Sunday, May 30, 2010

Some new music that kicks ass!

So I was bored and had a hankering for some new music. I realized I hadn't visited Pitchfork's site in months, so I popped in and said hi. They had a welcome-back present for me: Tame Impala.

From the first track I felt like I had stepped through a portal--not back in time--but to a parallel universe where the 80's and 90's had never existed, the Beatles never broke up, and 60's and 70's arena rock had progressed to where they should be in year 2010. Tame Impala somehow takes all the best parts of Pink Floyd, psychey Beatles, and hints of present-day experimentals and trippers like Caribou, Wolfmother, Flaming Lips, Grizzly Bear... I mean, sometimes I think I'm listening to "Tomorrow Never Knows" the Album! But truly, their songs are so dynamic that they have a sound all their own. Each song has hints of nostalgia but is still fresh and beautifully formed.

Basically, this album was good enough to force me to revive my comatose blog, so check it out! These retro/prog rockin' Aussie newcomers were at the top of Pitchfork's Best New Music, and their whole album is posted on their Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/tameimpala

In Korean music news, the new Wonder Girls single was released called "2 Different Tears." The song isn't so good if you ask me, but the video was weird and quirky enough for me to remember it. Here's the youtube of the English vid, and they have a Korean version, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iVPPqF7Xv0