Who's House?

HEELS HOUSE

So...UNC basketball is finally underway and it just makes my days that much better. With our seasoned veterans Danny Green, Ty Lawson, Tyler Hansborough, and Wayne Ellington on to the NBA, Roy Williams has a brand new stable of stallions to thwart any challengers. Larry Drew II, Tyler Zeller, Ed Davis, John Henson all have the potential to lay down some more championships for Good Ol' Roy. It'll happen. And since I'm in such a good mood, I've got like a bazillion tunes to show you.

The Mantles: Don't Lie

Easily one of my favorite songs of the season. So simple and anthemic, The Mantles make me feel like a couple of kids time traveled to 1968 and changed the world of rock n' roll. Don't know too much about this band but I can only hope they continue to put out songs as good as this. Be sure to check out the music video as well. Perfect.



Rainbow Bridge: Big Wave Rider

I can't believe I haven't posted this song earlier. I know that everyone was going for the super hazy/stoned beach vibe this summer, but these guys blew everyone else out of the water with just one song. Whereas other bands would shower their lack of instrumentation over some serious lo-fi buzz, Rainbow Bridge sacrifices no talent for "authenticity", they just bring it. Delicately paced and guitar driven, I can't think of how many times I played this on the way out to Sullivan's Island this summer. Lyrically, R.B. keeps its simple, but for good measure. There is no way this song could be any better. I'm listening to it as I write and my head can't stop bobbing. Pick up a guitar.

King Khan & BBQ Show: Love You So

Fans of The Black Lips and fans of AM Oldies can come together in their appreciation of this jangly, raucous little number. I've never really listened to King Khan that much, I found it a little too sloppy and abrasive for my own taste. But King Khan and BBQ do a great job of mixing punk, doo-wop, and soul into one complete package without coming off as a novelty. Nice little ditty.

Animal Collective: Bleeding (Live) (Brand New!)

So...who knows what this will sound like on the actually new e.p. AnCo is releasing this Christmas. They're notorious for manipulating the shit out of live songs years in advance before the studio version comes out...This is pretty dense Animal Collective right here, and I'm sure it'll take a couple of listens before I can separate the ambiance from actual song writing. But, I have great faith in Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Geologist, and newly returned Deakin to have a method to this madness. Even on my second listen, I start to find myself spacing out to the sonic landscape that AnCo has laid out on the track. Pretty heady shit. Fall Be Kind their new "Dark" E.P. will be out some time in December.

The Notwist: Boneless (Panda Bear Remix)

Speaking of Animal Collective, heres an oldie (blogospherically speaking) from my favorite member of AnCo, Panda Bear. One of my favorites this song, combines the textural layouts of those familiar with Animal Collective combined with Panda Bear's manipulated delayed harmonies creating one beautiful sound collage. I hate even calling this song a remix because it does such a good job standing on its own.


Cold Cave: Life Magazine

Just found out about these goth-poppers, and this is one hell of a little electro-banger. Distorted synths and 4/4 beats dominate the spectrum as some hollow female vocals haunt in the distance. Nothing groundbreaking but it works and is slowly crawling up my Top 25 played.

Yeasayer: Ambling Alp
Yeasayer: Ambling Alp (Memory Tapes Remix)

Never really got into Yeasayer too much. Sure 2080 was a hell of a debut single, and Tightrope was great on the Dark Was The Night compilation. But, I never really felt a reason to delve deeper than that. This song however has compelled me too check out the new album forthcoming. Sure, you can call it an Animal Collective rip-off due to it's loop driven structure, but it's got more to it than that, the energy and ambition on this song is at the forefront. With horns and falsetto's popping up in unlikely places it's got some balls. The prolific Memory Tapes already released his remix of Ambling Alp, just days after its initial release, so check that out too.

Beirut: Guyamas Sonora

I've been jamming out to this recently since the arrival of some relatively cold weather. Zach Condon of Beirut is that of a prodigy and his music shows it. His mastering of music composition is unrivaled by anyone in indie-rock with the exception of Dave Longstreth from the Dirty Projectors. Guyamas Sonora is one of my fav's off of Beirut's solid sophmore album The Flying Club Cup. Mandolins, Horns, Choirs fill up any empty space in this song as Condon's recognizable croon leads the way.




Atlas Sound: Kid Klimax

The hard at work Bradford Cox is always up to something. Seeing Deerhunter at the Paradiso in Amsterdam this summer was one of the best concerts I've ever seen...hands down. Along with Deerhunter, Cox has his solo project Atlas Sound. Whereas Deerhunter is more immediately gratifying and engaging, Atlas Sound is much more introverted in its sound. With that being said, this is one of the songs of his sophmore album Logos that really started to grow on me.

Henry Pedro: Midnight Sun

Beautiful. Listen.

Daniel Rossen: Too Little Too Late (JoJo Cover)

Now this is quite a number. Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles takes on B-list pop star JoJo's Too Little Too Late, to amazing effect. It's everything that you'd imagine Rossen would do, ghostly harmonies, creepy piano's, etc. It's all their. It's fragile. It's delicate. It's perfect.


Go Heels.

DTTG.