Radio Slow Riot - Episode Eleven

RADIO SLOW RIOT // EPISODE ELEVEN (4.20.12)

The delay between these mixtape/podcasts seem to be growing during these busy months, but if anything, it truly allows for a stronger over compilation. This episode is all new music (with a couple of recent re-releases for good measure) and brought with no interruptions (outside of the intro), and a focus on dream pop and lo-fi with the occasional shoegaze and ambient track peppered throughout. You might also notice there are several covers this time around and that’s purely coincidental, as there just happen to be some great covers popping up as of late. I digress. I’ll leave the music in your hands. 

Please share/reblog with others if you like what you hear and or support any and all artists that strike your interest. Stream or download as you wish. Thanks for listening to Radio Slow Riot. 

FEATURED MUSIC (click the name for band info)

• “Heaven” by The Walkmen
• “Eat Yourself” by Novella
• “Do What I Came to Do” by The Fresh and Onlys
• “Chew” by Yuck
• “Saturnine” by Half String
• “No. 1 Against the Rush” by Liars
• “Totally True” by Violens
• “No Title (Molly)” by John Maus
• “Bambi Slaughter (Kurt Cobain cover)” by Dive
• “Dream Analysis” by Jesse Ruins
• “Sun Burns” by Blue Boats
• “Perth (Bon Iver cover)” by Avec Sans
• “Kill for Love” by Chromatics
• “Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Father John Misty cover)” by Tashaki Miyaki
• “Even the Blind” by Echo Lake
• “Can’t Hear My Eyes (Ariel Pink cover)” by His Clancyness
• “Unravel (Bjork cover)” by POP ETC
• “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (The Police cover)” by Memoryhouse
• “Red” by Lost in the Trees
• “Pisces Scattering” by Lake R▲DIO 
• “Angel” by Grimes
• “Nova Anthem” by Lower Dens
• “I Only Have Eyes for You (The Flamingos cover)” by Beck
• “here, in heaven 4 & 5 (Remix by CFCF)” by Elite Gymnastics

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(previous eps) Slow Riot @ P|M|W   

Please support the artists that you find and enjoy. Buy their music, merchandise and tickets to see their shows. Supporting them is the only purpose in doing this blog. Contrary to the opinions of some, music blogs are a great way to discover new music, but there will only be so much new music to go around if these artists can’t afford to support themselves through their art and commerce. Only use these mixtapes as a guide to find something to throw your (financial and emotional) support behind.

Eternal Summers - I Must Winter

“I Must Winter” by Eternal Summers // The Dawn of Eternal Summers (2012)

Eternal Summers’ new disc “The Dawn of Eternal Summers” is loaded with solid lo-fi goodies with a dream pop lean. “I Must Winter” is a clear standout with it’s ragged beat and soaring melody that brings to mind a stripped back Warpaint and Dum Dum Girls both at the same time. It doesn’t have the dreamy haze that was found on their absolutely perfect song “Pure Affection” from last year, but that was mostly do to a magnificent remix by Beach Fossils. Highly recommended for fans of Warpaint, Widowspeak, and Dum Dum Girls. You can stream the entire, excellent album over at Spotify. 

Dunes - Vertical Walk

“Vertical Walk” by Dunes // Noctiluca (2012)

Dunes are a Los Angeles band that have toured with Deerhunter and are signed to a label ran by one of the guys in No Age but sound sort of like some dreamy version of Dum Dum Girls and Warpaint jamming with Chrissie Hynde. I hate to name check so many people in a simple plug, but seriously, this band should be big time and whatever gets them a little attention works for me. They’ve got a sound that would feel right at home on a late 80’s episode of 120 Minutes, but they also feel new and exciting and relevant. Not always an easy task. Highest possible recommendation. 

(download) “Vertical Walk” by Dunes (via P4K)

Real Estate - Easy

“Easy” by Real Estate // Days (2011)

Most of my most anticipated albums of the year have come and gone, but Real Estate’s October 18th release of Days is still on the horizon and every new taste makes me more and more excited. The breezy jangle pop feel has a melancholic edge that makes it prime material for this time of year. I’m pretty much hooked on this jam today. Highest Recommendation.

(via danceyrselfclean)

“All I Have to do is Dream” by Tashaki Miyaki // Originally by The Everly Brothers

I’m a sucker for old 50’s and early 60’s pop classics being covered by new bands. I don’t know what it is about it, but I suppose maybe it’s because then I can listen to those old school pop melodies without looking like a total square. That being said, here’s a rock solid cover of one of those great old tracks from the Everly Brothers updated by Tashaki Miyaki and offering up a dreamy lo-fi, shoegazey spin on the classic. Definitely worth a good few listens. 

(Tashaki Miyaki @ Bandcamp)

(via danceyrselfclean)

Coma Cinema - Burn A Church

“Burn a Church” by Coma Cinema // from the Abandoned Lands

Mat Cothran of Coma Cinema was kind enough to offer up an excellent new (free) EP to make the weekend a little brighter. It’s pretty absurd how much I love the output of this band. In very little time, they’ve become one of the my favorite bands in the world right now. I adore the work. Speaking of the work, this track contains a sample from one of my all-time favorite songs (“Cheree” by Suicide) which makes it that much more stellar. Give it a listen and grab the new EP. It’s really great work.

(Coma Cinema Free Sounds :: “Abandoned Lands” // Everything Else)

Wise Blood - Penthouse Suites

“Penthouse Suites” by Wise Blood // bonus track from the These Wings EP

Wise Blood just gets better with each release. There seems to feel like an ongoing evolution of songcraft within his work, from the chopped and warped bangers that first trickled out to the latest tracks that harbor more of emotional core while still utilizing a hazy lo-fi r&b production, they’re just getting better and better. These Wings is one of my most anticipated releases of the summer and if it’s anything like this, i’m going to be a very happy consumer.

(mp3 @ p4k // bandcamp page w/ previous EP

No Demons Here - Every Second Darker

“Every Second Darker” by No Demons Here // from the album In Aluminum Headache

There’s a sweet little melody underneath all that murky guitar and melancholy. “Every Second Darker” sounds like the month of October, if October couldn’t sing in tune - and frankly, I fucking love it.

(Repost from 9.28.10 // OP article @ Altered Zones // mp3 @ Altered Zones)

Lower Dens - Lower Dens - Deer Knives

“Deer Knives” by Lower Dens // from the Deer Knives 7”

How about some sweet lo fi, indie from Sub Pop’s Lower Dens? It’s great stuff leftover from the Sub Pop Terminal Sales Vol. 4 collection that was released on Record Store Day. Luckily Sub Pop was kind enough to offer it all up for streaming from their Soundcloud page. This track sounds like a hazy, out of focus fever dream with distorted vocals and tremelo guitars, but it all sounds really very pretty throughout the loud and the end result is a lovely little gem worth plenty of listens.

Jai Paul - BTSTU (demo)

“BTSTU (demo)” by Jai Paul // from Jai Paul’s 2010 Demos

This killer track first started popping up a year or so ago (i think it was at least six months back when I first posted it), but it’s been remastered and re-issued by XL Recordings (and given a fresh Best New Music tag from P4K, but it’s admittedly very similar to this demo version) so now’s as good a time as any to dust it off and spin it a few more times. It’s a shit-hot track loaded with strange little quirks and beats that sound altogether danceable and creepy at the same time. Great stuff here.

Coma Cinema - Wondering

“Wondering” by Coma Cinema // from the album, Blue Suicide

I thought I’d dust off a track I originally posted back in September for a little late night listening from one of my absolute favorite albums of the past year. Also, I never want to pass up the chance to once again urge anyone who hasn’t, to head over to the Coma Cinema site to download the album, Blue Suicide (and Stoned Alone and Baby Prayers while you’re at it) for absolutely free directly from the wonderful artist responsible for bringing it into this world. It would be an absolute shame to not share his work with as many music lovers as possible.

It just hits all the right notes for me and I have a feeling I’ll be spinning this album for a very long time.

(Coma Cinema Sounds Page) // (Summer Time in Hell - Coma Cinema Tumblr)