Minks might be the Cure for the early Summer blues.
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This entry was written by , posted on May 25, 2010 at 6:56 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged captured tracks, minks, the cure. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
“Sawsage and peppahs”
(via p4k)
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This entry was written by , posted on March 10, 2010 at 8:56 am, filed under video and tagged captured tracks, real estate. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Conceptual new EP just released by Christmas Island on Captured Tracks. A-side “Nineteen” then fast-forwards one decade later to “Twenty Nine” on the flip. Conflicted with upcoming mid-life crisis but still realizing that the first number in yr age is still a “2″, the relation between the lyrics and instrumental are very similar to what we have said about these guys earlier. So hold tight, there’s still some time before you have to get yr ear pierced and roll skinner in a convertible.
Christmas Island – Twenty Nine
[via RSTB]
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This entry was written by , posted on October 16, 2009 at 4:30 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged captured tracks, christmas island. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Spooky-pop devotees and Beach Boys doppelgangers Ganglians have recently released their first non-split 7-inch single through Captured Tracks; both the band and the label say it is their best work so far, and I have to conform to that statement myself. With these two tracks the band takes a few steps away from the Wilson cajolery and in their own direction while maintaining the rich harmonies that draw so many comparisons to the legends. Both tracks were recorded by Jarvis of Woods at the Rear House, which makes sense as Woods also have a song named “Blood On The Sand” naturally though, these are completely different tracks. While on the subject of the Sacramento natives Ganglians; they are currently on tour with Wavves as we speak and are coming through the metroplex within the week. There are conflicting sources though, Parade of Flesh the promoter is stating that the show will be at Elm St. Lounge, while on both Wavves and Ganglians myspaces the show is shown to be at the Pastime Lounge. Either way the show is not to be missed, if anyone can clear this up please do.
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This entry was written by , posted on October 6, 2009 at 10:51 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged beach boys, captured tracks, ganglians, wavves, woods. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
More lovely lo-fi beach jangle served compliments of Grass Widow. Their eponymous debut long player was released earlier this year via Make A Mess Records. Props to the ladies as all of their 1st pressing has sold out, ya snooze ya lose. No worries yall, Grass Widow has made it known that another pressing is on the works. Moral of the story: pre-order before they sell out again. Also, Captured Tracks has a 12″ ep for sale which you should also nab.
Also: Ryan at Catbirdseat just put up quite a comprehensive insight into the Captured Tracks label. A must read for any avid fans of their artists.
Grass Widow – To Where
Grass Widow – Celebrate the Mundane
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This entry was written by , posted on August 18, 2009 at 12:32 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged beach jingle jangle, captured tracks, catbird, grass widow, make a mess. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Yet another “supergroup” in the making. Already dropping some heavy news yesterday, Vivian Girls are in the headlines once again. Tentatively named The Babies, the Girls (Cassie Ramone, that is) and Woods performed recently at an afterparty for Woodsist/Captured Tracks festival. The sound quality is typical of a live recording, sub-par, and is a teaser of sorts to keep us all hungry for a proper recording.
(via P4K Twitter)
This entry was written by , posted on July 15, 2009 at 9:23 am, filed under New Tunes, video and tagged captured tracks, the babies, vivian girls, woods, woodsist. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
A recent find of mine from Captured Tracks is Leeds’ own Spectrals. Listed as “faux beach psychedelica”, which seems fitting seeing how the UK isn’t exactly the top destination for all of those Endless Summer bros. “Leave Me Be” is a misty surf pop tune and very highly recommended (I actually got this track of one of Insounds mixtapes). Whether is 50’s doo wop (“Don’t Mind”) or more surf-y tunes from “Leave Me Be”, Spectrals’ broad range of musical influences is broadcasted very noticibly throughout his tracks. Not much listening material out for the time being, but we should expect a 7″ out soon through Captured Tracks.
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This entry was written by , posted on June 16, 2009 at 11:09 am, filed under New Tunes, Shows and tagged captured tracks, spectrals, surf. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Queens lo-fi rockers play in “dungeons without dragons”, which is exactly where it sounds like they’re tunes were recorded. Another addition to the Captured Tracks label, these guys fit right it. The Beets latest album, Spit on the Face of People Who Don’t Want to Be Cool, is more garage pop than garage rock (more of a sunny day with your friends than a sunny day where you want to punch the chump standing next to you). Their LP can be purchased here on Insound. Also, Captured Tracks has released nine new 7″ LPs for the month of May, including The Beets Don’t Fit in My Head and another from one of my favs, Blank Dogs Slow Room (formerly known as In Here).
The Beets – What Did I Do
The Beets – Go Away
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This entry was written by , posted on May 4, 2009 at 8:39 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged blank dogs, captured tracks, the beets. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
