IODA’s favorite super-long-band-name indiepoppers played the Carson show on Friday, and here’s the video to prove it:
Exciting, right? Congrats Pains!
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
“Young Adult Friction” (mp3)
from “The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart”
(Slumberland)
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Fresh off a strong presence at SXSW, the Slumberland Records lineup is definitely stronger than ever. Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands that grew into a reputable source for post-punk independent music. The explosion of punk had left behind a thriving network of ‘zines, labels and distributors and they felt that there was room for their noise-loving, pop-obsessed aesthetic. The label expanded its roster and horizons, always with the goal to bring you great songs and interesting sounds from a range of styles. And so it continues almost twenty years later and 80 releases later.
Get free tracks from 5 bands on their roster after the jump, including: Crystal Stilts, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cause Co-Motion, The Aislers Set and The Lodger:
The IODA Marketing blog will be a bit slow over the next week because we’re heading down to Austin, Texas for SXSW! If the number of RSVPs are any indicator- this years SXSW will be just as packed as year’s passed. Don’t forget to attend our event (details above) and try and check out some of the shows listed below!:
Filler (one time only Minor Threat cover band)
Madball
Death in the Park
Reign Supreme
Mike Herrera’s Tumbledown
Call to Preserve
True Widow
Bitter End
The Ramonahs
The Escape Frame
Christopher Willits- 7:30pm
Restiform Bodies- 8:10pm
Michna- 9pm
Anathallo- 9:40pm
Dosh- 10:30pm
Yoni Wolf (of WHY?)- 11:10pm
The Chap- 11:40pm
Themselves- 1am
Jackie Bristow- 8pm
The Summer Wardrobe- 9pm
The Service Industry- 10pm
Sweet Water- 11pm
Blind Pilot- 12am
The Slants- 1am
Mike Relm
Vetiver
The Morning Benders
Sholi
Thee Oh Sees
The Heavenly States
Wallpaper
Lilofee
The Frail
Two Sheds
The Union Trade
French Miami
The Red Verse
Junius- 8pm
Hull- 9pm
These are They- 10pm
Goes Cube- 11pm
Tub Ring- 12am
Early Man- 1am
Cerebral Ballzy- 7:30pm
Ninjasonik- 8pm
Team Robespierre- 8:30pm
Totally Michael- 9pm
The Death Set- 9:30pm
Juiceboxxxx- 10:15pm
Thunderheist- 11:45pm
Designer Drugs- 12:15am
Futurecop!- 1:15am
Beauty Bar Backyard:
Paparazzi- 7pm
Radioclit-8pm
The Golden Filter- 9:45pm
HEARTSREVOLUTION- 10:30pm
Ocelot- 11pm
The Toxic Avenger & Franki Chan- 12am
Drop The Lime- 1am
Mom- 9pm
Callers- 10pm
Balmorhea- 11pm
J. Tillman- 12am
Here We Go Magic feat. Luke Temple- 1am
All Tiny Creatures- 7pm
A Hawk And A Hacksaw- 8pm
Stars Like Fleas- 9pm
CYNE- 10pm
Efterklang- 11pm
Megafaun- 12am
Slaraffenland- 1am
Christian Kiefer, Jefferson Pitcher, J. Matthew Gerken, These United States- 11:15pm
Azeda Booth- 10pm
Sybris- 11pm
+/- {Plus/Minus}- 12am
The Wrens- 1am
Kreisor- 8pm
Black Math Horseman- 9pm
Night Horse- 10pm
Ancestors- 11pm
Annihilation Time- 12am
Earthless- 1am
Ratas del Vaticano- 8pm
Eat Skull- 8:45pm
Hank IV- 9:30pm
Psychedelic Horseshit- 10:15pm
Naked on the Vague- 11pm
U.S. Girls- 11:45pm
Los Llamarada- 12:30am
FNU Ronnies- 1:15am
The Escape Frame- 8pm
Death in the Park- 0pm
True Widow- 10pm
Hillstomp- 12pm Main stage
Linda McLean- 12:30pm Folk Alliance Stage
Or, The Whale- 12:50pm Main stage
Jackie Bristow- 1:20pm Folk Alliance Stage
Blind Pilot- 1:40pm Main stage
Audrey Auld- 2:15pm Folk Alliance Stage
The Refugees- 2:35pm Main stage
Glenna Bell- 3:05pm Folk Alliance Stage
Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team- 3:35pm Main stage
Song Island Review- 4:05pm Folk Alliance Stage
Redd Volkaert & Friends- 4:25pm Main stage
Linda McRae- 5:10pm Folk Alliance Stage
Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers- 5:30pm Main stage
YellowFever- 8pm
Woods- 9pm
Air Waves- 10pm
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- 11pm
Cause Co-Motion!- 12am
Crystal Stilts- 1am
The Escape Frame- 8pm
Death in the Park- 9pm
True Widow- 10pm
Choir of Young Believers- 8pm
Micah P. Hinson- 9pm
School of Seven Bells- 10pm
Deastro- 11pm
White Denim- 12am
Rolo Tomassi- 1am
The Gala Band- 8pm
Emily Rodgers- 9pm
Monahans- 10pm
The Low Lows-11pm
Southeast Engine- 12am
Palomar- 1am
Handsome Furs
Obits
The American Analog Set
The Thermals
The Hold Steady
Future Blondes- 8pm
Balaclavas- 9pm
White Mice- 10pm
Rusted Shut- 11pm
Indian Jewelry- 12am
Six Finger Satellite- 1am
Eagle Winged Palace- 8pm
The Peekers- 9pm
Golden Boots- 10pm
Floating Action- 11pm
The High Strung- 12am
The Spinto Band- 1am
New Roman Times
Zillionaire
Hankshaw
King of Spain
Rec Center
Daniel Francis Doyle- 8pm
Pictureplane- 8:15pm
Deradoorian- 8:50pm
AIDS Wolf- 9pm
Past Lives- 9:40pm
Clipd Beaks- 10pm
FIASCO- 10:40pm
The Mae Shi- 11pm
PRE- 11:40pm
HEALTH- 12am
Mika Miko- 12:30am
Monotonix- 1am
Faunts
“Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.” (mp3)
from “Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.”
(Friendly Fire Recordings)
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Michna
“Triple Chrome Dipped” (mp3)
from “Ghostly Swim”
(Ghostly International)
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Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel
“Hesitation Blues” (mp3)
from “Willie And The Wheel”
(Bismeaux Records)
Buy at Willie and the Wheel Website
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
“Young Adult Friction” (mp3)
from “The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart”
(Slumberland)
Buy at mTraks
More On This Album
The Monks
“Monk Time” (mp3)
from “Black Monk Time”
(Light In The Attic)
The Hylozoists
“Bras d’Or Lakes” (mp3)
from “L’Ile De Sept Villes”
(Outside Music)
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By: Matt Wright
What’s an Aquarium Drunkard? I don’t know, but if it’s a metaphor for music in the digital age, it’s a good one. We all know there’s a lot out there, so good ears and tastes you can trust are all the more important. One of the ears — or two, really — that I’ve come to rely on belongs to Justin Gage, and his team of writers over at the wonderful Aquarium Drunkard blog. Covering an idiosyncratic blend of current indie rock to classic funk, soul, and rock, AD is a genre unto itself. Where else can you find a loving ode to McCartney’s “Live And Let Die” (“And let’s just pretend that whole Axl thing never happened”) followed closely by a glowing review for current IODA fuzz-pop faves The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart? Only at AD, and that’s why we love tham. I “sat down” (read: exchanged emails) with Justin recently, and here’s what we talked about. Enjoy!
How long have you been doing Aquarium Drunkard? And why did you start?
It will be four years this April. Like many blogs, AD began as a way to keep up with friends spread out around the country (and beyond). It was a central place to riff on what I happened to be reading, viewing, visiting, and, of course, listening to at the time. Things quickly shifted to a strictly music focus and I soon had visitors beyond my immediate friends, or even their friends for that matter.
And what were you doing before this?
Right out of college – in ’99 – I worked at an Internet start-up in Atlanta during the first Internet boom. It was great time. The company was young, creative, fast-paced and sadly defunct by the Spring of ’01. I soon moved to California — been in L.A ever since.
You guys also run a record label, Autumn Tone. That being the case, you seem uniquely positioned to address how labels and blogs can/should work together. What would you tell a label wondering what to make of this whole music blog thing?
Right. Sitting on the other side of the desk, I see music blogs as a unique way for bands/labels/etc to reach niche audience that were much harder to dial into a decade ago. It’s no secret that things that grow organically have much more sticking power than any slick PR campaign ever would/could. Write and perform a hybrid of electro and appalachian folk? Cool, there is most likely a kid out there writing about it. Grime? Dubstep? Anti-folk? All have blogs/pages dedicated to their every move. Dial in and see what happens.
You guys cover a lot of what we in “the biz” like to call “catalog” releases, meaning stuff that’s been out for a while. Do you think the music press is too focused around release dates?
No, I see why it is important for them, especially print media with longer lead times. They want to appear fresh, and current, which is understandable. In terms of how that relates to AD; the blog, radio show and the events/shows that we do all stem out of one thing, and that is if it interests me. While I certainly follow new music, I get just as excited by a record that was released 40 years ago I haven’t heard.
What’s the most exciting thing this blog has lead to for you? Like something that truly made your day as a music fan, and would never have happened without AD. Hopefully I’m not overreaching here!
It gave me a platform to realistically start Autumn Tone in 2006 - something that would have been much, much harder had I not had some firm connections in place.
Do you think music blogs are any more or less relevant in 2009 than they were a couple years ago? Why?
Relevance is obviously subjective, but I think that the handful of quality blogs that have stuck it out, and have devoted readerships, provide a great resource. For me, the few that I consistently read act as a trusted voice — each with their own strengths.
Have you ever written for print? How is that different than blogging?
I have. Writing online traditionally succeeds in shorter, punchier, bursts, rather than long-from pieces. Blogs are a great example of this. In print, one gets to stretch their legs a bit more.
…and there you have it! Thanks to Justin for taking the time out to talk to us. Click here to visit Aquarium Drunkard. Also, here’s a track from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart:
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
“Everything With You” (mp3)
from “Everything With You”
(Fortuna POP)
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By: Michael Madavi
Artist: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Title: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Label: Slumberland/ Fortuna POP!
Release Date: 2.3.09
UPC: 749846208927/5060044170584
Genres: Alternative
Territories: North America, Europe
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have created a record that is sure to become an instant classic among those who were young and wistful in the late 80′s, early 90′s or anyone since who looks back longingly at the dancing abandon of the time. Imagine if My Bloody Valentine and The Smiths met up with Belle and Sebastian to make an album exclusively about being young and (accurately) pure. Since forming in early 2007, they have released a handful of singles on classy labels like Slumberland, Fortuna Pop!, Atomic Beat and Cloudberry, each one issued to greater anticipation and even wilder reception. Critical acclaim has come from such varied quarters as Stereogum, Fader, Big Takeover, Indie Pages, Skatterbrain, Drowned In Sound, Indie-MP3, Clash Magazine and uncountable others.
Their brand new self-titled release on Slumberland Records (Stereolab, Sunny Day In Glasgow) does a true and well-composed homage to a generation of bands we all love so much. You can tell upon first listen that the band members are huge fans themselves who took all the best parts from these legendary groups and combined them so everyone can have the pleasure of reliving those moments from decades ago. “Stay Alive” has Johnny Marr’s chorus-saturated guitar dancing around MBV vocals, while “Gentle Sons” sounds like an unreleased Jesus and the Mary Chain song. This album is destined for critical acclaim; it took all these great bands and re-did their sound accurately and magnificently, while uniting their songs under the theme their namesake regards. These tracks truly sound like a complicated soul: someone pure and innocent in a world that seems to work harder everyday to remove those values. The pain of being misunderstood, the joy of feeling free from restriction, and the young longing one feels for the future and all its possibilities are what power and fuel Pure at Heart’s songwriting. This album will provide a soundtrack for the best day of your life, the worst breakup you’ve ever had, or anything lying in between that’s genuinely emotional. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are not to be overlooked or written off as a tribute band; they are a genuine reincarnation of beloved period of pop music that remained un-replicated until now.
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
“Everything With You” (mp3)
from “Everything With You”
(Fortuna POP)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Napster
Check out the music video for “Everything with You” after the jump…
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