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Listener's Digest: Ty Segall - "Music for a Film 1"

Is it even noteworthy when Ty Segall releases something new anymore? That's not a knock at the guy, but jesus does he ever take a breather? While not the biggest Segall fan, I really appreciate not only the hyper rate in which he continues to release music, but also the high quality of his stuff. There rarely is a filler tune or a throw away album from him, and given how many bands fizzle out after one hit these days, Ty gets a tip of the cap from me. Anyways, the song, titled "Music for a Film 1," has a blistering guitar line with an uncharacteristic funky beat to the song. A beat full of fuzz, but funky nonetheless. You may download the song, which is part of a VH1 Saves the Music benefit split single, here.

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Listener's Digest: December 28th - January 4th

Well, it appears to be 2013. Actually, I am not entirely sure at the moment. I went to a party on New Years Eve and don't remember anything until this morning, when Mac (buffaBLOG's fearless leader) tried to run me over with his car. He calmly explained that the attempted murder was well deserved, but I really have no recollection of what I did or why I have a tattoo of the Buffalo Bills logo filled in with an American flag and being ridden by a girl in a bikini. I think I had a fun holiday? Either way, the only thing I remember is a batch of new music for the first week of 2013.

Factory Floor - "Fall Back:" London's Factory Floor seem like they are SERIOUS and most likely VERY INTENSE people to be around. Their music is probably CUTTING EDGE and they probably wear muted t-shirts when they perform. The group will be releasing its first full length with DFA later this year. It will probably be VERY COOL. "Fall Back" is the first single off of that album and the first piece of new material they have released since 2011. It is sparse, a pulsing beat running through fragmented melodies for 8 minutes. Obviously, the vocal part is slightly distorted murmuring. You should probably listen to this with a SERIOUS LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

Fuzz - "This Time I Got a Reason:" Ty Segall seems to have been invented to give music journalists something to write about every few weeks as he does something new at least once a month at this point. Fuzz is his latest band, with an already sold-out 7" he attempted to release anonymously. However, you only have to listen to it for 10 seconds to realize that it is Ty Segall. In 2013, Ty Segall will probably release at least 4 albums and 2 EPs.

Octo Octa - "So Lux:" This is another song to listen to while you are driving around at night and probably wearing muted t-shirts and asymmetrical jackets. It kind of reminds me of the soundtrack to some lost Dreamcast game I played a lot in 2001. Now I am way cooler (so cool, like really cool) and ride around my all black car listening to this music. It's European, the car, Octo Octa is from Brooklyn. An enjoyable house track with a simple groove and minimal melody. Please make sure to shave the side of your head or put on one of those really oversized scarves before putting this on at a party. You know, for authenticity.

Toro Y Moi - "Say That:" Toro Y Moi is a gentle nerd who really wants to be smooth. He seems to have listened to a lot of house music after he realized this whole chillwave thing would not pan out and his latest album seems to also be very much in the vein of Michael Jackson/Prince (but with elements of house music). This is probably one of those songs you would listen to if you wanted to have sex in a library. You know, get the mood right but you don't really want to disturb anyone studying.

Potty Mouth - "Damage:" Potty Mouth is an awesome garage punk band who you may have caught, if you were lucky, in the basement of the Jungle Gym over the summer. They made a minimal, guitar driven 90s inflected garage punk song with a great driving bass line. You'll probably want to take off the oversized scarf for this one and maybe put on a torn up jean jacket. Maybe the jean jacket is a jean vest. Either way, it should have a bunch of pins.

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Uncovered Covers: Ty Segall Takes on The Velvet Underground and Nico

If there was an award for most productive artist of the year, hands down Ty Segall would take the prize. The west coast garage-rocker has put out three different records this year (the solo record Twins, Slaughterhouse with his band, and a split LP with White Fence) has done a shit load of touring, including a stellar show with Thee Oh Sees at Town Ballroom, and now he’s released a cover of “Femme Fatale” for a Bay Area covers album, The Velvet Undergroud and Nico by Castle Face and Friends.

The original track from the self-titled studio album by The Velvet Underground and Nico, which is regarded as the 13th greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone, was released as a single back in 1966 and still lends itself as one of the most evocative and influential tracks in the rock music canon. Obviously it would be difficult, and a bit unnecessary, for Ty Segall to attempt to replicate the Andy Warhol lent nightingale’s lush vocals, so instead he takes the a maniacal route and we are left with loads of feverish guitar feedback, fuzzed-out vocals and a jet-fast drum beat resulting in a track almost a half minute shorter than the original at two minutes and 16 seconds. It’s a brisk, enjoyable rendition, and it’s hard to see Ty Segall doing it in any other way.

Listen to the cover below:

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Top Ten October Album Releases

It's weird how quickly fall creeps up on you. One minute it's 90 degrees out and you can't avoid getting sunburnt and the next minute you're waking up for work and it's a crisp 45 degrees out. Even the leaves seem to change more rapidly every year; such is life, I guess. There's ways we cope with it. Watch a little football. Jump into a pile of freshly raked leaves. Consume anything and everything that tastes like a goddamn pumpkin. And of course, we check the latest music selections. Here are at least ten new releases coming out this month that you should get on board with.

10. Matt and Kim - Lightening
It seems that Matt Oriente and Kim Schifino are endlessly creating music in the strand of DIY, upbeat, sing-a-longs which has more or less given them a reputation of being one-dimensional, and subsequently 'meh'. Today, as Matt and Kim release their fourth studio album Lightening, it's hard to see how the duo have changed much at all. The first single off the record, “Let’s Go” proves this at first, but as you listen it's hard not to admit that Matt and Kim may be maturing in regards to their songwriting technique. Their songs are catchy dammit, and they’re staying that way. For many fans, this is great news.

9. Times New Viking - Over & Over EP
Few punk groups sound as awesomely lo-fi as the Columbus three-piece Times New Viking do. Actually...most probably do. That's not to say they don't do it well. October is a month that teeters on the necessity of noisy, garage-rock, which is all the more reason to look for their latest release, Over & Over, a 6 track EP due out October 16.

8. Andrew Bird - Hands of Glory
If you liked Andrew Bird’s record that came out earlier this year, Break It Yourself, then you’ll definitely want to check out his 8-track companion record, Hands of Glory due out October 30 via Mom + Pop. Recorded with a full band around a single microphone in a barn and church, Bird’s idea on this collection is to capture the essence of “old time” live sets. The first single off the record, which is immediately downloadable when you pre-order the album, is called “Three White Horses”, a grogeous track that sounds nothing like a typical b-side. Watch the preview for the album below:

7. The Tins - Life's a Gas
While local indie-pop trio The Tins made their debut album Life's a Gas obtainable at some point earlier this year, it still feels better suited that this be considered an October release. First off, I mistakenly missed it on previous lists. Secondly, it was named our Album of the Week yesterday. And third-most, their album release party is this Saturday at Nietzsche's! You can listen to and buy their new album right now over at their Bandcamp page, or wait and buy it at the show this weekend. Either way you're supporting one of the best bands to come out of Buffalo in some time.

6. Freelance Whales - Deluvia
I never really got into Freelance Whales’ debut album Weathervanes. A friend played it for me at his apartment, another sent me a link to one of their songs telling me how great they were; I consistently decided they were boring. Hearing about them more and more, I recently checked out the New York trio’s website and watched the preview video for their new album Deluvia set to come out October 9. In the video, band members talk about the ideas behind the project talking about grandiose things like the "end of the world" and the "velocity of time", which sounded sophomoric at first, yet still, somehow I’m interested.

5. Ty Segall - Twins

Mr. Segall is on this countdown for the 3rd time this year. First, for his split LP with White Fence, then for the Slaughterhouse LP with his band, and now for his first solo record since last year’s awesome LP, Goodbye Bread. There's not much else to say, the guy is one of the most consistent and industrious musicians around. For those who were at Town Ballroom last Tuesday especially know this. The album is called Twins and it's out October 9 via Drag City.

4. The Mountain Goats -
Transcendental Youth

I had the oportunity to see The Mountain Goats live last year and I have to say, my respect has quadrupled for John Darnielle and company since, as I saw how committed they were to performing consistently well-written music. Releasing their 14th album in the last 18 years, Transcendental Youth, it’s difficult to gauge what more to expect from Darnielle, but all the while he is still pumping out well-crafted, literary songs that we’ve come to expect, such as the latest single “Cry For Judas”. The record is out today via Merge and features cover artwork that’ll get you in the Halloween spirit.

3. Sun Airway - Soft Fall

Philadelphia musician Sun Airway, aka Jon Barthmus, has spent the past 3 years working on the follow-up to his debut album Nocturne of Exploded Chandelier, a work that hinged on sweeping melodies and bass-laden pop vocals. Think popier, more chilled-out Animal Collective. The sophomore album from Barthmus is called Soft Fall, and the latest single “Close” displays all the hints of lush dream-pop that make Sun Airway intriguing in the first place. Soft Fall is out today via Dead Oceans.

2. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes

Following-up 2010‘s Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus released his 4th studio album Until The Quiet Comes today via Warp. The record is already soaring critically, and on the track “See Thru to U” it’s not hard to see why. Erykah Badu is featured on the track with her angelic voice weaved smoothly against a jazz-like mix of percussion and bass. There’s no doubt we’ll see this record on the end of year lists come December.

1. Tame Impala - Lonerism
Coming off their excellent 2010 debut Innerspeaker, Tame Impala will release their follow-up Lonerism on October 9 via Modular. Known for their psychadelic tendencies and lead singer Kevin Parker’s eerie vocal resemblance to John Lennon, the Perth quartet look to be following the same strand of awesomeness with warped songs like “Be Above It” and “Enders Toi” that play to the group’s strengths, i.e. sporadic percussion, spiralling organ, and Instagram-filtered guitar and vocals. Stream the album in it’s entirety over at The Guardian now.

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Concert Review: Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall

Early on in Tuesday’s show, I realized that writing about it was going to prove extremely difficult, not because the show was terrible but because it was one of my favorite performances this year. The high quality of the show seemed to me a potential challenge, or rather, what was it about the Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees show that proved so engaging? Both bands have earned a name for themselves as some of the best modern garage acts out there; however, I would argue that what they are doing supersedes any limited definition of genre (which are always limited terms) and engages in something more interesting. In mixing elements and in being so prolific and dynamic, Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees have created an exciting collection of songs and their live performance only heightened what is great about each of their work.

Thee Oh Sees were the first act to go on. For the last several years, the San Francisco act has quickly released an impressive array of albums, all seemingly only months apart. The set was decidedly too short, but they were technically opening for Ty Segall, so what can you do. Thee Oh Sees were loud and they filled the space of Town Ballroom almost completely. This made the show an incredibly immersive one, and my mind did not wander as it normally does at shows. At one point, a friend ran up to me to tell me this music was “terrifying.” I was actually kind of annoyed because this interrupted my attention but I think this actually helps to speak to what I like about Thee Oh Sees. Despite, in a certain sense, their pop sensibilities, there is a definite sinister undertone to this music. The heavy guitars become droning over time, leaving you tensely waiting on a final climax to each song. In some cases this occurs and the result is cathartic and in other cases it just continues until petering out, leaving a sense of tension to carry over to the next song. This remaining tension never really clears out, even when the build up leads to something. This trance like quality to the music made the show quite memorable.

Ty Segall’s set ended up surprising me. As much as I have enjoyed the last few albums, I was not entirely sure they would translate into a great live set. This also might be residual frustration at how short Thee Oh Sees set was. However, I was happily surprised by how the performance. The group went through a great mix of songs. Each track was on point and there was never a moment where things fell off. Equally heavy as Thee Oh Sees, Segall’s music was still quite different favoring shorter and more straight forward songs. It was equally entertaining to see a group playing so tightly. Unlike Thee Oh Sees, and perhaps, in response to, Segall’s songs often result in catharsis, the buildup ultimately leading to something. This opposite effect was equally welcome and brought an ecstatic end point to the show.

Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segal ultimately points to the possibilities within a genre usually thought to be as limiting as garage rock. The infusion of other elements, on full display at Tuesday’s show, has allowed them to create one of the most exciting bodies of work in recent years. A catalog that is as fun as it is musically interesting (which, can sometimes be two very divergent qualities). The energy they brought to Town Ballroom was contagious and it was hard not to react on a visceral level. I definitely left the performance with a strong desire for more, and hope that both acts, whether together or separate, come back soon. What both acts did, in different ways, was remind me that seeing live music is an incredibly gratifying experience when done well.

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Tonight: Ty Segall

Perhaps the hardest working man in indie rock, Ty Segall makes his way to the Town Ballroom tonight. The San Francisco garage rocker is due for his third release this year with Twins, out via Drag City on October 9th. In a year that has seen him put out an album with White Fence along with the stellar Slaughterhouse, released as Ty Segall Band, the buzz that has surrounded Segall is certainly well deserved. Once considered one of the leaders of the garage rock revival scene of the Bay Area, it is safe to say that the consistent output of the last few years has seen Segall find a sound of his very own that couples catchy pop hooks with an abrasiveness that has been missing in indie music for the last few years. Don’t miss a chance to be reminded that rock music is still very much alive and catch the split bill with fellow San Franciscan’s Thee Oh Sees.

Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees w/Aircraft

Town Ballroom

Doors: 7pm

Tickets: $17

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Tonight: Thee Oh Sees

Thee Oh Sees have been around for about 15 years, serving largely as a vehicle for frontman John Dwyer to produce a ~~Jack Whitian~~ -er- Jay Reatardian amount of grungy garage rock. But it really wasn't until last year that the group caught some semi-mainstream attention, when the song “Tidal Wave” was featured in perhaps the most bad-ass, gratifying scene of Breaking Bad, when the evil meth dealer Gus poisoned the even more eviler Cartel. Fitting, and about time, as Thee Oh Sees had been putting out some of the most bad-ass, gratifying music, albeit under the radar, for so long. Dwyer typically proffers evil, monster-voiced lyrics, accompanied by his haunting chanteuse, and set to some seriously slimey, grimey surf guitar riffage. Also: some flute.

Apart from their memorable inclusion on a TV soundtrack, 2011 was a busy year for the group, with the release of two studio albums and some heavy touring. The tour train somehow skipped Buffalo, so their appearance tonight at Town Ballroom (681 Main St., 7PM, $17) should make for much anticipated face time. Get down to see them share the bill with the also-incidentally awesome Ty Segall.

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Listener's Digest: August 10-17, 2012

Now that August is here and college classes resume in a week, it appears that summer is starting to wind down. By now, you are all probably tiring of all of this global warming induced “fun in the sun,” (really, we are doomed at this point) the cookouts, and the copious amount of ironic bud light lime. Reader, I bet you are ready to mellow out, curl up with a good book, and just watch the rain hit your window while gently nodding off to sleep…

Just kidding! Seriously, you would have to be a real weeny to be tired of all that bud light lime. It is America’s number one lime flavored beer; with subtle citric notes that just pop on your tongue. So, do not let summer go gently into that good night, fill it with new music and bud light lime*.

King Krule - "Rock Bottom:" Listening to King Krule involves partially wrapping your head around the fact that he is under 20 years old. With a world weariness in his voice that belies his youth and the ability to write memorable songs, King Krule has quickly garnered well earned press. "Rock Bottom" is less reserved and tighter than earlier releases. Starting out softly, the song changes tempo abruptly with a burst of guitar. The energy remains through the rest of the track, only briefly dropping off to feature King Krule's baritone, which holds up even without any instrumental backing behind it. This kid makes me hate myself a little, for being so good so young.

Heems - "Killing Time:" Taking a sample from Echo and the Bunnymen's "Killing Moon," and maybe Street Fighter 2, Heems debuted a new single and announced a forthcoming mixtape this week. A busy year for the Das Rascist member, this mixtape will be his second released in only the last several months. Rapping ably over the twitchy beat, this new song is indicative that the year's prodigious output is not affected by the law of diminishing returns.

Dirty Beaches - "Elizabeth's Theme:" Dirty Beaches' single, released through Vancouver's Kingfisher Bluez newly announced singles club, is a simple and atmospheric instrumental track. With a meandering tempo, the song hauntingly winds along, finally drifting off without any real coda.

Ty Segall - "The Hill:" Opening with plaintive female vocals that make you pause and think that Ty Segall has really changed directions, the song quickly blasts back into familiar territory with the entrance of sludgey, feedback laden, guitars. From there, the song is raucous and unrelenting. Ty Segall continues to be one of today's most exciting musicians.

Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu - "See Thru U:" The first single from Flying Lotus's October followup to 2010's brilliant Cosmogramma, "See Thru U" features the added bonus of Erykah Bade. Badu's vocals are a perfect fit for Flying Lotus' futuristic jazz electronic music hybrid. Honestly, the song is over too soon. Badu's gentle vocals wind through the intricate beat, her constant repeating of "I know, I know," taking on a sadder and sadder tone until the song quietly trails off.

*buffaBlog does not endorse Bud Light Lime...this is the work of an obviously deranged writer. I mean, have you ever had the stuff? It is awful. Well, ok, it is kind of fun to drink when it is really warm and the beer is really cold and you and some friends are having a goof, but beyond that...really?**

**Yes, the author is aware he wrote that footnote as well. The editor's of this blog have nothing to do with this bad joke.

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2012: Day 3 Photos

So it's been a whole week since Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago and we've had a lot of fun looking back on the whole experience. The final day of the festival was the best day by far weather-wise and many would also say music-wise with performances from Iceage, Ty Segall, The Men, Real Estate, King Krule, Beach House, and Vampire Weekend to name a few. Check out all the pictures from day 3 below.

Iceage