Blue Roses - "S/T"
Riceboy Sleeps - "S/T"
Japandroids - "Post-Nothing"
The Antlers - "Hospice"
Cave Singers - "Welcome Joy"
Jay Reatard - "Watch Me Fall"
Cougar - "Patriot"
Regular Tuneage readers might have noticed something over the past month and a half: there was a distinct lack of WWTB posts. Well, chalk that up to a less-than-stellar July and a bout of lazy forgetfulness. We want you to be as up-to-date with the stuff you should be listening to as you can be, so here’s quick rundown of the stuff we bought in late-July to mid-August.
- Blue Roses - Blue Roses (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- Riceboy Sleeps - Riceboy Sleeps (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- Japandroids - Post-Nothing (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- The Antlers - Hospice (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- The Cave Singers - Welcome Joy (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
- Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall (buy the CD/buy the MP3s)
We apologize for the accidental hiatus, and will do better to stick to our regular WWTB schedule.
Bonus!: After looking at next week’s releases, there’s only one on the list that I’m interested in, and it seems to already be available from AmazonMP3, so I’m including it in this catch-up post.
- Cougar - Patriot (pre-order the CD/buy the MP3s)
Cougar - Pulse Conditioner
With acts like Cougar, it’s more about the live act than the album. Nevertheless, Law is a great album that’s perfect to relax to. It’s a purely instrumental album, that layers beautiful, downbeat melodies on top of their complex guitar loops, creating dense, organic soundscapes. Imagine a slower, more subtle Explosions in the Sky, with just a tiny bit of Ratatat to give it some punch. Pitchfork described it as a “soundtrack to a personalized nightscape”, and I don’t think anyone could top that description.
