Lonesome Dove

"A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough."
Augustus McCrae

My Roommate & I endured the 384 minutes of Lonesome Dove this past week. Then we watched parts III and IV again.
We laughed, we cried, we watched Young Guns afterward unfortunately.
Hands down. It's the ultimate bro movie ever.
Sick.

Race In - Battles

"Race In", the opening track off of Battles debut Mirrored is something of extraordinary power. Upon first listen, one may compare it to what an assembly line would sound like if they had an extremely eccentric and loud jam session. But no, these are actually humans composing this work. To see these bros go to work and play these instruments live at Bonnaroo was an absolute treat. I haven't listened to Battles in quite a while, but the sound of my friends computer crashing was enough to compel me to go back and take another listen. Thank God, it still sounds great.

No Hope Kids - Wavves
Beach Demon - Wavves

After this past weekend, it's really been Wavves that's on my mind. The sun's starting to come out, my wallets getting thinner, the days are getting are longer, the kids are at the beach, and the law's on my back. What better time to listen to something like "No Hope Kids". I've found myself humming this tune incessantly as I walk to class eating my Chik-Fil-A sandwich on the parent's bill. Thanks Mom. Wavves certainly grew on me. At first it was just so loud and all too much for me to handle, but then soon enough Nathan Williams and his snot-nosed little project caught on the me like wildfire. This is how I like a guitar to sound, all beat to hell. "Beach Demon" is one helluva track too. Being a little fuck-up/menace to society never sounded like so much goddamn fun.

Hate it Here - Wilco

When Sky Blue Sky first came out, I refused to listen to it. I listened to A Ghost is Born when I was in 9th grade and it was weird, but it was perfect. So when people and reviews kept telling me that Sky Blue Sky slow and boring, I decided to just skip it. Well, then I heard "Impossible, Germany" and I was all like, "No shit?" and then on the way out to Sullivan's Island, Kyle Brown showed me "Hate it Here", and I was all like "Fuck yeah!" The whole song's just so smooth and Tweedy's delivery is so on point, while Nels Cline just brings it. I still haven't listened to Wilco (The Album), but maybe there's a song like this that'll make me reconsider.

Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club

That guitar tone that opens up "Breakneck Speed", the first song released on Tokyo Police Club's upcoming sophomore effort Champ, sound's an awful lot like an xx riff. But then Dave Monks' familar voice comes through and the drums pop off and the volume gets turned up and it's all wonderful. Tokyo Police Club have never been known for really 'changing the game' per se, but what they do is deliver such solid post-emo music that you can't really get upset with them. This time is no different. Elephant Shell was a fulfilling effort and if this is any indication as to what's going to come from TPC this time, they may even raise the bar on themselves.