Out Today: The Babies, Oneida, Guided By Voices, Clinic, and more
Every Tuesday is album release day (as well as video games, movies, etc.), but on a day so far from the weekend, it's a good feeling to wake up to some brand, spankin' new music.
The Babies - Our House on the Hill (Woodsist)
A collaboration between Woods' Kevin Morby, Vivian Girls' Cassie Ramone, and pals put out its sophomore LP of treble-y, surf-influenced garage pop. Originally, the two wanted to collaborate mostly just to play house parties. And, despite picking up momentum as a full-time band, the house party vibe still comes across loud and clear.Stream it here.
Guided By Voices - The Bears for Lunch (GBV Inc.)
If there's anyone who pursues music as a full-time job, it's Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard. In 2012 alone, he's put out three full-length LPs from Guided By Voices, in addition to two solo releases. Then, he's got Boston Spaceships on the side, and a whole bunch more going for him. The Bears for Lunch closes a trilogy of 2012 LPs, incorporating the entire GBV original lineup, and several reviews have already established Bears, not only as the best of the series, but as a record in line with classics like Alien Lanes.Stream the single "She Lives in an Airport" here.
Oneida - A List of the Burning Mountains (Jagjaguwar)
When a full-length includes only two tracks, "A List of the Burning Mountains 1" and "A List of the Burning Mountains 2," I prepare myself for a total artistic onslaught. Long songs are typically long for a reason, and that reason is usually for the sake of music as an art form; in short, this isn't pop music. So, when you listen to this new Oneida record off Bloomington, IN, tri-label imprint Jagjaguwar, don't expect the pop-folk antics of Bon Iver or Okkervil River. Expect dissonance, distortion, arhythmic craziness, and anything but pop music.Stream it here.
School of Seven Bells - Put Your Sad Down EP (Vagrant)
School of Seven Bells drops a large chunk of its ethereal output to make room for a whole lot of straight-up dance pop on its follow up to February's Ghoststory. And while the EP is much more "club-heavy" than usual, and the band has been missing one of its founding members since 2011, something about this record still sounds very "School of Seven Bells."
Clinic - Free Reign (Domino)
Free Reign is the seventh Studio LP of Liverpool psychedelic post-punks Clinic. It's chock full of fuzz, flanger, vintage-ness, and everything you'd expect from UK post-punk revivalists.
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