I hope everyone had a nice Christmas holiday as it’s nice to get back to posting after a semi-break from posting. I’ve come to realize over the years that Christmas just gets worse as you get older. The holiday has just become extremely boring and lame for me. I mean I get joy out of giving presents than receiving, but I think there’s nothing more to it now as it’s now just a time I look forward to so I can eat a lot of food.
A couple of things that have occupied my time during the holidays is this new Deerhoof track off the upcoming album Friend Opportunity. I’m been more of a semi-fan of the group as their music has always been kind of skattered for me, but they absolutely can’t be touched when they’re hitting their marks. There’s no other shining example than listening to “+81″ as so infectious that I couldn’t get Satomi’s simple little chorus out of my head. It opens with trumpets and a simple guitar riff and as soon as that chorus comes in, well it’s all over by than for you as you’ll be sucked into the charm of this track. CHOO CHOO CHOO BEEP BEEP – who knew something so simple could be so addicting.
This is enough to have me highly looking foward to this release on January 23rd. They’ll be playing a boatload of dates in support of the release so do check them out. Also if you happen to glance at the top of their Kill Rock Stars website, you’ll see a link to an EP download full of live tracks and covers. Yay!
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Deerhoof | “+81″
Deerhoof | Download digital EP of covers and live tracks
1-17-Osaka, Japan – Umeda Shangri-la (with OOIOO)
1-19-Nagoya, Japan – Nagoya Quattro (with OOIOO)
1-20-Tokyo, Japan – Shinjuku Loft (with OOIOO)
1-24 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey (w/Hella and Busdriver)
1-26 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza (w/Busdriver and Proton Proton)
1-27 – Chicago, IL – Metro (w/Busdriver)
1-30 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall (w/Busdriver and blackblack)
2-1 – Seattle, WA- Neumo‘s Crystal Ball Reading Room (w/blackblack and Leti Angel)
2-2 – Vancouver, BC – Richards On Richards (w/ blackblack)
2-3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom (w/ blackblack and Leti Angel)
2-4 – Eugene, OR – W.O.W. Hall (w/ blackblack)
2-11 – Washington, DC – Black Cat (w/Harlem Shakes)
2-12 – Carrboro, NC – Cat‘s Cradle (w/Harlem Shakes)
2-13 – Asheville NC – Grey Eagle (w/Harlem Shakes)
2-14 – Charleston, SC – Cumberland‘s (w/Harlem Shakes)
2-15 – Columbia, SC – Headliners (w/Harlem Shakes)
2-16 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-17 – Miami, FL – Poplife (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-18 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-19 – Orlando, FL – The Social (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-20 – Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-21 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-22 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-23 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Warehouse (w/Busdriver and Harlem Shakes)
2-24 – Charlottesville, VA – Sattellite Ballroom (w/Harlem Shakes and Flying)
2-25 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar (w/Harlem Shakes and Flying)
3-2 – San Diego, CA – The Epicentre (w/Macromantics and Experimental Dental School)
3-3 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress (w/Macromantics and Experimental Dental School)
3-4 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room (w/Macromantics and Experimental Dental School)
3-7 – Oklahoma City, OK – Conservatory (w/Macromantics,Experimental Dental School and Star Death)
3-8 – Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room (w/Macromantics and Experimental Dental School)
3-9 – Austin, TX – Emo‘s (w/Macromantics and Experimental Dental School)
3-10 – Houston, TX – Numbers (w/Macromantics and Experimental Dental School)
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[...] Headlining this week’s batch of goodies are The Shins’ Wincing the Night Away which is decent, but as anyone who’s been around me lately knows that i’ve been very anti-Shins since their “change your life” bullshit popularity from Garden State. Of Montreal’s Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? is definitely worth picking up, as is every one of their albums. I’m still not completely sold on it as I found it somewhat underwhelming compared to Satanic Panic in the Attic and The Sunlandic Twins. If you’re up for an album that’s pure electro-dance from beginning to end, then you’ll be satisfied in that aspect. Rounding out the big name albums is Deerhoof’s Friend Opportunity, which i’m completely in love with as you have one of the catchiest singles of the year with “+81″ along with a slew of tracks that are just as good. [...]