Mixed Bag 25 Aug 2015 // indie :: rock :: pop :: folk :: electronic :: blues :: dance :: acoustic

songs with character, recorded with texture, for you to have.

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YESURFMLY

twing twing twang // rock :: blues :: punk :: folk :: acoustic

...Stoner's Collectables

from debut album A History Of Hygiene, released by Chapter Music on November 1, 2013
get the song at http://chaptermusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-stevens-hindsight

www.facebook.com/stevensband

The Stevens - Hindsight

home recording
January 2014

Invade your mind, like the termites in your walls 
Only when your guard is down, I come out and crawl 

Haven't we walk down this street this time last year? 
No, different pairs of hands, and hearts, and fears 
I write you love songs, in pencil so I can erase your name 
Subject to change, 
Nothing stays the same 
Nothing stays the same 

Lock our fingers as we trip along the cobblestones 
Get home late. Kill the lights, and smash our bones 
Like a garden snake I peel my skin and leave it in the grass 
Sun comes up, I'm crawling fast 
This is now the past 

Invade your mind, like the termites in your walls 
Only when your guard is down, I come out and crawl 
On your wooden floors; past the shirts, the sheets, and the regrets 
You share your bed, not with me, but with the words 
I never meant.

Crawl

Troubled Sea

  STANDING IN THE PISSING RAIN MUST BE A DRAG: Recorded in a secularized Lutheran temple off the banks of the Hudson River, Ukiah Drag's new LP In the Reaper's Quarters (produced by the almighty Ben Greenberg) is fine projection of basement rumination finding temptation in the halls of an ex-God. Straddling the church balcony, licking the scum off stained glass, crooked steeples refracting moonlight and blood…There is no erasure of the Satanic ego as it the Drag moves onto new spiritual drippings. While the band's Dirt Trip single was hard but not necessarily unforgiving, In the Reaper's Quarters is a hellish maw that chews up tired rock and post punk tropes only to reanimate them in other austere and lonely offices. You may chew on its bones and swallow its scales but they'll cling to your pockmarked soul indeed. 
     Pulsating organs strobe their way through flattening riffs and creep beats; on many tracks the listener will hear a sex-crazed baby grand slinking sinfully into the reaper's pit. Their rendition of Lee Hazlewood's "Wait and See" will break the emotional turnstiles of many a troglodyte. This is a widow-making full length that marks and culminates every player's previous efforts to a blunt and remorseless tee. For fans of the violent prose of Harry Crews, Bobby Beausoleil's score of LUCIFER RISING, and the hallowed walls of Chateau Marmont. 

The Ukiah Drag "In The Reapers Quarters"
WCR021
Release date: 9/9/14
https://www.facebook.com/theukiahdrag
Pre Order: http://wharfcatrecords.com/store/the-ukiah-drag-in-the-reapers-quarters

The Ukiah Drag - Her Royal Grip

"Bigger Party" by Speedy Ortiz

Download this track for FREE at adultswim.com/singles beginning July 14.

Speedy Ortiz - Bigger Party

The first single from the soon-to-be released Black Stone EP.

The Siren

From 'Follow The Music", the new album by Alice Gerrard.
Available on LP/CD/DL Sept. 30th, 2014 on Tompkins Square
Produced by M.C. Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger)
Featuring members of Hiss Golden Messenger and Megafaun

"Alice Gerrard has one of those voices that harkens back to the likes of Sara and Maybelle.  She is the real deal with the right stuff and hasn't forgotten where country music came from."
- Emmylou Harris (June, 2014)


"Boll Weevil" by Alice Gerrard

The legendary band's first album in 13 years, available on Joyful Noise Recordings.

Pre-order now on ITunes    http://bit.ly/1suFFjj
or from Joyful Noise   http://bit.ly/1mx0SrG

One of the most influential bands in rock history, Half Japanese was founded in the bedroom of brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974. Ignoring musical conventions like chords, rhythms, melody, and song structure, the brothers pioneered DIY and Lo-Fi punk aesthetics simply by being themselves. Passionate, fearless, and relentlessly unique, they self-recorded and self-released by mailing out cassettes with handmade packaging, pressing their own vinyl, and brazenly marketing their music with bizarre magazine ads. This unbridled enthusiasm for the act of creating rock music led them to record dozens of amazing records (including the classic albums "1/2 Gentleman/Not Beasts" and "Charmed Life"), and to inevitably influence countless artists such as Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Daniel Johnston, Kurt Cobain, and many many more.

Their first album in 13 years, "Overjoyed", shows the band's aggressiveness as well as its friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, the 12 songs on "Overjoyed" are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible. "Overjoyed" contains a deep purity, exceptionally rare amongst "reunion albums". They neither attempt to recreate their old sound, nor are they aware of current musical trends and conventions.  As a result they sidestep common pitfalls and create something new, interesting, and needed.

The first single and opening track is "In Its Pull". The song struts with confidence and exemplifies the magical in-the-moment glee that Half Japanese exudes. It pumps out a straightforward yet enticingly erratic rock pulse that paves the way for the rest of the album.   


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Half Japanese - In Its Pull

Deep Brown Eyes Of All - Crisp Bellemono

Debut release ‘I Want You’ is a creamy rainbow gem inspired by the psych blues lords of the 60s and the gospel soul groovers of the 70s. Blending pop hooks, happy-go-fuzzy guitar wigouts and soulful wandering vocals, I Want You is an uplifting soundgasm.


To celebrate we are hosting a little get together...
https://www.facebook.com/events/1439661929690731/


Recorded and produced by Dan Frizza at 301 Byron Bay.
Mastered by Andrew Edgson at 301.
Artwork by Nick Potts.

I Want You

Whats That Sound Your Starting To Make?

No Matter What

No Matter What (Acoustic)

Hole In The Wall is taken from Moses Gunn Collective's debut album 'Mercy Mountain', available now via Create/Control. 

Download 'Mercy Mountain' here - https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/mercy-mountain/id1014763892



Mercy Mountain

Mercy Mountain Out Now

Hole In The Wall

Marilyn Manson - Coma White (Acoustic)

Written by KT Mulholland
Vocals by KT Mulholland
Acoustic and Percussion by KT Mulholland
Keys and Bass by Danny Paterson
Produced by KT Mulholland
Cover Art by Kaley Rockerfella
Special thanks to Danny Paterson https://soundcloud.com/danny-paterson
Copyright All Rights Reserved 2015

Brand New Future (ft. Danny Paterson)

Harmony is nothing without some dissonance.

Oceans

Sometimes you have to strip down to the basics.

Eyes Front

Written, Performed and Recorded by Thom Byles
Album artwork by Julien Loison
www.hangingvalleys.com
www.facebook.com/hangingvalleys/
twitter.com/hangingvalleys

In Your Blood

Download on iTunes: smarturl.co/VdcHfCA
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/3hqkL1FQosgL8PeOeGUmYG

Performed by Jorja Smith;
Produced by Joice;
Additional Production/Mixing/Mastering by Engine Earz;
Cuts/Scratches by DJ Complexion;
Artwork by Shannon Prince;
Sample recreation produced by Hal Ritson and Richard Adlam with Keyboards by Hal Ritson and Richard Adlam. 

twitter.com/jorjasmith
@joice91
@engineearz
@complexion
instagram.com/shnprince

Blue Lights

Incubus- I Miss You (acoustic)

Heartbeats (late night ukulele cover)

http://talitres.bigcartel.com/artist/motorama

Ghost

Grieves teams with Jonathan Olivares to put a new spin on "Bloody Poetry".

Buy Together/Apart from iTunes: http://bit.ly/m6q7DG 
and Fifth Element: http://bit.ly/lDLAvh

http://rhymesayers.com/grievesmusic
http://grievesmusic.com
http://facebook.com/grievesmusic
http://twitter.com/grievesmusic
http://instagram.com/grieves



Grieves - Bloody Poetry (Acoustic Remix ft. Jonathan Olivares)

Quaker City Night Hawks
HONCHO

Credits:
Released 15 February 2013
Produced by Matthew Smith, Grant Jackson Wilborn and Quaker City Night Hawks

Recorded at January Studios, Dallas, TX.
Mixed at The Doghouse, Hollywood, CA.
Mastered at Pitchfork Sound, Anahuac, TX.

All songs performed by Quaker City Night Hawks
Additional keys performed by Jon Gries

Artwork and Layout by Pussyhouse Propaganda

©2013 Magnolia Records 

Yellow Rose

I moved to the east coast eight years ago and experienced the most pivotal years of my life. There is something about this rugged, unforgiving place and direct and honest culture that leaves a person feeling exposed. I like to think of my music as simple and from a place of vulnerability and courage. Thank you for taking the time to listen and stay in touch.