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this show was a long time ago already, but i still really want to post these pictures since this is one of my favorite bands right now. seriously. hunx and his punx with shannon and the clams at glasslands in williamsburg on april 23, 2011
i love the look of this album art from washed out's latest, especially if what the designer meant was for it to look like a perfume ad in a glossy fashion mag. i don't think it's particularly saying anything big and important, but i do think it's a really interesting idea.
do you love it?
i like the song, too, but for me it doesn't really compare to their last single, feel it all around. not at all. a smidgen.
UPDATE:
this was actually in cosmo, and you can read about it on pitchfork (with a link to the actual placement in the mag.) lol
so pitchfork had something to do with this 3-D Delorean
video that they played before their set
Delorean put on a great, energetic show that really got me going — I'm not biased or anything, but I LOVED the drums. Nice and loud and really drove the music. Stepkids opened and were also great, but no surprises there!
Covers by Boston singer songwriter Ryan Lee Crosby... mostly rock/folk covers plus one new cover of a tribe called quest song. there are plenty to check out since he's been doing one every day for the past few weeks...
I'm finally thinking about my favorite music of 2010, or at least the most notable... and i think my fave album of the year was Wavves' King of the Beach, with Caribou's Swim a close second. bear in mind i probably invests the least amount of time seeking out music for a person who loves music.
Here's some other jammers slash important(?) songs from ye olde 2010, some of which i'm just learning about tonight as i read pitchfork's review, and some true faves i've been listening to a bunch:
Real Love by Delorean
New York Is Killing Me by Gil Scott-Heron What do this song and the last song have in common? Hand claps. I love hand claps. Moving on...
When I'm With You by Best Coast what i listened to most on the subway
Enter The Ninja by Die Antwoord ummm yeah so this band... if you saw them live at nyc hardfest this summer like i did, you wouldn't be able to forget this song either.
Angel Echoes by Four Tet i just discovered this but i think i LOVE it. and that my boyfriend would be proud since he is a huge four tet fan. we'll see, though.
Odessa, Sun, Kaili, Found Out, Leave House, Hannibal and Jamelia by Caribou that would be nearly every song on the album Swim. this year i saw Caribou a record number of times.
Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) by Arcade Fire i got to actually go see arcade fire at MSG this year, and when they played this song it was so different from the rest of their set that it blew me away. that and her dress, which was silver sequins.
Round and Round by Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti i enjoy the answered phone call in the middle of the song a la chromeo (and a lot of other bands before that). nice touch, though, and triumphant chorus.
And i'll end with The Stepkids, who are friends of mine that just got signed to Stones Throw because they will melt your face off.
I'm sure i left out plenty, but i have a lot of catching up to do.
Happy New Year!
