shame is so in this season

c is for

coney island! which on any day other than july 16 is just a beachfrontcrackpark, but july 16 is the siren festival. so in honor of july 16, here is a preview of what you may hear if you come join me as i frolick amongst the hipsters and hypodermic needles.


spoon is the shit. a little beatles, a little morrissey, a little velvet underground, a little drums, a little guitar, a little keys... can't say anymore without doing them injustice. lots of mp3s and vids on their website. check 'em out.

mates of state. one boy. one girl. two shaggy haircuts. how cute is that? now i'm not a huge synth-pop fan, but they're pretty fun. i could probably stand a couple of songs without feeling the need to go out and buy a keytar while wearing a neon orange hypercolor t-shirt. and on that horrid mental picture, here's some videos to keep you visually stimulated as well.
gotta get a problem
fluke

brendan benson looks like a morph of ethan hawke and spike jonze. seriously, look:

other than that, he's totally pop. like hook, line and chorus (and repeat). you can stream his new album on his website.

ok so there was this one video by the beta band that involved some kind of melon replacing a human head. i think it was a cantaloupe. maybe it was a casaba. either way, it frightened me a little. i could attribute my fear to the fact that i'm allergic to melon, but it really was a bit on the creepy side. anyway, vhs or beta is not the same melon wielding band. in fact, they are four toocoolforschool guys who've played with such famous acts as the bravery, scissor sisters, von bondies, et al. you know they're all pretty much the same thing... boom-chik-ka-chik-boom-chik-ka-chik (say it out loud 3 times fast and then you'll understand). don't get me wrong, it doesn't make them bad, it just doesn't make them that original either. anyway, take a listen by going to their site. they stream. also check out their remixes on the media page. sure to be played a misshapes near you.

these dungen boys haven't showered in weeks. but they're swedish, so we... uh, forgive them? sure. but my response to unkempt appearances is not posting their mp3s. ok, so i couldn't find any. ok, so i didn't look very hard. stop judging me!

q and not u doesn't have a website. but from the reviews i've read they can be likened to a cross between fugazi, the rapture, the lips, modest mouse and bootsy collins. in other words... actually i can't even picture what that would sound like. perhaps the din coming from a mental hospital under a full moon. or perhaps it's lovely and lyrical. i guess we shall see.

sorry, i'm getting totally lazy now. the dears are from montreal. they must be good. actually, homeo gave me their mp3s a couple weeks ago and i've been ipodding them ever since. here's one for you to enjoy:
heartless romantic
you can stream some of their stuff here

and i'm spent. there are more bands but i choose to stop here.

((lemme know if you wanna go))

posted by erica @ 10:00 AM