Okay, not quite a tropical adventure, per se, for there are no vines in this album but I swear I can hear monkeys hooting in the background. The album in question? Yawn‘s self-titled debut EP which sounds like a mix of Capybara, Animal Collective, and Vampire Weekend. Seriously. I think this album is the love-child…
Oh No Ono: girls and eggs!
By Music Director | Published January 27th, 2010Another new favorite at the station is Oh No Ono with their lovely Danish psych pop. (The song “Swim” is making me completely blissfully nuts–listen to it here!) Apparently the Danish love this band. I’ve only just heard of them, but their new album “Eggs” is fantastic and will hopefully continue to be in heavy…
“I no longer drink enough to think you’re witty”
By Music Director | Published January 23rd, 2010Such is realism. Right? No. Such is Realism, the brilliant new album from The Magnetic Fields. This is their NINTH album, following up from their Distortion album of 2008, which was… distorted. Follow that up with a nice shot of realism and I think you’re going somewhere good. The new album is an entirely acoustic…
Mail Call: Cars & Trains (and whistles and bells?)
By Music Director | Published January 20th, 2010Another update straight from the envelope to you! Yeah that’s right, this is getting to YOU before it’s even getting to our DJs (how’s that for exclusive?!). The album in waiting is “The Roots, The Leaves” by Cars & Trains. The album rides on my favorite musical goodies such as tape samples, banjos, children’s toys,…
This is one strange “Teen Dream”
By Music Director | Published January 17th, 2010Another new arrival at KZSC: The new Beach House record “Teen Dream” is out now on Sub Pop. Straight forward consensus? The best I’ve heard of them so far. Which is saying something. A lot of the lo-fi qualities from their previous two records are gone. Each song is a bit less shrouded in fog…
This just in at KZSC: BEST COAST
By Music Director | Published January 13th, 2010Your favorite station just received some much-anticipated tracks from Best Coast, the beachy lo-fi noise pop that I feel in love with back in October at CMJ. (remember?) Keep listening to your favorite shows to try to catch a glimpse of our new record. Until then, a video of her song “When I’m With You”!…
Happy Birthday ELVIS!
By Michael Bryant | Published January 6th, 2010On Friday Elvis turns 75, wherever he is. He changed popular music forever and to celebrate KZSC is giving away copies of the new “Elvis 75″ CD, covering The King’s hits from the Sun label era of rockabilly to his “hunka hunka” Burning Love days in Vegas. Tune in to “Test of Time (noon-2 pm)…
Scrambles the Death Dealer’s Top 10 Part 2
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published December 31st, 20095. Between The Buried And Me – The Great Misdirect (Victory) Not much else to say but BTBAM. This album is good, but not ‘Colors’ good, giving it the 4 spot. 4. The Black Dahlia Murder – Deflorate (Metal Blade) I was a little concerned with this album at first, thinking that TBDM’s overall sound…
Scrambles the Death Dealer’s Top 10 Part 1
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published December 29th, 200910. Mastodon – Crack They Skye (Reprise) I won’t even attempt to tell you what this album is about lyrically, but, this album reversed my decision on hating Mastodon, so I felt it deserved a mention on my list, but, it’s also a really good album. 9. Adagio – Archangels In Black (Listenable) Adagio is…
Leviathan’s Top 10 Part 2
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published December 23rd, 2009Leviathin’s List of 2009′s Most Epic Albums Part 2 5. Mastodon – Crack the Skye (Reprise) There is often much debate over which Mastodon album is the best, which one is the worse, etc. but it cannot be denied that their latest is still nothing short of epic. The album is literally taking you through…