A Feast of Beast

Tennis - Never To Part

Premiere from the new Young And Old LP

The new Tennisreleases in a couple short weeks on that black black holiday you love/hate known as valentine’s day.  In the meantime this fruitful week of leaks has given us this one a bit early as well.  Keep your eyes peeled, I promise there’s one more I’ve been waiting on for tomorrow. 

The new Young and Old LP sounds like Tennis, and on first listen I’m having mixed feelings.  They do change up their sound a couple of select tracks, most notably in major soul vibe on Petition, and in the slightly darker tones and drums heard here on Never to Part.  Track 4, Traveling sounds like the perfect pop combination that they debuted with and caught them such acclaim their Baltimore 7” . 

So its a solid sophomore release, but on first listen I can’t help but feel they played it a little safe.  Not  whole lot of change ups here, and definitely nothing surpassing their first tracks.  But I’ll suppose I’ll take safe over bad.  

Tennis - Young and Old LP is up for pre-order directly from the band here with all sorts of beer koozies and tee-shirts available as well.

Tennis - Origins

I’ve been hearing rumblings of the new Tennis LP in the making and sure enough their sophomore effort, Young and Old will come out on Fat Possum this Valentines day 2012.  The album is produced by The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney.  While you’re pining away for more sweet pop tunes from Alaina & Patrick you can snag the above Origins b/w Deep In the Woods 7” via Forest Family Records.  This 7” in on blue vinyl and Ltd to 1000 copies sure to disappear quick.  Definitely irks me that its $10 for a 7” from insound.  Plus shipping.  wtf.  Damn doug, that record better be 200gram vinyl that that cost.  Maybe it won’t be gone quite so quickly ha.

Tennis - Origins b/w Deep In the Woods 7” is availble for pre-order from insounderz or Paper in Plastic is $4 cheaper between shipping and cost (every penny counts), but the pre-order button ain’t up just yet.  Stick it out.  The 7” drops December 6th.

Purity Ring - Belispeak

Damn this new track from Purity Ring is majorly addictive.  Their last 7” released through Transparent was hands down one of the best tb 7s in some time, and it seems this new split 7″ with Braids will hold up in quality and then some.  Due in October on Fat Possum.

Yuck - Milkshake

New b-side to the latest Ltd heavy weight 7” from Yuck.  Last one sold out quick so get on it if you’re so inclined.

Yuck - Shook Down b/w Mikshake self released by the band here

Yuck - Get Away

After waiting for for the past year for a full length LP from Yuck, I could hardly contain my excitement when I saw their new s/t debut LP leaked on what.  I first snatched their Georgia single last January 11th, 2010 (love itunes logging when new songs are added).  Destined as a 7” split with Herzog from Transparent Blog 3 months later (listen to the 7” here), Yuck had started gaining momentum.  Georgia finds a home on the LP as well, and sounds just as good as it did a year ago, but I was unprepared for how freakin spectacular the album would sound as a whole.  Yuck make heart felt garage rock.  They play guitars, with simple hooks and a raw vocals; and this album is blowing me away.  I wanna blast these tunes at high speed with my windows down and the summer heat drifting in.  You can grab the s/t LP from Fat Possum here for $13 clams, shipping out 2/15.  Yuck also have yet another 7” from Transparent with Porcelain Raft, available here from the good peoples of Pure Groove.  

This albums begs to be played at maximum volume, so don’t disappoint.     

Tennis - Long Boat Pass

Oh glorious day, Cape Dory by the delightful married duo Tennis leaked, prolly bout an hour ago on what.  So here’s a brand new track for your preview pleasure.  Snatch yourself a copy and make sure you buy the vinyl from Fat Possum for only $10 bones?!  Same price as a compact disc, isn’t that just beautiful?  Or even on cassette if you so choose.  Grab your copy here if you haven’t already pre-ordered it. <3<3<3  

I really love labels that are supporting vinyl by making it the same price as a cd or even less.  Something about about paying for digital electrons just doesn’t seem right, and a cd might as well be an mp3 download these days.  Wouldn’t you rather have a big heavy piece of artwork to hold in your hands and spin…than a cd to scan into your itunes and never play again?

Listening to it now as I write.  Solid as Iraq (at 4:11).

Tennis - Pigeon

‘The story behind Tennis‘ debut album, Cape Dory, is as romantic a tale as any Fitzgeraldian fable. Two newlyweds trade in their landlocked blues for a home on the high seas, escaping their Colorado confines, buying a sailboat, and setting sail for six months, while throwing caution to the nautical winds. But, upon their return, those tales of the high seas seemed to float over the heads of every friend and family member, making it difficult to keep those memories alive – a memory endures when shared with others. And, so, Tennis’ two lovebirds, Alaina and Patrick, transformed their travel tales into songs, each one a firefly, captured in a Mason jar that is, Cape Dory.

After you watch them explain the meaning behind their Fat Possum debut and play album highlight, “Pigeon,” check out a letter Patrick wrote to Alaina, while he was off in Florida, prepping their (sea)horse and carriage for the trip, missing his wife back in Colorado.’

-Yours Truly

Yuck - Rubber

The good kids of Yuck are releasing their Georgia 7” out on Fat Possum and if you missed their debut split 7” with Herzog from transparent blog ages ago, you can grab this new 7” here.