Loan Investments, etc.

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Pants Yell!



"Songs for Siblings"
Asaurus Records

I just started listening to this, surprisingly enough. I had trouble finding it online, so I thought I'd post it here. Another girly twee pop band. I like them quite a bit.

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