Daily Doses: Elvis Depressedly “Crazier With You” From Disgraceland (2011)
Label: Self Released 

Well, this is just a delightful treat.

Mat Cothran (of Coma Cinema) has released a third and (apparently) final EP as Elvis Depressedly.

“Crazier With You”, the second song on the EP is exactly the kind of twisted that makes me love all of Cothran’s stuff. A delicate malaise colored with the feeling of freezing to death.

I think that might be love.

Download Elvis Depressedly’s “Crazier With You” 

Download Disgraceland for a “Name Your Price” fee From Bandcamp

Daily Doses: “Somebody” Walsh Feat. Persona La Ave From Don’t Want 2 Fall In Luv (2011)

This delicious little EP by Nashville’s Walsh (aka Brandon Biondo) just hit recently, and is everything I could have hoped for. 

 Give a listen to the track above. Somebody, the second track on the EP, is a fantastic collaborative effort with Persona La Ave. Colored up with funk and slammed home with some delicious synth work, it’s just kinky enough to be make you want to listen, and just grooving enough to make you start moving.

Download Walsh’s “Somebody” (Feat. Persona La Ave.)

Download Don’t Want 2 Fall In Luv on a “Name Your Price” basis at Wash’s Bandcamp 

Daily Doses: Keep Shelly In Athens “Lazy Noon”

Keep Shelly In Athens recently announced they would be coming out with a new 12” EP, Our Own Dream (Fall, 2011, Forest Family). From this I have finally realized there has to be some sort of greater power, and it likes to give me good music.

Then I realized that would mean It’s the same greater power that likes to put love seats in the middle of the freeway so that I can run into them at 2:00am.

I guess it’s a wash.

Download KSiA “Lazy Mood”

(Via GvsB)

Daily Doses: Giraffage “Eschaton” From The Pretty Things EP (2011)

Poppin’ bottles in the club…

There’s a point a little before hammered and right after buzzed where everything just gets a little hazy. Not out of control, but just a little surreal. It’s brief, like that last point before the sun hits the horizon, but if you keep an eye out for it, you’ll feel it.

The track’s on Giraffage’s debut E.P., Pretty Things remind me of those points. Not too far gone, but not entirely there either.

Ephemeral yet strikingly present.

An indicator of crazy things to come.

Download Giraffage’s “Eschaton” From Pretty Things

Download Giraffage’s Pretty Things For The Price Of Your Choosing From His Bandcamp

Daily Doses: Teams Vs. Starslinger “Punch Drunk Love” From Teams Vs. Star Slinger (2010)

It’s amazing how musical styles and themes establish themselves for each year. Whether it’s a new play on an old favorite, or a whole new sound, something always presents itself and you get to see if it’s a style you like, or despise with an unholy passion. Last year was Chill Wave, Witch House, a re-imagining of Dub-step, and all of the variations of each of those. We’ll see about this year.

Meanwhile I’m enjoying using this time to post some of the artists I was most excited about last year, and that I think will be producing some of their best work this year.

Along those lines Star Slinger and Teams were two artists I spent a lot of time talking about last year. With Star Slinger’s Vol. 1 and Team’s Catch Pool they both quickly came into the public eye as two of the finest new beat makers making the blog rounds. Then they started collaborating, and things got even more real. All culminating in them putting together a release under Mexican Summer.

“Punch Drunk Love” is the first release from that record. Which is now available for pre-order.

As always with Mexican Summer, if you’re buying for the limited edition aspect they tend to reprint as soon as they sell out, so not usually a rush on it. 

Enjoy!

Pre-Order Teams Vs. Star Slinger From Mexican Summer

Daily Doses: Teen Daze “Let’s Fall Asleep Together” From Beach Dreams (2010)

Things change far more often than things stay the same.

Those of you not familiar with some of Teen Daze’s side projects may consider this a big switch from the ambient, beach driven aesthetic that have made up the majority of his body of work.

However, hints of this album can be seen peaking through the cracks of some of his other works including the guitar work on his Two Bicyles recordings. 

Not sure if “Let’s Fall Asleep Together”, which opens up the just released Beach Dreams, indicates a permanent change in style for Teen Daze. If it does though, two things to consider.

1.we’ll always have Four More Years, which captured the sound we’ve known Teen Daze for up to point perfectly.

2. Context aside, and ignoring whether these beach pop jams are the sound of the future or just a temporary diversion, they’re really damn good.

This E.P. was done in support of Teen Daze’s Upcoming Tour with MillionYoung, Here are those dates:

12.03.10 - Denton, TX - Hailey’s 
12.04.10 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk 
12.06.10 - Flagstaff, AZ - Hotel Monte Vista 
12.07.10 - San Diego, CA - Casbah 
12.08.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland 
12.09.10 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop 
12.10.10 - Portland, OR - The Woods 
12.11.10 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern 
12.12.10 - Vancouver, BC - Railway Club

Download Teen Daze’s “Let’s Fall Asleep Together”

Download Teen Daze’s Beach Dreams From His Bandcamp While Supplies Last

Daily Doses: Ricky Eat Acid “I Found Your Flower Crown” From Sometimes We’re Blue (2010)

As always, little excites me more than new tracks from Sam Ray of Ricky Eat Acid. 

With his latest E.P., REA finds a beautiful line between his ambient release You Get Sick, You Regret Things and his second E.P., HUGS, with it’s traditional movements and drifting edge.

“I Found Your Flower Crown”, the album opener, is an ideal example. Incorporating vibes and synth string patches to create a sonic palette that is then expanded by a darting beat that keeps the song moving along. It’s a beautiful 3:38 second build showing off Sam Ray’s heady control of the subtler elements in a songs progression.

Download Ricky Eat Acid’s “I Found Your Flower Crown”

Download Ricky Eat Acid’s Sometimes We’re Blue On A Name Your Price Basis From His Bandcamp

Daily Doses: Weed “Release Party” From The Down In The Valley E.P. (2010)

Let the party begin! 

As of about 12:00 tonight, Weed (The brilliant blown-out rock vision of Will Anderson) announced a few changes to their previously one man line up, as well as a new release! To get updated on exactly what those changes are you can just click right here, and get the message from the source.

But to give you a quick breakdown:

A: Weed is new a full band, and will be playing their first show on December 10th, in Vancouver, BC.

B: They have some sweet new swag.

C: They have a new E.P. that will crush you. 

I first was introduced to Weed through my good friend Dave over at Stadiums and Shrines, who picked their track “Quilt” for his favorite recent track on the first We Get By compilation. Subsequently, Dave also tapped him as one of his favorite artists of the year for our Collaborations release, for which Weed partnered with Foxes In Fiction for an amazing cover of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” 

Since that first exposure, I had time to fall in love with Weed’s first two E.P’s (To The North, and D.C. Hope), and they have become two of my favorite releases this year, and a constant in my cassette player.

This new E.P. looks to be no exception.

With mastering from Lance Smith (of Pandit), the Appropriately named “Release Party” is our first glimpse of Down In The Valley, and it delivers all of the punch of anything on the previous two E.P.’s, but with some subtle nudges to allow a little more breathing room.

The new record, which will be available to order from Orchid Tapes on November 26th. You can also visit Weed’s Bandcamp For Lyrics And Further Information.

Download Weed “Release Party” From The Down In The Valley E.P.

Daily Doses: Gala Drop “Drop” From Overcoat Heat (2010)

Right when I thought everyone had gone into hibernation until the new year, a slew of e-mails with some beautiful tracks invaded my e-mail box. At the top of that list was one from Lisbon’s Gala Drop including the tracks to their newly released 12”, Overcoat Heat, on Golf Channel Recording.

Opening with “Drop” (featured above) which bleeds right into the 2nd track “Rauze”, and closing with “Izod” and the title track, Overcoat Heat listens as a very connected and immersive 20 minute trop/psych journey. 

So if you like the track above, and want to zone out, drifting in those warm waters for a little longer, be sure to pick this up.

Download Gala Drop “Drop” From Overcoat Heat

Keep An Eye On Golf Channel Recording To Order the 12”