Stardeath & White Dwarfs + Some new albums (No Age, Deerhunter, Warpaint, Belle and Sebastian)

Sorry for being the worst blogger ever.

Having said that....

This is what I've been listening to recently.

+10000000 Goodness Points to Stardeath & White Dwarfs' The Birth.

The Birth, 2009

This is a little older, but I just really got into it a few weeks ago.  It's from the guys who did the Dark Side of the Moon album cover with the Flaming Lips (+1000000 Goodness points as well; also, Stardeath + White Dwarfs' frontman is related to Wayne Coyne, the Flaming Lips frontman), and you can definitely see how much influence they had on that after listening to their own album.  It's got that psychedelic/electronic feel, and it certainly goes well/is a more electronic version of Tame Impala, with whom they are actually touring.  These are some of my favorites from the album/also the ones I could find on hypem...
mp3: New Heat

And just 'cause it's awesome.

mp3: Smokin' Pot Makes Me Not Want to Kill Myself

Some other albums I've been loving:  Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest (which has one of the creepiest album covers of the year), Warpaint's The Fool (which is tearing up the blogosphere), Belle and Sebastian Write About Love (which has them in slightly older school B&S form), No Age's Everything In Between (which is just plain good).  Here are some mp3s from those.
mp3: No Age :: Fever Dreaming, Glitter
mp3: Warpaint :: Undertow
mp3: Deerhunter :: Helicopter, Coronado, He Would Have Laughed (3 of the last 4 songs on the album - it has a fantastic finish)
mp3: Belle & Sebastian :: I Didn't See It Coming, The Ghost of Rockschool

More posts coming soon.

-- A Teenage Smellephant.

Real Estate + Deerhunter + Small Black + Ducktails

Real Estate :: Out of Tune

Nothing like some good beach poppy stuff right?  Well, the image says it all.  More from some of my favorite lo-fiers of last year (well, really the end of last year, so whatever... in case you were not aware, the big song from the debut album was Beach Comber... hehehe real creative right?).  In other news, they will be touring with Deerhunter (unfortunately the two will not be together in LA, but if you get a chance DEFINITELY go see that.  

Out Of Tune by truepanther

Deeerhunter :: Halcyon Digest

And Since I mentioned Deerhunter... I never really got around to posting about the new Deerhunter, but they will be releasing a new album (which I'm very excited for) called Halcyon Digest on September 27th.  So the new song is pretty much great... I'm not quite sure what to say about it, just listen to it...  Hopefully the new album is worthy of how excited for it I am.

mp3: Revival

Small Black :: Photojournalist

I posted about these guys a ways back and they are now finishing up their debut LP New Chain, due out in October, after an excellent tour with the likes of Washed Out and Yacht (unfortunately I missed that show, but it was supposed to be fantastic).  Here's the first single off the album, and it rides the chillwave about as hard as you can... 80's synths and faded out vocals abound.

mp3: Photojournalist

Ducktails :: Hamilton Road

I first heard about Ducktails earlier this summer, but he (Ducktails=Matthew Mondanile) has been around for a while.  He has got the characteristic Woodsist Records Sound: very lo-fi/poppy/synthy and ambient at times etc.  This song was buzzing quite a bit recently, and with good cause.  Although it does have some guitar pedals on it, it is for the most part just some simple guitars, drums and vocals, but it is the type of song that builds itself on that and is made by that.  It really captures a feeling of slight melancholy, end of summer/a good thing emotion, and I find it appropriate for this time... (Who are also touring with Deerhunter and Real Estate)

mp3: Hamilton Road

-- A Teenage Elephant