Notes from Left of the Dial: May 9

There Is Love

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Gold-Bears' second full-length, "Dalliance," is a record about regret. It reminds you of that time you lied to your friend when you said you were too busy to hang out, but instead went to the bar alone. Or when you sent that really shitty email to your brother about something that really has no bearing anymore, because you were too caught up in the moment to think clearly. It also reminds you of the time you got divorced... from whatever or whomever.

In the past two years since Gold-Bears released their debut album "Are You Falling in Love?," main Bear Jeremy Underwood gathered a new crop of friends to carry out his fuzz-filled visions. "Dalliance" is more focused and abrasive than that 2011 debut, combining their noise-pop influences from forebears like Boyracer and The Wedding Present with shades of the post-hardcore, emo and post-punk on which the band all cut their musical teeth. This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever.

"Dalliance" opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Kupa (of the defunct London indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away — sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. “Chest” rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback.

The stomping "From Gainesville to Tallahassee" features a gnarly feedback guitar solo and backing vocals from Black Tambourine's Pam Berry. “Punk Song No. 15” is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. “I Hope They’re Right” and the lovely, jangling “Hey, Sophie” show how much the band have expand their range, slowing the pace, turning up the jangle and taking on the big subjects.

Gold-Bears cover a lot of territory, musical and lyrical, in "Dalliance"’s 32 minutes and by the time that we reach the miniature epic of closer “Fathers And Daughters” we realize that we’re watching a band and a song-writer hit their stride, turning in an album that’s exciting, thoughtful and infectious.


Gold-Bears - Yeah, Tonight

Released on June 10, 2014.

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Craft Spells // Komorebi

TURN TO CRIME - Can't Love (full album stream).

Forgiveness

Check out the music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k82xzdkBaw

12" WAX AND CD AVAILABLE HERE:

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Vocal Insanity

Expensive Dog

Artist: Young Widows
Title: The Money
Album: Easy Pain
Release Date: May 13, 2014

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YOUNG WIDOWS ON TOUR:
May 14—Subterranean—Chicago, Illinois
May 16—Loving Touch—Ferndale, Michigan
May 17—Hard Luck—Toronto, Ontario
May 18—St. Vitus—Brooklyn, New York
May 19—Great Scott—Boston, Massachusetts
May 20—Boot & Saddle—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 21—DC9—Washington, D.C.
May 22—Strange Matter—Richmond, Virginia
May 23—Kings—Raleigh, North Carolina
May 24—The Earl—Atlanta, Georgia
May 25—The Bottletree—Birmingham, Alabama
June 19—Czar Bar—Kansas City, Missouri
June 20—Moon Room—Denver, Colorado
June 21—Kilby Court—Salt Lake City, Utah
June 22—The Shredder—Boise, Idaho
June 24—Chop Suey—Seattle, Washington
June 25—Bunk Bar—Portland, Oregon
June 26—Witch Room—Sacramento, California
June 27—Thee Parkside—San Francisco, California
June 28—The Church On York—Los Angeles, California
June 29—Rhythm Room—Phoenix, Arizona
June 30—Plush—Tucson, Arizona
July 2—Holy Mountain—Austin, Texas
July 3—Club Dada—Dallas, Texas
July 4—Conservatory—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 5—Firebird—St. Louis, Missouri

©2014 Temporary Residence Ltd.

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Young Widows - The Money (Digital Bonus Track)

From the album Frozen Letter, out August 5, 2014 on Merge Records.
http://www.mergerecords.com/frozen-letter

Frozen Letter

Spider Bags "Back With You Again in the World"

"Future Husbands Past Lives" off of the new album 'In Cold Blood' out on 5/19 via SONGS/Crush Music in the US + CA, and Inertia on 5/23 in AU + NZ. Pre-order on iTunes for $7.99 and get an instant download of "They Don't Know" & "Prague" smarturl.it/incoldblood

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Future Husbands Past Lives

Familiars

Hotel

The Antlers - Hotel

Alex Smoke - GreenMan

From Shabazz Palaces' forthcoming full-length 'Lese Majesty', out July 29th on Sub Pop Records.

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Lese Majesty

They Come in  Gold

Shabazz Palaces - They Come In Gold

Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Iterations'.
Released May 13th via Tri Angle Records (12" drops May 27th in UK & Europe).
12" & Digital.

Notes from Left of the Dial: May 9

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