Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man

Oh, THIS is why Mumford & Sons drew such a huge crowd at CMJ.

(Dave’s case in point.)

davehyndman:

I’m loving Mumford & Sons album Sigh No More.

Why do I do this? I somehow miss or ignore a recommendation from one “music friend” that I trust. But then react to another one. David Noel (and I think others) pointed us to these guys back in September. But it was Bijan’s post of Roll Away Your Stone a few days ago that made me listen to the song and then buy the album. Oh well. I’m on it now. Heavy rotation the last 3 days. Had a hard time picking a song from the 12 wonderful ones that make up this album.

The Dutchess & the Duke - Hands

How is this chorus so sparse and so full at the same time? D&D’s instrumentation — jangling guitar, reverb’ed tambourine, dissonant organ — is straight out of the 60s, but the band’s (hipster) aesthetic is decidedly modern. I’d love to see these guys play live. From Sunset/Sunrise [Hardly Art; 2009].

Photo credit Chris La Putt for Brooklyn Vegan

Fuck Buttons - Olympians

hungryghoast and kafka-on-the-shore have pretty much nailed this one.  I have nothing to add.

hungryghoast: “like Kraftwerk firing pink noise at the inside of Vangelis’ skull as he composes “Chariots Of Fire.” In Goa.”  - Warren Ellis

kafka-on-the-shore: Oh look! Isn’t that me standing on that very crowded platform at Pitchfork station, trying to jump on the Fuck Buttons band wagon? Yes, it is. And I can see that the peeps already on board are looking rather irritated by that sudden influx of button fuckers. Tough shit, I say, they’ll just have to make room.

Destroyer - Bay of Pigs

To call this an epic song would be a disservice. It’s more like a layered drama with a dozen interweaving story lines. The genre risks tediousness, but Dan Behar’s killer melodies and sweeping synthscapes spin these threads into gold. From Destroyer’s  Bay Of Pigs EP out now on Merge.

Audio via feedtheplants. Photo via Stereogum.

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Shake a Shot

Yes! This is great! Downloading the album from eMusic right now.

stylman:

My friend Todd got me hooked on MBAR’s first album, so naturally I wanted to hear the second.  I was surprised to hear how sonically expansive it is, then I noticed that Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio) was the producer.  Everything that guy touches just works.