What's New?

I've come across some quality new music this week. Everyone's looking forward to albums like Neon Bible and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, but most of the time it's the releases that catch you by surprise that end up being the best.



The Ponys new album "Turn the Lights Out" is now out there waiting for you...

I'm liking it a lot after a few listens. I was a fan of their last release, Celebration Castle, but I was by no means anticipating this one. The first single from the album has been floating around the net for a month or so (Double Vision). Double Vision is ok; it's good, but nothing too special.

One of my favorite tracks from the new album: The Ponys- Harakiri

The album will be released on March 20th on Matador. Now if the Ponys would just consider a name change...



Elvis Perkins tours with bands like Clap Your Hands and My Morning Jacket, so he couldn't be bad, right? He's actually good enough that we're willing to overlook the fact that "While You Were Sleeping," from his new album, was featured on The OC.

Elvis Perkins- All Night Without Love

All Night Without Love was released as a single on January 9th, while the album is due out February 20th.



Speaking of Clap Your Hands...

You should all know that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have an album on the way called Some Loud Thunder. Their first album grew on me to the point that I would now list it among my favorites from 2005.

Some Loud Thunder is set to release January 29th, yet, strangely, it has not leaked as a whole to the internet. What has leaked thus far sounds fantastic, though...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Yankee Go Home

Yankee Go Home was featured on this month's Uncut Magazine CD, and it is apparently going to be the 9th track on Some Loud Thunder.

That's all for now.