The Underground Submit IV|Beerfest| + Butterknife EP Release Show

We could fill up a month of Saturdays with the excellent Live happenings going down in and around Boston tomorrow night, featuring a legion of Ash Gray Proclamation endorsed acts. Firstly, Grass Is Green, Ovlov, and Fat History Month are playing Beerfest at O'Brien's Pub, Butterknife will celebrate the release of their new EP, Do The Needful with assistance from Boston's inventive noise rock concern, Guillermo Sexo at The Middle East and Young Adults, Chandeliers, BDRM Eyes, and The Living City at The Box Fort In Allston (go to the FB event page for further details/address).

Lastly tomorrow brings the 4th installment of The Boston Underground Submit, presented by Bodies of Water. 10 bands and a few pa's, with each band taking turns playing one song after another. Once each band has played a song, the loop repeats until the songs run out. Boston's rising dream pop trio Night Fruit, who recently released their terrific Dark Horse 7" will play as well as Mmoss and The Needy Visions, plus many more.

We plan on taking in as many of these shows as time and logistics will allow, we recommend you do the same. Choose wisely.

How's about a few musical selections, aye?

[Video] Butterknife - Restless [From Do The Needful out 1/28]

Forthcoming :: Terry Malts - Killing Time

On February 21st San Francisco's noise pop phenoms, Terry Malts will deliver their debut long player, Killing Time courtesy of Slumberland Records. We first discovered the Malts last spring through their excellent, I'm Neurotic 7", which featured three infectious noisy power pop tracks that struck a chord with us from very first spin. With a couple of singles and a six song cassette to their credit, the trio of Corey Cunningham, Phil Benson, and Nathan Sweatt convened in the studio and committed 34 minutes of new material to tape and then handed the songs over to Monte Vallier (Swell), to handle mixing duties. Slumberland has offered up a two song sampler of Killing Time, both tracks display the trio gift for staggering buzz-saw pop, while adding a little spit shine to their gritty and addictive tunes. We're keeping our collective fingers crossed that the release of Killing Time will finally bring the band to Boston.

Terry Malts - Killing Time Sampler by Slumberland Records

This Weeks Short Bursts :: Superchunk, Chandeliers, & Spook Houses

Any day is good day that brings us a never before heard track from N.C.'s legendary, Slack Mother Fuckers, Superchunk. This is the original version of Blinders, a track that showed up last year in a slighly rougher form, on the Crossed Wires single. As explained on Soundcloud earlier today the band thought the "slow version" sounded a bit like GBV, they ended up re-recording the track and issuing a sped up version for the single. But to our ears this is a creamy pop song and deciding which version we like better would be like picking our favorite ingredient of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. So we're content to enjoy both, repeatedly.

Superchunk - Blinders (Slow Vers) by MergeRecords

Allston's utmost purveyors of intricate post punk, Chandeliers have just unleashed a new track, Age Sex Location to the interweb, which you can download for free from their recently launched Bandcamp page. The track is taken from the trio's recent recording sessions for their forthcoming LP and has been part of the bands arresting live sets in recent months. Based on several listens in the last 24 hours to this "rough mix", this track has put the Chandeliers upcoming full length on a short list of records we can"t wait to hear in 2012.

Chandeliers will play this Saturday at The Box Fort in Allston, with Young Adults, BDRM Eyes, and The Living City.

It seems that every January, we inevitably discover a release that we completely slept on during the previous 12 months. This year our belated attention sits firmly with Ridgewood, NJ lo-fi quartet, Spook Houses. The band issued their debut, The Home EP 7" last spring and the EP features 4 earnest and intelligent pop songs. We've learned that Spook Houses are working on their full length debut, to be released on Evil Weevil Records later this year. We've embedded the entire EP below, it starts off with the title track, that features a striking deadpan vocal performance, the likes of which we haven't heard since Mr. Berman put Silver Jews on the shelf.

Transmissions :: Yale, MA - Danger City, Population: ME

Boston's rising pop punks, Yale, MA have just issued a video for Danger City, Population: ME where they get pelted with all kinds of flying objects, which includes but are not limited to, records, hockey sticks,skateboards, and an old Christmas tree. The track comes from the bands debut 7", Act Like You've Been There, which you can grab for free and legally here. The Danger City, Population:ME was directed by Daniel Danger.

Yale,MA will play at Great Scott on Valentines Day with The Jealous Sound.

When Night Falls :: Hallelujah The Hills, Ted Billings, Richard Davies, & The Blue Dress @ P.A.'s Lounge

Last Saturday we had the pleasure of presenting, along with our friends at Clicky Clicky Music, the formidable line up of Hallelujah The Hills, Age Rings' Ted Billings, Richard Davies, and The Blue Dress. Our first visit back to Somerville's P.A.'s Lounge since "The wall came down" proved to be a superior evening of music, filled with songs from yet to be released albums, all of which will hopefully find there way to us in 2012.

After opening their set with their latest single, the insanely catchy and the spelling friendly, Amateurs, Hallelujah The Hills played a sizable chunk of their soon to be released (we hope), third LP which included new tracks, Call Off Your Horses and the equally impressive, Hungry Ghost Extraordinaire. Hearing these songs Live, only furthered our anticipation for the bands forthcoming LP. Up against P.A.'s curfew, Ryan Walsh led the band through a few more songs at a furious pace and proved again why Hallelujah The Hills are such a gifted and exhilarating Live act. Age Rings', Ted Billings dropped in to debut tracks from his bands currently being recorded third album as well as material from 2011's Black Honey. Throughout the evening Billings' displayed a penchant for razor sharp lyricism and his nimble and soaring vocal talents. He even treated us to a cracking cover of Big Star's, Thirteen. Having spent time in Australia's noise pop legends, The Moles, chamber pop godfathers, Cardinal, and Robert Pollard's Cosmos, Richard Davies hit the P.A.'s stage with an expansive catalog to choose from, aided by the rhythm section from The Blue Dress. Davies' treated us to Love Like Rain , a song that will appear on Cardinals forthcoming 2nd LP, Hymns as well a cherry picked set list that highlighted some of Davies best compositions. Cape Cod's psych pop dynamos, The Blue Dress have been frequently written about on these pages, but inexplicably we had missed a few chances to catch the band Live. With an expanded line up, The Blue Dress did not disappoint. As much of the PA's crowd had their eyes on The Patriots play off game, The Blue Dress provided a worthy and noisy alternative, taking to the stage and emanating a cacophony of trumpet, violin, bass, drums, guitar squalls that showcased the bands discordant melodies and cathartic song craft.

*Thanks to all who came out, to the bands for playing and to our unfortunately absent co-conspirators at Clicky Clicky Music.

Clicky Clicky Music And The Ash Gray Proclamation Present: Hallelujah The Hills, Ted Billings, Richard Davies, And The Blue Dress @ PA's Lounge

We are completely chuffed to bring, along with our pals at Clicky Clicky Music, this formidable line up on Saturday at P.A.'s Lounge. Hallelujah The Hills are busy readying their third and from what we're hearing, finest LP. Expect to hear some tracks off the forthcoming set as well as the bands exemplary back catalog and we're hoping for one if not both tracks off their new-ish Fall single, Amateurs b/w The Girls Are Here. This will also the mark the bands last performance with drummer David Bryson. Earlier this week we had a conversation with Ryan Walsh which we will air on Saturday afternoon from 12-3 during The Ash Gray Proclamation Radio Hour(s). It's called show pre-show hype, believe it.



Ted Billings of Age Rings has just started recording his bands follow up to Black Honey, not to mention, the #3 album in The Ash Gray Proclamation Top Albums of 2011 over at Waltham's Watch City Studios. Lucky for us, Ted likes Saturday night rock shows and will join us for what promises to be a memorable solo set. Here's hoping we get a preview of the new album and plenty of the remarkable, Black Honey

Rock and Roll Is Dead by Age Rings

Perhaps like many, we discovered Richard Davies, via his watershed LP, with cohort Eric Matthews, Cardinal. But being the music obsessives that we are, we went back to uncover The Moles and forward to his superlative solo records and then of course there's Cosmos his collaboration with Robert Pollard, an absolute gem of the postal project variety. Cardinal is about to release there long awaited second LP, Hymns. You can grab the albums advance single, Looks Like Rain here. So the point of all this, is to say how completely honored and excited we are to have Richard as part of this bill.

When we first encountered Brewster's, The Blue Dress the band struck a chord with us, based on the duo of Patrick Tottenham and Timothy Sylvia's brand gothic and arresting psych pop. But then they went and started a full fledged band with expanded instrumentation and delivered a superb new EP, These Happy Golden Years, which you can read about here. We urge you to get in the door early for The Blue Dress' opening set which were told will contain some new material and when they finish a couple of them will hang around to provide bass and drums to the Richard Davies set.

Young Adults, Bambara, Ovlov, & Guilty Party @ Gay Gardens | Saturday January 7th, 2012

Although we already mentioned this show a couple of days ago, somethings bear repeating. Allston's post-punk heroes, Young Adults are set to play Gay Gardens on Saturday in what will be there last show in town until the emergence of spring. Young Adults recently announced through the magic of twitter, that there will be a new EP in 2012 to follow their masterful debut, Black Hole. Also in tow, will be Bambara , Guilty Party, and Ovlov. Check the FB event page for further details. Be sure bring a donation for the touring bands.

Let Us Out by YOUNG ADULTS

This Weeks Short Bursts :: Ovlov, Ringo Deathstarr, & Mass Solo Revolt

New Haven's noise pop heroes are coming! Ovlov are coming!
O.K., O.K., I'll calm down for a minute, but not for long, because ever since hearing the bands 2011 superlative EP, What's So Great About The City?, we've been waiting for a chance to hear these infectious and sleezy pop songs in a Live setting. Of course, we've had a few chances over the past year but we foolishly squandered those, but now it looks like (pardon the cliche) the planets are aligning in our favor. Recently, Chris Villon of our beloved Young Adults, reached out to Ovlov after one of the bands scheduled to perform with YA at Gay Gardens this Saturday was forced to drop off the bill. For more info on that show check out the FB event page. Ovlov will also return to Boston on January 28th for a show at O'Briens, before heading into the studio to record new material in February.


Austin, TX shoegaze titans, Ringo Deathstarr have donated a cover of Bad Brains', Sailing On to help raise funds for the family of Esme Barrera. Barrera an early fan of Ringo Deathstarr and an ardent supporter of Autin's vibrant music community was found murdered in her home on New Years Day. The band is asking it's fans to donate $1.00 to assist the Barrera family in the wake of this senseless tragedy.

Please go to: forouresmeb.blogspot.com to make a dontation. You will receive a high quality MP3 download of the new track.

Sailin' On by ElliottFrazier

When not running an ice cream shop in East Tawas, Michigan, Martin Brummeler writes and records fuzzy and melodic pop songs under the moniker Mass Solo Revolt. Recently Brummeler decided to jettison the full length record route and release his hook heavy, post-punk tracks at various states of completion to the interweb. Mass Solo Revolt are in cahoots with the excellent N.C. anti-label, No More Fake Labels, so we're hopeful that we may see a full length follow up to Bummelers 2009 set, Bend In Time at some point in the not too distant future. But for now, we're thrilled to have a new track from MSR. If It's Not Love, is a fatalist lo-fi anthem, that we're happy to pass along to your head holes.

The Ash Gray Proclamation's Top Albums of 2011

Here we are on the last day of the year and as we prepare to look forward with excitement on all that 2012 will bring, we look back on the roller coaster ride that was 2011. At The Ash Gray Proclamation HQ we continue to be the rash that won't go away, soldiering on and pretending we have a master plan, adding writers, and supporting the criminally overlooked. One of this years highlights for us was co-presenting The Hush Now's Homecoming show at Precinct last fall. We look forward to plenty more of nights like that and thank you for your continued support in readership in 2012.

Musically 2011 was off the charts for us and we would have no problem expanding this list. Weather it was taking the Midriff Records roster for long runs, rediscovering our inner punks with Fucked Up and Iceage, kicking our selves for leaving our ear plugs in the car at Soccer Mom's EP release show, or forcing Boston Spaceships on anyone that would give us an ear, this years music was ear ringingly great. We've collected our 20 favorite recordings below, provided links for your listening pleasure and created The AGP's Top Albums of 2011 Playlist at Spotify if you're inclined, please check that out when your done here.

1. Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard [Guided By Voices, Inc.]
The 26 track swan song from Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceship's is the double album he's been promising for nearly 17 years and it surpasses all our expectations. Plenty of guest appear on the LP, J. Mascis, Steve Wynn(The Dream Syndicate), and GBV's Mitch Mitchell, but the reason we keep going back to this album is that this album is one of Pollard's most cohesive and lyrically rich recordings. The album features varied and dexterous instrumentation courtesy of Chris Slusarenko (GBV) and John Moen (The Decemberists). Plus we always were suckers for the well crafted 3 minute pop song and Let It Beard has those, by the fist full.

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2. Fucked Up - David Comes To Life [Matador]

Toronto's bracing hardcore outfit, Fucked Up gave 2011 the breathtaking 78 minute punk masterstroke, David Comes To Life. The albums is full of massive hooks, crushing rhythms and (of course) Damon Abraham's blitzkrieg bark. But it's also the bands most accessible work, with touches of piano, an opening instrumental, and bewitching female vocals. On paper this album could easily be mistaken for another contrived concept record, but once it comes pummeling out of the speakers you instantly know that your hearing something exceptional and one of the finest records to come out of the genre and very long time.

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3. Age Rings - Black Honey [Midriff Records]

Released last year as a double album and then re-released by Midriff Records as leaner 14 track version, Black Honey is an album that is equal parts despair, hope, and beauty. All of these songs have a way of working there way into you head and bouncing around your brain for days on end or at least until you have the chance to play it again. Black Honey is stark and cohesive record filled with pop excellence.

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4. Johnny Foreigner - Johnny Foreigner vs. Everything [Alcopop!]

On their third long player Birmingham England's Johnny Foreigner turn in a sprawling and epic record with plenty of spazzed out noise and gorgeous, albeit heart breaking anthems. Somehow the trio manages to retain plenty of the spit and fire of their earlier releases, while churning out 17 cathartic and cerebral tracks, each one as staggering as the next.

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5 . Soccer Mom - You Are Not Going To Heaven [100m]
After a couple of superb singles in 2010, Boston's noise pop concern, Soccer Mom released the annihilative You Are Not Going To Heaven EP. With liberal doses of sludge, screeching feedback, dischord and strong melodies, Soccer Mom issued one of the years most arresting and addictive listens.

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6. Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo [Wichita/Turnstile]
Last spring, Super Fury Animals fronter Gruff Rhys delivered Hotel Shampoo, a cohesive and winsome collection of baroque pop, lounge, and sunny psychedelia. The album is filled with some incredible moments, like on the quirky ballad, Take A Sentence and the albums opener, the long lost Bond theme, Sensations In The Dark. Unlike the last Super Fury Animals release, Hotel Shampoo is an inspired and engaging listen from start to finish

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7. The Hush Now - Memos [Self Released]

Some records have such a profound effect on us that we can't help but tell our friends, spouses, brothers, sister, and that guy sitting next to us on the train all about it. Memos is one of those records. Not only is it Boston's guitar pop darlings, The Hush Now's most accomplished and varied recording it's the sound of a band evolving, getting better (and better), and pushing their sound forward with considerable hooks and soaring melodies.

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8. Gold-Bears - Are You Falling In Love? [Slumberland]

When we first heard this albums opening track, Record Store we thought we had stumbled onto a long lost noise pop gem from 1993. Then we learned it was the full length debut from Atlanta's Gold-Bears and then it made complete sense that the album was being released by the excellent Slumberland Records, a label that we love for releasing excellent noise pop records that sounds as if they were released 20 years ago. Are You Falling In Love? is no exception. The album is full of fuzz, love sick lyrics, and shoegaze squalls. 11 catchy as all hell pop songs that we liken to The Smiths with better distortion pedals.

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9. Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness [Arts & Crafts]
With the Welsh septets fourth full length, Los Campesinos! have issued their darkest and most lyrically affecting batch of songs. They also have managed to continue a streak of releasing incredibly consistent records. Hello Sadness is a wrenching LP of intelligent and often times exuberant indie pop. With tracks like, Baby, I Got The Death Rattle and Every Defeat A Divorce (Three Lions) had us reaching for this album frequently this fall. I guess it struck a chord with our inner sad bastard.

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10. The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient [Secretly Canadian]
With the release of Slave Ambient, War On Drugs lynch pin Adam Granduciel fulfilled on the promise of his bands excellent debut, Wagonwheel Blues with an even stronger set of songs that pair the unlikely combination of Krautrock and Americana. The dense instrumentation and psychedelic flourishes sounded best on early morning commutes with the windows rolled down, then again it sounded damn good on a lazy Sunday afternoon too.

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11. Wild Flag - Wild Flag [Merge]

Let's face it, most supergroups suck. Failed experiments like Zwan are all too common. Wild Flag are the rare exception, though it's members aren't exactly house hold names, but their former bands sit proudly in our record collections. The band features Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), Mary Timony (Helium), and Rebecca Cole (The Minders). Wild Flag's eponymous debut is rife with post riot grrrl punk swagger with some great pop moments, complete with hand claps and a few Uhh Uhh Ohh Ohh's. We don't let too many days pass without hearing this one and neither should you.

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12. Real Estate - Days [Domino]
New Jersey's Real Estate are the proud owners of The AGP's sleeper of the year prize, (not that such a thing exists,..yet) with their terrific sophomore release, Days. The trio of childhood chums recorded the set of pristine guitar pop that occupy Days in a converted Barn in New York with Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus). We spent many early mornings and late night come downs with this remarkable and completely addictive LP.

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13. Destroyer - Kapput [Merge]
Some times it takes 3 or 4 listens for an album take hold, others longer, but Kapput grabbed us by the collar on the very first spin with it's perfect hybrid of the soft rock we heard from the back seat of our moms station wagons and the synth pop that we took shelter with during our formative awkward years. Dan Bejar has turned in one of his strongest song cylcles with the willfully unfashionable, but heart felt and wholly wonderful, Kapput.

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14. Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

[Temporary Residence]
On their fifth long player Explosions In The Sky continue to perfect their instrumental prowess with another batch of breathtaking tracks that stay true to the bands formula, start off quiet, build up slowly, before proceeding to blow heads off with pardon the term, explosions of guitar, bass, and drums. But Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is far from just another album from the instrumental juggernaut that is Explosions In The Sky, it's the sound of the band widening their sonic palate with classical guitar, layered instrumentation, and vocal experiements.

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15. Iceage - New Brigade [What's Your Rapture]
This album seem to come out of nowhere, but in truth it came from four 18-19 year old kids from Denmark. New Brigade is 24 minutes of blistering post-punk noise, that reminded us a bit of Wire's landmark Pink Flag LP. Although there are some discernible hooks present, New Brigade isn't about to win you over with a catchy pop song, but it will provide a gut punch of bracing and gloomy punk, if that's what you require.

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16. Buffalo Tom - Skins [Scrawny]
Buffalo Tom returned after a four years absence with their eighth LP, Skins. The new set finds the band digging into deeper life issues like families, children, and immortality but they do so with the wizened perspective and the vigor of a band half there age. In their 25th year, Buffalo Tom issued an album filled with frenzied guitar pop and striking balladry. Let's hope they have a few more like Skins in the tank.

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17. Yuck - Yuck [Fat Possum]
After a few sparkling singles and a healthy dose of buzz, London's Yuck released their highly anticipated debut last winter and managed to do something that few acts are able to muster, they lived up to the hype. Fronter and chief songwriter, Daniel Blumberg deftly marries the guitar fuzz of Dinosaur Jr. with the pristine pop of Teenage Fanclub throughout the LP. But Yuck manages to create something thrilling from those influences with album full of catchy and emotionally charged pop songs.
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18. Mogwai - Harcore Will Never Die, But You Will [Matador]
For their their 7th full length, post-rock goliaths Mogwai, issued a dynamic album full of varied textures, that featured plenty of the sonic heft found on 2008's, The Hawk Is Howling. Hardcore Will Never Die, features some quintessential Mogwai moments, like on the furious guitar scorcher, San Pedro, but there's also a few surprises like on Mexican Gran Prix, where the band incorporates twitchy electronics, brushed drums, and piano. Mogwai continues to be one of the few bands who's evolution doesn't seem forced or trite and Hardcore.. not only it enforces that, it finds the Glaswegian's treading some new ground in the process.
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19. Guillermo Sexo - Secret Wild [Boy Girl Boy Girl]
Boston's dream pop quartet, Guillermo Sexo issued their fourth LP, Secret Wild in July and provided a melodic and discordant soundtrack to the end of summer. Noelle Dorsey takes the lion share of vocal duties with goose bump inducing affect, leaving guitarist Reuben Bettsak focused in on delivering stunning atmospherics, hypnotic guitar lines, and airy psychedelics. Secret Wild is a rich and varied offering and one of the finest things we heard in 2011.
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20. The Motel Beds - Tango Boys [No More Fake Labels]
Tango Boys was released in the beginning of the last month of 2011, but somehow it connected with us immediately. Dayton, OH's The Motel Beds concoct a potent brew of mid-fi pop, while channeling, The Beatles, Big Star, and fellow Gem City residents Guided By Voices, but some the albums finest moments sound wholly original, like on the charging anthem, Fake Army or on the bittersweet ballad, Tropics Of The Sand which features a gorgeous vocal performance by Kelley Deal. The Beds simply should not be missed.
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*Photo Credit: The Hush Now's Adam Quane 10/21/11 @ Precinct in Somerville, MA

2011 The Year in Review | Los Gamester Edition

We added another writer to our ranks this year, Los Gamester and we're plenty thankful for his contributions. He's gone ahead and shared his thoughts on the music of 2011 with an almost Malkmusian stream of consciousness. Thanks [ed.]

2011 In Review
I rediscovered my passion for music. I was in a bit of a rut for a while there and I have to thank Band of Horses (and our intrepid editor) for bringing me back. I also rediscovered Boston music. I have't really loved a Boston band since The Dambuilders and I have to thank the AGP for feeding me a steady diet of great Boston bands.The Hush Now - Good before Memos, even better after. Love the back story of people following their passion while holding down a day job- only a work trip to India kept me away from the AGP / Clicky Clicky Music event. Age Rings re-released Black Honey through Midriff Records in October. The trimmed down 14 track LP was a slow starter for me, but has built up steam and landed in heavy rotation.Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks released their strongest record to date this year. After years of medium to good offerings they come out with a consistent and enjoyable effort in Minor Traffic. AGP Review. Wilco released another solid album with The Whole Love Wilco keeps spitting out great albums like Tom Brady wins football games. AGP Review. A mixed effort with the new Radiohead album The King of Limbs. I do not love this album and it has never been on heavy rotation. I'm hoping its like Amnesic, which made my dog bark every time I played it but eventually grew to be one of my favorites.

Farewell, R.E.M. They haven't been relevant to me since 1988, but their catalog up to then was stellar and for most of the world the stuff afterwards wasn't too bad either. Here's hoping they never have a moneymaking reunion tour later in lie. AGP’s excellent R.E.M Tribute: West Of The Fields, is here. If you haven’t read it Bryan’s did an outstanding job on this.I fell in love with Los Campesinos! this year. I Picked up all 4 of their albums and they quickly became a favorite. When the little Gamesters get in the car and immediately ask for Los Campesinos! I know I am raising them right.

This year brought the welcome return of Guided By Voices classic line up and 2012 will see tha band release two new albums . Pollard and co. plan on making records well into their AARP and Social Security eligible years. There appears to be no upper limit on the number of 2 minute garage pop songs that they can produce. I’m most completely excited for the original line-ups Let’s Go Eat The Factory coming in January and reviewed on AGP

My Top 2011 Songs
Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - Stick Figures In Love

So hooky. live version on KCRW via Youtube

Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness & Baby, I Got the Death Rattle

The title track from their recently released new LP just builds and builds. A very creepy video accompanies via Youtube I'm always tempted to skip over Baby, I Got The Death Rattle, it sounds like a song I won’t like but also finishes strong. Music only on Youtube

The Hush Now - Clouds
Easily the poppiest track on Memos and utterly enjoyable. I can mow my lawn in half the time with this song on repeat on Bandcamp

Band of Horses - Factory
Even Mrs Los Gamester knows the words to this song, so I guess I've brainwashed her
Live on Later with Jools Holland via Youtube (bonus Spanish subtitles!)

The Capstan Shafts - Degenerate Era Sweetheart
The opening track from Kind Empires makes you wish your Stereo went to 11
Hear it via Bandcamp

Wilco - Black Moon
Their haunting and quieter moments are always album highlights and Black Moon is no exception.
Music only via Youtube