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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
"Briefs. Not that kind. Perv." @ 3:21 AM
Captured Tracks is killing it right now. Besides thrusting Woods and Dum Dum Girls from the alleys of New York lo-fi to the lower echelons of national indie rock attention, they're keeping it DIY as you know what with a huge emphasis on vinyl and cassette production and distribution. Its a no brainer that they would team up with Woodsist for a Woodsist/Captured Tracks festival, since Woodsist is the only label doing the same thing better than they are. Who? Woodsist. Ganglians, Woods, Wavves, Crystal Stilts, Vivian Girls, Blank Dogs...yeah. I get the feeling that the two labels are basically intertwined. Confirm? Deny?
What was the point of this post. OH! The Mayfair Set. Go listen to the Mayfair Set or forever hold your peace. They can be found
HERE, and will make your summer better. Also order some de-vinyl from
Captured Tracks, and
Woodsist. Most of my favourite cover art ATM is coming from Woodsist. Amore.
Labels: captured tracks, dum dum girls, the mayfair set, woodsist
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Friday, June 26, 2009
"Cassette Couture" @ 2:08 AM
Good music doesn't always sound "good." Sometimes the rusty charm of poorly mixed pop or the screechy serenade of untrained lungs is the perfect vehicle for a feeling or an idea. And while Nathan Williams and his so-so hype-happy project Wavves bask
(and break down) in the lo-fi spotlight, there are a couple peers that don't deserve the wayside...
WOODS (when your vocalist looks like Dwight Shrute all your press photos are taken at beet farms)
THE SKYGREEN LEOPARDS ("just loungin' n shit, gettin' our faux-candid on")
If its a contest, or if your chimp rock catalogue needs a boost, the Skygreen Leopards shimmer in a way that Woods doesn't. Or they just have better songs. And the Leopard live show, while not as entertaining, feels a little more authentic. But its really not a contest.
The Woods's's (who just lost) are all 2.0 as eff at myspace.com/woodsfamilyband.
The Skygreen Leopards are pwning it to def at myspace.com/skygreenleopards, as well as streaming a free roxorz mp3 of "Dixie Cups In The Dead Grass"
here.Labels: jagjaguwar, leopards, lo-fi, skygreen, wavves, woods, woodsist
