Coma Cinema continues, Business As Usual

I awoke today to be greeted by an awesome new track by musician/blogger/cultivator of hopeful internet label/all around do-gooder commonly known as Coma Cinema. I've been stunned and addicted to his full length, Stoned Alone, which is sort of on Arcade Sound (just get it straight from the man himself. for free.). But more importantly, there is more (speculated) to come- (perhaps) in form of a new EP (allegedly) to be entitled "Suicide Blue".

Business as Usual is a little melancholy, as Mat Cothran recounts personal ruminations on (what seem to be) the sensation of loss, the helplessness of solidarity, and what it feels to stand on the edge of something dreadful.

Yet, you can tell that "no one cares, it's easier to quit" is told ironically- with a wry smile and a heavy heart.

Enough words, more sound. This is totally my jam.

Coma Cinema- Business as Usual

TWIN SISTER x TEEN DAZE

One of Twin Sister's stellar tracks off their recent release Color Your Life from Brooklyn got remixed and re-vamped up by Arcade Sound labelee Teen Daze.  Enough Said. Yet another fine showcase of the awesome musicians that are coming out of Canada these days (Gobble Gobble, Kumon Plaza, etc).  This remix throws Twin Sister's track immersed in sweet synth and drum machines with a heavy dose of nostalgia -- to the max.










I'll be honest when I say that at first Color Your Life didn't really live up to my expectations, but good thing I kept it in rotation...this album is for sure a grower.  The first track is certainly a standout for me, with gorgeous synths and driving drums overlayed by beautiful and almost eerie ooh's and ah's to lull you into a warm bliss....tracking in at a full 7:07, The Other Side of Your Face is a slow builder, worth every second.  Head over to their site and grab it for free while you can, and let it be a testiment to why you should pre order it vinyl or CD from infinite best all the same.






Teen Daze also has a EP, Four More Years, coming out soon on Vinyl and digital via Arcade Sound, which from what I hear sounds quite promising as well.  So be on the lookout for those goods too-

mp3:

Twin Sister - All Around and Away We Go (Teen Daze Remix)

Twin Sister - The Other Side of Your Face

I drove my car into a cop car the other day

...well he just drove off (and left me with this sweet cover) sometimes life's ok.

Just caught wind of this little bird the other day, Bye Bye Blackbird to be exact,  who recently did a great synth-driven, drugged-out, and beat heavy cover of Modest Mouse's Float On, available for free via their bandcamp.  Very brief, but like all of their tracks, it just leaves me wanting more!

mp3:

Bye Bye Blackbird - Float On (Modest Mouse cover)

Check out their debut EP, Happy High, available now for free from from those awesome folks at Arcade Sound Ltd. (MillionYoung, Magic Man)

The EP consists of 4 tracks, none of which clock in over 2:40 seconds.  Reverbed blissful vocals and retro drum/synth sequencers might sound like the description of every other band you hear of these days, but these guys know how to play the 'short and sweet' game better than anyone I've heard since the 2-minute pop-punk song.