We haven't forgotten about you, we promise! We just took an extended break, but we are back and fully loaded! During this Spring quarter, Brenna and I will be serving our weekly bowls of Chicken Soup on Thursdays from 6am to 8am. So while you're strapping on your fancy white running shoes for your daily jog (because I know you guys are all health conscious), tune into KUCI 88.9 Irvine to listen to some sick tracks.
Here's a sneak preview of what's to come!
Currently heavily obsessing over Alvin Band. It's like Animal Collective had a baby and Alvin Band appeared. Click on the hyperlink to listen to Alvin Band's entire album titled Mantis Preying. It's like a pulsing orgasm ricocheting into your ear drums, seriously.
So I saw the visual album, ODDSAC, directed by Danny Perez with music by Animal Collective. I had no idea what to expect from the preview. Animal Collective added an experimental melodic soundtrack to the intense horror-movie-esque images. A little hard to explain... so I won't. Definitely need to see it for yourself, but until it comes out on DVD, enjoy these animal collective music videos
Oh, yes. Tegan and Sara are releasing an Alligator LP! For those who don't know, the album will consist of only remixes of their song 'Alligator.' There are some top-notch artists remixing their songs, and I can't wait to hear the results! The album is set to release March 30th, so keep a look out! Here is the track-list:
(bold to emphasize excitement)
ALLIGATOR LP
1.Alligator (Holy Fuck remix) 2.Alligator (Passion Pit remix - 80s Mixtape Jam Flex Edit) 3.Alligator (Toro y Moi remix) 4.Alligator (Vhs or Beta remix) 5.Alligator (Doveman remix) 6.Alligator (Four Tet remix) 7.Alligator (Murge remix) 8. Alligator (Ra Ra Riot remix) 9.Alligator (Automatic Panic remix) 10.Alligator (Hi-Deaf remix) 11.Alligator (Dave Sitek remix) 12.Alligator (Sara’s Original Demo Version)
I love that they have a song called 'Brian Eno.' I love that they love Brian Eno as much as I do. Speaking of Brian Eno (how many times can I say Brian Eno?), here is a beautiful song by him.
Listen to it with headphones on in complete silence. You will understand why once you've done so.
1. Clockwork - Office Musik (Dwight K. Schrute vs. Weezy - n/a - n/a 2.* White Hinterland - Icarus - Kairos - Dead Ocean 3.* Neon Indian - Sleep Paralysist - single - Lefse --- 4. Pure Ecstacy - Easy - Easy - Light Lodge 5.* Twin Shadow - Yellow Balloon - n/a - n/a 6. Miniature Tigers - Cannibal Queen - Tell it to the Volcano - Modern Art Records --- 7.* Broken Bells - October - s/t - Columbia 8. The Delta Mirror - And the Radio Played On - Machines that Listen - Lefse 9.* Wye Oak - I Hope You Die - My Neighbor/My Creator - Merge Records --- 10. Sleigh Bells - Crown on the Ground - Crown on the Ground - n/a 11.* Metric - Black Sheep - Fantasies B-side - Metric Music International 12. Magic Man - Monster - Real Life Color - Arcade Sound Ltd. --- 13. Local Natives - World News - Gorilla Manor - Frenchkiss Records 14. WALK - Slip n Slide - Double Album! - n/a 15.* Toro Y Moi - Freak Love - Causers of This - Carpark Records --- 16.* Javelin - Oh! Centra - No Mas - Luaka Bop 17. Feist & Ben Gibbard - Train Song - Dark Was the Night - 4AD 18. Mum - The Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records - Yesterday was Dramatic-Today Is OK - Tugboat Records --- 19.* Freelance Whales - Generator^ Second Floor - Weather Vanes - French Kiss Records 20. Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks - Pumped Up Kicks - self-released 21.* Turin Brakes - Sea Change - Outbursts - Cooking Vinyl CD 22. Califone - Ape-like - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers - Dead Ocean ---- 23. OK Go - This Too Shall Pass(Passion Pit Remix) - single - n/a 24. Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La - Jail La La - Subpop 25. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork - Fancy Footwork - Turbo --- 26. Dan Deacon - Paddling Ghost - Bromst - Carpark
1. Nouvelle Vague - I Melt With You - s/t - Peacefrog 2. Million Young - Sunndreamm - Sunndreamm EP - Arcade Sound 3.* Toro Y Moi - Minors - Causers of This - Parpark Records --- 4. Spirit SPine - Flasher - s/t - unsigned 5. Cocorosie - Werewolf Canal - n/a - Subpop 6. Ola Podrida - This Old Man - Belly of the Lion - Western Vinyl --- 7. Tegan and Sara - Sheets - Sainthood B-side - Sire 8.* Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow - Castles in the Snow EP - Terrible Records 9.* Immuzikation Blend (Vampire Weekend vs Yeasayer) - Giving of the Alp - n/a - n/a --- 10. Fiveng - Skin - s/t - self released 11.* Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside - s/t - Columbia 12.* Memoryhouse - Lately - The Years EP - Arcade Sound --- 13.* Holly Miranda - Joints - The Magician's Private Library - XL Recordings 14.* Active Child - Voice of an Old Friend - Sun Rooms - Filter US Recordings 15.* Ortolan - Sticky Situation - Time on a String - Sounds Familyre --- 16. Arms - Kids Aflame - Kids Aflame - Gigantic 17. Uh Huh Her - Common Reaction - Common Reaction - Nettword Records 18. Wild Nothing - Chinatown - Chinatown Single - self released --- 19.* Born Ruffian - Sole Brothers - Say it - Warp Records 20. El Guincho - Palmitos Park - Alegranza! - Discoteca Oceano 21. Megan Danielle - Warmer Side of the Door- n/a - n/a --- 22. High Places - From Stardust to Sentience - s/t - Thrill Jockey 23. Meiko - How Lucky We Are - ? - Lucky Ear 24. Seabear - Cold Summer - Lion Face/ Cold Summer - Morr Records --- 25. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour - Reunion Tour - Anti-Records 26. Discovery - Slang Stamg - LP - XL 27. Ida Maria - Keep Me Warm - Fortress Round My Heart - Nesna Records --- 28. Deerhunter - Never Stops - Microcastle - Kranky/4AD 29. Glasser - Tremel - Tremel - n/a
Go out and look at the clouds. They look amazing today.
artist - song - album - label * indicate new releases
1. Joe Raposo - How Milk is Made - n/a - Sesame Street *2. Alcoholic Faith Mission - My Eyes to See - Let This Be the Last Night We Care - Poneyrec 3. Goldfrapp - Eat Yourself - Seventh Tree - Mute --- 4. Kurt Vile - Blackberry Song - Childish Prodigy - Matador 5. Best Coast - When I'm With You - When I'm With You single - Black Iris 6. Lake - Blue Ocean Blue - Oh, the Places We'll Go - K --- 7.* The Morning Benders - Excuses - n/a - Rough Trade Records 8. Wavves - Mickey Mouse - Wavves - Fat Possum 9. Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn - Tourist History - Glassnot Records --- 10. Ducktails - Daily Vacation - Ducktails - Not Not Fun 11.* Tom Caruana presents Wu Tang vs The Beatles - Release Yo Self - Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers - Tea Sea Records 12.* Reporter - Lab Test - The Incredible - Holorene Music --- 13.* Phantogram - When I'm Small - Eyelid Movies - SubBombia Records 14.* A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Failure - Nitetime Rainbows EP - Mis Ojos Discos 15.* Holly Miranda - No One Just Is - The Magician's Private Library - XL Recordings --- 16.* Fredrick - Vinterborn - Trilogi - Kori 17.* Broken Bells - October - Broken Bells - Columbia 18. Savior Adore - Bodies - Machinse - Cantora Records --- 19.* Foals - Spanish Sahara - Total Life Forever - Sub Pop 20. Department of Eagles - Phantom Other - In Ear Park - 4AD 21. Kisses - Kisses - n/a - n/a --- 22. Atlas Sound - Logos - Logos - Kranky 23.* Sonny and the Sunsets - Too Young to Burn - Tomorrow is Alright - n/a 24. Generationals - Nobody Could Change Your Mind - Con law - Park the Van --- 25. *Broken Social Scene - World Sick - Forgiveness Rock Record - Arts &Crafts
