Twerps
Twerps write some irresistible rock songs.
The 2nd album form this Melbourne quartet, Range Anxiety, just came out on Merge Records.
Get lost in the beauty of “I Don’t Mind”.
Lower Dens
We’ve been waiting for new Lower Dens music for almost 3 years.
This band from Baltimore offers Escape from Evil at the end of March.
“To Die in L.A.” is the wondrous first single.
Courtney Barnett
The fresh new voice of Courtney Barnett enthralled us last year with her brilliant debut The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas.
Her new album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, will be with us in March.
The song “Pedestrian At Best” leads the way.
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L and his European perspective from Berlin.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Lopsided World of L (Hour 2)
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*Vlad In Tears “Your Sign” (Berlin, Germany)
*Vlad In Tears “My Way” (Berlin, Germany)
*Horseman “Dawn Of The Dread” (London)
*Schiller f/ Uhneilig “Sonne” (Live) (Berlin, Germany)
*Cable Street Collective “He’s On Fire” (London)
*The Cardboard Crowns “Bounty On His Head” (Quebec)
*Samantha Gibb “Saturday Night” (Miami, Florida)
*Van Wolfen “Ja!” (Hamburg, Germany)
*Little Boots “Business Pleasure” (Blackpool, U.K.)
*Intergalactix “I.W.S.O.M.” (Sydney, Australia)
*Hey Bulldog “Makin Friends Not Million..” (Manchester)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds “Red Right Hand” (AU) 1994
*Unwed Teenage Mothers “Whose Girl Are You”(Oxford, MI)
*Heimataerde “Weiß Schwarz” (Germany)
*Oh Land “Nothing Is Over” (Copenhagen, Denmark)
*Filter Distortion “Lost Boys” (Liverpool, England)
*Lunar Twin “Champagne” (Oakland, CA)
*Cazal Organism “Bubbles (So High)” (Granada Hills, CA)
*Inouwee “Could I Be The Lucky One” (Copenhagen)
*Peter Kernel “Leaving For The Moon” (Swiss /Canada)
*The Vibrators “Blackout” (London)
*Horseman “Reality Time” (London)
*Kasabian “Clouds” (Leicester, England)
*Chris Prythm “50 Miles North” (Roanoke, VA)
+Monday Blackbirds “Where Is Johnny” (Madrid, Spain)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: “Black Leather”
*Schiller f/ Midge Ure “Let It Rise” (Live) (Berlin, Germany)
Will Butler
Will Butler, the multi-instrumentalist and dynamic performer of the band Arcade Fire (and brother of frontman Win Butler) has a solo debut in March.
Last year he and Owen Pallett were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film Her.
“Anna” is a free download from his album Policy.
Mikal Cronin
A couple of years ago Mikal Cronin created one of my fave albums of 2013.
MCII was solid all the way through.
He follows in the spring with MCIII.
“Made My Mind Up” is an early sampling.
Laura Marling
She’s only 24 but has already given us 4 exquisite albums.
Laura Marling’s 5th will be entitled Short Movie.
And “Short Movie” is the lead song.
Lopsided World of L
I’m in Bangkok, Jonathan L is in Berlin.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Lopsided World of L (Hour 2)
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*The Cardboard Crowns “Shut My Mouth” (Quebec)
*Horseman “Computer” (London)
*Wilhelm Tell Me “Tourists” (Hamburg, Germany)
+Filter Distortion “Frequency Modulation” (Liverpool)
+Bubblegum Screw “Play Some Stooges” (London)
*Los Trasgos Muertos “It Rises!” (Manchester)
+Ruthie Collins “Ramblin’ Man” (Nashville)
*Paul McCartney “Hope For The Future” (Jaded Mix)
*Black Star Riders “The Killer Instinct” (Ireland / L.A.)
*All Skate “Celebrate” (N.Y.C.)
*Council Band “Break On Through” (Doors cover) (N.Y.)
*Erasure “Sacred” (London)
*The Rat “Taking Out The Trash” (Portland, OR)
*Gil Hockman “Pass The Ball” (Johannesburg, S. Africa)
+KMFDM “Genau” (Germany)
+Robert Lauri “In The Dark” (Paris, France)
*The Little Secrets “All I Need” (Liverpool)
*Peur “Hollow Skies” (Manchester)
*Inouwee “My Friend” (Copenhagen, Denmark)
*Boris Carloff “Cos You Know” (Czech Republic)
*Nadine Shah “Stealing Cars” (Whiteburn, U.K.)
*Van Wolfen “Fertich” (Hamburg, Germany)
*Cj Ramone “Mr. Kalashikov” (Long Island, N.Y.)
*White Prism “Patience” (Sydney AU /Brooklyn)
*Film “The Gun & The Deer” (Athens, Greece)
*Jennifer Davies “Lapse Of Time” (Liverpool)
JOAN JETT SONG OF WEEK: Hard To Grow Up”
*Romare “Pusherman” (London)
Hanni El Khatib
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Hanni El Khatib is a San Francisco garage-rocker, now based in L.A.
He moved quickly from creative director for a skateboard company to full-time musician when Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys took notice and produced his 2nd album.
His 3rd, Moonlight, is brand new as we listen to the song “Melt Me”.
Turbo Fruits
Turbo Fruits is a rock band out of Nashville led by Jonas Stein, formerly of the band Be Your Own Pet.
Their 4th album No Control comes to us in the early spring.
“The Way I Want You”, the 1st single, produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, is a sweet taste.
Lopsided World of L
Jonathan L calling from Berlin.
Lopsided World of L (Hour 1)
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Lopsided World of L (Hour 2)
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*Loose Caboose “Sarsons Lane” (Southampton U.K.)
*Paul McCartney “Hope For The Future” (Beatsession mix)
*Wilhelm Tell Me “The Cool Kids” (Hamburg, Germany)
*Robert Lauri “In The Dark” (Paris, France)
*Filter Distortion “Frequency Modulation” (Liverpool)
*All Skate “Ride” (New York City)
*Jennifer Davies “Disconnected” (Liverpool)
*Erasure “Smoke And Mirrors” (London)
*Brine “The Night Before It Happened” (Gothenburg)
*Los Trasgos Muertos “Roll With The Punches”(Manchester)
*Deluka “Home” (Birmingham, U.K.)
*Electric 6 “Worst Movie Ever” (Detroit)
*The Cardboard Crowns “Hats Off” (Quebec)
*Ruthie Collins “Ramblin’ Man” (Nashville)
*Information Society “Where Were You” (Minneapolis)
*Emigrate f/ Jonathan Davis/Korn “Silent So Long” (Berlin)
*Miss Rabbit “My World” (Live version) (Switzerland)
*Martin McNeil & The Dissidents “Silvermoon” (London)
*The Talks f/ Dr. Ring Ding “Sam” (Hull, U.K.)
*2:54 “Pyro” (London)
*Steel Trees “Loggerhead” (Sheffield, U.K.)
*In Dynamics “Waking Life” (Brighton, England)
*Scout Killers “Long Way Around” (Bath, England)
*Aurora “Under The Stars” (Bergen, Norway)
+ The Real Tuesday Weld “The Day Before You Came” (London)
*PJJP “By My Side” (Paris / Portland)
**3 shades of JOAN JETT**
“Naked”- “Machismo”- “Different”
Panda Bear
Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) is the co-founder of the experimental band Animal Collective.
As a solo artist he has created 5 albums, the 5th, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, just released.
He dazzles us with “Boys Latin”.
“Boys Latin”