Grizzly Bear - Yet Again Video!

Not sure I get it, but I dig the song!Shields is out now, go pick it up!

Fishing - Choy Lin Video!

FISHING are from that deep green inland sea just 38 nautical miles west of Sydney, known as The Blue Mountains. You can hear it in their music too. Deep, beat driven ocean-scapes that sweep you far away while keeping your feet firmly tapping something catchy. Choy Lin is Fishing's latest single taken from a 7" vinyl due for release in October. Which will be followed by the B-side White Sheet Beach. For now this is only the appetiser, the main course will be coming early next year in the form of an album.

Why? - Strawberries Video!

Fantastic video for Strawberries off of their new full-length Mumps due out next Tuesday Oct 2nd!

Dream Boat - Sea to Sky MP3!

Dream Boat is the music of Page Campbell and Dan Donahue, two artists, musicians and longtime participators in the Athens, GA psychedelic underground.

Page (Hope For Agoldensummer, Creepy, Dark Meat) and Dan (Elephant 6 collaborator, who has contributed lyrics for Elf Power, Of Montreal, and most recently Bear in Heaven), have spent years writing and recording music together. With the help of engineer Suny Lyons, Dan and Page are excited to bring together a stellar psychedelic ensemble spanning two decades of Athens creative collectives.

The Fader debuted this wonderful preview track Sea to Sky. Thankfully, the band has made it available as a free download. We expect good things from their upcoming album Eclipsing - due out Dec 4th on Cloud Recordings. Eclipsing features John Fernandes (The Olivia Tremor Control/Circulatory System), Scott Spillane (Neutral Milk Hotel/The Gerbils), Andrew Reiger (Elf Power), Claire Campbell (Hope for Agoldensummer), Kris Deason (Dark Meat) and many other creative Athenian beings.

Viva Indie Rock Podcast #35

Podcast version of the live Viva Indie Rock radio show Thursdays 9PM on Plaza Midwood Community Radio. 



Track List:
1) Dum Dum Girls  End of Daze  I Got Nothing
2) Guards  Silver Lining   Silver Lining
3) Reptile Youth   Reptile Youth   Be My Yoko Ono
4) Cars and Trains  We Are All Fire  Between Parentheses
5) PAWS  Cokefloat   Boregasm
6) People Get Ready  Windy Cindy
7) The Rest   Seesaw  Hey! For Horses
8) Moon Duo  Circles   I Been Gone
9) Windsor Drive  Wanderlust EP  I Don't Feel It
10) Skip Zone  Skip Zone  Leaving Planet Boredom
11) Seamonster  Baldessari   Normandy Landscape
12) Grizzly Bear   Shields  A Simple Answer
13) Forrests  Tarifa
14) Deerhoof  Breakup Song  The Trouble With Candyhands
15) How To Dress Well  Total Loss  World I Need You

7 Silly Questions w/ PAWS!

When I told my friend Michael I was going to do a 7 Silly Questions with PAWS, his first reaction was "I want them to tour the US so bad." And he is not the only one. Ever since their promo company started sending out the preview tracks, I fell in love with their sound. More to the point, I fell in love with their highly intelligent and often poignant lyrics which set them far apart and far above most of their musical contemporaries.




PAWS hail from Glasgow, Scotland with members respectively from Tain (Highlands of Scotland), Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Their debut full-length Cokefloat! is due out Oct 9th on FatCat Records. Currently on a European tour with Japandroids, we are kind of shocked that they had time to answer our insipid interrogatives. But we are glad they did.

What's the most embarrassing band you loved as a kid?
Josh: Daphne and Celeste
Phillip: Spice Girls (but I'm not that embarrassed any more)
Matt: Deacon Blue

What is the first record you bought?
Josh: Jimi Hendrix (Best of)
Phillip: "Spice" by Spice Girls
Matt: Warren G. Can't remember which record.

Unicorns vs. Narwhals? Who would win in a fight? 
Unicorns, because they are literally the Scottish National Animal...wikipedia that shit if you don't believe.

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you on the road? 
Phil popped an ollie over Brian Japandroid in Switzerland at the start of the tour...

Who has the worst van etiquette?
Phillip and Josh because they can't drive....

Who is in heavy rotation on your iPod?
Japandroids.

What is the worst fight over nothing that you got into with each other after being road weary and exhausted?
The only fight we have ever had on the road happened a couple of days ago in Rotterdam after the show. Waaaaayyyyyy toooo mucccchhhhhh whiskeyyyyy.

Sigur Ros - Ekki Mukk Video!

Another wonderful video from Sigur Ros' Mystery Film Experiement project and the latest video off their current release Valtari.

Dum Dum Girls - Lord Knows Video!

The Dum Dum Girls new release End of Daze is out today on Subpop! To celebrate, they released their first video from the EP - Lord Knows!

Cold Cave - A Little Death to Laugh!

Cold Cave is hitting the road this Fall and has a new 7" ready for the tour. You can hear the A Side A Little Death to Laugh! Look for a new full length in early 2013.



10/18 San Diego, CA - Casbah
10/19 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
10/20 Los Angeles, CA - The Getty
10/21 New York, NY - Webster !
10/22 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer !
10/24 Columbus, OH - Newport !
10/25 Chicago, IL - Logan Sq !
10/26 Indianpolis, IN - Deluxe !
10/27 Asheville, NC - Moogfest
10/28 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln !
10/29 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West !
10/30 TBA
10/31 Austin, TX - Stubb's !
11/01 El Paso, TX - Low Brow !
11/02 Tucson @ Rock !
11/03 Pioneertown @ Pappy & Harriet's !
11/04 Los Angeles @ Fonda !

! = w/ Divine Fits

Northfall - Protocol MP3 Download!

I don't get a lot of tracks from bands in Denmark. I am glad Northfall reached out with their free download of their debut single Protocol. Take a listen! It's pretty great.

The Rest - Hey! For Horses Video!

I was sent this video by The Rest with the following note:

"Hey Viva Indie Rock! We made a music video for our song Hey! For Horses. It features puppet sex and murderous horses. Our friend Kori Pop, who’s known for her children’s puppet videos, made it. The puppets have been put in compromising positions that are not for kids."

How could I not post it?! The song is actually pretty good by the way, too!

First Aid Kit - Wolf Video!

First Aid Kit's visually stunning video for Wolf off their latest release The Lion's Roar, available on Wichita Recordings.

Flying Lotus - Putty Boy Strut Video!

Another amazing video from Flying Lotus. Be on the lookout for the upcoming release Until the Quiet Comes.

ESP - 627 Video!

ESP is a new Los Angeles-based trio whose primary interest is, as their name implies, Extra Sensory Perception. The group explores this phenomena through their own synesthetic, synth-laden dreamscapes which literally overflow with hypercolored visuals. This is ESP, the sights, sounds and sensory overload of the West Coast cosmos. Their self-titled debut EP came out last month and it's phenomenal. Enjoy!

Why? - Strawberries MP3!

Nipping at the ragged heels of their eagerly devoured Sod in the Seed EP, WHY? at last unleash their fifth LP on Oct. 2nd, a meticulous work of morbid fascination and offbeat romanticism dubbed Mumps, etc. Check out the free MP3 download Strawberries. As great as the Sod in the Seed EP was, I have the feeling the full length is going to be even better.

Exitmusic - The Modern Age Video!

Exitmusic debuted the video for their single The Modern Age today over at The Fader. It's lovely. Check out the tour dates and see if they are coming to a town near you!

09/26/12 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's 

09/30/12 Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo 

10/01/12 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern

10/02/12 Cleveland , OH - Beachland Tavern 

10/03/12 Chicago, IL - Subterranean 

10/08/12 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge w/ Hundred Waters & South of France 

10/11/12 Portland, OR - Bunk Bar 

10/12/12 Vancouver, BC - Media Club 

10/13/12 Seattle, WA - Barboza w/ IO Echo 

10/16/12 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop w/ Sun Airway

10/17/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite 

10/18/12 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 

10/19/12 Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space 

10/21/12 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's

10/22/12 Austin, TX - The Mohawk

10/23/12 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's 

10/24/12 New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar

10/25/12 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade 

10/26/12 Asheville, NC - Moog Fest 

11/02/12 Reykjavik, IS - Iceland Airwaves 

11/03/12 Amserdam, NL - London Calling 

11/04/12 Paris, FR - L'Espace B

11/06/12 London, UK - The Lexington 

11/07/12 Sheffield, UK - The Plug 

11/08/12 Leeds, UK - Wharfe Chambers 

11/09/12 Glasgow, UK - King Tuts 

11/10/12 Dublin, IE - Whelans 

11/12/12 Manchester, UK - The Castle w/ FREE

11/13/12 Brighton, UK - Green Door Store 

11/14/12 Gent, BE - Vooruit 

11/15/12 Opwijk, BE - Nijdrop 

11/16/12 Cologne, DE - Studio 672 

11/17/12 Munich, DE - Orangehouse 

11/18/12 Berlin, DE - Magnet Club 

11/19/12 Frankfurt, DE - Zoom 

11/20/12 Hamburg, DE - Prinzenbar

Sun Airway - Close Video!

Ewan MacLeod directed video for Sun Airway's "Close" from their upcoming album Soft Fall (out Oct 2nd, Dead Oceans). The video was shot in the furthest southern wilds of Australia and is based on the idea of a "soft fall." According to MacLeod, "it's kind of a hallucinogenic love story or perhaps it's the story of what happens after two lovers drown."

Viva Indie Rock Podcast #34

Podcast version of the live VIR radio show, Thursdays 9PM EST, www.pmcradio.org.



Track List:
1) Plateaus  Plateaus LP  Blackout
2) Deerhoof  Breakup Song   Breakup Songs
3) Ladyhawk  No Can Do  No Can Do
4) Cars and Trains  We Are All Fire  Nations
5) Beloved Binge  Pockets  Some People Think I'm Nuts
6) Black Marble  A Different Arrangement  Static
7) The Coathangers  The Coathangers/Heavy Cream Split  Merry Go Round
8) The Raveonettes  Observator  Young and Cold
9) PAWS  Cokefloat  Homecoming
10) Logan Lynn Do You Want Me Or Not 
11) METZ   METZ   Wet Blanket
12) R.E.M.  Document 25th Anniversary  King of Birds
13) Halls  Ark  Roses for the Dead
14) Silent Rider   Silent Rider   They Say It All
15) Grizzly Bear  Shields  Half Gate
16) Cult of Youth   Love Will Prevail   New Old Ways

The Ballet - Is Anybody Out There? Video!

So, fantastic band The Ballet sent out this video today with a cryptic message implying that their next album was coming soon! Well, if it's anywhere near as great as this track, I can't wait to hear more.

Old English - We've Been Here Before Free Single!

Toronto band Old English have just released the free single We've Been Here Before. It's a great warm up for their early 2013 full length release Prose and Kahns. Keep a watch out for these guys!