Photos: Asobi Seksu, Tealights @ Eyedrum (3/25/09)

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A Random Mp3 Trilogy


Asobi Seksu

I had sort of forgotten about Asobi Seksu as they hadn’t made much news since releasing their last stunning album, Citrus, back in 2006. Apparently, they have been working on a new album, and while it isn’t finished, and doesn’t even have a name, they are releasing a new single next month.They do an interesting blend of shoegaze and dream pop that I highly recommend. Here’s their latest:

Asobi Seksu : Me & Mary

Buy Citrus: [MP3] [CD]


Antony

The new Antony And The Johnsons album Another World is a perfect illustration of why I have become so fond of the EP format lately. There is no waste, no fat, it’s almost 20 minutes of pure sonic bliss. Being an album person and not a song person, it’s nice to be able to enjoy an entire piece of work without having to commit a large amount of time to it. Antony is such a remarkable vocalist and his beautiful, imaginative style keeps improving:

Antony And The Johnsons : Another World

Buy Another World: [MP3] [CD] [LP]


The Legends

Finally, the number one track on Elbows right now is an act i had never heard of, so I went to check it out. The band is called The Legends, and they are from Stockholm, Sweden. Legends is dropping a single called Seconds Away next month, and it is noisy and pretty damn good. They have a previous album called Facts & Figures that became available in the US thsi year you can check out until the new material is released:

The Legends : Seconds Away

Buy Facts & Figures: [MP3] [CD]

Sugarkane’s Top 50 Albums of 2006

2006 was a great year for me, and the main reasons are mostly related to music. I decided to do this list in December because i wanted to learn about as much music as possible, and what I thought would take a few days ended up taking almost 2 months, but it was extremely educational for me and i feel very good about this list. There were so many albums that I would like to give props to and cutting it down to 50 was hard. On a technical note, I went by U.S. release date with the exception of Laura’s Radio Swan Is Down (It was released in Australia over a year ago and has no U.S. release date). Feel free to blast it:

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