The Zen Arcade

The Thermals, "Now We Can See"

The title track from their excellent new disc. (Should we still be calling them "discs")?

Gail and Dale, "One Toke Over the Line" (from Lawrence Welk)

A truly bizarre moment from The Lawrence Welk Show.

Of Montreal, "An Eludardian Instance" (live)

I'll be in Philadelphia next week for a medical conference, and I'm super excited to see Of Montreal at the Trocadero. The last time I saw them was at Gate City Noise in Greensboro, NC in 2004 or so. Sometime after that they made a decent pile of cash by turning "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" into "Let's Go Outback Tonight", and by all accounts they put the money straight back into their live show.

Strand of Oaks, "Two Kids" (live)

1990s, "The Box"

 

Who knew that one of the best candidates for this year's Summer Album would come from the decidedly non-summery land of Scotland?  I gave Kicks, the second album from 1990s, the Convertible Test this weekend, and it passed with flying colors.

mp3 - 1990s - "The Box"

Golden Boots, "Ghost"

This Tuscon band has my favorite album title of the year so far, The Winter Of Our Discotheque.

Harlem Shakes, "Strictly Game"

I'm really loving the new album by The Harlem Shakes, Technicolor Health. Here's a taste.

An Horse, "Camp Out" (live on Letterman)

St. Vincent, "An Actor Out of Work" (live rehearsal)

I'm really looking forward to the new disc from Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent. Here's a video of her rehearsing a new song before her show at SXSW.

Psalters, Ching Chong Song (as recommended)

Franz Nicolay recommended a couple of bands last night during his Three Songs interview. First we have The Psalters:



Next we have Ching Chong Song, a duet of piano and saw: