Pariah // Prism

So no sooner had R&S released James Blake's recent outing (see below), they also pop up with other dubstep up-and-coming London producer, Pariah's Safehouses. Apparently good things come in threes, so I imagine Burial will release something tomorrow and then I'll never post about dubstep again.

Pariah : Prism

In case you missed it:
The xx : Basic Space (Pariah remix)

Twin Sister // Meet the Frownies

Probably good music to jacuzzi to.

Twin Sister : Meet The Frownies

James Blake // I only know (what I know now)

Read an article in The Independent the other day about Gold Panda being the potential new best thing whilst simultaneously bemoaning the rapidity with which music comes and goes, is hyped and dies. There are countless examples, a lot of which are currently dealing in a downbeat dub step that seems ubiquitous these days. James Blake, surely, is something else. I mean, his records are actually good. He is the best thing since Burial on the dubstep scene and probably the best thing in London at the moment.

Hang on, he hasn't even released an LP yet. Goddamn. Retract!

EP Klavierwerke out today.
I Only Know What I Know Now- James Blake by Anorak London

from way back:
James Blake : Bills Bills Bills (Remix)

Blackbird Blackbird // Frankie Rose

Two new bands I've been listening to recently - Blackbird Blackbird seem to be a band from San Francisco whose sound has been described as, variously, "hazy", "neon-fused", "crunk", "dream-like", etc. You get the picture. They're actually quite good. So have a listen to the tracks below:

Blackbird Blackbird: Pure

: So Sorry Girl

Band number two is Frankie Rose and the Outs, whose s/t record was released this week (on Slumberland!). RIYL: Best Coast, Vivian Girls, etc. RIYH: U2, Coldplay, etc etc. She's a Brooklyn bartender whose sound is easily categorised as "fuzz pop" but again is worth a listen.

Frankie Rose and the Outs: Little Brown Haired Girls

: Candy

It's been a long time

Posting will resume normal service shortly. In the meantime:

No Joy : Heedless

Hang With Me // Robyn

Robyn's "Hang With Me" is the best piece of synth disco pop since It's Blitz! And similarly I find myself listening to this song repeatedly, no doubt driving my cohabitants to distraction. I'm a sucker for a dismantling - see also Cut Copy's "These Hands", after the chorus - and in an ideal world all tracks would involve the beat dropping out and then fading back in under the synth.

Body Talk Pt 2 is out now on Island.

Robyn: Hang With Me

Jimmy Williams // All of my lovin'

Big days demand big music.

Jimmy Williams : All Of My Lovin

Thanks

Marmalakes // VITTORIA

More vinyl to come soon. In the meantime, something to sing along to.

WU LYF // Games

The best kind of anguish to associate with is one which you can't limit to words but you suspect might be saying 'I want to feel at home'. Well, everyone since the Beach Boys has wanted that.

WU LYF : Heavy Pop

It seems too easy to churn this kind of thing out at the moment. Probably don't have to be that talented. Could probably do it myself. Probably won't. Kinda like listening though.

Games : Everything is Working

via Stereogum's 40 best new lists

Black Mountain

There are three things you should know about Black Mountain:

1. Social work is their day job - in a centre for recovering drug addicts

2. Lead singer Stephen McBean has an awesome beard

3. They rock...

Their new album Wilderness Heart is due for release on September 13th and will be well worth a listen. For those of you who like your riffs heavy, your imagery occult, and your organ present on most if not every track, I suggest you give this record some heavy rotation.

Incidentally on the subject of Black Mountain, there used to be a fantastic literary journal called the Black Mountain Review, which I believe was affiliated to Black Mountain College in North Carolina. The journal was the mouthpiece for many pioneering writers of the time - including Charles Olson and Robert Creely. Perhaps more innovative than their musical namesakes, but at least our BM score points in that they are still a functional group.

Black Mountain: The Hair Song

Old Fangs

NB: Bonus marks if you get the pictorial pun.