From the monthly archives:

July 2009

J. Tillman (Fleet Foxes) new album: Year in the Kingdom, Earthly Bodies (mp3)

07.16.2009

Earthly Bodies [mp3] J. Tillman’s voice slides in through every pore and gently rubs you like a chamois cloth (vegan variey, of course) from the inside out. Beautiful. Sweet. Stunning. Transfixing. A tender forest of jewel-like enchantment spun by elegant songbeads on delicate golden thread. Highlights: The title track, Year in the Kingdom, opens the [...]

Son Volt: American Central Dust – Cocaine and Ashes(mp3), Down to the Wire (mp3); Cowboy Junkies, Sweet Jane (mp3)

07.16.2009

Sweet Jane [mp3] Cowboy Junkies (Velvet Underground cover), live version Cocaine and Ashes [mp3] – Son Volt Down to the Wire [mp3] – Son Volt Just in LA at the Wiltern last night, continuing a non-stop tour through the end of September, two oldies but goodies: Cowboy Junkies and Son Volt. Son Volt’s got a [...]

tUnE-YaRdS comes to Luxury Wafers; 4AD, BiRd-BrAiNs, Sunlight (mp3)

07.16.2009

Sunlight [mp3] Glenda the good witch and all the munchkins of fairyland join in with Zap Mama’s cousin and a sledgehammer on this moderately wacky kitchen sink creation from enormously gifted hot-potato soul maven and New England native, Merrill Garbus. Outside of wild creativity, we’re not quite sure what to expect, but we are eagerly [...]

Cassettes Won’t Listen: Into the Hillside; Freeze and Explode Video plus Cutting Balloons Mp3 and The Sidewalk Cruise Mp3

07.15.2009

Cutting Balloons [mp3] The Sidewalk Cruise [mp3] Cassettes Won’t Listen is the solo brainchild of Jason Drake. The New York-based multi-instrumentalist and producer created Cassettes Won’t Listen in 2004, complete with fictional personas for each instrument he incorporated into his new endeavor, the latest in a heap of musical monikers he has realized over the [...]

Helado Negro, Awe Owe out August 4th on Asthmatic Kitty, Deja mp3 + Dahum Video

07.15.2009

photo by Rebecca Steele Deja [mp3] Yes! Helado Negro‘s Awe Owe is set to debut August 4th on Asthmatic Kitty. I heard this guy back at the beginning of May, when the teaser track, Deja, slipped out to pique curiosity. Since then, this release is one I’ve been drooling to hear. Like a happy kid [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Everest, Live@Chessvolt Studios with Video and Mp3s

07.15.2009

I first saw Everest on stage in Silverlake, where the fivesome opened an ovewhelmingly righteous evening of all-star music at The Echo about a year-and-a-half ago. It was one of those spectacularly rare, history-making moments. Pollard poured out his heart and struck mine, etching a lasting impression as the best live music experience I’d felt [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive Interview with Alberta Cross

07.14.2009

Photo by Alan Gastelum Interview by Benham Jones I caught Alberta Cross at one of the smaller stages on my first day at Bonnaroo. Their style recalls a declawed Black Crowes at first, but a closer listen reveals a hot concoction of tambourine soul and a more modern sound. When I met up with them [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Willy Mason, Live@Chessvolt Studios with Video and Mp3s

07.14.2009

A boy from the vineyard, son of folk singers Jemima James and Michael Mason, Willy Mason is weathered and worn, 24 years old and already carring the fat of tours with Death Cab, Ben Kweller, KT Tunstall, The Felice Brothers and Radiohead plus the Team Love of Conor Oberst and Virgin Records under his belt. [...]

Sincerely Yours from Sweden- JJ, From Africa to Malaga (mp3); Avner, Bed for Mig (mp3); Air France, GBG Belongs To Us (mp3); Memory Cassette (mp3s)

07.14.2009

Drippy golden digital bliss, tripped out, quasi-mysterious little Göteborg, Sweden label, Sincerely Yours, pours a puddle of saturated beats ranging from giggly to drowned, with artists JJ, Air France, Jonas Game, Avner and Memory Cassette (co-release with Acephale), to name a few. Exploring highly recommended. From Africa to Malaga [mp3] – JJ this sunny little [...]

Warpaint + Manimal = Good. Exquisite Corpse Release; Billie Holiday and Elephants (mp3s)

07.13.2009

Billie Holiday [mp3] Elephants [mp3] LA’s pretty Warpaint originally self-released Exquisite Corpse in February of 2009. Now picked up by Manimal Vinyl, Exquisite Corpse, mixed by John Frusciante, will come out September 22, 2009 on vinyl (of course) and CD with a new bonus track included. Buzz. Not just pretty. Not just a cool show. [...]

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