Video: Blouse KEXP Session
The warm souls over at KEXP dropped a previously recorded session with Portland’s Blouse late last week, adding yet another gem to their collection. Blouse’s self-titled LP was released earlier this year via Captured Tracks and, in my eyes, has to be one of the most underrated releases to hit the indie scene over the past 9 months. The performance shown in its entirety below is intriguing in a multitude of ways, mainly being that it does not feature member Jacob Portrait (also of Unknown Mortal Orchestra) and was performed at a time when, according the lead singer Charlie Hilton, the band has only played live about 15 times. Despite the short list of rehearsals in front of breathing human beings, the group’s sound is pretty spot on with the album, especially during hit “Into Black”.
Track Listing:
1. Roses
2. They Always Fly Away
3. Nights & Days
4. Into Black
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Written by Greg Dahman
Video: Houndmouth “Penitentiary”
Without a doubt, one of my favorite 2012 discoveries has been Louisville’s Houndmouth. The band recently dropped their debut, self-titled EP via Rough Trade Records. This week Houndmouth shared the official video for their steamroller of a single “Penitentiary“, directed by We Listen For You‘s Zach Hart. Watch below as Houndmouth plays narrator in the story of a young couple wrestling with the decision to turn criminal in the face of financial ruin.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Video: Killer Mike “Untitled”
I haven’t really written about Atlanta rapper Killer Mike’s amazing album R.A.P. Music that was released back in May for Thought on Tracks, but that’s not because it isn’t one of the best albums of the year. The album’s bombastic production from El-P fits like a puzzle piece with Mike’s booming delivery, giving R.A.P. Music a sound as heavy as its message. Mike has already released a short film for “Big Beast” , which features verses from Bun B and T.I. as well as a crew of zombie strippers that make the video unlike any you’ve seen this year. A few weeks back I selected the live, studio rendition of “Untitled” for my video of the night on Twitter, as it’s one of my favorite songs on the album. Well now “Untitled” has gotten the official video treatment and the visuals are equally dope. The moving pictures concept is well done and contains graphic religious and historical imagery that match Killer Mike’s vocals perfectly. “Untitled” is also the first video I’m aware of that depicts the decapitation of the artist who made it, that’s gotta count for something. Peep the vid below and grab your copy of R.A.P. Music here.
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Written by John Bugbee
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