blood on the sand

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.

Ganglians – Blood on the Sand

Wavves – So Bored

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This entry was written by rellis, 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.

upcoming//dungen/ woods

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Tuesday, August 18

Mos Def / Jay Electronica @ House of Blues Dallas

In support of his superb new album. Proof that Mos Def actually does still give a shit.

Harlem @ Rubber Gloves

Austin’s version of Black Lips. In a good way.

Wednesday, August 19

EAR PWR / Toro Y Moi / Giggle Party @ Pastime Tavern (UPDATE: This show has been moved to Good Records. It is all ages and free.)

Nice lineup from Parade of Flesh. With Carpark’s two newest.

Thursday, August 20

Bat For Lashes @ The Loft

Possible Album Of The Year contender. Possible Show Of The Week contender.

El Paso Hot Button / PVC Street Gang / Gentle Ghost @ The Cavern

Another one from Parade of Flesh. CD release show for EPHB.

Saturday, August 22

Dungen / Woods @ The Loft

Possible Album Of The Year contender. Actual Show Of The Week winner. Gorillavsbear presents.

Sunday, August 23

Lil Wayne / Young Jeezy / Soulja Boy / Drake @ Superpages.com Center

Weezy. Jeezy. MySpeezy. Degrasseezy.

This entry was written by nate, posted on August 17, 2009 at 5:09 pm, filed under Shows and tagged bat for lashes, black lips, carpark records, drake, dungen, ear pwr, el paso hot button, gentle ghost, giggle party, gorillavsbear, harlem, jay electronica, lil wayne, little mafia records, mos def, parade of flesh, pvc street gang, soulja boy, toro y moi, woods, young jeezy. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

woods//get back

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I found this track about a month ago only to be featured on Woods‘ myspace page. Not exactly sure what plans were in store for “Get Back”, I recently discovered it to be on the latest issue of the Yeti Magazine compilation. If you aren’t familiar with Yeti, they release quarterly publications with poems, art, and stellar compilation albums filled with mostly unreleased tunes. As a matter of fact, their last playlist could supply me with posts for days to come as each track is worth more than one listen. Back to the gem in mention, “Get Back” lays down more folksy feelings and has that signature Jeremy Earl falsetto. Could be that this will be featured on a future Woods release or maybe this is as far as it will reach.

Woods – Get Back

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This entry was written by nate, posted on August 12, 2009 at 3:23 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged woods, woodsist, yeti magazine. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

vivian girls and woods combine

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 nate, 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.

weekly mixtape #5

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The weekend! Finally! Here’s another mixtape to kick things off. I’ll actually be making the long drive home this weekend, Mothers Day. Don’t be an ass, send your mom a card, get her a mani/pedi, burn this mixtape for her! New tunes from Dinosaur Jr., Wavves, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

Dinosaur Jr. – I Want You to Know
That Ghost – Never Have Fun
Micachu and the Shapes – Calculator
Silent Talk – My Risionare
Wavves – Freinds Were Gone
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction
Spirit Spine – Raptures
Smith Westerns – Crabman
The Field – The More That I Do
The Strange Boys – Poem Party
The Beets – What Did I Do
Woods – Rain On
The Golden Filter – Solid Gold
Kurt Vile – Freeway
The Strange Boys – Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up

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