Label Day: Mint Records

"Randy Iwata and Bill Baker started working together at CITR-FM, the University of British Columbia radio station. Three years after graduation, they decided it was time to move on from the station. However, they wanted to stay connected to new music, so they founded a record label to release the best up-and-coming music of the city. They have been known to sign artists during drinking sessions."

That's funny, I thought they all did.

This is apparently cuddlecore, and based on my limited knowledge of this genre, I would assume it is a slightly less brutal riot-grrrl featuring Courtney Love. cub, Freaky

I'm thinking there's a bit of Kirsty McColl in this, if you computerized her voice a little. The New Pornographers, Letter From An Occupant

It says something about the rarity of the song you're blogging about that you have to make do with a bad quality video of a live performance. Andrew W.K., Don't Sell Hot Dogs Tonight (Leather Uppers Cover)

Moll x

(Beetlejuice) Music Monday

Beetlejuice is my favourite film. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. If you've seen it and hated it, get off my blog.

This is one of my favourite scenes. I dare you to watch it without even giggling.

Can't do it, can you?

And this, on a similar theme,and proof that Winona Ryder is pretty damn cool.

I don't remember this one, but I suppose it might be over the credits.

Moll x

SOTW: Dead Social Club, Stockholm

Their Bandcamp page describes them as them as The Cure meets Depeche Mode. I can see why. But it's no Close To Me, no Personal Jesus. Why not? Because it's entirely its own beast. It's earthy electronica, without twinkle or shine. Instead it's full of rolling drums and the closest a keyboard can get to feedback, covered in eighties warmth and modern power. There's so much cocky certainty that it nearly trips over its own feet, but with every chorus it recovers and reminds you quite why you started listening in the first place.

7/10

Moll

The Youtube Trail VII

It's back! It is, it's back! For realz, dude!


Y U NO HAVE MORE VIEWS?? I love this song, this band, all of it. Comet Gain, Don't Fall In Love If You Want To Die In Peace

8/10

9 seconds I took to fall for this song. Frankie Rose And The Outs, Candy

7/10

Not an immediate hit, but a lush song anyways. Dum Dum Girls, Baby Don't Go

8/10

Moll x

Label Day: Black and Greene Records

I like what they did there ^

I also like what these guys are doing here > Apollo Sunshine, Money

This is rather...wacky. Bryan Scar and The Shredding Tears, Andromeda's Eyes

Jolly? Or Not? The Self-Righteous Brothers (see what they did there!) Sidecar Jesus

Moll x

(Happy) Music Monday

I got my exam results today. I was in a bit of a mood this morning, but I is being happy now! (I got a B and I wasn't best pleased, except I also got an A and an A*, so why I was being a moody so-and-so I have no idea)

Therefore, todays post will be make-me-happy songs!

I'm having a very hard time choosing between Jam Eater Blues and Going To Maine, so I'll post 'em both.

This makes me happy, because I've never heard it before and I've been craving new National songs. TN, I Need My Girl

I can sing this song nearly all the way through. This is a happy in and of itself. R.E.M., It's the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 

Mollx 

I'm Getting Hungry

I am currently sitting at the dining room table, and there are brownies and coconut cake in the oven. The yummy smells are making me hungry, even though I've only just had my lunch.

Choco Bars? Cookies? Banana Chips? and...sushi? 

I like these guys. They get straight to the point. Descendants,  I Like Food

Oh, Bjork, why are you so awesome? The Sugarcubes, Eat The Menu

And one more, for a nice little bookend. Brown Mushrooms, anyone?

Right, now where have those brownies gone?

Absolute Radio?

I listened to Absolute Radio today, and now I'm craving classic rock. DAMN YOU, ABSOLUTE RADIO!

I really like this. That is all. T-rex, 20th Century Boy

And this is quite simply epic. Run DMC, Walk This Way

I've posted this one before, BUT I DON'T CARE! Plus, I'm wearing my Superman t-shirt, so there. Hey, that rhymed! David Bowie, Heroes

Moll x

Label Day: Brassland Records

Well, it was only a matter of time. I feel I haven't mentioned The National in long enough to justify this. If you're wondering about the connection, Aaron and Bryce Dessner (Brothers Set 1 from TN) co-founded the label with Alec Hanley Bemis (there's a name).

I can't say I'm very keen on this, but it's the kind of thing 6 Music would play, and to be honest, after three or four more listens I'll be in love. Baby Dayliner, Critics Pass Away

These guys created their own instruments, one of which is the buke (a six-string former baritone ukulele, and the other of which is the gase (a guitar-bass hybrid). It's fair to say I loved them as soon as I read that. Buke And Gase, Your Face Left Before You (free!) 

*smirks* I've actually heard of Devastations. Yes I have, don't look at me like that. I believe they were on a track with Blonde Redhead from Dark Was The Night, but that's from memory, so I might be wrong. And yet again, I find myself head over heels in love. Devastations, Coal 
 

Moll x

Blogiversary!

Crack out the champagne, it's my first blogiversary! Yes, it's been going a full year! How the hell did I manage that?

So I thought I'd celebrate by posting the top three most visited posts (and thus hopefully the most popular songs!)

Number three, with 28 views, is The Peel Sessions O-R

Number two, with 38 views is Big Dipper, You're Not Patsy (SOTW)

And...duh-duh-duhhh...the number one most visited post on MM is, with 79 views, Nelsonvillans, Our Evil Inside Joke (AOTS)

Thank you for reading this little blog. I loves y'all!

Moll x

Song of the Week: Adam and the Fish-Eyed Poets, Little Monkeys

I wouldn't call myself a big fan of Bruce Springsteen. But there's something about Kishore Krinshna's voice, very Bruce Springsteen though it is, that grabs you by the wrist. It doesn't beg you to listen - certainly not. It doesn't even seem to care.  It jumps along with a touch of techno, dark lyrics and I-don't-give-a-damn rock spirit (they've got that from Bruce too), but you get the feeling that they do care, that they are bothered. Because Little Monkeys is a good song, and you can't write a good song without caring about what you do.

7/10

Moll x  

What I Bought In The Sales, Or, Trials And Tribulations Aboard The No. 62 Bus

I went to Bangor today. To the record shop.

Tip One: Leave the house 15 minutes before the bus is due, not 12. You will very nearly miss it.

I got this: Lykke Li, Youth Novels...

Tip Two: Don't get on the 3:45 bus home. It. Will. Be. Packed.

And this: Nick Drake, Pink Moon...

Tip Three: Don't bump into old ladies. If you do, you'll get whacked across the knees with a handbag, and that hurts


And this: Sufjan Stevens, Age Of Adz...

Tip Four: When a Nice Young Man sits next to you, talks to you, and acts like he can't tell you're an awkward conversationalist, do not forget to tell him your name. 

And this: Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation

Tip Five: If you're prone to motion sickness, stand up. If you're prone to panic attacks, sit down. If you're prone to both, you're screwed.

 Mollx

Label Day: Kitsune

Did you know that Kitsune is Japanese for fox? I did. *smiles to self*. Sadly, that's not the kind of question Jeremy Paxman asks on University Challenge.

This song is great, but I can't see why it should be soundtracking a exercise video. Citizens, True Romance

Synth-rock isn't too hard to come by on this blog, but you could always do with a little more. Housse De Racket, Chateau

I like this. But I don't like dance music. Ergo, this is not dance music. Is Tropical, South Pacific

Moll x

(Ad) Music Monday

I just lost this entire post.

Excuse me while I scream into a pillow.

Right, I'm back now.

First, from something that isn't strictly an ad, more a promo. From Universal Channel's Without A Trace campaign, Cat Power, I Found A Reason

I love this, and I didn't know about it or him until the LoveFilm ad. James Vincent McMorrow, Higher Love 

This is from one of the most adorable adverts I've ever, ever seen. Ever. Slow Moving Mille, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

Mollx

Album Of The Second: James Murray, Floods

I don't often post about instrumental music, let alone review an album composed entirely of it. The problem was that I had the misconception that it was boring, and too upper-class for its own good. But I have to eat my words, because Floods is a beautiful album. Understated and relaxed, like a stream running through a glade, it fills your ears with an ocean of sound - just as you'd expect from an album "dedicated to the waters". It wraps you in its bubble and surrounds you with sound, echoing with a surprisingly beautiful coexistence of the natural and the electronic. It wafts gently back and forth, seemingly fragile but powerful and haunting. It's a sublime, beautiful,  intriguing album.


8.5/10

Ender Belongs To Me. Keeping Yours - Head On

Keeping Yours - Head On is a strange song, full of foreboding but as light as air. The vocals are so, so fragile. The beat is strong but hollow like a daydream. The idea of pasts lost and futures bleak flows through the entire song - everything is seen through a haze, full of craving for the time you thought you saw in that long lost home video. The one from before everything went wrong.

7/10

New Look Blog!

What do you think? The old one was getting on my nerves; I really liked it at the beginning but recently it's been looking...well...cheap. So I've re-done it, and I likes it now!

Foreign Friday: Latvia

I love doing these posts. I love that I found a Latvian music collective even more. It makes my job easier. So all three of these bands are involved with TORNIS, a society formed in 1998 to support Latvian underground and unsigned artists.

I really like this, but no surprises there! Also, according to google translate, this band's name in English is Pigeon Full Yards. To my Latvian readers (I know you're out there!) is that right? Balozu Pilni Pagalmi, Mans Zirgs

I know this one! I know this one! Well, the "October" bit, anyway. It almost reminds me of Sunny Day Real Estate. Sarkanais Oktobris, Iedoma 

I love all these songs. I just wish I spoke Latvian so I could understand the lyrics! Bernibas Milicija, Ara

Moll x

New Year, New Music, Part II

Me: This was supposed to be Thursday's.
You: ...
Me: Oh.
You: ...
Me: Why was I not told today is Thursday?

After the dreamy-ness that was "yesterday's" post, this is, rather ironically, a refreshing burst of rockiness. Throwing Up, Medicine

I don't doubt the majority of you know who Nada Surf are, and need no introduction. To the rest of you, well, have a listen. Nada Surf, When I Was Young

Nope, it's useless. I started this post hoping to do a bit of rock music, and then came Nada Surf. Ok, goes I, I'll make track three rock. But then there's this. Which rocks, don't get me wrong, but whether it is technically rock is a matter of opinion. Cloud Nothings, No Future/No Past

Moll x

New Year, New Music

This was supposed to be Wednesdays...hmm.

It's taken me so long to look up this band it's unreal. Keep Shelly In Athens, Struggle With Yourself

I love LaBlogotheque. Adam and The Amethysts, Stupid Ocean

This one is thanks to my friend Heather. Listen to it, she's got good judgement. But then she's friends with me, so there you go. Daughter, Youth

Moll x

Label Day: Eyeball Records

Eyeball Records.

That' s a name to strike fear into the soul, eh?

I like this. Astronautalis, The Wondersmith and His Sons

Bit of an odd one here. It starts more pop-punk than it actually is. Kiss Kiss, Machines

The third, as promised: Sinister elecro strangeness. Food Stamps, I Am Jack's Nightlight

Moll x

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Ahem.

Ye gods, has it really been that long? Sorry. Anyway, onwards and upwards, as they say. 2012 is the year of MM world domination (not to be confused with M&M world domination)! That is NY resolution numero uno, oh yes.

NYR 2: More posts. I have been neglecting this blog, I know I have. And thus I have decided that I'm going to try and post once a day like I used too.

NYR 3: Longer posts. Sometimes. It's been suggested that I could do the occasional Big Article, so that's something I'm going to attempt.

NYR 4: Get out of my multifarious boxes. This is where you come in, folks! I'm on the look out for good rap - i.e the stuff that doesn't rot your brain. Aesop Rock springs to mind, but if you've got any suggestions please comment! Metal, too, would be good - nothing over ten minutes though, I don't have all day! (that was a joke. Not a very good one I'll admit.) The other thing is Foreign Friday - underground music from other countries, in English or not - is always helpful. Always. 

Have a good 2012!

Moll x