Giraffage – “Moments” / “LUV”
Giraffage - "Moments" Giraffage - "LUV" Giraffage is the work of SF's Charlie Yin, whose first full-length of woozy electronic pop, Comfort, comes out on November 17th. Hear some of Yin's remixes and more tunes at his Soundcloud page.
Mwahaha, featuring Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) – “Love”
Mwahaha's debut self-titled album is due out December 6th, and several tracks from the record have already been offered up as free downloads. Each track ("Sleep Deep", "Rainbow Diamond", and "Poinsettia") provides a unique taste of the whole album, and the latest release is another step in the right direction. "Love", which premiered yesterday via MTV Hive, features Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, her signature vocals punctuating the rhythmic and explosive new tune. Mwahaha (ft. Merrill Garbus) - "Love" Mwahaha will be at the Independent tonight opening for Diego's Umbrella (9:00 pm, $15, 21+), and the Starry Plough on November 19th [...]
Benefit show and album for late SF musician Jesse Morris
I Wanna Take It All Back - In Memory by Jesse Morris Muni Diaries reported earlier this week that local musician Jesse Morris passed away on Sunday night. Morris performed locally with his band Jesse Morris and the Man Cougars, but you might also have known him as the "Punk Rock Johnny Cash" whose busking in BART stations brightened many travelers' days. Yesterday, Different Fur Studios posted the above recordings, from an uncompleted country album Morris had worked on in 2008. All sales will go to paying for his memorial service. Tonight, there's a benefit show for Morris' family at [...]
B. Hamilton – ‘Everything I Own is Broken’
Everything I Own is Broken by B. Hamilton Seemingly out of left field (or rather, the East Bay) comes B. Hamilton, conceptualized by Ryan Christopher Parks. For the most part, this is raw rock and roll, with throaty, angry lines that are somewhat therapeutic. Overall, Everything I Own is Broken an honest and exceptional album, all the way through the very last few songs. Everything I Own is Broken was self-released last month as a free download, and according to Parks was recorded "around Oakland in the Summer, the Winter, and the Fall. Fuck Spring." True, the album was very [...]
Swiftumz – “Angelita”
Swiftumz - "Angelita" Swiftumz is a project of Chris McVicker, who has collaborated with Hunx & His Punx. His debut LP Don't Trip was released by Holy Mountain this fall. "Angelita" is the album's star track, but it doesn't speak for the LP as a whole -- it wanders in and out of fuzzy, dreamy pop and into a hip-hop sounding beat every so often. Here's a little about Swimftuz, from the label: The problem with imaginary combinations is that many of them actually already exist. Don’t Trip sounds like a collaboration between Nick Nicely and Eric Hysteric, over which [...]
‘Gnarcotics Unanimous’ comp collects unreleased songs from Little Wings, CCR Headcleaner, Speculator, and many more
GNARCOTICS UNANIMOUS by GNAR TAPES Gnarcotics Unanimous is a new tape/digital comp from Portland's Gnar Tapes, which includes unreleased songs from 34 bands and artists. The comp's got a number of locals in the mix, including Little Wings, CCR Headcleaner, Brian Wavefield (of Melted Toys), Speculator, and Sacramento's G. Green, who join Alex Bleeker, R. Stevie Moore and a few dozen others. Stream the whole comp above, and if you dig it, give them some cash in exchange for a download on the "pay what you like" approach.
Churches – “Save Me”
Caleb Nichols, as frontman of Grand Lake, former bassist of Port O'Brien, and touring member of WATERS and Release The Sunbird, apparently isn't busy enough. He has announced his new project: Churches. The debut single from Churches is available as a free download via Bandcamp: SAVE ME by CHURCHES "Save Me", a lush and effervescent piece of power pop, features WATERS frontman Van Pierszalowski and guitarist Nikolai Haukeland, as well as Rogue Wave drummer Pat Spurgeon. The song was recorded at Tiny Telephone and mixed by Ian Pellicci. The "Save Me" single will be released officially on November 15th, complete [...]
Girls – “Lawrence”
Girls - Lawrence by PIAS Entertainment Out December 6th via True Panther, Girls have a new single that's billed as a tribute to Felt/Denim/Go Kart Mozart leader Lawrence. The record is a red, one-sided, heart-shaped 7" limited to 1000 copies. Give "Lawrence" a spin above. (Via Pitchfork)
Harbours return with new band members, new songs
After a couple of band members left the area, Miguel Zelaya of Harbours abandoned work on the band's third record and began anew. Zelaya also started collaborating with Heather Marie Ellison, who you might also know as Uni & Her Ukelele. Those new Harbours songs are collected on Parlors & Electrics, scheduled to be released in early 2012. You can get a sneak peek at some of the rock-pop band's new songs below: Parlors & Electrics - UPCOMING RELEASE by harbours Harbours open for Loney Dear at Cafe Du Nord on Wednesday, 11/9 (9:30pm, $12). Find out more about the [...]
Video: Seventeen Evergreen – “Polarity Song”
"Polarity Song," presented here in a colorful, periodically unsettling video, comes from Seventeen Evergreen's upcoming Psyentist EP, out November 22nd on Lucky Number/Pacific Radio Fire. The San Francisco duo are also planning to release a new full length on February 27. Check out the EP's cover art below. (via Stereogum)