April Songs

Yeah yeah some of these aren't brand spanking new but they don't let me out of my cage as often as they used to.

Laura Viers - Saltbreakers
Gotta love Laura Viers. Saw her at SXSW 2006 and she gave the sound guy an earful after he blasted her with feedback for the 3rd time. She does that thing with loops that I've noticed a lot of solo artists doing, but it looks like now she's got a full band.

Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream
OK so it's not new. But I like it.

Guillemots - Trains To Brazil
Kinda reminds me of that song June Gloom by The Like.

Stereophonics - Dakota
I don't care what you say about them, you have to admire bands like Stereophonics (and Sloan, Juliana Hatfield, Creeper Lagoon) that can take three chord pop songs and make them sound like something fresh. Not quite as ooey gooey pop as my other favorite by them, Have a Nice Day, it's still poppy. A la Maritime though, when I saw them live a couple years ago they were much more rockin' and seemed to eschew their ooh and aah material.

The Teenage Prayers - Brown Bottle
Sounds all swamp dirtay.

The Bird and the Bee - I'm a Broken Heart
I like a few of the songs on their latest album. I can't find it though anywhere so I don't know if the whole thing is good. Dear The Bird and the Bee, I know you're reading this because this is the most famous and influential music blog there ever was, so please come to Austin and sell me a copy of your CD.

Stereolab - Space Moth
Kind of a multi-faceted thing. Veers a little, but overall a great song.

Six Parts Seven - Stolen Moments
Somewhere between Tristeza and El Ten Eleven. Good stuff.