GIMME TINNITUS

Frankie Rose is a former Crystal Stilt and also a former Vivian Girl. Now, she has her own band. Way back in October, the good folks over at Slumberland Records put out a green 7″ by said new band. This is the A-side…

Downloadable: Thee Only One (mp3)

Rose’s noisepop certainly recalls a revved up version of labelmates Black Tambourine. Here is a Black Tambourine mp3 for comparison purposes.

Downloadable: Black Car (mp3)

You can purchase the Thee Only One 7″… here.

Hopefully, we will get a full length in early 2010.

Frankie Rose is on Twitter.
Slumberland is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

So let’s go back to August 2008 and try and remember what it was like.

Downloadables:

IDWGH (mp3) by The Exeter Popes

Summer Grof (mp3) by Spinto Band

Bright And Shining (mp3) by Koushik

Death (Crystal Castles Remix) (mp3) by White Lies

My House (mp3) by Freshkills

Never Stops (mp3) by Deerhunter

S.S.C. (mp3) by Atlas Sound

Mirando (YACHT Remix) (mp3) by Ratatat

In Ear Park (mp3) by Department Of Eagles

We Are Young (mp3) by The Shaky Hands

Crystal Stilts (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Electric Car Gas Guitar (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Catalogs (mp3) by Double Dagger

Where Do You Run To (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Oh, You Horny Monster! (mp3) by Fiasco

See/Saw (mp3) by Jay Reatard

Swell (mp3) by Growing

If you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other Monthly Mixes.

Streamable: Super Tennis Theme Song (vimeo) by Super Tennis


Animation by LO-TEC
Downloadable: Super Tennis Theme Song (mp3)


Streamable: Knowledge In Hand (vimeo) by The Forms


Downloadable: Knowledge In Hand (mp3)


Streamable: Shaky Hands Live @ High Noon Saloon (youtube) by Shaky Hands




Streamable: Love Is A Wave (pitchfork.tv) by Crystal Stilts


Downloadable: Love Is A Wave (mp3)

>> Check out The L’s 8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear article… here. In case you are wonder the bands you need to hear are: pow wow! /// Savoir Adore /// The Albertans /// The Beets /// Xylos /// Darlings /// Anamanaguchi /// Emanuel & the Fear

Anamanaguchi Downloadable: Power Supply (8bitpeoples mp3)
Get the rest of the Power Supply album… here

>> There is a recording of Crystal Stilts recent show at Maxwell’s over @ nyctaper… here.

>> Some new new new Mika Miko is available @ 20 Jazz Funk Greats… here.

>> The Needle Drop explores the recent lofitrendytrend and specifically tells you “How To Lo-fi”… here. Numerous mp3 examples are included.

This is how we used to lofi: Beers In Heaven (mp3) by Space Needle

>> The latest BOAWS monthly mix features GT favs Gun Outfit… here. Listen to some Gun Outfit.

Downloadable: On The Beach (mp3)

>> Finally, listen to the most recent Pamplemoose New Music Hour… here.

>> Perhaps my favorite album by Mr. Beck Hanson is getting a deluxe reissue, One Foot In The Grave. Check out the deets… here.

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NOTE: Be sure to stream “Teenage Wastebasket”

>> There is an awesomely free Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler over @ Amazon… here.

Downloadable: Prismatic Room (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

>> Check out the Mika Miko Sex Jazz A-Side over at Passion Of The Weiss… here. Check out the B-Side at the GT blogspot… here.

>> PTST reminds us that the (FUCKING AWESOME) Power Move by Screaming Females is finally had its official release… here.

The Females also got a write up the Village Voice… here.

Also officially released as of yesterday, is the Like Bells eponymous album, and the Steve Albini-produced A Tempo! A Tempo! by Austrian math[SKINNG GRRR]rockers Valina.

Downloadables:
Buried In The Nude (mp3) (order) by Screaming Females
Atlas (exit stencil mp3) (order) by Like Bells
Phantom Of My Longest Day (joyful noise mp3) (order) by Valina

>> The latest Contrast Podcast looks at the best of 2009. Track listing and deets are… here.

Downloadable: The best of 2009 so far (part 1) (mp3)
My Submission: So Bored by Wavves

>> Now I rarely post links to whole albums, but when it’s a new wave masterpiece that has never ever been released on CD I just can’t resist. Download the I.R.S. GREATEST HITS VOLS. 2 & 3 over at Sound Bites… here. And yes, it’s tax day and I am linking to something I.R.S.-related, ugggh.