Kind of a light week, but some of this stuff is probably worth checking out (I promise that I put hyperlinks in, but I'm having problems with Blogger):
The Coral Sea: Volcano Heart (Hidden Agenda) – Santa Barbara based band. According to their Myspace page they sound like “Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Eliot [sic] Smith, Radiohead,” etc….
Dirty on Purpose: Hallelujah Sirens (North Street Records) – Brooklyn based slightly dreamy indie rock band. I got this one in the mail and it doesn’t sound bad. I’ve only listened to it once, but I’ll gladly give it another listen. They’re appearing live at Spaceland on 7/29. Go listen to some tracks on their Myspace page. Pitchfork gave it a respectable 7.7/10.
Dr. Octagon: The Return of Dr. Octagon (Ocd Records) – This is being billed as a sequel and it does feature Kool Keith but One Watt Son (a production trio) did the beats this time, so check it out before buying.
Four Tet: DJ Kicks (K7) – Hear him mix together bands like Curtis Mayfield, Stereolab, Animal Collective and Cabaret Voltaire.
Grant Lee Phillips: nineteeneighties (Zoe Records) - The former lead singer of Grant Lee Buffalo does a covers album of songs from a lot of my favorite bands from the 1980s, including: The Pixies, Smiths, REM, New Order and the Cure. It's probably worth hearing at least once. See him at Largo on 6/28.
Hacienda Brothers: What's Wrong with Right (Proper Records) - They mix country and old school R&B. See them at Cozy’s in Sherman Oaks on 8/25.
Merzbow: Minazo (Important Records) – Japanese noise music legend.
Pet Shop Boys: Fundamental (Rhino) – For the WeHo readers (with Trevor Horn as producer).
The Spores: Imagine the Future (Sidecho) – I’ve been hearing about their crazy marionette heavy live shows but I haven’t seen them yet. I got a copy of the CD too, but haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet. The lead singer has performed with Mondo Generator but this is more electro-driven. See them live at Safari Sam’s on 7/2 or the Viper Room on 7/3.
Tim O’Reagan: Tim O’Reagan (Lost Highway) – The Allmusic Guide calls it “twang-infused chamber pop that wouldn’t be out of place on Summer Teeth.” He’s the former drummer of the Jayhawks.
Waterloo: Out of the Woods (Undertow) – St. Louis band. The Allmusic Guide compared their last album to Pavement. The new press materials mention Badfinger, ELO and Radiohead.
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