Chief - Ill Swiss producer

Jazz Unconditional featuring John Robinson

In case you haven't heard

Check out Margot and the Nuclear So and So's. You can hear them on youtube: check out "Quiet as a Mouse" and "Broad Ripple is Burning". They've also got a few great songs on their myspace page.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND : CONTRA

TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY you can download the new Vampire Weekend album for $3.99 from Amazon.
After that it goes back to .99 a track.

Here's a link to Pitchfork's review of the album. They gave it an 8.6

I'm downloading it as I type so I can post my take on it after I've listened to it a few times over.

Broken Bells - I must have died and gone to HEAVEN

I just stumbled upon this blog when I was looking for tracks (other than The High Road) from Broken Bells. If you haven't heard the Broken Bells is a collaboration between between the Shins' James Mercer and Danger Mouse. You may know that James Mercer has a special place in my heart: his previous band "Flake" come "Flake Music" come "The Shins" originated in Albuquerque, NM and basically made my undergraduate years worth living. But, I stray. So, this album is coming out on March 9th.

If you haven't picked up the track go here: http://www.brokenbells.com/

So as I was looking for leaked tracks and stumbled upon this blog:

There's some sweet Animal Collective tracks, some covers (hits and misses) but some pretty cool links to some lesser known tracks and live tracks.

Enjoy!

Some random finds from the interweb/nets

King Ghedorra (MF DOOM) - I wonder featuring Hassan Chop ( I think, maybe) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S92nxs7MIJw

Fink - Blueberry Pancakes (live) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlI8QZCSQ3o&feature=related

Fink - This is the Thing (live) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjFrBvmJO9w&feature=related

No Eye Contact (myspace), for fans of the Neutral Milk Hotel

http://www.myspace.com/noeyecontact

Mew...

We just listened to Mew live in Studio at KEXP.
Fitting, since it's all about birds! hehe.

Birds, Birds, everywhere

If Bird is the Word, then these bands know it.
Unintentionally I've recently discovered a few bands that are (apparently) just as fond of birds as I am.

The Wooden Birds - This is the band lead by the dude (Andrew Kenny, songwiter from American Analog Set). Sounds a lot like AAS but is described as more 'percussive'.

I've also found this band called Paper Bird
They sound great, but I've been more of in a house / hip-hop mode lately. You know, something to deliver me from this inversion / smog valley.

Also, if you haven't checked out David Bazaan, I suggest you stop reading right now and check him out. No birds, but he has a song called "curse your branches".