These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Chikita Violenta's "Tre3s"

This is fabulous!  Shambly Mexican indie built on piles of guitars and sludge.  Chris Martins says it best: “Tre3s” is filled with heavily affected, panoramically epic lo-fi pop”

Iron and Wine's "Kiss Each Other Clean"

I really like this, yes. But someone please tell me who introduced Sam Beam to the saxophone?  I'd like to introduce him to my foot.

Fujiya &Miyagi's "Ventriloquizzing"

The kings of shambling, non-nonsensical minimalism-with-a-danceable-beat return, and it is divine.  

Say Hi's "Um, Uh Oh"

Not as creepy/intense as I like him to be ("Ferocious Mopes", anyone?), and actually really quite sad-sack--but clocking in at just over half an hour saves this from becoming tedious, and I rather enjoyed it.

What?

(Older) Stuff You Should Be Listening To:

1. Stereolab: Switched On
2. Broken Bells: Broken Bells
3. Zoot Woman: Zoot Woman
4. School of Seven Bells: Alpinisms
5. Say Hi to Your Mom: Ferocious Mopes
6. Lesley Gore: 20th Century Masters, Best Of
7. The Like: Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
8. Flunk: For Sleepyheads Only
9. Filter: Title of Record
10. Preston School of Industry: Monsoon

*I should add that the Like, Filter, School of Seven Bells and Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab all have pretty recent releases...although if you want my honest opinion, the Filter album was garbage.  Everything else was pretty fab.