Hello friends/readers. Were making some hosting and domain registration changes so the files wont be downloadable for the next few days or so. Ill also be shifting over to wordpress and redesigning t...
You Should KnowVery excited about Slave Ambient, the upcoming release from The War On Drugs, the brainchild of Kurt Vile cohort/Philadelphia musician Adam Grunduciel. This band has dominated both my ...
SIDE A1. Radiohead - The Butcher2. Chad VanGaalen - Sara3. Ganglians - Jungle4. The National - Exile Vilify5. My Morning Jacket - Circuital6. ODeath - Bugs7. Handsome Furs - What About UsSIDE B1. Ger...
You Should KnowIts fitting that the man behind the influential Modest Mouse has such a golden ear. Isaac Brock, who recently brought you Mimicking Birds and discovered Wolf Parade as an A&R man f...
COTVTags: Vikesh Kapoor, Sherene, Dont Be Alone
New WaxSeattles David Bazan is set to release Strange Negotiations via Barsuk on May 24th. Bazan took a cue from Kickstarter.com and took donations from fans to help fund the recording of the album. ...
New WaxMysterious nomad songwriter Cass McCombs, whose apparent distaste for publicity (rumor is hell only do handwritten interviews through the mail) is only rivaled by his effortless knack for penn...
SIDE A1. The Middle East - Land Of The Bloody Unknown2. Woods - Pushing Onlys3. J Mascis - Not Enough4. Bill Callahan - Babys Breath5. Marissa Nadler - Baby, I Will Leave You In The Morning6. Low - E...
COTVTags: Destroyer, Kaputt
New WaxAfter self-releasing a few albums and releasing their self-titled album on Arts & Crafts in 2009, Canadas difficult-to-categorize Timber Timbre return with Creep On Creepin On. On the new ...
New WaxWe wrote about The Low Anthem way back in 2007 and its nice to see the band cultivate a respectable following. The Rhode Island band is back with a follow-up to their 2009 Nonesuch Records deb...
SIDE A1. Robin Pecknold - Where Is My Wild Rose (Chris Thompson Cover)2. John Vanderslice - Walkabout (Atlas Sound Cover)3. Strand Of Oaks - Wolves (Phosphorescent Cover)4. The Decemberists - Cuyahog...
COTVTags: Yellowbirds, The Rest Of My Life
New WaxWhile Id usually steer clear of bands whose songs have been licensed for use on an MTV show (three songs from their upcoming full-length Holiday Life will appear on the show "Skins"), ...
New WaxFor the last few years, Philadelphia guitarist/songwriter Kurt Vile has released a steady diet of eclecticism over a series of lo-fi EPs and albums. Delving into his catalog felt a bit like mi...
New WaxYellowbirds is songwriter Sam Cohen, who also serves as guitarist and vocalist for experimental psych-pop collective Apollo Sunshine. On his debut album under the Yellowbirds moniker, Cohen ho...
COTVTags: Chad VanGaalen, Red Hot Drops
New WaxLittle Wings is Kyle Field, a fascinating visual artist and prolific yet overlooked musician with a growing catalog under his belt. While he released an album under the name Be Gulls with Lee ...
SIDE A1. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues2. Cass McCombs - County Line3. Beach Fossils - Calyer4. Radiohead - Lotus Flower5. Parts & Labor - Rest6. Okkervil River - Mermaid7. Times New Viking - N...
SIDE A1. Phosphorescent - Are You Ready For The Country? (Neil Young Cover)2. Sweet Lights - One Day (Sharon Van Etten Cover)3. Midlake - Am I Going Insane (Black Sabbath Cover)4. Sarah Jaffe - Chels...
COTVTags: Strand Of Oaks, Last To Swim
New WaxFear not, devoted CO readers, Im not dead, I just took a little mental vacation. What better to draw me out of hibernation than a new Rural Alberta Advantage album? With their accomplished 200...
SIDE A1. Devotchka - 100 Other Lovers2. Kurt Vile - Jesus Fever3. Bright Eyes - Shell Games4. Smith Westerns - All Die Young5. Lia Ices feat. Justin Vernon - Daphne6. John Vanderslice - Sea Salt7. Th...
You Should KnowLately Ive been spinning a gem of an album I somehow missed out on in 2010. Entitled Break Mirrors, its the impressive debut album from 23-year-old Blake Mills, a Los Angeles songwrite...
You Should KnowUber-prolific folk troubadour Joe Purdy is offering his newest album, This American, his 12th full-length, for free download for the rest of December. You can download the album in its...
10. Dirty Projectors & Bjork - On And Ever Onward(from Mount Wittenberg Orca)9. Teen Daze - Beach Dreams(from Beach Dreams)8. Active Child - Im In Your Church At Night(from Curtis Lane)7. Sufjan Stev...
COTVTags: Pink Mountaintops, Execution
10. Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company(from Have One On Me)9. Menomena - Killemall(from Mines)8. Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang - Troublesome Houses(from The Wonder Show Of The ...
20. The Black Keys - These Days(from Brother)19. Delta Spirit - Devil Knows Youre Dead(from History From Below)18. Damien Jurado - Cloudy Shoes(from Saint Bartlett)17. Frightened Rabbit - Foot Shoote...
30. Broken Social Scene - Sweetest Kill(from Forgiveness Rock Record)29. Strand Of Oaks - Alex Kona(from Pope Killdragon)28. Fionn Regan - Violent Demeanour(from The Shadow Of An Empire)27. Avi Buffa...
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