Epiphany

Hold on.

Alice Donut - Medication

Was looking to post Tiny Ugly World but there's no video for it, and the audio has a few blips, so.

Crystal Antlers - Andrew

Not sure that this song is as good as it could have been, but it definitely has its moments.

Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Shampoo (Gold Room Session)

Song of the year contender.

The Leather Nun - Jesus Came Driving Along

I prefer the studio version, but this is still a fine tune for Easter. Happy Sunday.

Beirut - Scenic World (live)

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The lights go on. The cat sneaks out.
You walk in and the rain on the roof
feels about right. The answering
machine hurls 1 after 1 your way
as if you cared about the truth
as much as the purely breathtaking.

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Swimming Pools

Who couldn’t enjoy the exquisite sounds of Thao Nguyen and The Get Down Stay Down? Hat tip to Todd Colby’s Glee Farm, where this was posted last Friday along with the bouncy good fun “Bag of Hammers.”

New Bloods - Doubles

Out from the soggy underground of Portland, Oregon: the New Bloods. “All we are is what we were before we were colonized!”

The Primates - She

A rare nugget from 1965, “She” is one of only four songs recorded by Queens garage band The Primates. Garage Hangover has a bit more info as well as downloads of all four tracks.

Drunken Boat - Rabbit

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Black Mountain - Angels

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If I had a halo, I would lay it
at your feet and offer it in exchange
for your smile, but all I have’re these horns.

A First Loose Tooth

Standing on the step stool to look in the bathroom mirror while she wiggled her tooth, Vaughn announced, “My tooth is a rocking chair.”

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Later last night, I tried to explain to Vaughn, who had been bothered by talk of starting again to look for a new house, that it didn't matter what house we lived in, the important thing was that we are all together, to which she replied, “We won't be together when we’re gone,” and then proceeded to cry.

      —•—

My tooth is a rocking chair.
We won't be together when we’re gone.

Beat Happening - Indian Summer

Too good to only have 4,227 views on YouTube.

      —•—

When I come back for Indian Summer
there will be more cars on the road,
less hair on my head, and the ghost
of my old golden lab / bassethound mix
will run sideways like he always did.

The Ropes - Be My Gun

The first video from the new EP, Be My Gun, by NYC duo The Ropes. Thanks to emailer Natalie for the tip.

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Wanted to ask you to
let me be your gun
but was afraid you might
take it the wrong way.