Vampire Weekend

A four-piece band from NYC, Vampire Weekend is hard not to enjoy, unless you’re perhaps one of those people who never smile. Despite the name, expect to find no gothy vampirism here. Reminiscent of the Police and Talking Heads, it’s pure, afro-pop influenced fun. They get extra points from the Green Machine for name-dropping Peter Gabriel, Lil Jon, and the Oxford Comma (which I just used, in case you didn’t notice).

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Here are my two favorite tracks:

Future Sounds

BLACK MOUNTAIN – IN THE FUTURE
Stephen McBean and company are back with the much anticipated follow-up to their 2005 self-titled debut. “In the Future” delves into deeper, proggier territory. Deep, sonic dimensions and stoner rock atmospheres abound. The limited double-CD edition comes with with a bonus disc, “Future Sounds.”
CD or LP

Check out a track here:

Slithery Trinkets

MEET THE EELS: ESSENTIAL EELS VOL. 1, 1996-2006 spans the first decade of the EELS with 24 selections on CD and 12 previously unreleased videos on DVD. ESSENTIAL EELS includes 2 previously unreleased tracks - the Jon Brion remix of "Climbing To The Moon," and a cover of Missy Elliot's "Get UR Freak On."
EELS USELESS TRINKETS: B-SIDES, SOUNDTRACKS, RARITIES AND UNRELEASED 1996-2006 includes 2 CDs and a DVD, featuring "Living Life" from the Daniel Johnston tribute album, a cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You," and Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend." USELESS TRINKETS also includes live versions of "Novocaine For The Soul" and "My Beloved Monster." The DVD features six performances from the EELS' Lollapalooza 2006 performance.

Check out a couple of tracks here:

threeway!

Hooray! Stephin Merritt & friends are back with a brand new Magnetic Fields album! "Distortion" is released January 15th.

Check out the first single, "California Girls" here:


Get your own copy of "Distortion" here.