Bad Veins

Here is the latest video from Bad Veins!
"Dancing On TV"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4nZfjQYgEs

So good.

Two Door Cinema Club

Well yipee! There is a new Two Door Cinema Club single out and it is pretty much the best thing ever. "Sleep Alone" is the first single off of the highly anticipated sophomore album "Beacon" out September 3rd. (Or the 4th for us stragglers across the pond.)
"Sleep Alone" doesn't disappoint fans of TDCC that love their sound and just want more. With it's upbeat tempo and catchy chorus it catches your ear from the first listen. Masked beneath the pop rhythm however, is a dark lyrical world full of Alex Trimble's haunted dreams. He states, "we only know what we see, cause we're always fast asleep. Is it so hard not to believe that we'll never know?" Seeing is believing as many say, but maybe it's ok not to know the answer to everything.
The last few lines of the chorus: "and I may go to places I have never been to just to find the deepest desires in my mind." Freud would have a field day with that one. But isn't that what dreams are all about? Finding out more about yourself than you thought you knew? If we pay attention to them, maybe that will answer the questions for us.
Give it a listen. It will make you think, as well as love the song.

Ta ta for now!

A Silent Film

So a few weeks ago I posted about a song by the band A Silent Film titled "Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well." I recently purchased the entire album, thanks to my trusty CD Warehouse, and it hasn't come out of my car's sterio since. Every song is so good! Their sound is so full and rich. The tunes are also all extremely catchy and easy to pick up on. I could eventually see A Silent Film being one of the biggest bands in Britain, already taking after the likes of Coldplay and Keane with the sound of piano along with the rest of the band.
Robert Stevenson's vocals croon about love lost and gained again while taking you on an imaginary journey from the stage, to the ocean, and to a wishing well. "Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well" is my favorite song from the album, but not far behind are the next few tracks "Anastasia" and "Harbour Lights." You cannot listen to "Anastasia" quietly and I just think "Harbour Lights" is so beautiful. The lyrics are very poetic and deep. "You were my rock, never my stepping stone."
All in all everyone needs to go out and buy this record. You can get "Sand & Snow" on iTunes or maybe you have a record store near you. It was in Springfield, Missouri (astonishingly) so hopefully it will be. They also have a debut record titled "The City That Sleeps" and that will be my next venture. Love this band!

Songs to watch out for:

This Stage is Your Life
Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well
Anastasia
Harbour Lights
Queen of a Sad Land
Thousand Mile Race

Playlist

So this is my favorite playlist that I've ever made myself. I thought I'd share it with you.

Tokyo Police Club - Bambi
UNKLE - With You In My Head (feat. The Black Angels)
The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains
Say Hi To Your Mom - Let's Talk About Spaceships
Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meet Body
Calexico feat. Iron & Wine - He Lays in the Reins
British Sea Power - How Will I Ever Find My Way Home?
Fran Healy - Sing Me to Sleep (feat. Neko Case)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead
Friendly Fires - Live Those Days Tonight
Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere
Rogue Wave - 10:1
Meese - Next In Line
Bad Veins - Dry Out
Mute Math- Clipping
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
The Temper Trap - Rest
Radiohead - 15 Step
The Strokes - Red Light
Two Door Cinema Club - Costume Party

Hope you like it!

The Strokes

Ok, this is going to be a really short post, but I just found out that The Strokes are going to be writing a fifth album!! If I could see them play live I would die a happy person. And if it is as good as their last album was, we should be excited.

I. Love. The Strokes.

Tootles!

Haim

When I went to see Julian Casablancas, of The Strokes, play his solo tour a little band called Haim opened for him. Made up of three sisters and Dash Hutton they rocked their way through a really loud and raw show. I instantly loved them and found them on twitter @HAIMtheband. It took awhile for them to come out with any music, however. But they recently released an EP titled "Forever" and you can download it for free on their website haimtheband.com! "Forever" is definitely the most catchy of the three songs and was recently made into a music video. You can watch it here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/jun/07/new-music-haim-forever?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038
I hope they come out with a complete album soon because these girls can rock.

Bombay Bicycle Club

Unlike my other reviews, Bombay Bicyle Club has been around for awhile, especially in England where they hail from. They are just now hitting the states in an alarming rate, however. I first found BBC as a senior in high school when they had released three EP's "The Boy I Used To Be," "How We Are," and "Evening/Morning." Very soon after they released their first full length album, "I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose," mostly made up of the songs on these EP's (with a new recording of "The Hill") and a few other new ones. Understanding how young the band was when they wrote the record, (mere teenagers) gives it a quality that is outstanding. The songs are complex and way too mature for their age.
When their second album "Flaws" came out I bought it without listening to any of it or reading reviews, so when I put it in I thought I had bought a country album. The style of the music had changed so much, but once I listened past the first song I realized it was a folk album, not a country album, and BBC was still very much the same band. "The Giantess" on their first LP was a good segue into "Flaws" with it's slow melodic guitar picking and reference to the lead track, "Emergency Contraception Blues." What I love about Bombay Bicycle Club is that they are not afraid to play around with each of their songs. In "Flaws" they do an acoustic folk cover of the song " Dust on the Ground" that appears in their first record, and the song "Fairytale Lullaby" uses the same guitar riff as "The Giantess," but in a major key, and makes definite references to other riffs in the song. "Flaws" is an album that you put on during a rainy day. It's mellow and beautiful, but not boring.
They recently released their third LP, "A Different Kind of Fix." This album sounds more like their first but better and more organized and flowing. I could not stop listening to "Lights Out, Words Gone" and "Shuffle" the two strongest tracks of the album, in my opinion. The bass in "Lights Out" is something you cannot ignore and that needs to be played with all the windows down while driving through town. It's a song that you have to jam to. (Caution: Sporadic head bobbing/dancing may occur. Do not listen if you have neck or back problems.) "Fix" is much more electronic than the rugged guitar of "Blues" but it doesn't take anything away from the record.
While Bombay Bicycle Club is amazing in my opinion, (I literally recommend them to everybody) you may have to get used to Jack Steadman's vocals. He has a good voice but it is vastly unique. And the good news is they are working on their fourth album now!! Of course us Americans probably won't get it for awhile because it will take so long to get here, but for now we can just bask in the amazingness of their first three records. The EP's are worth buying as well. (I personally enjoy the original recording of "The Hill" much more than on "Blues.") "You Already Know" is a song that is not on their first record but one that you cannot pass up on.
Look up the video for "Lights Out, Words Gone" on YouTube. It's a live version and it's amazing!
Seriously, do not pass over this band!!!! You'll thank me later.

Songs to look up (this might be a lot so bear with me. I freaking love BBC):
The Hill
You Already Know
Always Like This
Magnet
The Giantess
Many Ways
Ivy & Gold
How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep
Your Eyes
Lights Out, Words Gone
Shuffle