The experimental noise/punk/lo-fi band Deerhoof have a new album titled The Magic, and it was recorded over a 7-day period in the New Mexico desert. Three of songs that appear on this album were supposedly recorded for the HBO series Vinyl but were never used. I imagine that Deerhoof is just a little too out there for mainstream television audiences.
In typical Deerhoof fashion The Magic doesn't nestle easily within defined genres, but the band has cited the music of their childhood, which is to say '80s music, as a reference point here. In that spirit, they've released a recording of them covering Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me," which is beyond charming.
Let's Eat Grandma are a duo from the UK whose chilly atmospherics are reminiscent of The Knife, but more importantly it's fun to hear their name read by our announcers in promo copy (see also The New Pornographers, The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die). Witness their creepy-twin antics (note that they are not twins) in the video below.
Left of the Dial airs Friday nights from 9-11 and Saturdays from noon-2 on KRCU at 90.9FM, 88.9FM, and online at krcu.org.
https://vimeo.com/168339606">Peter, Bjorn & John »What you talking about?« (Director's Cut) from https://vimeo.com/aniceideaeveryday">A NICE IDEA EVERY DAY on Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/170641653">CRi feat. Gabriella Hook - Don’t (Official Music Video) from https://vimeo.com/dreambear">dreambear on Vimeo.
