Choice Music Miscellany
October 6th, 2009
Yo peeps, just wanted to alert you to some choice music-related minutiae (or things of significance, depending on your viewpoint) that caught my eye this morning. Remember: my job isn’t to keep you on your toes (I find your toe muscles quite satisfactory), but rather to alert you as necessary and when Father Time permits. He can be such a fickle bastard.
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There appears to be a glut of shows this weekend that favor the more electronically inclined (I’ll dive into those in a subsequent post), but one appetizing acoustic-style show will kick things off. Ye old Dutchess and the Duke will be celebrating the release of their sophomore effort Sunset/Sunrise at the Crocodile this Friday, October 9. If you haven’t heard much from this ramshackle duo (plus one percussionist who reeeeeeeally likes John Lennon), well, then you’ve been living under a rock. See them live if you haven’t. Can’t make it to the Croc on Friday? They’ll be in Sonic Boom’s Capitol Hill location for what’s likely to be a sweetly in-store at 6:30 on Wednesday. Bonus: our good friends at Hardly Art have released another D&D MP3, here on the day of its release. You can download both here or listen below:
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Speaking of Hardly Art, D.C. primal pop outfit Le Loup has a *STELLAR* new record out, entitled Family. I was actually shocked the first few times I heard it because of how much it pierced my brain and coddled my neurons. The band combines percussion-heavy folk organisms with synthetic electro-decor embellishments. The Animal Collective comparisons are fair, and you’ll hear lots of references to other buzz bands (Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes), but the tribal, atmospheric ambiance of the record is ultimately unique and will no doubt resonate with hordes of insatiable aficionados. Not only will they be floating themselves through Seattle, October 23rd (at Chop Suey, with Portland’s Nurses), but you can preview two singles from the label (hint: you can also listen to the entire record on myspace):
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