Tell Us About 2012 Releases

[ods..]

Nick Curly's Between the Lines is a fucking snooze and a half.

That's too bad. I dig his production usually.

[TallGuyCM]

Just getting around to the new Julia Holter. Boy in the Moon is one of the best songs I've heard all year...Jesus. I like this one a good bit better her 2011 effort so far.

[bballarl]

1. The new Best Coast song is great. This album is going to blow her the fuck up even more.
2. The new Japandroids song is also great. This album is going to blow them the fuck up.

[DirtyPistol]

Lotus Plaza's (Lockett Pundt from Deerhunter) new record Spooky At A Distance is AMAZING. The whole album sounds along the vein of Deerhunter's Desire Lines song. It's been on repeat all day. Think it officially comes out next week on Kranky Records, definitely going to be picking up a physical copy.

[Gribbz]

Lotus Plaza's (Lockett Pundt from Deerhunter) new record Spooky At A Distance is AMAZING. The whole album sounds along the vein of Deerhunter's Desire Lines song. It's been on repeat all day. Think it officially comes out next week on Kranky Records, definitely going to be picking up a physical copy.

Nice. I haven't heard his music yet, but I plan on attending his show here in May.

[Cameron Frye]

1. The new Best Coast song is great. This album is going to blow her the fuck up even more.
2. The new Japandroids song is also great. This album is going to blow them the fuck up.

just heard both - spot on about japandroids new song. also just pre-ordered the red vinyl from polyvinyl

super amazing

[rage patton]

Oh my god. That new Japandroids song is monstrous. Absolutely fantastic.

[kreutz2112]

2. The new Japandroids song is also great. This album is going to blow them the fuck up.

I'm confused why their first album didn't blow them up.

[Cameron Frye]

I'm confused why their first album didn't blow them up.

THIS

[Cameron Frye]

Oh my god. That new Japandroids song is monstrous. Absolutely fantastic.

i can't stop fucking listening to it

also, even though we've had it for a long time. i'm happy Younger Us is on the LP

[bballarl]

Oh my god. That new Japandroids song is monstrous. Absolutely fantastic.

The better production does them a lot of favors. The first album and subsequent singles sounded huge, but not like this.

I'm confused why their first album didn't blow them up.

I never quite understood it either. All of the pieces were there. If nothing else, I guess it revealed their potential.

i can't stop fucking listening to it

also, even though we've had it for a long time. i'm happy Younger Us is on the LP

Agreed on both counts.


I feel like Japandroids and Titus Andronicus are two bands that, if everything hits the way it should, can put on the best show anyone has ever seen. Or, at the very least, the kind of perfect rock show I fantasize about attending or playing. I really, really hope this Japandroids album blows up.

[Sushov23]

When I saw japandroids in 09 there was maybe 100 people there
. The show kicked so much ass, super nice guys too.

[guedita]

Japandroids at Sasquatch in 2010 is still one of my top 10 concerts of all time.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Yellow Ostrich is album of the year for me at this time. I'm like 10 listens in as many of days. Wow.

[TallGuyCM]

Nice. I haven't heard his music yet, but I plan on attending his show here in May.

Oh shit. I hadn't seen tour dates posted, apparently he's playing here May 10th and tickets aren't on sale yet.

[Cameron Frye]

The better production does them a lot of favors. The first album and subsequent singles sounded huge, but not like this.

agreed on the production quality. younger us sounds like it was produced more along the lines of this single, than anything from their first album. imo - i think they sound even better this go around. here's an interesting article from p4K about JApandroids talking about their new album and the process they go through in the "studio". only so many takes and basically no overdubs. it's a pretty honest and interesting read

http://pitchfork.com/news/45701-japa...alk-new-album/


also, here's a new song from Sigur Ros' upcoming album that i believe is dropping at the end of may. sounds like more of their earlier stuff which is pretty awesome

[HandBanana]

Nick Curly's Between the Lines is a fucking snooze and a half.

I've been using it to soothe my brain whilst coding. It does the trick, mostly because it is so ... plain. It has its moments though.

[Miroir Noir]

This Chromatics album is incredibly good. Five years in the making, seventeen tracks, and a running time of over 90 minutes; it's like Hurry Up, We're Dreaming's dark comedown twin.

[DirtyPistol]

Jesus, it's like a great new music leak-a-thon this week! First the excellent Lotus Plaza yesterday, new Moonface last night (huge Spencer Krug fan), and now the Chromatics record that I've been waiting forever for... goodbye outside world because it looks like besides work I'm going to be taking a sabbatical from you while processing all this.

Well, that and trying to get into the sold out Hot Snakes show tonight.

[ods..]

Machinedrum back with the Reworkz EP. (Under the name Dream Continuum). So fucking good if you're into bass/dnb or his other works.

Rocket Juice and the Moon has some cool moments but overall it's just ok. There are few songs that I really like though. Especially the Erykah Badu track and the track after that.

[Gribbz]

Fuck yes.

The Tallest Man on Earth Announces New Album

Swedish folk darling Kristian Matsson, aka the Tallest Man on Earth, will release new album There's No Leaving Now June 12 in the U.S. and June 11 in the UK on Dead Oceans. (That's the album cover above; Matsson Tweeted the back cover.)

The Tallest Man on Earth has also announced a few shows this summer. After the tracklist and tour dates, watch a Pitchfork.tv/Yours Truly special filmed with Matsson during the Pitchfork Music Festival.

There's No Leaving Now:

01 To Just Grow Away
02 Revelation Blues
03 Leading Me Now
04 1904
05 Bright Lanterns
06 There's No Leaving Now
07 Wind and Walls
08 Little Brother
09 Criminals
10 On Every Page

The Tallest Man on Earth:

05-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern
06-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern
06-20 New York, NY - Town Hall
07-03 London, England - Hackney Empire
07-04 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07-06 Berlin, Germany - Lido
07-29 Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop

http://pitchfork.com/news/45931-the-...ces-new-album/

[TallGuyCM]

I think I'd like Miike Snow a lot more if they embraced a darker vibe, like they do for a short time on the song Black Tin Box on their new album. That song is wonderful, but to me the rest of the album is just ok.

[dorkfish]

Yeah the Inner Tube album is super chill and fun. Pretty much just their take on an 80s surf movie soundtrack.

This album was a ton of fun. A+. Would listen again.

[softbulletin]

Carter Tutti Void-Transverse is on point. Really loving it so far.

[bmack86]

Damn! So much to listen to right now.

[ods..]

This album was a ton of fun. A+. Would listen again.

I agree. It's excellent.

[DFrank]

I dig Chromatics so far. Thanks for the find!

[TallGuyCM]

The new Lotus Plaza album. Beginning to end, thoroughly fantastic. Strong contender for AOTY at this point, in my book.

[Bumblebee]

any talk of the new qotsa album in here? seeing things here and there, but nothing concrete. craving some new material from them, been way too long since the last album.

Has Josh confirmed concrete plans for studio recording since Crooked Vultures?

[Tubesock Shakur]

This album was a ton of fun. A+. Would listen again.

Agreed.

Also <3's the new chromatics.