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This post originally started with a little bit about the amount of primarily instrumental music that’s out there these days. But as I was writing it, I kept listening to the album today’s song comes from and now all I have to say is:
HOLY FUCK IS GREAT
Holy Fuck - Royal Gregory from LP (insound [...]

Dear “Unicorns And Dragons” category [which is now a tag - Ed.], just because you aren’t as populated as the others doesn’t mean you aren’t my favorite. How could you not be, with songs like these?
If you like this song as much as I do, you’ll be stoked to know there’s a whole site devoted [...]

Holy crap, people! How many times do I need to explain to you how great Howlin Rain is?
Please! Get on board! Every single one of their shows should be a writhing mass of freak-out.
Buy. Go. Throw.
Love,
Kevin
Howlin Rain - Dancers At The End Of Time from Magnificent Fiend (insound / amazon CD / amazon mp3 / [...]

Now this is a power trio. I love the way this song keeps the chorus dangling just out of reach for so long, and then when it drops in, it feels so damn perfect.
Named after a German poet and originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Rainer Maria broke up a little over a year ago, after releasing [...]

Today’s episode of “didn’t put out a huge number of songs, was profoundly influential” is brought to you by Company Flow.
Eleven years ago, comin’ at ya.
 
 
Company Flow - Bad Touch Example from Funcrusher Plus (out of print? unavailable for download? really?)

You know how sometimes you’re absentmindedly watching some movie you saw when it came out like 15 years ago, and then all of a sudden you’re like “Holy shit! That’s John C. Reilly!”
That’s kind of the story of me and this song. It came out nine years ago, and because it’s Handsome Boy Modeling School, [...]

When you have a music blog, even if it is a wee tiny one, people will try to get your attention so that maybe you will help spread the word about a particular band. They usually do this by sending mp3s or press releases.
If you want to get my attention, you don’t have to send [...]

I’m going away again for a bit, and will be back on Monday.
Here are a couple of ear hugs to last you until then.
First up is a song from the new Hot Chip album. They’re mostly known for dance-floor grooves, but they also have a serious knack for the slower, soulful stuff. Here’s proof.
Hot Chip [...]

So to compensate for yesterday’s tragic and bitter tale, today I have some young, earnest, thoughtful musicians. Our favorite kind!
There’s a fantastic interview with these guys on Pitchfork. Hope swells within!
No Age - Loosen This Job from Weirdo Rippers (insound / amazon CD / amazon mp3 / itunes)

Now this right here is a song that can be counted on to get your ass in gear and make you immediately ready to have some fun, whether you want to or not.
Feeling better? Great. Now read about what it was really like for these guys. And the subsequent confessional blog post about what was [...]