I’ve been on that Jagjaguwar page a hundred times, and a hundred times, my eyes have just glossed over those Simon Joyner records on there. It took Said The Gramophone posting a track from the new Joyner singles collection, Beautiful Losers, for me to take notice.

::: Simon Joyner – One For The Catholic Girls :::

I was just putzing around on Insound and discovered there was a new Black Mountain 7″ just out on Suicide Squeeze. Both tracks are brand new; “Stormy High” b/w “Voices.” 2,000 copies, marble vinyl, and it’s a mere four bucks, fourteen cents at Insound.

The Divine Comedy has a new record, Victory For The Comic Muse, out in June on Parlophone.

So, I caught this post over at Music For Robots the other day, and I was like GOD. DAMN. Frightened Rabbit, that’s what they’re called. And the song is “Go Go Girls,” and either it’s totally refreshing and original, or it’s completely derivative and comfortable, but for whatever the reason, GOD. DAMN.

::: Frightened Rabbit – Go Go Girls :::

Normally I wouldn’t just download and repost a track in this way, but I want to keep perpetuatin’ it to make sure this FR stuff shows up prominently in those mp3 aggregators.

Vagrant-Time just announced availability of a new iTunes-only dios malos EP. No word yet on how many times they use the words “pot”, “marijuana”, “weed”, “bud”, “bammy”, “buddha”, or “fatty” on the EP. Probably a lot.

There’s a new Human Television record out, Look At Who You’re Talking To, and everyone’s pointing out, just like they did a few years back, that Human Television are *totally* 80’s. Thing is, it’s the greatest kind of 80’s: it’s that bouncy janglepop sound that echoes from Athens, Georgia all the way down to New Zealand. I like.

::: Human Television – In Front Of The House :::
::: Human Television – I Laughed :::