Omega

One of my recent discoveries that has been on constant play in my room is the 60s Hungarian band called Omega. These guys were (and still are) Hungary's biggest rock band of all time, and have even played the most concerts abroad of any Hungarian rock group. The late 60s and early 70s were a tough time for Hungary, Communism was at its peak, yet here we have a group that was so inventive and expansive. I would have never thought that an Eastern-European country under the iron curtain would be able to produce such powerful space-rock and progressive psychedelia. Though they are strictly local now, Omega has become by far the longest running Hungarian rock band ever.

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Félbeszakadt koncert
Az 1958-as boogie-woogie klubban

My Brightest Diamond

If you aren't familiar with Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) you need to wake the hell up right now. This lady is like a mythical siren come to life. Check out this video from The Take Away Show

Here's a newer song that is hauntingly beautiful called "The Sea"

TV On The Radio - Caffeinated Consciousness

 

A brand spanking new TV On The Radio album will drop in a few weeks. To keep our interests high the band has released a new free song from the album. This one is titled "Caffeinated Consciousness" TV On The Radio has always been full of surprises, but this song feels like a repeated roundhouse kick to the face. 

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Battles

 

Battles may have lost their lead member Tyondai Braxton but that doesn't mean they're giving up. Armed with a new member Battles have released their first single "Ice Cream." This song is in stark contrast to their darkly textured stomper "Atlas." "Ice Cream" finds Battles at a colorful and highly playful place. It's quite a change, but certainly fits within their catalogue. 

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Ice Cream

Robin Pecknold feat. Ed Droste

 

When the lead singer for Fleet Foxes and the lead singer for Grizzly Bear, two of the prettiest sounding bands alive team up to release free music, the blog world spins on its head. This is not new Fleet Foxes music, nor Grizzly Bear. These two guys decided to record a song together and release it to the world for free. 

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I'm Losing Myself

REM - Collapse Into Now

R.E.M. return this week with Collapse Into Now, their new album that they have decided not to tour in support of. This is a damn shame because after listening to it a couple times through, this album is already a thousand times better than their previous record Accelerate. While Accelerate was Michael Stipe's way of brushing off the dust and rocking out, Collapse Into Now has produced some possible new R.E.M. classics. "Oh My Heart" and "Uberlin" have what it takes to become new fan favorites. It seems to me that whenever they decide to vary their sound they tend to produce better music. Collapse Into Now is the perfect blend of acoustic and electric versions of R.E.M. and ultimately is the best record they have released in recent years.

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Talking Heads - Saratoga 8-5-1983

 

Talking Heads may never reunite, though David Byrne still tours and Tom Tom Club are still around and you could try and piece them together, but it just wouldn't be the same. I've heard a few bootlegs of the band performing, but this Saratoga show in 1983 captured just how funky these guys were live. This concert was right around the time their famous Stop Making Sense movie came out, but I'd go as far to say that this particular performance is better. The bootleg is split into parts, the setlist is as follows:

Set 1:
Talking Heads :: Psycho Killer
Talking Heads :: Heaven
Talking Heads :: Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
Talking Heads :: Building On Fire
Talking Heads :: Book I Read
Talking Heads :: Slippery People
Talking Heads :: Cities
Talking Heads :: Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)
Talking Heads :: Burning Down The House
Talking Heads :: Life During Wartime
Set 2:
Talking Heads :: Making Flippy Floppy
Talking Heads :: Swamp
Talking Heads :: What A Day That Was
Talking Heads :: This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads :: Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads :: Big Business >
Talking Heads :: I Zimbra
Talking Heads :: Houses In Motion
Talking Heads :: Genius Of Love (Tom Tom Club)
Talking Heads :: Girlfriend Is Better
Talking Heads :: Take Me To The River

Encore:
Talking Heads :: Crosseyed And Painless

Much thanks to Aquarium Drunkard for originally hosting this. 

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Tune-Yards

tUnE-yArDs return with their sophomore release very soon, and have released the first track from it called "Bizness." If you are familiar with these guys from their first album Bird-Brains you'd know that this band is highly complex and experimental. While "Bizness" is very intricate it is also their most accessible song to date. In fact, I would go as far to say they sort of sound like Local Natives on speed here, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

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