31Knots

From one of my favorite albums of 2008

Wires On Fire

"Annie Carr" Wires on Fire from Evan Romoff on Vimeo.

Portugal The Man

One of my favorite bands of all time. New and different sounds with every release. Here are all the videos up to this point that are out for their new album The Satanic Satanist, but it seems like more are out everyday.

Portugal The Man "Everyone Is Golden" Preview from Portugal The Man on Vimeo.

Dirty Sweet

Pretty awesome video, and song. This is a song from their next album American Spiritual. They've recently been added to the Lollapalooza lineup as well.

Dirty Sweet - Marionette from Dirty Sweet on Vimeo.

See it here in HD (make sure you click HD)

BLK JKS

Here are some guys from Johannesburg, South Africa. They only have the 4 song Mystery EP released so far. I'm really enjoying the song Lakeside on their myspace.
Here is Summertime. A nearly 7 minute version performed at SXSW is on youtube.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Here's a new song, Senator, performed live


Mr. Malkmus is wearing a nice Joggers shirt also

Maps & Atlases

This band reminds me of summer, probably because I saw them twice in summer '08. They are pretty great live and have a fun sound comparable to Vampire Weekend. I haven't seen Vampire Weekend live yet (Lollapalooza '09 will fix that), but I think Maps & Atlases (myspace) are more exciting.

Maps and Atlases - Pigeon from If You Make It on Vimeo.

Porcupine Tree

Although they've been around for awhile, Porcupine Tree's sound is ever changing. It is definitely atop my list of must have music.

Young Widows

It seems I prefer videos over long-winded descriptions


Old Skin - Young Widows from J.J. Johnstone on Vimeo.

Spinnerette

Spinnerette's newest video. CD comes out in June

Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda - Skeleton from Weston Currie on Vimeo.


Abe Vigoda - Bear Face from elephant parade. on Vimeo.

O! The Joy, O Lucky Man!, The Plastic Constellations, and The Reptilian

Band O! The Joy is from Sacramento. I completely enjoyed their album Zen Mode, which came out nearly a year ago. This is definitely a band I am looking forward to hearing more from. Songs and a little info are here.
O Lucky Man! is also from California. They create a lot of sound with just a two member band. Their website simply explains of a new record, but I don't know how long that has been there.
The Plastic Constellations had their "last show" on April 19, 2008. The band is from Minneapolis and have four albums from 2002-2008. I recommend 2004's Mazatlan as a starting point.

The Reptilian have released two EP's so far. I am still working on hearing one, but Boys' Life was released March 3rd, 2009. It is pretty fantastic in my opinion. Both EP's are available on iTunes.

Goblin Cock

Funeral Party

This three member band from LA, hails Brian Eno, Caberat Voltaire, Yaz, Aphex Twin, Au Paris, Human League, The Normal and Our Daughters Wedding as major influences to their music. Their Bootleg EP was release in December and is available on ITunes. Funeral Party has achieved a mythic status, yet elusive reputation in the Los Angeles underground music scene and is the perfect addition to The Not Top 40.