Real Estate/Free Time/Thee Rain Cat

Last night Real Estate played the Observatory in Orange County, Ca with Free Time and Thee Rain Cat's opening.

Ducktails

Nice little woozy Ducktails jam to start the work week off. You can definitely can hear the Real Estate influence in the song, but really this is its own thing. "The Flower Lane" is way, way more psychedelic, jammy and is thicker than anything on Days. A great morning fall song - it feels sunny, but still a little cold and clam. Ducktail's Flower Lane is out Jan 29, 2013 on Domino.

Lightships

To answer your question - no Pavement and Elliott Smith did not record a track together. Instead what we have is Gerard Love of Teenage Fanclub. This track is just lovely. Great guitar parts and nice hushed vocals. Really can not say enough positive things for it.

Real Estate

Real Estate released their latest slice of jangle-y suburban guitar pop on March 5th with the "Easy" single on Domino. Above is "Easy"'s b-side, "Exactly Nothing". "Exactly Nothing" has a mellow Real Estate vibe. Excellently jammy jangle guitars, hushed semi-mutter vocals and just a very pleasant mellow tune. I will definitely be picking this one up on vinyl. Real Estate are on tour now including a stop at Coachella.

Steve Mason and Dennis Bovell

Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell - Yesterday Dub by DominoRecordCo

I love dub remixes. Classic dub is something that will never go out of style. Here Steve Mason, former Beta Bander, is remixed by dub royalty Dennis Bovell. The song original melacholic sound is extenuated by the dubby horns and reverb.  Definitely going to be added to favorites list.  Steve Mason's latest  album, Boys Outside, is being given the full dub remix treatment, so expect more greatness.  The remix album is coming out July 25.

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Senator by DominoRecordCo

YES! New Stephen Malkmus and he seems engaged! I liked the last album well enough, but Malkmus seemed a little too disinterested. "The Senator" is much more up front and energetic. It still contains Malkmus' trademark wit and humor. This increases the expectations for the new album.  The "Senator" makes me think that the new Beck produced album might be a little more Pavement and a little less loose jam fest.  Time to get excited.