A Baker's Dozen : Volume 9

I meant to post this weeks ago. Life has been hectic. Hectic but good. Enjoy.

01. New Ruins - "Book Lung". One of those songs where the music (haunting) mimics the lyrics ("Your ghost still walks all around these hills..."). | Myspace | Purchase

02. Eastern Conference Champions - "The Box". Reminds me of the anthemic moments of Hope of the States, but better. "And I've got nothing to complain about..." | Website | Myspace

03. The Tacticians - "London's Alright". Yet another love song to London. Impossibly catchy when the drums kick in. | Website | Myspace | Purchase

04. The Films - "Black Shoes". The first of many 'rockers!' in this set. Noisy and catchy and there's a part of me that never stops craving those two words in conjunction. | Website | Myspace | Purchase

05. Idlewild - "In Competition For The Worst Time". Hated it at first. Now that chorus owns me. | Website | Myspace | Purchase

06. Meg Baird - "Do What You Gotta Do". "So come on back and see me when you can..." | Website | Myspace | Purchase

07. Asobi Seksu - "New Years". One of those occasional neo-shoegaze gems that hit. | Website | Myspace | Purchase

08. Chemic - "Calm Killers". Dark horse treat here with a great late-90s indie groove that drops into an after-hours spent acoustic outro. | Myspace

09. Ferraby Lionheart - "Vermont Avenue". Ahh, yes, the eccentric genius of Mr. Lionheart. Advance peak from this forthcoming debut LP here. Can't wait for it. | Website | Myspace | Purchase

10. Bellavista - "Temptation On Your Side". "Psychbeat" SF-freaks here. Genius if for no other reason than the reverb-laden shout of "I just wanted to hang out with you!" | Website | Myspace

11. The Shys - "Never Gonna Die". From LA apparently. Another good solid rocker! | Myspace | Purchase

12. Holly Palmer - "I Want You". I don't have a clue what her deal is (she looks a bit 'over the top'), but I love the yearn of this song. Awesome subtle arrangement and instrumentation. | Website | Myspace | Purchase

13. Kubichek! - "Start As We Meant To". Great slow-burn lighters-up closer here. Like a UK Explosions with vocals. | Website | Myspace | Purchase