Gap Dream

Gap Dream are a chill pysch garage band out of Cleveland. I think all of those genres fit together. It's the compressed guitars and limited fuzz that stand out to me. Where most garage bands go as loud and big as possible, these guys have figure out how to do it a little more mellow and a little quieter. Gap Dream have a new tape out on Burger and check tour dates after the jump.

Teenage Burritos

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Teenage Burritos are band out of San Diego, featuring former members of the sorely under appreciated Christmas Island. I saw Teenage Burritos open for Ganglians and thought they excellent - though I missed most of their set, cause I am lame like that. They were on the bill for the Vivian Girls/Grass Widow/The Babies gig a couple weeks ago. You can probably guess what type of tunes these girls play - fun, straight forward, jangly punk running between minute and half to three minutes at a time. Anyway, check out the tunes and if you like it they have a new tape out on Burger Records.

Heavenly Beat

Heavenly Beat are a new band out of NYC on Captured Tracks label. Heavenly Beat is lead by John Pena who is also in Beach Fossils. Even without stating this explicitly, Beach Fossil's influence can be felt on Heavenly Beat's debut album. The biggest difference between these bands comes in the rhythm section. Where Beach Fossils are a rock band, Heavenly Beat has a more tropical and rhythmic style. Perfect sounds for being outside at dusk. Enough going on that you could dance, but also good to chill in the pool to as the sun goes down.

The Babies

The Babies are jangle pop super group featuring Vivian Girl's Cassie Ramone and Woods' Kevin Morby. Above is the A side of the groups next 7" out on Woodist. Check out tour dates after the jump - Enjoy!

Thee Oh Sees

Here are two new-ish, rough-ish tracks from Thee Oh Sees. Its been a relatively quite year from Thee Oh Sees - they have an album coming out this fall, Putrifiers II. That is the bizarre and grotesque album artwork above. They are also touring with Ty Segall, check out the dates after the jump!

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.

Nick Waterhouse

Confession - I have meant to write this post for at least five months and shamefully I have not done it. I went to see Nick Waterhouse months ago, but none of the photos came out looking like anything and I had just started my job, so I lost track of it. This isn't an adequate reason, but it's all I got. Really it's a shame because Nick Waterhouse is one of the best new musicians I have seen in the last five years.

He has a sounds that clearly has a lot of influences, but never sounds derivative or a straight copy. His dirty funk sound never goes out of style. His music is the kind that will sound fresh and fun thirty years from now, just as it would have fit in thirty years ago. Live, Waterhouse commands the stage. He keeps the energy up and people interested. He also has a Bar-Kay's tight backing band - including, when I saw him, soul legend Ira Raibone. Enjoy the tunes!