New Music

April 9th 2005

This section gives listeners and DJ's an insight into what's new at KURE. Each album comes with a brief review including some recommended tracks. This is a great place to look if you'd like to make a request.

General Collection

Album Title Artist	Description
The Sunlandic Twins Of Montreal	Essentially this is Satanic Panic Part 2. Standard Of Montreal indie-psychpop. Fans of The Elephant Six collective, XTC or The Beach Boys can get into 3, 5, 7, 1 or the bonus EP.
In Case We Die Architecture in Helsinki	Australian electropop goodness returns for their second album. Like an electropop opera with 40 musicians which harkens to Polyphonic Spree or The Animal Collective. Play 2, 3, 4, 7, 6 any actually.
Yeti(single) Caribou	Formerly Manitoba. Trippy, Shoegazer psychepop with a healthy dose of electronic elements. If Neutral Milk Hotel met Mogwai this could be the sound. 1 is the vocal single, while 2 and 3 are amazing instrumentals. FFO: mum, lemon jelly, four tet.
Gimmie Fiction Sp00n	You should know Sp00n. Even Neal can't say much bad about this album. Play 3, 6, 7 or 10 if you like Pavement, Interpol, or Pinback.
Snow on TV Dance Disaster Movement	Taking their aggression up a notch from their last album helps DDM find their own sound. Like The Rapture on a Murderous Rampage, or maybe Red Light Sting or The Clash. Play 6, 2, 4, 7
Palomar 3.5 Demo EP Palomar	Really good female fronted pop/rock. This EP features songs from their forthcoming 4th album as well as unreleased stuff. Play 5, 3, 1 or 4 if you like Sleater Kinney, The Minders or Retsin.
Ex Hex Mary Timony	The former Helium frontwoman finds a home somewhere between riot grrl and math rock. Play 1, 6, 2 or 7. Fans of Sleater Kinney, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey or smog should check this out.
Mass Shivers Mass Shivers	Frantic, erratic noise-indie-psotrock debut from this Chicago Trio. Dancing/Seizure inducing guitar fluxuations and yelped/sung vocals that fans of Fugazi, We Versus the Shark, Ten Grand or The Wpp might like. Start with 3, 2, or 5 but the whole thing is great.
Great Lakes Myth Society Great Lakes Myth Society	Lakes Myth Society takes a dark folky dirge approach to indie rock. However, it isn't that these songs are slow and somber. As if you are caught in a pub caught inbetween the fabric of time connecting 1705 and 2005. Very hard to explain , but worth a listen. Like the Pogues vs. XTC, Camper Van Beethoven, Rasputina + the Sword of Exactly. Play 3, 5, 4, or 13.
Black Sheep Boy Okkervil River	Country influenced Folk full of intensity and at times reckless pop abandon. Fans of Bright Eyes, Will Oldham or Neutral Milk Hotel need to play this. Try 2, 8, 9 or 4 (needs an edit)
Bitter Hands Resign A Northern Chorus	If you like it Slow and Intense, you should like this album. A blend between shoegazer and recent Low records. FFO: G!YBE, Slowdive, Kid A. Play 1, 6, 7, 2
13 & God 13 & God	A collaboration between Themselves and the NoTwist. Fans of NoTwist should lean towards 4, 2 or 8. Themselves style is more evident on 5, 7, or 3.
Unwind The Rosebuds	Catchy 50's style rock and roll. For Fans of Chuck Berry, Aislers Set, Ted Leo etc. Play 1, 2, or 6.
Brigadoon P:ANO	Pretty and Fun Pop songs for fans of Apples in Stereo or Magnetic Fields. Go with 8, 1 or 3 among others.
Heavy Trash Heavy Trash	Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray playing an oldies / blues vibe. And a hint of country. Go with 4, 5, 8, or 2.
Escape from Rubbish Island The Wonder Stuff	This band is still around? Wow. Anyway...Garage rock band who seem to want to be U2. Play 5, 3, 1.
You're Not the Law The Dead 60's	Laid Back ska/reggae, perfect summer music. Fans of Bob Marley or The Specials give this a try.
Recyclone Dash Rip Rock	Bastard child of Rockabilly and Punk rock. Try 5, 2, 1, 4, or 11. Sounds like S.C.O.T.S., zz Top molested by the Dead Kennedys, Rev. Horton Heat.
Acquaintances Lakota	Pop Punk without the usual nasal whine. Fans of Samiam or Alkaline Trio might enjoy 4, 5, 2 or 3.
American Idle Sugar Eater	Killer punk riffs. Funny and Furious. RIYL: Pennywise, DOA, Guttermouth. Play 1, 4, 2.
The Spiral Eyes Peter Adams	Pop songs recorded in a bedroom studio. Try 2, 5, 9 if you like Neutral Milk Hotel, DIY, Fizzle Like a Flood
At the End of the American Century Riviera	Second album from this Chicago folk-rock band. Try 1, 4, 3 and think of "Being There" era Wilco.
Sleepwalking Geoff Ereth	Soft Acoustic melodies from a neutered John Mayer. Play 2 or 4
BHlocked Numbers Crystal Skulls	Guitar Driven debut from Seattle indiepopers. RIYL: Sp00n, The Smiths or The Strokes. Try 6, 2, 4 8
Pray for the Worms Ho-Ag	Ready for Radio Noise Rock. Harsh yet catchy songs for fans of Blood Brothers, Jesus Lizard or Shellac. Play 3, 4, 5 or 7.
Lookout Records: This is the New NowVarious	Sampler from Lookout includes Green Day, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Bratmobile and more.
Reissued Songs Dinosaur Jr.	A sampling of Merge's reissues of the Selftitled Album, "You're living All over Me" and "Bug". Sounds like early Dinosaur Jr...duh. Play 2, 3, 4, 7.
Zopilote Machine/Nothing For Juice Mountain Goats	Reissues of Mr. Darnielle's 1994 and 1996 albums. Lo-Fi excellence! Find something to love.

Hip Hop

Album Title Artist	Description
1988 HipHop2 Blueprint	An album made for the Artist himself. Members of Soul Position. Only Blueprint made the beats this time, not RJD2. Play 8, 6, or 11 if you like Aesop Rock, Illogic, RJD2.

RPM

Album Title Artist	Description
Verve//Remixed 3 Various	The third edition of Verves series where Jazz classics are remixed by a variety of people. Among them Nina Simone remixed by Postal Service, and Dinah Washington remixed by Danger Mouse. Fans of Trip Hop or alt. Hip Hop should check thi s out.
Never Had a Daddy Femme Fatality	Right on the border of 'Good' and cheesy. Recall the days of early 90's German Dance Music! Play 3, 7, or 8 if you miss Right Said Fred.

Loud Rock

Album Title Artist	Description
Immersed Sinnai Beach	Who knew Christian Metalcore could be good? Sanai Beach Returns with better Production. Try 2, 3, 4, 5, or 11
The Archaic Abattoir Aborted	Trademark Death/Grind combo. Crushing riffs and lots of growling fill this cd. Fans of Carcass or Impaler should play 2, 3 or 5.
Gold and Guns on 51 Blackfire Revelation	Loud and sloppy stoner metal. If you like Clutch, Fu Machu or Kyuss then this is all you. Start with 1 or 2.
Lullabies to Paralyze Queens of the Stone Age	StonerRock fans rejoice as Josh Homme and company return. FFO: Desert Sessions, Marijuana, Fu Manchu. Play 4, 5, 9.
Be Yourself Audioslave	Latest single from Chris Cornell and those Rage guys.

Blues/Jazz/World

Album Title Artist	Description
Cry You Out of My Heart Frank Ace	Jazzy-Blues man with a feel for 70's soul/funk music.

Americana

Album Title Artist	Description
Playing Around Pumptown	Iowa folky goodness. For fans of Big Wooden Radio, Gourds try 10, 3, 5.
Songs from the Gravel Road Ian Tyson	Softrock gone country. Sounds like Shatner? Try 2, 1, 5.
Jubilee Shurman	Fun rockin' alt-country from LA. RIYL: Wilco, go with 4, 5, 2.

Previous Weeks

• April 2nd, 2005
• March 19th, 2005