Box Of Tracks (August 31st, 2009)

ZACH THAT:

Cale Parks - "One At A Time"

Sunnybrook - Willow Wale"

Max Tundra - "Which Song"

Clare And The Reasons - "Ooh You Hurt Me So"

ArpLine - "Weekend In The Colonies"

The Wooden Birds - "Hometown Fantasy"

Sally Shapiro - "Dying In Africa"

Music Go Music - "Warm in the Shadows" (Video)

Music Go Music - Live on Face Time - Warm in the Shadows from music go music on Vimeo.

HANK ALTOGETHER:
Liking this just might make me gay.

Sub Pop Shoes

HANK ALTOGETHER:

I might. Would you?

Os Mutantes - "Anagrama"

HANK ALTOGETHER:

This morning it's chilly and we seem to be having the foreshadowing of fall. So, luckily, I ran across another beautiful track by Brazilian uber-originators Os Mutantes. Coming off their first album in 35 years - Haih Or Amortecedor - "Anagrama" might make you think that The Bands acid made it's way down South America way. A sort of bucolic melodic breeze takes this song away exactly the kind of thing to bring some sunshine to a cloudy day.

Os Mutantes - "Anagrama"

Jemina Pearl - "I Hate People"

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Part of Be Your Own Pet's charm wasn't just the thrashy YYYs punky style. It was Jemina Pearl's ability to take a seemingly simple adolescent relationship and turn it into a murderous rampage. In her solo career, we can only pray that this continues. The first taste from Pearl's debut solo LP Break It Up (out 9/10), "I Hate People" is an enchanting little ditty taking off a 60s pop sound and grinding into your leg like that first time you dry humped a girl. Using the naif tune to bolster an ode to outsidership and independence isn't just tongue in cheek, it's a pretty rewarding feature and Iggy Pop's creepy older guy vocals just add to the delicious weirdo bizarro-ness. If there's one thing that we need these days it's more folks being weird. Good thing Jemina Pearl's around to celebrate it and put down those who aren't.

Jemina Pearl - "I Hate People" (ft. Iggy Pop)

The Antlers - "Two" (Music Video)

ZACH THAT:

Dan Deacon's Top Four Albums Of The Decade

ZACH THAT:

We sent out e-mails to a bunch of bands asking for their top five albums of the decade. Dan Deacon wrote us back with his top four:

2003 - ZZ TOP: Mescalero
2003 - ZZ TOP: Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
2004 - ZZ TOP: Rancho Texicano
2009 - ZZ TOP: Upcoming studio album

I guess the guy just really loves ZZ Top.

REQUIRED LISTEN: THE ZOOKEEPERS

ZACH THAT:

I would just like to start by saying that the four guys that make up The Zookeepers are fucking nuts...and you know what, I enjoy the madness. With most DIY bands, their allure is something personal, a stripped down sound that plays mostly to a momentary trend in indie music. A few years ago it was guys in cabins strumming on their sad acoustic guitars and this year it seems to be punks in their parents basement banging on poppy synths or distorted guitars. The Zookeepers however turn their shoulder to what is "now" and make music that they want to hear, not what the trend seems to be.

Mixing dirty, screaming vocals with all over the place melodies, The Zookeepers somehow find themselves with infectious tracks that make perfect sense. Their music is definitely not for the musical equivalent of the window shopper, they demand some investigation of their sound and require one simple demand, to have some mind numbing fun. My recommendation is watch the video below, see how much they love playing their own music...enjoy the chaos, and then go deeper into their sound and see that below the layer of fun, four musicians are truly making something brilliant, new, and very very special.

The Zookeepers - "Beautiful World" (via Consequence of Sound)

Yo La Tengo - "Periodically Triple of Double"

HANK ALTOGETHER:

If you needed more reason to believe in Yo La Tengo's forthcoming Popular Songs then have a listen to the funking incredible "Periodically Triple or Double." A song that sounds like it should have made it on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. Heavy keyboard hits make your belly jiggle while that bass makes the ass move. Oh, yeah, it's like a one track dance party until you get to the 60s inspired psychedelia of the bridge which sounds like you just did acid off Jefferson Airplane's chest. Possibly the best opening lyric of the year..."I never read Proust." Still not sold yet? Wait for the cowbell.

Yo La Tengo - Periodically Double or Triple

REVIEW: Modest Mouse - No One’s First and You’re Next

Modest Mouse - No One’s First and You’re Next

Release Date: Aug 4th, 2009
Label: Epic


7.5

Chris M. Johnson

Since the beginning of this summer, Modest Mouse have given us the pleasure of hearing some b-sides from Good News for People Who Love Bad News and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. By increments of 2, the band slowly released songs (some long lost, others that could be found as b-sides to singles) that provided a great soundtrack to the season itself, while also throwing a bone to the fans waiting over two years for a proper release. The songs were collected and released, billed as an EP. Eight songs for the price of an EP? I’ll take it... and you should too.

If for no other reason, pick this up to hear the evolution of the band’s sound and tonality. With Good News for People Who Love Bad News Isaac Brock found the formula for making a great, weird-ass pop record. While stepping away from the noodley guitars a bit, Brock still maintained a great sense when it comes to super-quirky lyricism and addictive riffs. Nothing on No One’s First showcases this more than “I’ve Got It All (Most)”, the EP’s final cut. As if to high-five the fans pre-Good News for People Who Love Bad News, the band provides a track that could have easily rounded out the original album (if “The Good Times Are Killing Me” weren’t so damn good). “I’ve Got It All (Most)” gives us a great view of the not-so-recent past, but where the EP succeeds is with it’s throw-away tracks from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

It’s this reviewer’s opinion that We Were Dead is a shamefully underrated record [yes… it did get great reviews across the board. But it’s almost treated as that hot cousin (Good News in this metaphor) from your family reunion that comes back in a year with a fresh 20 pounds. Immediately, he/she seems less attractive. However they remain beautiful, but only on the inside. This fact is hard to perceive while watching he/she shovel fried chicken and potato salad into his/her fat face. You’ve been there… right?]. The album’s only downfall, at least in comparison to Good News, is its ability to flow between songs to make a cohesive collection. Don’t forget though… the songs on We Were Dead are all fantastic. No One’s First opens with “Satellite Skin”, a song that could have easily replaced “Missed the Boat” as their previous album’s token radio-pop song. Here we have a song that features nothing but narrative, with no real intelligible chorus, but because it’s Modest Mouse… it. just. works.

Same with the EP’s two standout tracks “Perpetual Motion Machine” and “King Rat”. With the former, we’re reintroduced to the Dirty Dozen Brass Brand who made quite a presentation on Good News with “The Devil’s Workday” (so good even, they introduce the album as well). With a minimal guitar riff and nearly hidden percussion (stomps and claps mostly). Brock allows the Dirty Dozen to take over the melody while he spills clever and irony all over it. “King Rat” we’ve seen already due to the popular news of the late Heath Ledger’s haunting music video. This track also takes hold of the collection as its standout track. The Dirty Dozen clearly come back on “King Rat” (though not credited) to counterpoint Brock’s direction, providing melody to the vocalists smoky “Blah lah da da” vocalized breakdown between the track’s numerous tempo changes and breakdowns. He ends the song with a demonizing “What do you have to say for yourself!”. I’m not trying to compare that to anything about the current state of political affairs or other worldly problems… it just sounds really fucking cool.

The thing I like most about this collection is that it’s not just for fans. The tracks are so varied in style that there’s something for everyone on No One’s First and You’re Last. Hardcore fans will be pleased with songs like “King Rat” and “The Whale Song”, both of which make strong usage of intricate melodies and Modest Mouse’s signature guitar tone (think The Moon and Antarctica). Tracks such as “Satellite Skin” and “Guilty Cocker Spaniels” give us the toe-tapping, summer jam-esque vibes that they’ve previously given us with We Were Dead’s “Fire It Up”. It’s just fantastic, supremely good music for this season in our lives, delivered the way that Modest Mouse always seems to speak to us in the sweltering heat or the deathly cold. This is their way of saying “Hey loyal/new fan. We haven’t done a whole hell of a lot, so here are some old songs to get through the year. We know you need it.” We do… I know I do. Go fulfill your curiosity.

If you need a taste of the EP (and haven’t already seen this) check out the “King Rat” video:

Daniel Johnston - "Freedom"

HANK ALTOGETHER:

If you're just used to hearing Daniel Johnston's early recordings, homespun off a weight bench in Texas, then you might be in for a bit of a shock. This new track "Freedom" has everything in it, including a baroque breakdown that sounds more at home in a Decemberists track than among the instrumentation of indie rock's lo-fi master. Playful as ever, Johnston manages his way through the humdrum of slide guitars and big backing sounds, without ever getting lost. In spite of the Ramones inspired intro...it's on a whim, he tells us. Let's see how it works:

Daniel Johnston - "Freedom"

You'll find "Freedom" with other tracks on Johnston's upcoming Is and Always Was LP, 10/6/09.

The Avett Brothers Laundromatinee Session - "Laundry Room"

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Vying for the top spot in my most anticipated Sept. releases with Erykah Badu's new one is the Avett Brothers' forthcoming I and Love and You. Over a year ago, they taped "Laundry Room" from the new one for laundromatinee.com, but like all good things, it's only coming to light now. Thanks MOKB.

The Avett Brothers~Laundry Room from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

Girls - "Lust for Life" (Video)

Everything I love in life in one music video. A good melody, vintage underpants, sepia color filters, balloons.

Manhanama Take a Left Renamanara @ the Next Signal

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Bob Dylan's schilled for the best of 'em and the most, um, head scratching of 'em. We've seen him in ads for Cadillac and Victoria's Secret. But this latest revelation that Dylan has been in talks to lend his trademarked nasal gibber-jabber to sat-nav navigation systems just seems, well, dangerous.

Other celebrities like John Cleese have already given their vocal work to sat-nav systems. You can read the rest at the BBC, here. This may sound crazy, but I'd pay for GPS directions like these.

Dylan sayeth:

"Left at the next street. No, right. You know what? Just go straight."

He continued: "I probably shouldn't do it because whichever way I go, I always end up at one place - on Lonely Avenue. Luckily I'm not totally alone. Ray Charles beat me there."

The normally reclusive Dylan, whose hits include Blowin' in the Wind and Like a Rolling Stone, admitted he does not normally like telling people what he is doing.

REVIEW: The Postmarks - Memoirs At The End Of The World

The Postmarks - Memoirs At The End Of The World

Release Date: August 26, 2009
Label: Unfiltered



6.3





LYNDSAY HIENEMAN:

To put it simply, The Postmarks are a bit boring. Sure, the band’s previous attempts have been met with praise and high acclaim. Critics rave that the three-piece Miami band are a jangly pop outfit set for indie stardom and a cut on the soundtrack of the next big indie flick. That might sound like a desirable consensus, but it might also be a kiss of death. That’s the problem with the Postmarks’ second full-length record, “Memoirs at the End of the Earth”. It’s a breath of soundtrack worthy, poppy fresh air. Haven't we heard that exact same description for dozens of other bands? Yes, we have. The typical sunshiny indie pop band is honestly nothing to get excited over. The Postmarks make sure to cover every facet of that stereotypical image, one cheesy rhyme and token brass section at a time.

The Postmarks undoubtedly have a fetish for cinema. They play around with soundtrack elements like a kid playing with fire. The mishmash of suspenseful strings, celebratory fanfares, and saucy Spanish-flavoured percussion sometimes gets messy. “Don’t Know Till You Try” features electronic blips, grinding guitar distortion, gongs, and a grab bag of other components. The album sounds like the band discovered the works of Henry Mancini one night, and in a leap of glassy-eyed admiration, decided to mash up “Moon River”, “The Pink Panther Theme”, and the soundtrack to the Audrey Hepburn/Cary Grant thriller, “Charade”, into a 13-song extravaganza.

When the band manages to keep their cinephilia enthusiasm under control, there are some pleasing results. The opening track, “No One Said It Would Be Easy”, combines icy strings, clock tower chimes, and punches of castanets. “All You Ever Wanted” is a beautiful, psychedelic track with Indian influences in tow. The Beatles circa The White Album would definitely approve. “Run Away Love” is an exquisite song that features a desperate lover innocently pleading over music box tinkling. Sadly, it’s the shortest cut off the album.

While the Postmarks’ lack of focus and instrumental overkill makes “Memoirs at the End of the Earth” fall short of success, lead singer Tim Yehezkely’s (yes, she’s female) detached, hesitant vocals are another liability. Her voice does not fit alongside the drama and gaudy panache. Maybe the band thought the balance between orchestral might and meek vocals would be pleasing. They were very wrong. In a world of Karen O’s and Eleanor Friedberger’s, Yehezkely simply doesn’t cut it. She undermines every song on the album with her less than impressive performance. You’re not sure if she’s being serious when she sings, or if she’s simply being wry. When she sings, “I’m stuck in auto-pilot”, in “My Lucky Charm”, the saccharine tune cut out for the 70’s show, “That Girl”, you’re certain that she’s laughing at herself. If you pair that song with the other cuts about shooting stars, being filled with butterflies, gazing into the eyes of a lover, and other mushy talking points, you just want to cover your ears. As if the clichéd list of topics wasn’t bad enough, it’s served up to you in the form of simplistic, predictable couplets.

Perhaps this album would’ve been a success with a more selective ear behind the mixing table. It gets tiresome, and before you know it, you’re drowning in an onslaught of world music flares and robotic vocals. Perhaps if the songs weren’t so humdrum, the listener wouldn’t be drifting off into their own minds, thinking about what they’re having for dinner, or some other mundane worry. The Postmarks are yet another fatally ambitious band. Their level of success is more than likely going to be about as predictable as their sound. Unless Yehezkely and co. are ready to step out of the limelight, that’s not a good thing.

What We Talk about when We Talk about Reading Books

HANK ALTOGETHER:

If you know Zach or I personally, you know that we're writers and when we're not writing something, odds are that we're reading. Or watching the Tigers game. But I digress.

One of my constant reads about books on the internet is the blog "Baby Got Books," who write lovely little odes to non-fiction, novels, short stories, and the like. Their latest review is for the Sonic Youth biography Goodbye 20th Century. It features some cred-demolishing lines and a few mp3s. But, like the rest of the stuff on BGB, some nice writing about writing.

Check it out here.

Sparklehorse + Fennesz - "In the Fishtank"

HANK ALTOGETHER:

I'd lie and say that we weren't craving some new Sparklehorse news, but that would be..well...a lie. Seems Mark Linkous the guy behind the horse is putting out a new LP with Australian laptop production guru Fennesz. These dudes previously collaborated on tracks from Sparklehorse's last, gorgeous record Dreamt for Years of Light in the Belly of the Mountain. This In the Fishtank release seems to be more droney, ambient, background music. But is exciting nonetheless as it's been a couple years since the last proper Sparklehorse record and it will probably be a few before the new one.

Head over to Boomkat for a little taste.

Sleepign States - "Rivers"

The String Quartet Tribute to Elliott Smith

ZACH THAT:

This is amazing. Thanks to Pierce for finding.

8-bit Davis (cont.)

HANK ALTOGETHER:

The "Kind of Bloop" post you see down there got some interesting reactions, including one from a nice chap named Andy who offered to point us in the direction of another opinion, rather than my outright disgust. Here's what Jake, a musician on the album, has to say:

Jake wrote:

Hap, I fully understand why you don't see these as respectful covers, given their presentation in a sea of overloaded memes and appeals to gamer nostalgia. Ten-four, 100% acknowledged.

I speak for myself and the other artists, though, when I say that our aim was to pay tribute to Miles out of pure love in a deeply personal and unique way, NOT to stoop to geek nostalgia.

This might seem like crazy talk, considering that we are using cheap video game sounds, but it's nice to meet you, I'm Jake, a cranky old chip head who takes this shit seriously. I'm irritated to no end when ironic hipstery kids cover stuff with a Game Boy purely for geek LULZ, with sloppy, unimaginative execution.

Way I see it, chiptunes can either be a punishingly difficult artistic medium we happened to grow up with, or a tired retro fashion statement. Our goal was to stick to the former, pushing the limitations hard, building on our capacity for expression using the most basic sounds. There could be no better challenge, Andy thought, than one of the most expressive jazz albums of all time, one that has inspired us all.

So, you see, I'm not the least bit embarrassed by our work. In fact, I think you might be short-changing "the masters of jazz", who I believe would be grinning ear to ear right now. They were ALL ABOUT mastering unusual techniques and expressing within a framework. That's the whole point of Kind of Blue. The parallels to our own medium were dead obvious, and I got the same rush of perverse glee that the original ensemble must have felt 50 years ago, locking myself in a cell and playing between the metal bars.

I hope, if you still can't enjoy the sound of the album itself, you might at least be less quick to dismiss it, given this perspective. It's not a parade, it's a love letter in our own weird handwriting.

Jake raises some interesting points. Ultimately, much of our prejudice or perspective on music relates to our taste. It's pretty easy to ditch on things that aren't your taste and a lot harder to try to expand and be inclusive with your musical taste. I've admitted that 8-bit doesn't do it for me. And you can argue as much as you want that it's a "love-letter," but odds are I'm not going to believe it. If for nothing else than the pure fact that, Miles Davis used his voice -- his actual breath -- to make Kind of Blue. 8-bit doesn't have such a one to one conception or require literally (wait for it while I get new age) someone's life force to create it. For me this will always be the difference between any sort of computer generated sound and actual instruments played by actual human beings. I realize that this may seem like I've got my head up my ass or like an extremely conservative opinion. But, I think that one of the things that the internet is pushing us toward is an existence where we are so physically detached from the operation of art that we miss it's force. Sure, there are more bands, but how many have you seen? How many do you know personally? There has to be something there -- in Davis's case it was his breath. I'm afraid that in this case all I hear is an imitation of Davis's breath created by men on a machine. And, that's 3 leaps that I don't want to have to take.

However, in the interest of fairness, I'll try to listen to the whole album and I'll let you know what I hear. You can download it or preview "Kind of Bloop" here.

Miles Davis - Live-Evil

HANK ALTOGETHER:

We don't talk enough jazz on WLFY. Probably, b/c in my case (at least), I don't know shit about it. But, just to rid your mind of that last post, I wanna chat up some REAL Miles Davis. In this case his 1970 live album, Live Evil. Post Bitches Brew, Davis takes the whole fusion thing to amazing heights. I mean, look at that album cover. Holy shit, right? And if you think that's incredible, listen to "Sivad" (which I'll put an imeem embed in at the bottom of this post). Following Davis's introduction to Jimi Hendrix thru his wife (and amazing musician in her own right, Betty Davis), Miles started feeding his horn thru a series of pedals, doing anything he could to make it sound like Jimi. I'm indebted to Craker for introducing and giving me the info on this. You can read more from Wikipedia. Herbie Hancock and one of my fav. guitarists John McLaughlin guest.

Here's "Sivad":

Sivad - Miles Davis

As if I needed more reasons to HATE 8-bit...

HANK ALTOGETHER:

They call it "blasphemy." And, boy, are they right. Some idiots put together something called "Kind of Bloop" it's an 8-bit "tribute" to Miles Davis's seminal Kind of Blue. This is seriously one of the worst things I've ever heard. Look, people, I know you can put ANYTHING on the internet, but that doesn't mean you should. More proof that God doesn't exist, b/c if he did, he'd edit this shit.

I listened to 2 seconds of this thing. See if you can beat me. But, if you pay for it, you're a moron.

Kind of Bloop here.

Sleeping States - In the Gardens of the North

HANK ALTOGETHER:

"Rivers" by Sleeping States was one of my underlooked tracks of 2008. A buoyant (pun intended) ode to lethargy and murkiness, it made it on just about every mixtape I made both for myself and for others. It could have something to do with my unnatural attraction to Danny Deck's mantra at the end of All My Friends are Going to Be Strangers: "I want to see the rivers." Nevertheless, there was something elemental, even mythic that Sleeping States caught with that track.

Now, the UK based act has a new album, In the Gardens of the North coming out soon. See below for a tracklist and video and gear up for a consciously intoxicating mixture of moisture and bliss. A way to say goodbye and hello at the same time.

01 Rings Of Saturn
02 The Next Village
03 Showers In Summer
04 Breathing Space
05 Gardens Of The South
06 Red King
07 On The Beach At Aldeburgh
08 A Spiral Not Repeated
09 The Cartographe

"Gardens of the South"

FREE DOWNLOAD: Lefse Records Sampler

ZACH THAT:

Eariler this summer I had the great pleasure of realizing that Lefse Records is proabley the greatest new record label in the world. As I browsed their free samples I quickly realized that every band was an exciting breath of fresh air. A few weeks ago I posted a box of tracks on Lefse and now they give us the gift of a free sampler. Download HERE and get ready to experince amazing new band after band.

Listen to Alec Ounsworth - Flashy Python LP

(photo via setstatic)

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Probably one of the most disappointing albums of the decade for me was Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!'s sophomore record Some Loud Thunder. The self-titled first LP, which is still fabulous, brought us jangly disjointed pop with the bizarre croon of Alec Ounsworth, whose songwriting ability seems to be pretty damn massive. Since CYHSY are on hiatus, Ounswroth is dropping 2 LPs in a sort of Ryan Adams-esque quest for world dominace. I'm kidding. Kinda. You can listen to the new Ounsworth record Flashy Python thru that cool little thing at the bottom of the post. It's a good listen, not as catchy as the first but not nearly as muddled as Some Loud Thunder. Is it just me or does it sound like Sunset Rubdown and Ounsworth have been drinking out of the same glass?

You be the judge:

New Alela Diane EP out Oct. 6

(photo via Violet Folklore)

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Well, this is pretty exciting. My front runner for sleeper album of the year -- that is the album that I've been secretly grooving on behind y'all's back -- Alela Diane is putting out a new EP with her bandmate Alela is releasing a new EP with her bandmate Alina Hardin on October 6th via Rough Trade. It's gonna be called Alela and Alina. Say that 3 times fast.

The still-goregous To Be Still is out now, here's a track from it:

Alela Diane - Age Old Blue

Gustav Gigs - THE FIERY FURNACES

ZACH THAT:

Box of Tracks Aug. 7, 2009

Destroyer - "Bay of Pigs" (stream via Stereogum)

This is what happens then the astronaut returns home to find his house burned down by the alien husband of the alien wife he fooled around with...in space.

Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall

If "Our Way to Fall" was about falling in love, then this one's about loving migraines and trances with the same vigor that you cuddle your spouse.

Entrance - Lookout!

I saw Entrance once. I vowed never to look at hippies the same way again.

Lou Barlow - Gravitate

Lou Barlow cockblocked you throughout high school. And had the gall to write better songs about not getting laid than you. When your friends ask you about him, you reply: "Yeah, he's pretty cool." And you know that he is.

Radiohead - Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

Thome Yorke heard Harry Patch had died, rented an orchestra in an ambulance, and equipped the equipment with smelling salts. Be careful or he'll make you swoon, too.

Mountain Goats - Genesis 3:23

Just before you die there's a moment when you realize you're going to miss everyone. This moment is the happiest of your life

New Thao Nguyen w/ the Get Down Stay Down: "Know Better Learn Faster"

(photo via Juan Ramirez)

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Oh yeah, sign me up for this one. Thao and her backing band the Get Down Stay Down are slated for an October release of their new album "Know Better Learn Faster" via indie stalwart Kill Rock Stars. The date is the 13th. That's a month and 7 days after my birthday. Way to be on time with the present, there Thao. You might recall that her last record was my second favorite of last year. Just, you know, if you're trying to do some WLFY trivia as a drinking game with friends. Following on the heels of the kinda waterlogged collab. with the Portland Cello Project, expect this one to get you jumping off your feet, Cory Greenwell. Yeah. That's right. This is a blog and I'm singling you out. Deal.

Here's the tracklist for the rest of y'all:
01 The Clap
02 Cool Yourself
03 When We Swam
04 Know Better Learn Faster
05 Body
06 The Give
07 Good Bye Good Luck
08 Trouble Was For
09 Oh No
10 Fixed It!
11 Burn You Up
12 But What of the Strangers
13 Easy

P-fork says that Andrew Bird, Laura Veirs, members of Horse Feathers, and Blitzen Trapper will guest. That lineup just makes me happy. We Listen for You Fest, anyone?

Monotonix - Live at Eurockeennes

HANK ALTOGETHER:
If you've never seen Monotonix before, you're welcome.

Modest Mouse - "King Rat" Video (directed by Heath Ledger)

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Heath Ledger may be dead, but his directorial work lives on. This is a pretty damn nice music video and it gives me the chance to post the "Heath Ledger Song" by One Weekly Gun.

One Weekly Gun - Heath Ledger

New Beirut/Clues from the "Paper Heart" Soundtrack

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Here's one that should get both Zach & I drooling: a little collab between Zach Condon (and Perrin Cloutier) of Beirut and Alden Penner from 10.0 approved Clues. The track comes from the Paper Heart Soundtrack which Penner produced. Now, if you're looking for a song or something that goes beyond a sort of Mark Mothersbaugh homage with Beirut horns, you're going to be disappointed. The track is pretty much a weepy, ponderous xylaphone overtured with those balkan brass that gets me jelly in me pants.

This track is probably played when Michael Cera is looking uncomfortable. It will be played a lot during the film. Of course, what would you expect from another Micheal Cera movie that looks like it aspires to be Rushmore. Why can't we just get the Arrested Development movie, already?

Track via Stereogum.