The Heavy – What Makes a Good Man?

Another Quality rock song. Sounds a bit like the Black Keys, but different. Enjoy.

From the album: The Heavy – The Glorious Dead (2012)

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English soul-rockers The Heavy are all about moving through the past, darkly. Their sound is a Bitch’s Brew of hip hop breakbeats, ’60s R&B, funky horns, Sticky Fingers riffs, and zombie movie sound bytes. But for their third album, they moved to Columbus, GA where they picked up more than just a few church pamphlets. They picked up a whole gospel choir.

The final product: A clutch blues-rock record. On “What Makes A Good Man?” the guitar-vocal seduction is damn palpable, and when assisted by divine Georgian gospel singers, the call-and-response refrains come on like a southern gothic opera. No doubt, Dan Auerbach will be peeling the gold off his ceiling every time it plays.

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The Penelopes – Summer Life

YEAH! This make me bob my head. I have a stiff neck too! Enjoy this and Dance!

From this album: The Penelopes – Never Live Another Yesterday (2012)

humpage on the cover… Sorry.

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Hey Marseilles – Hold Your Head

This band was in Eugene a few months ago at Sam Bonds! Really good and such a nice song.

From a unreleased album yet to be named.

A Quick Blurb:

The gents from Hey Marseilles are in the midst of prepping their next full length record! Finally! The first peek of the new disc, unless single “Elegy” will be on there, is a brand new video the band filmed in Oregon. The new track, “Hold Your Head” continues in the folkestral vein of their debut, and features frolicking strings, and Matt Bishop’s always tender croon. I’m getting antsy for their new album! Looks like it will be a winner. Watch our interview with the band at Sasquatch.

 

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Redd Kross – Stay Away From Downtown

A Little Harder than I usually post, but I think this “Rock” is actually good! The video is Lame-o.

From the Album Researching The Blue (2012)

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Karima Francis – Glory Days

The music video isn’t so pleasing, but the vocals are wonderful! (NOT A WIG!)

From the album Remedy (2012)

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Tilbury – Tenderloin

This feels great! I love watching the people dance to this! A Very catchy tune.

From the album Tilbury – Exorcise (2012)

I love the cover! They are so connected. From Iceland.

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J. Thoven – One Take

Wow. Simply beautiful. Great song for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_oAAVQVUzHg

From the release J. Thoven – City Maze EP (2012)

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Battleme – Touch (Explicit)

This is a fun video. I like it. It makes me think of The Flight of the Concords. Enjoy. Oh, from P-Town.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Lb76jLHhM&feature=player_embedded

From the self-titled album Battleme (2012)

Quick Bits:

[Trashy Moped Recordings]

Our experiences in life develop and have potential to cultivate our character. Matt Drenik of Austin band Lions has had his portion of hardships, including being diagnosed with Uveitis, an immune disease that distresses his eyes. Rather than letting it bring him down, he took his hardship and turned it into music. Today, that music is released under the moniker of Battleme, and it’s 10 songs of straight feeling, on the rocks with two olives.

In the initial track “Closer,” Drenik shakily croons “It’s do or die and everybody knows it.” It’s a call to action people, you hear the man! Battleme gratifies both ends of a music listener’s soul. It has the tranquility on songs like “Doin’ Time in my Head Ain’t Cheap” and “Killer High,” but it also has the spiny edge on “Shoot the Noise, Man” and the album’s single “Touch.”

This album is a yellow post-it note on your bagged lunch, personally written by Battleme, that reminds you music saves.

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Civilian – Should This Noose Unloosen

Good song! Seriously! This is the title track!

From the album Should This Noose Unloosen (2012)

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Michael Andrews – Bubbles in Space

I enjoy both the music and the music video! Enjoy! It’s crazy!

From the album Spilling in Rainbow (2012)

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