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01.20.2012

[MP3] Fast Years – “Young Heart”

you are worth the wait, i’ve got the time

♫ Fast Years – Young Heart

Who: Liam, Micah, Bill, & Chris
What: “punk/garage/indie/surf”, kinda like Wavves, The Denzels
Where: Brooklyn + Facebook / Bandcamp / Amazon
When: An EP is coming spring 2012.
Why: Because slightly scuzzed garage rock love songs with mega-catchy choruses will never get old. I have no doubt I will be jamming to this one all the way to Summer when it will really start

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10.06.2011

[MP3] Class Actress – “Weekend”

you make me late for work, you make me late for church, so hard to leave

♫ Class Actress – Weekend

Class Actress has been buzzing around the blogosphere for over a year now and I’ve tried to get down with her jams before but even an impressive performance at last years Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival didn’t quite blip the highly selective TBE posting radar. Then I heard “Weekend.” Nice. More grit. More funk. More energy. More sex. More of that … continue reading

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07.23.2011

[MP3] The Denzels – “Slow Death” & “Montrose Next Door”

i said it’s tuesday, let’s go out and paint the town red, yeah so what we’re broke let’s do it

♫ The Denzels – Slow Death

Just cause it’s rainy and gloomy here in Warsaw doesn’t mean that those of you who live in places having a real summer can’t get your shades/brews/tunes combo platter on and bask in the good times. Who better to soundtrack that fun then Brooklyn’s The Denzels who kick out jams that could turn Brighton Beach … continue reading

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07.13.2011

[LP] Arpline – TRAVEL BOOK (w/ “Fold Up Like A Piece Of Paper” & “Amplify”)

it gets on top of you

♫ Arpline – Fold Up Like A Piece Of Paper

Brooklyn’s Arpline is one of those bands that I heard about when some friends of mine directed the video for “Fold Up” a couple years back. However, in my infinite wisdom I didn’t get into the song back then. Fast forward to their debut album and I am feeling the whole thing, “Fold Up” included. The whole thing bristles with palpable energy and the propulsive guitars and drums … continue reading

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05.23.2011

[MP3] CASSETTES WON’T LISTEN brings us a PERFECT DAY with his side project THE FREEZE TAG. Dude has got THE HUSTLE!

you can’t see my face as i start to wave, as i start to fade, as i drift away

♫ Cassettes Won’t Listen – Perfect Day

Bleeps, bloops, and hazy poppy music that makes you want to drive into sunsets. Must be a new jam from TBE favorite Cassettes Won’t Listen! “Perfect Day” originally came out back in 2009 but I’m just catching wind of it as it begins paving the way for CWL’s new album. If you follow the TBE twitter then you … continue reading

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04.07.2011

[MP3] OVERLORD KEEP taking IT FROM the mellow to THE feisty, BABY

if i can’t save you no one can save you

♫ Overlord – Keep It From The Baby

Spring is bubbling just around the corner and this kind of hyper indie-pop is just the thing to get me pumped for warm summer evenings of music and mirth. I can imagine all kinds of caught-on-camera summer hi-jinks being edited at double speed to this guitar and drums cruiser. Brooklyn’s Overlord just released their fourth album In Soviet Russia, My Heart Breaks You,… continue reading

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03.31.2011

[EP] BUILT BY ANIMALS have an ANIMAL of a track followed by a brief PARADE of further goodness

it’s so strange what people do when you wake up somewhere new

♫ Built By Animals – Animal Parade

“Animal Parade” may start with sounds of birds and the seaside but things quickly evolve into the kind of poorly-lit and meandering basement rock that Built By Animals excel in. You can almost feel the musty sweat in the air as the track morphs into twangy guitar plucking and raspy vocal harmonies. A perfect track for mumbling to yourself as you navigate a crowded … continue reading

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03.23.2011

[MP3] GUNFIGHT bring some BROOKLYN HEAT on a jam I WOULD BE stoked to play for YOUR MAN

and if i was a preacher man, i’d preach the word the best i can

♫ Gunfight – I Would Be Your Man

Gunfight and their ramshackle jangle-jam “I Would Be Your Man” are just the kind of rough-around-the edges good time that make Slang Chickens so enjoyable. It’s like the track was born for the jukebox, just begging to played in a dingy bar while everyone sloshes beer and sings along. Just which two will jump on a table for the guitar solos, … continue reading

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07.14.2010

DOPPELGANGER BREAKS the silence with a jam that putting rocking memories in MY HEAD

this is the last chance you have to make me a man

♫ Doppelganger – Breaks My Head

This Brooklyn trio has exactly the kind of sound you want to wander into a small venue and find being nailed by the unknown band on stage. Makes me miss the ol’ BK. Brewski in one hand, other hand flailing away while I try to sing the lyrics to a song I don’t yet know! Oh wait, now some classic surfing “oooohs,” … continue reading

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06.05.2009

[JustBurnIt!] TBE Presents: I’m A Bulldog – A mix for NYC

A native New Yorker said to me yesterday, upon returning from a long absence from his city, “Damn, this city is unstoppable. It never dies.” True. True. While I did not grow up in NYC, I began spending chunks of time here at 3 and always had an affinity for this New York. Although I always said I could never live in such an intense place I ended up living here for two very formative post-college years. On the occasion … continue reading

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