Danger Beach - Milky Way (2010)

[Lo-fi/surf popish]

A few weeks ago I was reading Cartoon Brew when I came across the following video. I actually thought it was quite good, and the song was rather catching. I decided to get a hold of the full album. And well, it was also really good. So yeah, I thought I'd share. (Oh yeah Danger Beach is the side project of Assassins 88 bassist L.A. Thomas)

Apache from oneedo on Vimeo.

Coolrunnings - Dracula is Only the Beginning [2011]

[Post-Rad lo-fi surf]

Just look at that cover. And just listen to this song.

The Thermals - More Parts per Million [2003]

[Indie Rock]

I like The Thermals, they're a nice, fun indie band. Their later recordings are more clean, but I still think this is their best work and not just because it was done on a shoestring budget. So yeah, there isn't much to say on this. Generic, but good, indie-rock recorded on the cheap.

Omon Ra II & Dirty Beaches - Split [2010]

[Lo-fi/Noise/punk]

Omon Ra II lands in Montreal and immediately unleashes a seething explosion of post-hyperbole psych-punk: relentless equalizer rejection and blazing guitar shreddery battling for every magnetic millimeter. Meanwhile, Dirty Beaches departs Montreal for sunny Vancouver and metamorphoses into wild nullophonic mystic rockisms; wasted, minimally-greased rockabilly for deadbeat cowboys and vintage thuggery. An odd paring, but this isn’t the first time the Omon moniker sat beside something equally disparate. Mind = blown.

La Dispute - Here, Hear I-III

[Spoken word/Post-hardcore]

La Dispute are a post-hardcore band that make intelligent music. This is a collection of their EPs Here, Hear.

It's spoken word over post-hardcore music for the most part, it actually sounds a lot better than I'm making it.

If you enjoy them, you can pay money over at http://ladispute.bandcamp.com/