DIE SLOW 7INCH SINGLE - HEALTH

Noise rock band HEALTH recently tossed out a new 7" single: DIE SLOW, I heard it on their myspace page and I was supposed to go today to Toronto and buy it, but I woke up too late and missed my chance, (I'll probably pick it up tommorow, if not then next week) It's really good. Not so much noise rock as their other songs though, which left me dissapointed as I was expecting the song to be more disorganized and reckless and less structured. Don't get me wrong however, I still really enjoyed it, I just hope their new album (which comes out some time this year) is as good as their first one.

You can listen to it on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4ygLYHKtCY
or on their myspace (for better quality), check out some of their other tracks on their myspace, I love them all:
http://www.myspace.com/healthmusic

Track Listing

1. Die Slow

2. Die Slow (Pictureplane Remix)

Sure You Will - Justice

I don't think Justice needs an introduction or an explanation, because if you've never heard of 'D.A.N.C.E' then you should seriously consider joining the rest of us in the 21st century. Personally I think that people who have only heard D.A.N.C.E and none of Justice's other tracks can be called Justice fans. Well actually that statement was more so common sense than it was an opinion. However, bact to the point I was trying to get at: the thing with Justice is that, aside from The album Cross, the single 'We Are Your Friends' and perhaps the Planisphere EP, none of Justice's other tracks have really made it anywhere, but to be honest, if you actually go digging for them, they're quite good.



A lot of their tracks before Cross were different then what you'd expect of Justice: it wasn't so much the trademark distorted synth and slap bass that normally comes to mind, it's totally different. First example is the first pre-Cross track I found: Sure You Will. Which never really made it anywhere except onto some random French Electro/Pop compliation album that also never really made it anywhere. I actually found this track over youtube, when somehow I foolishly thought I had stumbled upon a leaked Justice track, and seconds later, after finding out it was a fake, in the sidebar thing I spotted 'Sure You Will - Justice (Rare)' and gave it a listen, it was fantastic.



It started off like some sort of cheery '80s Synth/House track, and remained like that throughout the entire song, it didn't really pick up anywhere, it just stayed at a happy, moderate pace. It also contains some vocals which kind of reminded me of 'DVNO' because I could've swore it was the same person singing. What I really liked about it is it's happiness, it really was a cheery track, it wasn't really something you'd hear playing at a club, but that's okay it doesn't have to be, and I'm not nineteen yet anyways (to my dismay, as Busy P is playing at the Wrongbar soon)



As I find more Pre-Cross tracks by Justice, I will post them, most of them never made it anywhere though, so I may have to do a big of digging on the net to find them, but once I do they will make on here for sure.





you can hear the song here:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3NnDWeiRs8

Cass McCombs - PREfection

CASS McCOMBS is an Indie Rock artist from Concord, California. His first EP however, 'Not The Way' was recorded in Baltimore. I found out about Cass McCombs (regrettably) through a skate video (nothing wrong with skate videos, it's just that usually they tend to have bad tracks, however Bag of Suck had excellent music). I got PREfection first because it was the album that the song I heard was from. I really liked the rest of the album, his lyrics and vocals seem to reflect those of Morrissey's, who's singing style and haircut seems to be the latest craze.

The album opens up with it's first track, 'Equinox', which is a slower paced song, however it is a pretty good introduction; not amazing, but good, as it set the perfect atmosphere that the album was aiming for. The next track: 'Subtraction' had more of a catchy synthpop sound to it and the albums speed picks up, however drops once again due to the slower pace of 'Multiple Suns' which sounded pretty boring to me, I didn't find it to be a good song, it was slow and unappealing, and didn't really fit in with the rest of the album because it sounded too much like garage rock to me. It is followed by 'Tourist Woman', which is another synth-y track with a bit of a rock sound that picks up closer towards the middle, then the song collapses entirely at the end.


Things start to really heat up with 'Sacred Heart', which is the albums most popular track - for a reason. I can definitely tell why it is so popular, and I can also see Cass Mccomb's influence of The Smiths in this track especially. With heartfelt lyrics and a very good introduction (an ancient Chinese tune?) I can see what all the hype is about. This was, without a doubt, my favorite track on the album.

Everything began to slow down again (as if Sacred Heart was the climax) with 'She's Still Suffering' which reminded me (god knows why) of Peter Bjorn and John, I don't think the song share any direct relation, however I still feel a connection, a vibe, within this song. Moving forward, the next song is 'Cuckoo' which lead me to believe that Cass McCombs has an obsession with the Organ sounding effect that is included on every synthesizer as well as the ones you can buy at your local Wal-Mart, as it is included on 4 out of the 10 tracks (including 'Cuckoo') I also got another Peter Bjorn and John vibe from the next track 'Bury Mary', but I can sense it more on Bury Mary than on She's Still Suffering.

It continues with 'City of Brotherly Love' which has a good sound to it, a very happy and mellow track that is excellent to listen to whilst maxin' and relaxin'. The album ends on 'All Your Dreams May Come True' a 10 minute long track (4 minutes of it being a song, the other 6 minutes sounds like a cheap car alarm being recorded on a cassette tape) which kind of reminded me of The Cure, because of the synth and simple guitar riffs and when it ended I could have swore that the lyrics kept repeating 'don't bother', but after further inspection I have come to realize it actually says 'what bother' (which doesn't make sense to me)

I really enjoyed a lot of tracks on this album, I reccommend it to anyone who is a fan of The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, or Peter Bjorn & John. This album wasn't amazing, but it was pretty good, and I give it a thumbs up.

Track Listing

1. "Equinox" - 3:35

2. "Subtraction" - 3:49

3. "Multiple Suns" - 5:22

4. "Tourist Woman" - 3:47

5. "Sacred Heart" - 4:06

6. "She's Still Suffering" - 5:20

7. "Cuckoo" - 4:05

8. "Bury Mary" - 2:18

9. "City of Brotherly Love" - 4:29

10. "All Your Dreams May Come True" - 10:32

DD/MM/YYYY + Teeth Mountain + Future Island + Dan Deacon

DD/MM/YYYY + Dan Deacon Tonight!

Hey there,

I've made 3 blog posts in almost 24 hours! Well that's because shit is getting real this weekend. I'm going to see two bands perform tonight at the Deleon White Gallery (Which is some art gallery on dufferin that I've never heard of). The Opener (which is in the picture on the left) is called DD/MM/YYYY (pronounced Day Month Year) which is an indie experimental band from Toronto. I love experimental music, it's just so strange that I am intrigued by it. DD/MM/YYYY is pretty underground at the moment, but their stuff is pretty nifty, not amazing, but I'm sure it will be a jolly good opener.

The headliner (pictured on the left), whom I've been anticipating for a long time, is named Dan Deacon. He is an indie electronic producer straight from Baltimore. His sound cannot be described using words, as it is just too odd, but if I absolutely had to, it sounds like a pre-pubescent Holy Fuck on LSD. He uses a variety of instruments, from Keyboards, to other things I have never seen before. The coolest thing is that he refuses to use a stage (not that the venue even has a stage anyways, it's an art gallery) and he performs on the floor with the fans standing around him, and he usually asks the audience to play games, such as opening a huge hole in the middle of the crowd, and asking everyone to run in a spiral with two people dancing in the middle. We're driving to the venue because it's in a somewhat shady area of Toronto. We usually take the train and just walk, but late at night in that area is a nay-nay. I think i'm bringing a digital camera to the show to take pictures, which is something that i never usually do in fear of it breaking, but I don't think the audience will be large enough for it to be broken.

It starts at 8 PM tonight, and ends at around midnight, but i also have to go to school tommorow. But it's okay, I'll catch up on my sleep in the car and during 1st period.

you can check their music out at:

http://www.myspace.com/dandeacon - Dan Deacon, check out the tracks 'Get Older' and 'Big Milk"

http://www.myspace.com/ddmmyyyy -DD/MM/YYYY

Oh hello.

I just made a blog, I don't know what I will use it for, but it seems like the cool thing to do these days is to make one and post things on it for others to lurk and read. I think I may perhaps be too young to have my own blog, because everyone else who does is usually a few years older than me. I did notice one girl a year younger than me had one, but it was garbage, her posts were useless and she always recommends her readers awful music (I won't reccomend music that sucks I promise)

Well, I truly have nothing to write about as of right now, perhaps when something that pops into my head that I deem interesting arises I will make a new post, but until then I have nothing.

Stay tuned, boppers.