The Life and Times and Amazing Adventures of DJ Bunny Ears.

The Sleigh Bells album is finally out today and I have to say, it's pretty damn awesome.
Lots of hype, for sure, but just ignore that and listen to what they're up to, which is some serious new-species-pop-music.
Just ask Sasha Frere-Jones.
He's with us.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2009/10/set-list-sleigh...

http://www.neetrecordings.com/sleighbells/

I'm on my third listen through the new Broken Social Scene album and it just keeps getting better.
I love albums that reveal themselves like this.

http://www.brokensocialscene.ca/

Subway Soundtrack of the day: Daedelus' new album "Righteous Fist Of Harmony".
I have to say that while the new album is similar to other efforts, at times, it has a slight melancholic and darker edge to it.
Really digging it.

Plus, I'm going to see Beach House at Webster Hall tonight.
Washed Out is opening up.
Good times.
http://daedelusmusic.com/

The sun is out today and warming the city up.
Here's a good little soundtrack for it from the band Kisses.

http://BLOWKISSES.INFO/
http://www.myspace.com/blowkissess

Two new things keeping the cold, rainy NYC day feeling sunny:
my new Solitary Arts (i.e. Geoff McFetridge + Yong-Ki Chang) Pocket Horn skateboard
and the latest Love Is All album.
Plus, I got to see my old W+K friends, Leah & Rachel (Hello Artists), today.
Sunshine comes in all sorts of forms.
Dig.

http://loveisallright.blogspot.com/
http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/artists/index.php?id=647
http://www.solitaryarts.com/

http://www.helloartists.com/

Been all about Afrobeat all day today.
Started off with reading Wax Poetics #39 at breakfast (http://www.waxpoetics.com/2010/01/wax-poetics-issue-39-africa-issue/)
and now I'm listening to the Nigeria Afrobeat Special album again (http://www.soundwayrecords.com/catalogue/nigeria-afrobeat-special.html).
Just feeling right, yo.

Also, who's going to see this?
I'm having mixed feelings about it.

http://www.banksyfilm.com/

Oh yeah, just in case you were wondering, spring is officially here, folks.
Just check this jam from Javelin, which is about to come out on their Luaka Bop album, No Mas:

http://luakabop.com/javelin
http://www.myspace.com/hotjamzofjavelin

Got turned onto this band from my friend, Mary Kate.
Now I'm passing it over to you for your chance to be turned on.

http://www.myspace.com/oberhofermusic

From what I'm hearing and reading, EMI is really banking on the new Gorillaz album going gangbusters to help save the day.
Curious how this is going to play out, but this much I can say: it's a pretty darn solid release.
For some reason, I always kind of expect to not like the Gorillaz and every time I am pleasantly surprised.
I particularly dig this track.
I really love the spot in the song where it changes over to the Little Dragon vibe.
Swish.

http://gorillaz.com/

Way-back machine pick of the day.
Just nabbed it up on vinyl from eBay too (I think it was one of the records stolen in the L.A. debacle).
Dig, yo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_Mark