Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

Sorry for the overkill on this lo-fi pop shit. I can't promise there won't be more to come but I promise I will post something different next time.

This is the newest release from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti called Oddities Sodomies Vol. 1

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Oddities Sodomies Vol. 1
(January 2, 2009 - Vinyl International)

This is a collection of odds and ends (hence the title) recorded from 1997-2004 and it ranks right near the top of his recorded oeuvre. This record is just so fantastic, the sort of record that's perfect to have spinning in your bedroom or living room on those days you just wanna lay around all day and get lost in the alternate universe in which these songs swim and splash and frolic.

Perhaps an intro would be nice. This is the album that got me hooked on this cat and most of his contemporaries. If anything give this one a thorough listen. It still ranks as my favorite.

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
House Arrest
(January 24, 2006 - Paw Tracks)

Let's pretend that Ariel Pink isn't Animal Collective's pet artist. That he's not unabashedly L.A. and doesn't get off on tickling our FM culture pleasure areas. That he doesn't deliberately sculpt his Brian Wilson/California weirdo-songwriter mythology to a T. That he doesn't pretend he invented genre-bending lo-fi. Got all that? Good, here's the kicker-- House Arrest is just another slightly above average album from Pink; controversy and fanfare be damned.

This last paragraph comes from Pitchfork as they proceed to give it a 6.2 on their almighty scale. They are so overrated. "Animal Collective's pet artist" because he was the first person signed to their label? That's fucked up.

Download Oddities Sodomies Vol. 1
Download House Arrest

Just for fun:
One of my favorite songs off his Worn Copy album.
MP3: Ariel Pink - “Life In L.A.”

God Is Saying This To You...

Kurt Vile
God Is Saying This To You...
(March 3, 2009 - Mexican Summer)

This came in the mail yesterday along with a few other things from Mexican Summer, but this is the real deal. I'm still kicking myself for not having gone to see his show at Amnesia last week when I had been anxiously looking forward to it. I was just getting sick though so I might have had a miserable time but I should have at least attempted. Well, this description comes straight from the label:

More than a mere odds-n-ends collection, Kurt Vile's latest LP is a compilation of tracks from Overnite KV, a tour-only CDR made in conjunction with a European tour of Kurt's other project (The War on Drugs), along with a handful of extra tracks recorded specifically for this release. Here we find Kurt solo, four-trackin' as usual, and blowing minds with his mix of bluegrass guitar, blazed singer-songwriterisms, and the knowledge of how to balance these contexts out with laidback precision. Psychedelic to its core, these twelve tracks speak to the will of the casual perfectionist, honing his craft with effortless aplomb. You'll be hearing plenty more from this Philadelphian wizard in the months to follow, and we're happy to keep the ball rolling with God Is Saying This to You.

For fans of Ariel Pink, Gary War, John Maus, Night Control, etc...

Tracklisting:
1. God Is Saying This To You
2. My Sympathy
3. Red Apples
4. Beach On the Moon (Recycled Lyrics)
5. Can't Come
6. Overnight KV
7. Prom King
8. My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This)
9. Songs For John D
10. White Riffs
11. Doctor Orgatron
12. Frip Job

Download God Is Saying This To You...

Nite Jewel

Nite Jewel
Good Evening
(March 17, 2009 - Gloriette)

Galactic Sounds is back by popular demand. My two adoring fans have been insistent that I resume, and who am I too refuse them? I have a million things I want to put up so I hope people actually download and listen.

So, without further ado...

This has been slaying me lately. Lo-fi shit with a dark-80s twist. Something like that. Band members are Ramona Gonzalez and Emily Jane. Totally solid from start to finish. The last song, "Lover," is a Roxy Music cover and it's so rad. Check out Nite Jewel's myspace page for a couple extra tracks that are not on the album.



Tracklisting:

1. Bottom Rung
2. Suburbia
3. What Did He Say
4. Weak For Me
5. Heart Won't Start
6. Universal Mind
7. Artificial Intelligence
8. Let's Go (The Two of Us Together)
9. Chimera
10. Lover

Download Good Evening