Streaming Now: Casey Burge “Triumph”

After spending several years on farms in the east and west of the country, singer/songwriter Casey Burge returned to his hometown of Kansas City at the end of 2010 to pursue music. Longtime friends Ryan Johnson (drums), Evan Houston (bass), and James Taylor (guitar) were recruited to help realize Burge’s swollen catalog of songs. The group quickly worked out a set and began booking performances immediately. (via The Recording Machine)

Check out Casey Burge’s dreamy, lo-fi, perfect-for-summertime solo effort Triumph below. All music was written and recorded by Casey Burge between February and May 2011. Tracks 8 & 9 were re-recorded with the full-band Minden and released as a 7″ single via The Record Machine. His solo recording of “Swift Way On” was recently featured in an ad for clothing line Free People.

Triumph is available via KC-based Overland Shark

Streaming Now: Black Lips “Arabia Mountain” + New Music Video

More southern fried garage-punk from the Black Lips….you bet your sweet ass. Super-producer Mark Ronson, who may know from his work with Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse, helped the Black Lips clean up their sound on Arabia Mountain but he certainly did not tame them. Apparently the band almost killed Ronson with raw liver sashimi. Arabia Mountain will be available for purchase on June 7 through Vice Music.

If the songs below are not showing up, click here for a listen.

New Music Video: Dumbo Gets Mad “Marmelade Kids”

Via Dossier Journal:

Dumbo Gets Mad emerged in the summer of 2010 in Northern Italy and has now migrated to Los Angeles. His initial aim was to lay down some marvelous music in an organic manner, open to whatever direction the tunes took during the recording session. The first published track was “Plumy Tale”, which received positive reviews from a number of music blogs. Dumbo then decided to work on a debut album with an express goal and spirit in mind:

“No matter what it sounded like, it had to be psychedelic!” The result, Elephants at the Door (produced in conjunction with Bad Panda Records), was released February 2, 2011. The album was recorded sans fancy technology, using old-fashioned equipment like analog synthesizers and tape machines—and lots of good vibes.

Because Bad Panda Records (who we’ve blogged about before) is such a bad-ass label that uses Creative Commons licensing you can download Elephants at the Door for free. All you have to do is tweet about the album and it’s yours.

Listen To/Download: Memory Tapes “Wait in the Dark”

“Wait in the Dark” is off Memory Tapes‘ forthcoming sophomore album Piano Player, set to release July 5, 2011.

The template / motif for Player Piano was that it would be “keyboard-based psychedelic girl group songs, a sort of Motown suicide note” and so it is. Largely eschewing modern beats this time in favour of “drums that sound like The Kinks’ 60s records”, there are still the spaces of modern R’n’B, along with 50s doo wop, krautrock and a couple of nods to Aphex Twin. Dayve is already working on Memory Tapes’ third album, which is going to be a “space rock, kind of Sabbath” guitar based set.

Download “Wait in the Dark” here (right click + save link as)

Side note: Cover art by Rathaus featured artist Kazuki Takamatsu

Below watch Jamie Harley‘s video for another Piano Player track “Today is Our Life”

Website Shout Out: Jerry Seinfeld Personal Archives

What.. is…the deal, with comedians on the internet? We’ll let Mr. Seinfeld explain:

When I was ten years old, I started watchingstand up comedians on TV. I fell in love with them and I’m just as fascinated with stand up comedy today.

When I started doing TV, I saved every appearance on every show I did. I thought it might be fun to go through all of it and pick out three bits each day that still amuse me for some reason or another. I’ve also included stuff I’m doing now, and I’ll be adding new stuff as I go.

Somewhere out there are ten year olds just waiting to get hooked on this strange pursuit. This is for them. I’m just hoping somehow it will keep this silliness going.

Check out the site here