DOWNLOAD: The Soft Pack - Red Headed Girl + Call It A Day (Acoustic Versions)
By now you've probably heard, that awesome band of San Diego punks The Muslims changed their name to the far less head-turning The Soft Pack. We're over it already, which is convenient because tomorrow their new label, Kemado, is re-releasing their vinyl-only debut EP through digital retailers. It doesn't have bullet holes in it or anything but it's still pretty great. A few acoustic songs are floating around, including a new jam called "Red Headed Girl" that speaks gold of the new record we assume is currently being assembled. We're not usually into punk bands doing the acoustic thing, but because these guys sound like busking Jonathan Richman types they are transporting us to a boardwalk ten Sundays from now and we are into that. Grab the tracks below and look for The Muslims EP online tomorrow.
Sounds like: Jonathan Richman, Browns
The Soft Pack - Red Headed Girl (Acoustic)
The Soft Pack - Call It A Day (Acoustic)
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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Tim Williams - Tape Your Head (4-Track Version)
While Tim Williams’ music centers itself around a bare, central acoustic progression--the actual song, if you will--the tunes find their heft amongst the mechanical programming and overweight keys that are buttressed all around. His single “Tape Your Head” cracks and bends and smacks its way through industrial punches and echoes, swimming around Williams’ simple hollow-bodied six-string like a dramatic childish patty-cake ritual. His album When Work Is Done (Dovecote), came out last year, but he recorded a special, Guided-By-Voices-inspired lo-fi version of the song just for us, available exclusively to you here at RCRD LBL. Grab the track below and see what this dude can whip up with some small organs and a dulled acoustic, coaxing his song out of its basket like a snake charmer on the streets of New Delhi.
Sounds like: Ryan Adams, Denison Whitmer, Merz
Exclusive Download: Tim Williams - Tape Your Head (4-Track Version)
Stream: Tim Williams - Tape Your Head (Original)
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD + CONTEST: Merz - Presume Too Much
Merz’s undulating ballads are aquatic in nature, but dude will leave the moist British fall for some dates in major American cities, beginning tomorrow at Joe’s Pub in New York City with Josh Rouse. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the show, so if you’re interested, sign up for our newsletter here and then e-mail contests@rcrdlbl.com with the subject “MERZ” and we’ll holler tomorrow afternoon if you’ve won. To hold you over, we’ve got the title track from the traveled songsman’s Presume To Much EP up for download, so if you like songs that sound like furry moss on a Brighton beach, grab that below.
Sounds like: Joseph Arthur, Conor Oberst, Lykke Li
Exclusive Download: Merz - Presume Too Much
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Downoad: Merz - Moi Et Mon Camion (Eviction Song)
