Alec Ounsworth, Built to Spill, Tweedy and More
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!’s frontman Alec Ounsworth has some solo stuff floating around the internet, and thanks to Brooklyn Vegan and others, I’ve tracked down most of it (the rest is here). If you enjoy CYHSY! and think you might like it even more if it was a bit more lo-fi and rough around the edges, check out this stuff. “Telling the Truth” reminds me of a Talking Heads demo from the late 70’s, and “We Met at the Cemetary” is very much a CYHSY! sounding tune, sporting a little sentimentality that Ounsworth wears well. “Wide Awake” is my favorite, channelling classic Springsteen (think Nebraska) and Neil Young.
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Built to Spill are gearing up for their new album due out in April entitled You in Reverse. In the meantime, you can check out a couple of new tracks, all in typical Built to Spill fashion. Luckily they don’t sound quite as produced as I’ve become accustomed to (I’m a There’s Nothing Wrong With Love purist, after all).
The album is said to be a return to Perfect From Now On’s sprawling and time consuming (in a good way) landscape.
I’m also really enjoying this Arcade Fire song:
I’m not the first to share these “new” Shins songs, but that doens’t mean that I won’t. What’s so great about being first, anyway? I’m probably last, damnit, and that’s just fine.
Check out I Guess I’m Floating for the rest.
One last thing, and it’s worth it. Please download this song, ok? Last week, I found Tmwsiy and this Jeff Tweedy song, which is just beautiful. Send it to your brothers and sisters.
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