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Are And So I Watch You From Afar the best thing to come out of Nor Iron since Therapy? ? Definitely if you have my musical tastes. Turn it up load and enjoy…

Every so often you come across some music which you just think how have I not heard this before, back in April 2009 over some tasty beers Ed & Rhonda introduced me to the wonderful Twilight Sad. I’d suggest just starting at the beginning and buying everything thing that they have written, but if thats not quite your thing just pick up their last album Forget The Night Ahead.

An album I’ve given a lot of time to this year is Hidden by These New Puritans. Honestly I’m not sure how to describe it other than say I really like it. No doubts it may come over a little pretentious to some, but each to their own.

My personal favourite song on the album is We Want War

Enjoy…

A band I listen to a lot is The Prids, We Miss The Earth are an associated act, recording some rather nice darkish post punk/shoegaze tunes.

Well worth a listen if you have a soft spot for things like The Chamelons, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Jesus & Mary Chain etc… Tune wise if your just downloading one I would go for Silencer, but thats just me.

Went to see Kristen Hersh at Whelans last night. She is as quirky and mad as ever, but a really enjoyable solo gig covering everything from classic Throwing Muses tunes up to new, unheard, material. She is in the midst of recording new Throwing Muses material, and the demos are up at cashmusic.org, as well as a stream for her new album Crooked. Well worth a listen if your a fan.

… its out a while, but I think its one of the catchiest tunes of the summer. Popinjay by The Joy Formidable

The albums not half bad either….

Some nice pleasant post rock Codes In The Clouds, enjoy…

New tunes for a sunny day, check out The Big Pink, very enjoyable….

…. the horrors are suddenly all grown up, but the new album is a grower – give a listen

…. been a bit lax here recently, that day job takes up some time. Anyway whats currently on the turntables (okay iPod, but you get the idea).

• The Twilight Sad – The Twilight Sad Killed My Parents And Hit The Road
  via Ed and Rhonda, highly recommended (I’m just confused as to how I missed them).

• Japandroids – Post Nothing
• Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
  I’m still making my mind up on this, is it good or is just Stevie Nicks redone for the 2009?

• Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
• Anni Rossi – Rockwell
• – WAVVES
  Mentioned these guys before, well worth checking out.

Gigs soon, honest….

Definitely one of the most exciting things I’ve listened to in a long time is Wavves. Quick clip here, sound quality isn’t perfect, but you get the idea, think noise pop…

The debut album was released at the start of Feb, pick it up over on eMusic.

Free track from the new … and you will know us by the trail of dead album The Century of Self is up on last.fm, go grab. I’m still wondering where they are going.. but they are always interesting

One of the more interesting compilations so far this year is Dark Was The Night, a new Red Hot release. Anyway well worth giving a listen and picking up ….