Blurbin’ Fridays - Jan 27

Happy “Blurbin’ Fridays” the Third. Seems like there are more blurb Fridays lately than normal posts! Will try change that in the future. Anyhow here’s some stuff to check out:

1. Tomihira - World Class
Found this band through a link on Sixeyes. Shimmery and semi-shoegazey guitar driven by great vocals reminiscient of Wedding Present, Holiday or Tahiti 80 though more straightforward. No album currently but their debut is coming out soon, and will be called “Play Dead”. Mopey, drony goodness.

2. Dios Malos - Feels Good Being Somebody (Live)
Saw this quirky Hawthorne band play with M. Ward. They WERE called plain old Dios before until an unnamed stupid metal band decided that was infringing on their “territory”. This is a live recording of “Feels Good Being Somebody”. They often sound like country fried Grandaddy plus a side of All Night Radio. Plenty of hurky jerky, hippity hop stops and starts in the music make it disjointedly fun.

3. Don’s Mobile Barbers - The Language You Are Using Now
Know absolutely nothing about this Leicester UK band other than they have some really great songs. Awesome poppy melodic vocals a la Masters of The Hemisphere / Track Star surrounded by skronks and electronics like Grandaddy. I think they have a new album out this month.

4. James Apollo - Alamo
So-called “tumbleweed” rock may be worth a listen if you like Americana tunes infused with more than a bit of smashing drums. This one is off the album “Good Grief” and reminds me a bit of Wilco / Jack Johnson. Some great reverbed slide guitar to go with the more crunchy grit of the rock lead.

5. The Amateurs - CWX
Emotionally driven, moody songs with strange mostly minor chords. First thing I thought of when listening to this was Dirty Three but that’s because of the violin. Which by the way, is the main reason I stuck around to listen. Glad I did. Toward the end of the song it gets louder, almost like Mogwai. They’re an L.A. band though members are Frisco transplants…

by Palebear