Housefire - Demo

Housefire is a young shoegaze band from Portland, Oregon. I'm really digging this demo right now--their debut EP is in the works. Recommended for fans of the Radio Dept, Here We Go Magic, KC Accidental, Broken Social Scene circa Feel Good Lost, quiet evenings spent in solitude, etc.

Wooden Lens: Housefire - LA Ex

Yet another gorgeous video from the folks at Wooden Lens.

Smoke Signals

I decided to compile some jams that have been getting lots of play lately. Dim those lights.

01. Mind Spiders - Worlds Destroyed
02. Pearl Harbor - Luv Goon
03. Happy Family - Running in the Fields
04. Fair Ohs - Hey Lizzy
05. Big Spider's Back - Perfect Machine
06. Gauntlet Hair - I Was Thinking...
07. Harlem - Friendly Ghost
08. Lush Cola - Teaching a Bull How to Sit and Stay Sitting
09. Baths - Aminals
10. Selfish Lovers - Slave to the Heat Vent
11. Kites Sail High - Trampoline
12. Rangers - Bel Air
13. Pill Wonder - Gone to the Market
14. Spectrals - Keep Your Magic Out of My House
15. Weed Diamond - Oklahoma

Woven Bones - Janie 7", the Minus Touch EP, With You Alone EP, Your Sorcery 7", In and Out and Back Again

Woven Bones is a band from Austin that can make some serious noise. Turn it up loud, scare your neighbors.

Harlem - Free Drugs ;-), Hippies

Austin garage revivalists Harlem finally return to us with their new album, entitled "Hippies." Once again showcasing their knack for no-nonsense songwriting and frantic delivery, it's just what I need for these hot and sweaty Texas afternoons. Now that I think about it, I'd say that very same description could easily fit their previous release as well. Recommended for fans of Black Lips, Wavves, White Denim, Times New Viking, etc.

Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts

Angular, jarring, loud, distorted and fucking great! Recommended for fans of Vivian Girls, Gauntlet Hair, Lovvers, etc.

Happy Family - Sound Farm EP

Excellent solo material from Baltimore! Recommended for fans of Panda Bear, Big Spider's Back, Kites Sail High, etc.

Yours Truly: Toro y Moi - You Hid

Chaz Bundick has truly stolen my heart with his debut album "Causers of This." Here's another beautiful moment captured by the folks at Yours Truly.

Weed Diamond - Demo, Sweater Kids, Snowmelt 7"

My latest love is a band from Denver, Colorado called Weed Diamond. Recommended for fans of Ducktails, Real Estate, Best Coast, hazy afternoons, etc.

Note: Couldn't easily find a version of Sweater Kids containing individual tracks, so this version is divided into Side A and Side B of the cassette.

Update: Big thanks to Matt from Happy Hookers for the version with split tracks!