Peter Broderick is one of those artists who has such a wide range of things he does. At times his music is reminiscent of the more ambient aspects of Aphex Twin; at other times he has kind of a weird version of a Ben Folds vibe going.
Didn’t see that a new Bill Fay album was due next 20th on Dead Oceans until a few minutes ago. If it’s half as good as 1971’s Time of the Last Persecution, an album I learned to love some years ago due to the Current 93 cover of the title track, we might have a serious contender for album of the year. The first song off it, “Be at Peace With Yourself”, really exceeds my own expectations. Reading the tracklist for the new album, Life is People, and realizing there’s a version of Wilco’s “Jesus, Etc.” in it makes me want to pre-order it right now.
Yet another video taken from one of the best Portuguese albums of 2012: Quack, by Nice Weather for Ducks. You can still download the record for free through Optimus Discos. Who knows, it could be your summer indie rock record.
“Rowing the campground up by the lake where we swam. We were hunting for snakes, but we couldn’t find them. … But it’s just me in my room, with my eyes shut.
When I was seventeen, my mother said to me "Don’t stop imagining. The day that you do is the day that you die.” Now I pull a wanton carriage, instead of the horses, grazing along. I was having fun. We were all having fun.“
