The Barbacans Hit So Good (No Kidding)

We thank Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More (Ding Ding) for the headsup on this yummy bit of gelato. You can here more hear.

Proud to Post The Pride

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Many thanks to much-valued visitorfriend John B for pointing us toward this superb song or, as he put it, "Ultimate Fakebook doing 1964 Beatles." Yeah, yeah, etc. At the risk of mixing media, we wondered if there's any connection to this. (No harm in asking, IS THERE?)

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Music of the Sphere: Tame Impala, Nice Boys, Francisco The Man, Rat Columns, Evol, Allah-Las, Wild Smiles, Punks On Mars, New Pornographers, Big Country, After The Fire, Young Evils, Blonde Summer, Ringo Deathstarr, Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin, Warm Soda, Lace Curtains, King Tuff, Young Boys, Vandelles, Fang Island, Thee Oh Sees, Total Slacker, Widowspeak, Hunters

That we are posting this on the first day of the seventh year of our little music blog is strictly coincidental. We're nevertheless celebrating by putting every band in the post in the postitle. Thanks to Blogger for recent changes that let us do this and to the neato hoster types for posting the following. And hurrah for your visiting and for Karamazov!

The Nice Boys - Teenage Nights - Requiem Pour Un Twister

Francisco The Man - Tiger - We All Want Someone To Shout For

Rat Columns - Death Is Leaving Me - The Finest Kiss

Evol - Unlucky Guy - Raven Sings the Blues

Allah-Las - Don’t You Forget It - Austin Town Hall
Wild Smiles - Tangled Hair - Austin Town Hall
Punks On Mars - Showers of Pain - Austin Town Hall

The New Pornographers - The Electric Version - Peter's Power Pop
The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed - Peter’s Power Pop
The New Pornographers - All For Swinging Around - Peter’s Power Pop
Big Country - In A Big Country - Peter’s Power Pop
After The Fire - Der Kommissar - Peter’s Power Pop

Tame Impala - Elephant - Indie Rock Cafe
The Young Evils - When Sally Walked In The Rain - Indie Rock Cafe
Blonde Summer - Slow Days, Fast Company - Indie Rock Cafe
Ringo Deathstarr - Rip - Indie Rock Cafe
Ty Segall - The Hill - Indie Rock Cafe 


Tame Impala - Endors toi - Rollo & Grady
Allah-Las - Tell Me (What’s On Your Mind) - Rollo & Grady
Warm Soda - Reaction - Rollo & Grady
Lace Curtains - Police Brutality - Rollo & Grady
King Tuff - Anthem - Rollo & Grady
Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin - Pop Song - Rollo & Grady
Young Boys - Fell From Grace & Runaway May - Rollo & Grady


The Vandelles - Into the City & Lovely Weather - Gimme Tinnitus
Fang Island - Asunder - Gimme Tinnitus
Thee Oh Sees - Lupine Dominus - Gimme Tinnitus
Total Slacker - Psychic Mesa - Gimme Tinnitus
Widowspeak - Harsh Realm - Gimme Tinnitus
Hunters - Melting - Gimme Tinnitus
Throwing Up - Toothache Mastered - Gimme Tinnitus

The Dollyrots' Eponymous Fourth

We've bought and loved our fair share of product by these Florida-to-California transplants, and you should, too.

"B-b-b-b-b-but, pp, you've put t-t-t-two identical widgets in the same post."

Not so, d-bag, and quit trying to change the subject. Besides, they serve different porpoises, if you will but deploy your cursed cursor.

"Oh."

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The High Water Marks - No Pretense on Our Part: We Love 'Em

Long-time visitors to our little lair (if there are indeed such animals extant) might remember our floodtide esteem for this fabulous musical outfit. (Click here to be reminded and to download one of our very favorite songs of this still-new century, "Good I Feel Bad," the epitome of rolling rock.) Thus were we ecstatic to find a new album available for free. . .FREAKIN' FREE (gasp, spit). . .download at Bandcamp. Although the widgets below say "Buy" (and buy you may), once you're at Bandcamp, you'll see what we mean about that "free" bidness. Here are three favorites from Pretending To Be Loud.







(We're pretty sure we got the headsup on this from a faveblog but we failed to make a note of it. We will gladly tender gratitude should our memories be jogged.)

EndAnd: Two Adventures

The instruments are perfectly poppy and crunchy and stuff, while the voice perhaps ventures an ooch beyond the outer limits of da popperhood. But so what? and bravo! and death to anyone who. . .oops, sorry, carried away. (Judging from his Comment, we're pretty sure our man John B. won't object at all and might well add a bravo or two of his own.) Here are our two favorites from the five-song EP, Adventures of Hi-Fi in Space, available for free download at Bandcamp.

Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams

We fully realize this one appeared all over the blogosphere in early July, and to widespread ebullitions of gleeee, including our own. We certainly grabbed it then and selfishly squirreled it away for secret listening experiences. Do we feel guilty? Always, but we've dealt with it privately and find our hearts amazingly tame (though we are not impalas.) Our horns have been raised and tootin' for these Perth Aussies since we first heard them at Rollo & Grady's back in early '10, and we are well psyched about Lonerism, their sophomore effort, due out on John Lennon's birthday (one day earlier in Europe and four days earlier in Oz).

Easy, Tiger

We love a great many of the sounds this Austin band is making. You can find more for free download at their Bandcamp page. Oh, and this is one of those situations that drives Comma Consistency Compulsives cuckoo, so look out.



 

A.C. Newman - We're Not Talking (Much) Either, But We're Certainly All Ears

A.C. Newman - I'm Not Talking mp3

from The New Pornographer's 3rd solo LP,

Shut Down The Streets,

dropping on John Lennon's birthday

via

Matador Records

You just heard it, so need we say more? No, we do not, but if you want to read more, click here. We've expressed our love for this huge talent and his bands several times previously, so naturally it's needles and pins-ah we're on. At least five free and legals are still available in those previous posts.

Redd Kross - Stay Away From Downtown

Two days ago we posted an excelente from these Califaves' recently released LP, Researching the Blues. Here's another we like even better. (We're having to tweak the code a bit to make sure the "Download" button is visible. Sorry.)

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Redd Kross: Researching the Blues

Redd Kross - Researching the Blues mp3

Title cut from long-awaited longplayer by long-loved, long-legged Cali faveband.  

On Merge.

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Island Twins: The Wolfs Lair

Yeh, "Wolfs" (sic). Another freebie, plus the rest of the self-titled LP are available at Bandcamp.

Out to Seapony

Seapony - What You Wanted mp3 

Seapony - Prove to Me mp3

 

from

Falling

due 11 Sept

on

Hardly Art

Mister Melt: Song One

You can freely download the rest of the New Yawkuhs' LP at SoundCloud.


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Summertime Treats from Vegas With Randolph

Just as we/you/'re starting to melt – or chill (down under) –, primo Alexandria, Virginia poppers Vegas With Randolph send some summer (or winter) sweetness y/our way. Take a listen and download below if you like.



For very good measure, we're including two pleasers from last year's excellent 18-song LP, Above The Blue, available for $5 this week only at Bandcamp and here, here, and here any time. You can also get their self-titled debut for $5 this week at Bandcamp.

Vegas With Randolph - Some Time To Live mp3

Vegas With Randolph - Summertime mp3

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