After all of those lonely solo shows, the great Ryan (and his silky baritone voice) is finally back in action. This weeks playlist was pruned and handpicked by the man himself, so you know it’s good. Don’t forget to come out to the Granada Theater on the 10th for Jay Reatard, Fergus & Geronimo, and Surfer Blood.
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Our fourth episode will, not only, have some great new tracks up (from Beach House, Brilliant Colors, and Total Slacker) but we are also having a contest. Just use these easy to follow steps and we will send you a unique cassette tape of today’s show sans commentary, of course. We are also including a “one-of-a-kind” hand designed sleeve for the cassette. Cool, right? Well, whether you think so or not just email us at weeklytapedecktix@gmail.com with the artist name and title of the very last song in our rotation. First person to do so is the winner! Honestly, it’s not incredibly hard to name but contests are fun and so are mix-tapes so use yr ears. Tune in to Indie-Verse, listen, and get a cool cassette. ALSO! Don’t forget to catch Neko Case tonight at the Granada Theater. Tracklist after the jump.
This entry was written by , posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:38 am, filed under contest, radio and tagged alex bleeker and the freaks, beach fossils, beach house, brilliant colors, christmas island, coasting, fluffy lumbers, gutsies, indie-verse, neko case, reading rainbows, real estate, the exploding hearts, the soft pack, total slacker. 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]
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.
If the title of their LP isn’t a dead give away, Christmas Island’s In The Red release is riddled with oxymorons. Not that I’m claiming to be the first to point this out, but while the warm guitar licks are forcing cheesed out grins Brian’s solemn words will only leave you heartbroken. However, it’s the contradiction between the two that hit home the most. We’ve all been crushed, but there’s always something we can find to smile about. Twinged with UK invasion post-punk and 60s surf-pop, it makes perfect sense for them to play with The Raincoats (so lucky!) amongst many others at the Part Time Punks Festival in San Diego. Blackout Summer was just released yesterday and at, just over a half hour, is well worth a lonely afternoon. Well, any afternoon really. Buy some DRM joints on iTunes or in vinyl format.
This entry was written by , posted on October 7, 2009 at 1:54 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged christmas island, in the red, the raincoats. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
