Welcome to This Blog is About Music's second annual Best Of mixtape! As an attempt to improve upon last year's mix, Best if Played After 2013 features over 3 hours of great music from 2013 from an even wider range of genres than last year including Post-Rock, Pop, Dance, Chillwave, Surf Rock, Electronic, Rap, Shoegaze, Metal, and others. Check it out sometime and show it to your friends too! Happy end of the year readers.
Tracklisting
"Stormur" by Sigur Rós
"You Already Know" by Arcade Fire
"Night Drive" by Summer Camp
"If You Didn't...
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
LISTEN // Old Flame Records 2013 Sampler
Old Flame Fall 2013 Sampler by Old Flame Records
There is a new Fall sampler out from Old Flame Records. It features songs from a lot of great talent including MillionYoung, Ing, Yuno, Gross Relations, and more. Currently they are selling it on their bandcamp for "Name your price" which is awesome! So all you poor college students have no excuse to not have this gem! Click the above image to listen to or download it. (and if you do listen to it, make sure it starts at number one. Unless you're a rebel like that......
Sunday, October 27, 2013
LISTEN // Colours: A Compilation by On the Grind.
This past September On the Grind records released their first compilation, Colours. It features a plethora of great talent from around Manchester and Sheffield England. Some of these artists include Ratfangs, glocks, Cactus Knife, Neil Jarvis, and others. A full band list can be viewed below along with a couple previews of the compilation!
Buy Colours on On the Grind's website!
Bands featured in Colours: A Compilation by On the...
Monday, October 14, 2013
LISTEN // Stream Best Coast's new EP Fade Away on KCRW!
Well the official release of Best Coast's newest EP Fade Away may not be for another week but that doesn't mean you have to wait to hear it. Below you can listen to the full EP courtesy of Best Coast and KCRW!
Make sure to buy a copy of this great indie pop release when it comes out this October 22nd!...
Saturday, September 14, 2013
LISTEN // New single from Of Montreal off their upcoming album Lousy with Sylvianbriar
Yesterday Of Montreal shared a link to their new single off their upcoming album Lousy with Sylvianbriar called "Belle Glade Missionaries". It's a psychedelic pop track with an western feel to it.
Their new album which is due out October 8th will be their twelfth full-length. You can preorder Lousy with Sylvianbriar on Polyvinyl Records...
Sunday, September 1, 2013
WATCH // Check out Summer Heart's new video for "Milano" by Jonas Börjesson!
Howdy readers! Hope your day is going well. Earlier this month Summer Heart released a music video for his new single, "Milano", which came out on the 25th of June. Now, a new album was supposed to be coming out pretty soon from the Swedish chillwaver but, in a post to Facebook David Alexander (the man behind all the bleeps and bloops) said "Unfortunately my new album will be a bit delayed due to different circumstances. Therefore I am...
Monday, May 13, 2013
WATCH // Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station sing David Bowie in space.
And just like that, Commander Chris Hadfield became my hero. Happy Monday everyo...
Friday, May 10, 2013
LISTEN // Hear samples of the new Crystal Fighters album Cave Rave!
A few days ago those of you on the Crystal Fighters email list received a new email. In this they had given a link to a sampler of the new album (which can be viewed above). Along with this sampler of Cave Rave there is a included, as they put it, "track by track explanation of what these tracks mean to us," which can be read below. Cave Rave is slated to be released on the 27th.
From the Crystal Fighters:
Peace + Love,
Crystal Fighters
Sebastian, Gilbert, Graham
--
Wave
The song wave is about all life on earth as one, the...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
NEWS // Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to release new album this July
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will release their self-titled third album on July 23rd in the U.S. and Canada and worldwide July 29th.
“These songs mean everything to me – It’s the rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we’ve done.” -Alex
Track Listing:
Better Days
Let’s Get High
Two
Please!
Life Is Hard
If I Were Free
In The Lion
Country Calling
They Were Wrong
In The Summer
Remember To Remember
This Li...
Monday, May 6, 2013
NEWS // Toro y Moi announces upcoming tour
Today Toro y Moi announced new North America tour dates to go a long with his European dates. So all you non-europeans out there (like me) get excited to see Chaz come to your town and turn up the funk! Full list of upcoming tour dates below.
05-27 George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
05-30 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
05-31 Vilnius, Lithuania - Loftas Festival
06-02 Dublin, Ireland - Forbidden Fruit Festival
06-03 Paris,...
NEWS // Noah and the Whale release a new album called "Heart of Nowhere"
After about a year of nothing Noah and the Whale are back with a new album called Heart of Nowhere. This new LP came out today and is available at various online music stores like iTunes, their website, Amazon, and others.
...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
NEWS // Active Child releases new single.
Posts have been pretty infrequent these days and I'm sorry about that dudes and dudettes. It's that bi-annual time of the year again when I am completely swamped with work and tests. I'll still do my best to keep you all update on news around the indie music world though. Reviews will be a rare sight however, at least until May when school lets out.
Anyway, Active Child released a new song yesterday on his SoundCloud entitled Evening Ceremony....
Thursday, March 21, 2013
NEWS // Generationals announce the release date of their newest thing.
Good news for all you Generationals fans out there. They've recently announced the release date for their newest LP. Heza will be out April 2nd on polyvinyl records.
Download a free song off the upcoming album from their twitter here: http://www.twitmusic.com/generationals/songs/spin...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
NEWS // Listen to Wavves' new album Afraid of Heights now on NPR.
Notice anything different about the website? Yeah, me neither, looks pretty much the same. There definitely wasn't a complete overhaul of ALL the things over the weekend. I am really happy with the way it's turning out right now. I still have some things to do to make it perfect but it's pretty stellar for now.
Do you know what's also stellar? You can listen right now to Wavves' new album Afraid of Heights in full below thanks to NPR! I'm about...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
NEWS // Hear four new Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs from SXSW.
Happy Thursday readers! If you're there, are you enjoying SXSW? One of these years when I have the time man...one of these years. Anyway, yesterday New York indie rock group Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed a few new songs at SXSW from their upcoming album Mosquito (due out April 16). These songs performed include the title track, "Under the Earth", "Subway", and the new single "Sacrilege" along with other older songs. Watch their performance...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
NEWS // Animal Collective reschedules shows due to sickness.
Due to recent sickness Animal Collective will be rescheduling a few upcoming shows, they announced yesterday. Their full post about this can be read below as well as the rescheduled dates.
From the band's Facebook:
"Due to a band illness, Animal Collective regretfully has rescheduled five dates of their North American tour. The dates have been rescheduled for mid-July. All tickets will be honored for rescheduled dates or can be refunded...
Friday, March 8, 2013
NEWS // Small Black releases new single.
I gotta say... I'm not that impressed. It just sounds really lack-luster and unexciting which is not like Small Black. I've been a big fan of theirs since their self titled EP a few years back but, I'm just not thrilled at all by this single and really hope the album wont sound like this.
Now this is partly due to me just not wanting Small Black to stop making chillwave, but not entirely. Even if you ignore what they normally sound like and just listen to this with "fresh ears" it still isn't able to deliver like it should. Although the...
Thursday, March 7, 2013
LISTEN // Smith Westerns - Varsity
The wait is nearly over Smith Westerns fans. The indie rock band released a new song off their upcoming album Soft Will recently. The new track, which is named Varsity, is a upbeat and almost electronic tune and will be part of the new album, set to be out on June 11 to Mom + Pop. Check the single out below and tell me what you think, I really dig it and am excited to hear the rest of the album.
Varsity - Smith Westerns...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
LISTEN // Wavves - Demon to Lean On
Forgot to show you guys this when it originally came out. This is a new song from beach punk band Wavves and will be on their upcoming LP Afraid of Heights out March 26. For the most part I liked their last album King of the Beach but I wished at times that it wasn't so rough around the edges. This new track from them sounds really refined and put-together and I am excited to hear what Afraid of Heights will sound like! What about you...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
ALBUM REVIEW // Songs for Imaginative People by Darwin Deez
Songs for Imaginative People, the second full-length album from New York based musician Darwin Deez, is like a bottle of wine; it gets better and better with time or in this case play-throughs. It is an album that to some might be a little rough at first but instantly begins to grow on you if given the chance.
Definitely one of the most playful and, as the album suggests, imaginative albums I have heard in recent years. Every single...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
SINGLE REVIEW // The Bilinda Butchers release a new single called The Lovers' Suicide!
Are you guys excited or what? Long-time favorite The Bilinda Butchers have released a new single off their upcoming album The Lovers' Suicide! by the same name and as I've said in the past, it sports a new sound for the San-Fran duo.
Judging from this track, The Lovers' Suicide! is looking like it's going to be a pleasant surprise. Like a normal BB track that drank too much coffee, "The Lovers' Suicide" is a fast-paced...
Monday, February 25, 2013
NEWS // Matt & Kim release the music video for It's Alright
Not sure if soft-core or music video....
Friday, February 22, 2013
LISTEN // Enjoy this stellar new track from Temple Songs
I hope your weekend is as groovy and fun-filled as this newly released track from psychedelic rockband Temple Songs. Whatever you're doing this weekend have fun and stay safe!
Caribbean Moon by Temple So...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
NEWS // Crystal Fighters release artwork for upcoming album.
Yesterday Crystal Fighters released the album cover of their upcoming album Cave Rave to their Facebook page. Cave Rave will be the Electronic/House band's third full-length and will be released this May. Listen to a preview track from Cave Rave below and get excited!
...
Monday, February 18, 2013
ALBUM REVIEW // MillionYoung puts the chill back in chillwave with his new LP Variable.
There hasn't been an album where I have genuinely loved every track in a long long time. Then, MillionYoung released Variable on Tuesday and reminded me that this is still possible to do. With every play-through I find something new that I love about it. Variable is the Florida native's second full-length album and continues to support my theory that 2013 is the year of change...at least in bands.
Where other bands...
Friday, February 15, 2013
NEWS // The Postal Service release new single.
A Tattered Line of String is the newest single from The Postal Service off their upcoming 10th anniversary re-release of 2003's Give Up. Scheduled to be released this March, Give Up will include all the original songs fully remastered along with two new songs and covers by The Shins and Iron & Wi...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
EP REVIEW // Hypnagogia by LAKE R▲DIO
Caden is at it again. This last Friday the chicago based witch-house artist released a new EP which keeps up the relatively new tradition of giving releases technical names that start with H. Hypnagogia is his newest release and is a currently free (who knows for how long) 6-track EP on his Bandcamp page.
This newest release is almost an experimentation of new ideas especially with the last track, Bleeding Thumb. It seems that...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
NEWS // MillionYoung releases new album Variable.
Happy Tuesday readers! And man, is it a happy Tuesday or what? Not only did we just today get a new album from long-time TBAM favorite MillionYoung, but today also marks the release of Darwin Deez's new album Songs For Imaginative People! MillionYoung's newest album, Variable, is the Florida native's second full-length album and features 10 completely new songs, two of which can be heard below. Make sure you head over to Amazon or Old...
Monday, February 11, 2013
NEWS // Strange Talk release their debut album Cast Away.
I know, I know, I along with a lot of people were upset that Tegan And Sara released an electropop album but that doesn't mean I don't like electropop. In fact, one of my favorite electropop artists, Strange Talk, has just released their debut album a couple of days ago. Cast Away is the Australian band's newest release and first full-length album. This 11 track album is currently available on iTunes and other online music retailers as-well as...
Saturday, February 9, 2013
ALBUM REVIEW // Heartthrob by Tegan And Sara
Tegan And Sara released their newest album Heartthrob not too long ago and it has been met with split reviews. From what I've seen listeners are either in love with it or hate it, some calling it their worst release to date. I wouldn't go that far as I found a lot of songs in Heartthrob to be quite enjoyable but, in the end I would have to say that I am disappointed in the direction Tegan And Sara have gone in this newest...
Friday, February 8, 2013
SINGLE REVIEW // Hit Me Up Again by Summer Heart
It's Friday and you're surfing the web for some good chillwave to tide you over until MillionYoung releases Variable on Tuesday. While searching you stumble across a band called Summer Heart. Cool name and nice artwork, but is the music good? This genre of music isn't for everyone and takes skill. You don't just wake up one morning and make chillwave. Well, I guess you could, but the quality of said music would be questionable.
Hit Me...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
NEWS // The Bilinda Butchers announce new single.
Yesterday The Bilinda Butchers (no affiliation with MBV aside from their love for them, hence the name) announced news of an upcoming single that is due to be released in early March. The dream-pop band released this two-part teaser of the upcoming single featuring new music (with almost a new sound) and clips from Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.
The teaser for The Lovers' Suicide! sounds great, it really does, but what's up with that first half? That doesn't sound at all like the Bilinda Butchers I fell in love...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
NEWS // My Bloody Valentine releases new album "m b v"
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Well it's finally here and it only took a little over two decades. My Bloody Valentine released a follow up to their 1991 classic Loveless this past week called m b v and it has already broke the internet with it's epicness. Upon hearing the news that the Dublin based band would be releasing a new album, people all over scrambled to their computers in an attempt to get their hands on this long-awaited LP causing the band's new and still...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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