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DOWNLOAD: Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia - Dead Souls
Is it just us, or has France been killing it lately? Obviously you’ve got your Ed Bangers and your Institubes, but recently we saw Parisian band Hey Hey My My and thought, “Wow—French rock hasn’t been this good since the ‘60s…” Not that we were there or anything, but you know what we mean. Anyway, today we got a sick download from Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia, another Parisian outfit, that’s a sort of hypnotic alt. jam, featuring a laid-back, slightly psyched out guitar line, and dreamy, accented vocals repeating “Alright/What a great life” over and over. The song is called “Dead Souls”, and of course you can download it at Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia’s RCRD LBL page. This is the Ben Watt radio edit of the song (Ben is a London-based electro producer who owns the label Buzzin' Fly). Ben is also one-half of legendary band Everything But the Girl (with RCRD LBL fave Tracey Thorn), so you know we're stoked about this one. Enjoy!
Download: Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia - Dead Souls (Ben Watt Radio Edit)
EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD: Morning State - Oh Yeah (Album Verison)
Band to watch! Atlanta, GA foursome Morning State are releasing “Oh Yeah” on RCRD LBL today, a distorted and slightly spooky alt rock song reminiscent of early (early) Radiohead and the Shins—you know, all that good ‘90s-sounding stuff. “Oh Yeah” is featured on their debut full-length You Know People, I Know People (which is dropping on May 5th), and the fuzzy, screaming guitars that crescendo all throughout the song will totally get you fist pumping, all while sorting through your flannel wardrobe and Sub Pop Singles Club collection. Ah, nostalgia!
DOWNLOAD: Bear Hands - Golden
Here’s some classic indie rock for you to start the week off: New York’s Bear Hands, who like Pavement and Sebadoh before them, craft melodic rock music over plaintive, poetic lyrics. “Golden”, one of the Bear Hands songs we’re releasing today, is a patchwork of stuttering basslines and heavy, country-twinged guitars that recall all that great ‘90s alternative rock without sounding nostalgic. Same with “Sickly Brunette”, which has a more immediate feel, coupling the Guided By voices-ness with a powerful, ‘70s percussion stomp. The band are playing come upcoming dates in NYC, so make sure to check out their MySpace page for more info.
FEATURED: Blood on the Wall release album, play Other Music
Our pals in Blood on the Wall are having a righteous couple of weeks: after releasing their third full length, Liferz on The Social Registry, they’re playing a mini tour and performing an in store at Other Music tonight at 8PM. If you’ve never experienced their insidiously cool, laid back slacker rock, now’s your chance. If you can’t make it to the in store (and even if you can, for that matter), be sure to check them out Friday at The Music Hall of Williamsburg with experimental indie pop band Cause Co-Motion.
Download: Blood On The Wall - Sorry Sorry Sarah
VIDEO THRWBCK: Mclusky - Collagen Rock (2002)
We felt like rocking out today, so we listened to Future of the Left, Andy Falkous' post-Mclusky fury punk, to assuage our inner desires for molten guitars and firebelly screams. Which, of course, led us to popping 2002's seminal Mclusky Do Dallas, that band's second LP (after the brilliantly titled My Pain and Sadness is More Sad and Painful Than Yours in 2000) in our stereo. Which then in turn led us to trying to find a live video of one of our favorite songs off that record, the searing "Collagen Rock". So what if it is basically an exact concoction of 1/2 Nirvana, 1/2 Pixies, originality is overrated.
DOWNLOAD: The Muggabears - Rings
Brooklyn post-rock trio The Muggabears have reared their cute little heads more than once on RCRD LBL, but this time we’re releasing one of their songs, straight up. It’s called “Rings” and it’s featured on their highly acclaimed 2007 EP Night Choreography. Like most of the Muggabears’ material, it’s a dark, noisy journey through their collective psyche, using searing rock instrumentation and distorted vocals and lyrics. “Rings” sounds like Pavement had they been raised goth instead of slackers, and possessed a tad of a Sonic Youth fetish.
FEATURED: The Breeders
Arguably, the most anticipated comeback of the year will be that of The Breeders, Kim Deal's post-Pixies blissed-out band of misfits. They're playing SXSW, Coachella, and we're sure every festival in existence this summer. We last saw the Breeders in 2002 during their Title TK world tour, and it still ranks as one of the best show of our lives. Butter Team just featured a Breeders cover by new band Jovenes y Sexys.
VIDEO: The making of Mark Ronson's Just
A few days ago we posted the newest Mark Ronson video, for this Radiohead cover "Just", featuring Phantom Planet frontman Alex Greenwald. He just posted a cool little making of featurette on YouTube, which is worth a gander if you're a real fan of lounge-esque, post-modern cover bands...
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