In Toronto for CMW

I am in Toronto cover Canada Music Week, but I have limited internet access and no PDA. This is the first time in my life that I actually would like to have one of those Blackberry things, or an iPhone, or the GOOGLE PHONE!!! Anyways, I will write all about it shortly, so enjoy this in the meantime. It feels summer-y (well, at least warm, with the Cuban theme) cause spring is coming kids! This is from RJD2's second album, Since We Last Spoke, from 2004.

Happy Weekend!

Fuck, I'm so hungover right now. I'm so hungover, I had to actually "get it together" when I was standing in the lineup at the corner store. Anyways, I try to post "fun" videos every weekend, and The Monks came to mind. They're a fun band. Enjoy, and drink some Gatorade if you're also suffering like me.

New Music: Grizzly Bear

So, Veckatimest leaked, as reported here: La Cinta, and on Ed Droste's twitter. I grabbed a transcode rip of the album that is floating around, and it actually doesn't sound that bad (transcodes are usually awful-sounding mp3s). I know it's a bit ridiculous to get excited for Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear LPs, but, sometimes I feel as though their artistry transcends trends and over-popularization. I think most people who are into indie music on some level are excited about this record, from Starbucks employees to bloggers to brainwashed P4K readers. Who doesn't like four-part vocal harmonies?

Listening to it on shitty laptop speakers with a "questionable" mp3 version, makes me excited to buy the vinyl LP when it comes out in May. Also, I'm a huge fan of Daniel Rossen and his band Department of Eagles. I feel as though Grizzly Bear has a Lennon/McCartney thing going on with the song-writing duties shared between Rossen and Ed Droste--both of whom show promising talent, and was glad the album opens with Rossen (it closes with a sappy Droste tune...). Here is the opening track, which sounds very Department of Eagles-esque:

"Southern Point"




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