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GHXST: free "Doom Girl" MP3, UK tour dates

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:07:00 GMT

photo: Kelsi Carpenter

NYC noise pop trio GHXST will be on tour in the UK in June. They are sharing Doom Girl as a free taste of the new material they are currently working on. Think a mix between Dinosaur Jr and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Live dates:

06/15 DJ Set at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London
06/16 DJ Set at Topman Oxfrod Street, London
06/17 Green Door Store, Brighton
06/20 The Old Blue Last, London
06/21 Kraak Gallery, Manchester
06/22 Birthdays, London
06/23 Oakford Social Club, Reading

» ghxstmusic.com

Manorlady: Ego Oppressor

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:18:00 GMT

Marnorlady, a psychedelic shoegaze band form Charlottesville, VA, are releasing their new album Ego Oppressor and a limited one-sided 7" Boyhood Freedom in June. Dark and foreboding their songs will be embraced by fans of The Cure and Dead Leaf Echo at their gloomiest.

Dense layered guitars, slow drums and slightly sinister vocals, Manorlady goes for the gothic post-rock niche. Melissa and Aaron Bailey's vocals flow together as only family voices can do.

Manorlady:
Aaron Bailey: guitar, vocals, programming
Melissa Bailey: bass, vocals
Donald Wooley: keyboards

Ego Oppressor is released their own label Part Keeler. Comes with a DVD with a beat-synched album-length video track meant to one-up the Arkaos-driven projections of many Manorlady live shows. The Boyhood Freedom 7"(25 copies) is made by Cellar Hits. Release date: June 18th.

Tracks:

Dog on High
Lines in the Corner of Your Face
Monster
Sea Beast
Children with Two Hearts
Give Me Failure, Freedom
Gobbler
Ego Oppression

Boyhood Freedom by Manorlady

Live dates:

05/25 Cellar Door, Richmond, VA
06/16 Black Market Moto Saloon (CD release party), Charlottesville, VA

Video: Lines in the Corner of Your Face

» manorladyband.com

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Johnny5thWheel&thecowards: "Nancy" b/w "In My Laboratory"

Here Comes The Flood — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:28:00 GMT

Johnny5thWheel&thecowards (yes, that's one word) are an UK steampunk band who like to dress for the occasion. It is a collective, with songwriter Richard Lomax as the sole permanent member.

On their new single Nancy b/w In My Laboratory, they mix vaudeville with alt.folk tunings. Johnny5thWheel&thecowards sound like an old fashioned cabaret band tearing it up on a tiny outside stage that has been set up on the lawn in front of a dilapidated mansion. The suns sets, there's plenty of booze and the clouds are coming in. Something nasty is bound In the Laboratory of the owner who seemed a bit odd but harmless. For now everything seems quite alright. O, and the fine young lady's name isn't Nancy.

Recommended if you like Spottiswoode & His Enemies, Pulp, and the early Seventies incarnation of the Kinks.

Nancy b/w In My Laboratory drops is on June 25th on Sotones.

Live dates:

05/18 Mad Ferret, Preston
05/26 The Oakwood, Glossop
06/24 GlastonFerret Festival, Preston
06/29 Mixtup Showcase, Amsterdam (Richard Lomax solo))
06/30 Mixtup Showcase, Amsterdam (Richard Lomax solo)
09/15 Southsea Fest, Southsea
10/20 Bent Brief, Southampton

» Johnny5thWheel&thecowards on Facebook

Wooden Constructions: "Smoul in Mali" free MP3, album "People Now People" 05/11

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:12:00 GMT

Amsterdam based post-punk disco house band Wooden Constructions are releasing their full-length People Now People thru Subroutine on May 11th. After sharing the freebie Full Brother, another track from the album can picked up at no charge. Smoul in Mali is knee-deep in reverb. The light guitar tone is a nice contrast with the angry vocals. Think the Pixies fighting with the Sisters of Mercy at an all night rave.

Smoul in Mali by Wooden Constructions

» woodenconstructions.com

Alphanaut: "Back to the Stars" video & MP3

Here Comes The Flood — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:19:00 GMT

Mark Alan's dog died in 2009 and it had a huge impact on him. Operating under the Alphanaut banner the LA based musician has been building on a small electronic pop oeuvre. He deals with his loss with a 13 song suite called Little Sun (out in July). He is offering the first single Back to the Stars as a free download. The accompanying video is a Sci-fi styled tribute, tying in with his other obsession, outerspace.

(Alphanaut - Back to the Stars)

» planetalphanaut.com

Jack White: "Sixteen Saltines" video

Here Comes The Flood — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:32:00 GMT

Watch the Jack White video for Sixteen Saltines, the second single from his forthcoming album Blunderbuss, out April 24 on Third Man Records/Columbia, The video was directed by AG Rojas.

» jackwhiteiii.com

The Mynabirds: "Generals" single for Record Store Day

Here Comes The Flood — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:21:00 GMT

photo: Shervin Lainez

The Mynabirds are releasing the title track of their forthcoming full-length Generals as limited edition 7"on Record Store Day. The B-side is the non-album track Fallen Doves. Only 1,000 copies of the 7" are available, housed in silk screened sleeves that are hand spray painted and numbered by singer Laura Burhenn.

Generals is a mid-tempo rocker with angry lyrics about pacifism as a way of life that is no longer taken seriously. The digital version is offered as a free download through Saddle Creek Records.

» themynabirds.com

Town Hall: "Good Boy" video

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:10:00 GMT

Watch the new Town Hall video for Good Boy, a track from their forthcoming album Roots & Bells. The songs is available as a free download.

Live date:

04/15 Webster Hall (CD release party), New York, NY

» townhallband.com

Jetsi Kain: I'm In Control

Here Comes The Flood — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:59:00 GMT

photo: Natascha Narvaez

Indie New Wave pop quintet Jetsi Kain offer their first single I'm In Control as a free download. Based in Copenhagen they are part of the pop boom that is currently happening in Denmark. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour blew up and cult favorites Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band will release their sophomore album soon.

Jetsi Kain are releasing their Caspar Hesselhager and Aske Bode produced album later this year. I'm In Control has the vocal gloss of A-ha mixed with hints of the keyboard sound of Madness. Nothing special, but catchy as Hell - it has Summer hit written all over it.

(I'm In Control by Jetsi Kain)

» facebook.com/JetsiKain

HeavyPink: "Flower and Song" b/w "There Is A Light"

Here Comes The Flood — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:32:00 GMT

Multi-instumentalist Tony Reed was busy recording an album called HeavyPink with Moss Generator in 2009 when that band went on hiatus. He picked up the pieces for two of the songs and recorded all the instruments and handled the vocals for a limited edition 7" 45 rpm.

More psychedelic than Moss Generator or his current band Stone Axe, Flower & Song and There Is A Light show a softer side of the Port Orchard, WA, musician. His heavy Seventies guitar tone come to the fore near the end of the A-side, while the B-side starts out as close to acoustic pop as he ever likely going to get.

Flower and Song b/w There Is A Light is released thru The Maple Forum. Limited edition of 300 copies.