Kurt Vile

I am listening to a lot of Kurt Vile these days. I got on the War On Drugs band wagon late last year, and began to fall in love. I know you are thinking, where you been so long? It wasn't instantaneous, but now I can't imagine my life with out (ha). I love God is saying this to you, and admittedly I have been listening to My Sympathy on repeat. I've just downloaded the new album Jesus Fever, am liking what I am hearing.
I look forward to seeing this crush of mine with War On Drugs, Shit Horse and Destroyer, on their 2011 tour.

Jamie xx/Gil Scott-Heron - We’re New Here

LOVE! 

Lykke Li's new album Wounded Rhymes

Lykke Li's new album Wounded Rhymes has just released, and it's good! It's not what I expected, but I like the heavy emotion. Wounded Rhymes is a less colorful album then her previous Youth Novels. Her album art is the same, portrayed only on a gray scale. Even her music video I Follow Rivers is shot in black and white. I like this somber sound, even though I thought I was ready to bounce into spring with a poppy summer mix. Li is one with words and expression, translating so much emotion is her songs. 

I love this emotional album!  

Radiohead’s 'The King Of Limbs'

Radiohead's latest album released today! Find it here.

DiggUp Tapes first Cassingles Boxset

I’ve recently been reminiscing on the summer days in which DiggUp Tapes was forming. It was a hot Carolina day, where we all met at a pool to cool off. Nathan Price and Brian Corum were there flowing with ideas on how to capture the music that was happening throughout the Triangle. This is the music I see live every weekend, I listen to on my stereo, and the music that I am lucky to hear in production stage off someone’s computer or on stage at a local venue.  Because of the atmosphere of supporting artists, this music is constantly changing and being renewed. This music is an expression of today’s culture here in the Triangle, which is a sound and experience that is unique from any other city, despite our globalized world.

I am ecstatic about the DiggUp Taps first Cassingles Boxset, a document of North Carolina’s current underground music landscape. What makes this boxset so great is that it juxtaposes many bands with roots in NC together on one compilation to capture the sounds of the area.

The bands include: Arbor Myst, Birds of Avalon, Embarrassing Fruits, Fat Camp, Gross Ghost, Lonnie Walker, Motor Skills, NAPS, Snails, Veelee, Whatever Brains, and Yardwork. 

On February 10^th and 11^th, DiggUp Tapes has their Release Party at Kings Barcade, and will feature many bands from the Cassingles Boxset. It is a must see, because nothing beats reality!

And Listen Now, here.