New Music Friday - August 21, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Deradoorian - The Expanding Flower Planet Angel Deradoorian spent her formative years in the music industry as a member of The Dirty Projectors. Though she first went solo in 2009 with the EP Mind Raft, it wasn't until three years ago that she left the band to focus on other projects. She joined Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, contributed vocals to Flying Lotus' You're Dead!, and is now releasing her first full-length. Listen: "A Beautiful Woman" Listen: "The Eye"

The Fratellis - Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied The Fratellis burst onto the scene in 2006 with Costello Music, probably the most fun album of the British indie rock resurgence. They seemed to struggle a bit with a follow-up. Albums released in 2008 and 2013 both failed to chart as well as their debut. This latest is charting pretty well in their home country of the UK, time will tell if they can get back that magic elsewhere. Watch: "Baby Don’t You Lie to Me!" Listen: "Me and the Devil"

Paul Smith and The Intimations - Contradictions Paul Smith is best known as the frontman for Maxïmo Park, but has been focusing on solo projects over the past couple of years. He released his first solo record, Margins, in 2010 and followed it up last year with a collaborative album with Peter Brewis, Frozen By Sight. His latest sees him giving his backing band a more formal name. Watch: "Break Me Down" Watch: "Coney Island (4th of July)"

Other Full-Length Releases

Briana Marela - All Around Us Watch: "Surrender" Listen: "Take Care of Me"

DRINKS - Hermits on Holiday Watch: "Hermits on Holiday" Watch: "Laying Down Rock"

El Ten Eleven - Fast Forward Listen: "Peter and Jack" Listen: "Point Breeze"

Gardens & Villa - Music for Dogs Watch: "Fixations" Watch: "Everybody"

Method Man - The Meth Lab Watch: "The Meth Lab" (featuring Hanz On & Streetlife) Watch: "Straight Gutta" (featuring Redman, Hanz On & Streetlife)

Myrkur - M Watch: "Onde Børn" Listen: "Skøgen Skulle Dø"

Pleasure Leftists - The Woods of Heaven Listen: "You You" Listen: "Protection"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Circe: Music Composed for The Show of Shows Watch: Circe - "Lila"

Danger Doom - The Mouse and the Mask Reissue Listen: "El Chupa Nibre" Listen: "Sofa King"

Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look: The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Listen: "Different Drum" Listen: "Love Has No Pride"

Makeout Videotape - Ying Yang Reissue Watch: "Exercising with My Demons" Listen: "Future Boy"

Panda Bear - Crosswords EP Listen: "No Man’s Land" Listen: "Crosswords"

Parquet Courts/Joey Pizza Slice Split Single Listen: Parquet Courts - "Pretty Girls"

PINS - "Dazed By You"/"Live and Let Go" Listen: "Dazed By You" Listen: "Live and Let Go"

Public Image Ltd. - "Double Trouble" 10” Listen: "Double Trouble"

Ryan Adams - Willow Lane 7” Listen: "Willow Lane" Listen: "Yes or Run"

Sinkane x Peaking Lights - Mean Dub Listen: "Yacha" (Peaking Lights Dub Mix) Listen: "How We Be" (Peaking Lights Dub Mix)

Tom Furse - Child of a Shooting Star Listen: "Trans-Universal Express" Listen: "The Ocean Is Teacher"

El Ten Eleven in Newport

When: September 4, 2013
Where: Southgate House Revival (Newport, KY)

The Show:

It's not often that I head out to see a band that I'm wholly unfamiliar with, as I was with El Ten Eleven. However, a good (and similarly music-obsessed) friend of mine invited me along to this show and convinced me that this would be a good one to catch. I listened to some of the band's stuff before-hand and, while I'm not always as into music without vocals, I really liked what they did.

El Ten Eleven is an experimental rock band out of LA. They've put out five records; the most recent, Transitions, was released in 2012. They produced the music for some of Gary Hustwit's documentaries, including Helvetica, so I had heard some of their music before (because I watch weird documentaries about font types).

The show opened with producer Eliot Lipp, who mixed and looped prerecorded tracks live on stage. While it was interesting to see someone do that in action, it got tiresome after a few minutes.

The main act, though, was well worth watching. They use many of the same tools and techniques that Lipp did, mainly looping and distortion, but they were playing traditional instruments along with the modern equipment. They were fascinating to watch live, it's always interesting to see how these types of artists compose their music!

Overall, it was a show worth watching!

Mini Setlist:

"My Only Swerving"
"Transitions"