Destroyer 'Five Spanish Songs' out December 2, 2013 on Dead Oceans (Europe)

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Destroyer "El Rito" from 'Five Spanish Songs' out December 2, 2013 on Dead Oceans (Europe)

Destroyer - El Rito

After years of writing and performing, Ava Luna has refined their doo-wop soul meets punk-as-fuck aesthetic into something bold and glaringly defiant in today's indie music landscape. Following the release of their critically lauded first proper full-length Ice Level, the band spent an intense 2-week period writing and recording in upstate New York. Unlike previous efforts that were meticulously mapped out, the songs that would become Electric Balloon were "…a family effort." according to frontman Carlos Hernandez. For the new album, former Columbia composition student Hernandez relinquished the reins a bit, opting for a more organic approach to writing the material for what would become Electric Balloon. As Hernandez explains, it was a "…birth of confidence. I grew closer to my bandmates, began to see the roles of a family playing out. Ethan cooks dinner for all of us, we make lewd jokes, and then 'after-dinner storytelling' takes the form of playing music."

In the wake of Ice Level, Ava Luna's sharp edges have melted away just enough, making it easier to connect with their no-wave grooves and soaring harmonies. Distilling everything from James Chance and ESG to contemporaries like Dirty Projectors and Of Montreal, Ava Luna have landed on an aggressively unique sound that still manages to be accessible. Hernandez goes on to explain "…the stories and moments here are clearer, as in a conversation. The moment appears, you grab it with your hands, screw the lid on the mason jar. There was no tweaking, no second-guessing. Julian's mantra for the process: 'First thought best thought.'….And for my part, I sing my best about encounters, friendships, some moments beautiful and others painful. A bike shop manager in New Orleans, a derelict porch on Brighton Beach, a yellow sweater in a kitchen in the Catskills, a water duct in the New Mexico desert…"

Ava Luna – "Sears Roebuck M&Ms"

Baxter Dury - Fungus Hedge

this live cover by WARPAINT just makes my head spin it's so great. a MUST listen for one and all lovers of those times when a band just clicks like mad.    and here they sound so incredibly professional as well, you can tell the artysts have been together quite some time now, in this piece... 

Warpaint - "Ashes To Ashes" - [BOWIE] - FANTASTIC special Glastonbury session, 2014

Jacco Gardner's new album “HYPNOPHOBIA" will be out on May 1st. 

Pre-order the album via http://www.excelsiorshop.nl/

Artwork by Julian House!

Jacco Gardner - Find Yourself

Sweet with some heat..... a contemplative track with bluesy undertones and pastoral imagery...no man is an island unto himself...together we go, through the darkest nights.

Through The Darkest Nights

I recorded this straight to 4track with no overdubs using a Fender Jazzmaster, Shure SM57 Mic, and mastered in Ableton.

please check me out on Twitter: @orenjigyusu

Devendra Banhart | Such A Sight To Behold (cover)

from the album 'pre language' available 3/1

disappears 'replicate'

04 Religion I - Public Image Ltd. - Kid Loco

Devendra Banhart - Summertime

jus' some stuff i done found, no genre consistency. no "theme" just stuff i didn't wanna lose. and y'all can snatch it too if'n ya like.

Warpaint - "Ashes To Ashes" - [BOWIE] - FANTASTIC special Glastonbury session, 2014

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