The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 137

Welcome to the psychedelic & jangle week! We have an antidote (at least, temporary) to this world full of chaos, surrealistic situations and, let's be clear, stupid thoughts. A nice dose of new exciting music in our latest  TOP TEN JUKEBOX , full of surprises and diverse sounds, as well as the promising returns of The Feelies, The Mountain Goats, WALL, or Hoops. Overall, a much needed help to keep our sanity. Have a really nice weekend and remember, all songs are available at our Soundcloud page (Join Us!).

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Best Songs of the Year 2016: 50-26

As promised yesterday, here's the third round of our Best Songs the Year, with the tunes comprised between positions 50 to 26. As we are getting closer to the "final countdown" this is becoming harder and harder, but there's so many music wonders to enjoy that the struggle choosing & mounting the Spotify playlist below is a real pleasure. The 25 tunes topping the list will be online tomorrow! Keep an eye on the Blog and, even more important, keep listening!

50. Baby Blue- Soft Wounds
49. Cuban Cigars- WALL
48. Different Shades of Blue- The Buildings
47. Lay Down- DMA'S
46. Crooked Cop- Beverly
45. Sometimes Accidentally- The Goon Sax
44. Efectos Especiales- Sr. Chinarro
43. Squirrel vs. Snake- The Posies
42. Crowd- EGO
41. Extraños- Juvenilia
40. Wallflower- Martha Ffion
39. If You Say That- Young Scum
38. I Don’t Want To Be Funny Anymore- Lucy Dacus
37. All That Heaven Allows- Mercury Girls
36. Infamous- Basia Bulat
35. Folk Arp- Minor Victories
34. Pitiless- Witching Waves
33. The First Sight- Teenage Fanclub
32. Cricket o Croquet- Cómo Vivir en el Campo
31. Bitter Pill- Flowers
30. Ready for the Magic- Honeyblood
29. Never Be Mine- Angel Olsen
28. The roundabout- Ryley Walker
27. Cartas al apóstol- El Lado Oscuro De la Broca
26. Under London Skies- Close Lobsters

Best EPs of the Year 2016

Almost mid-December, so it's about time to start thinking about holidays, New Year's resolutions and, of course, best of the year lists! So honouring one of our most beloved traditions, we are going to unveil our favourite EPs, records, concerts, books and songs of 2016. Don't take it too seriously, of course, just as a way to pay our humble tribute to the bands & artists & reads that have blown our minds during the past months. So, let's begin with our best EPs (no singles, only releases between 3 to 6 songs), a format that regularly provides us so many gems. Check it out and stay tuned!

15. Actor​/​Actress- Fascinations Grand Chorus
14. Justo y Necesario- Apartamentos Acapulco
13. Hoops- Hoops
12. Séance for Something- Pale Lights
11. Terry vs Tori- Terry vs Tori

10. Year of the Rabbit- Eskimeaux

9. Red Returns- Desario

8. Blind Spot- Lush

7. Jobin- The Orielles

6. We. the Pigs- We. the Pigs

5. WALL- WALL

4. Breaker- Phosphene

3. Canciones Populistas- Nacho Vegas*

2. Never Going Home- Hazel English

1. Zona- Young Scum

Want to check the best EPs of 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012?


* Note: Technically speaking, 'Canciones Populares' by Nacho Vegas came out digitally on December 2015. But as the physical release arrived this past January, when I heard it for the first time, it has been included (love it too much not do it).

Best Records and EPs of the year 2016... so far

Half of the year 2016 is about to say bye. So, it's time to honour one of the Blog's favourite traditions: gather the 25 best records and EPs of the year so far (until half June). As we did in previous years, the albums and EPs are listed in alphabetical order (because the complete, final list ranking them arrives when the year ends). Hoping you enjoy these great albums/EPs* as much as we do! Stay tuned, our favourite songs of this six months of music coming next!

Algo nos va a pasar- Espíritusanto
Breaker EP- Phosphene
Canciones Populistas EP- Nacho Vegas
Crystal Cafe- Witching Waves
Cut and Paste- Oscar
Everybody’s Dying to Meet You- Flowers
Fading Lines- Amber Arcades
Fall Forever- Fear of Men
La Puerta Giratoria- Invisible Harvey
LNZNDRF- LNZNDRF
Lost Time- Tacocat
Luck or Magic- Britta Phillips
Minor Victories- Minor Victories
Next Thing- Frankie Cosmos
Postal- Chicharrón
Psiconáutica- Linda Guilala
Psychopomp- Japanese Breakfast
Red Returns EP- Desario
Resort- Tuff Love
Séance for Something EP- Pale Lights
Some Other Places- California Snow Story
Split Milk- Pete Astor
Up to Anything- The Goon Sax
WALL EP- WALL
We. the Pigs EP- We. the Pigs

Click on the years to check our 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 selections!

* Note I: Currently listening Mitski's "Puberty 2" and Margaret Glaspy's "Emotions and Maths" which seem fated to be on the list.

** Note II: Technically speaking, 'Canciones Populares' by Nacho Vegas came out digitally on December 2015. But as the physical release arrived this past January, when I heard it for the first time, it has been included (love it too much not do it).

Discoverer 134: new indie findings

And here's another round of our discoverer series, this time devoted to three stunning indie rock proposals. Getting heavy, getting awesome, let's hear!

Cayetana. We begin our music trip in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with this trio formed in the fall of 2011 by Augusta Koch, Allegra Anka and Kelly Olsen. Their first release came in the form of a self-titled EP at the end of 2012. Two years later, after signing with Tiny Engines they came out with 7" 'Hot Dad Calendar', which was followed by debut album 'Nervous Like Me', that appeared in September 2014. Now they are back with stunning 7" 'Tired Eyes', out via Asian Man Records, featuring two new tracks: the original 'Freedom 1313' and a cover of New Order’s 'Age Of Consent'. Please hurry and check their music, intense and affecting indie rock with traces of punk, heavy in guitars and stomping rhythms without losing the knack for melodies, but even heavier in something much more important that any genre label: the honesty, the energy, the undeniable feeling here's a real great band with a lot to say. A lot to say to you. Not to be missed. 

Halfsour. Ian Gustafson, Matthew Mara and Zoë Wyner hail from Boston, Massachusetts, and the legend says they started playing together as a Guided By Voices cover band for a Halloween party in 2013. A self-titled, short-run demo tape that May and digital single in December was followed by split 12" EP with Reports, out on Ride The Snake Records in September 2014. All steps towards 'Tuesday Night Live', debut album just released by our friends at Jigsaw Records. Instant indie rock echoing Mr.Pollard, of course, but also a bit of Replacements or New Grenada, quick, effervescent songs full of punch, melody and lasting fun. Winning combination, band to watch for!

WALL. And we end in New York City to introduce you a hype that really deserves all the attention is getting. A four-piece leaded by the fierce vocals and presence of Sam York and literally coming out from nowhere, that doesn't have much information available on the Internet. Yet. Because with the release of their self-titled EP, just now via Wharf Cat Records, this is about to change. Immediately. Pylon, Mission of Burma, The Fall, an uncanny, mind-blowing and energetic blend of post-punk and no-wave, where urgency and rawness, delivered in the frantic vocals, the loping bass or the machine-gun guitar lines collide with an in-your-face melodic power. All in all, such an impressive debut to keep you thrilled with what comes next. All eyes (and ears) on WALL.

The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 79

We are in the middle of a weekend full of music, with the celebration of a new BIS Festival which began yesterday night. And what a better way to ignite the music engines than a new chapter of our regular TOP TEN Jukebox series, today heavy on exciting discoveries and full of intriguing sounds, from shoegaze to post-punk to tropical rhythms, plus the flamboyant second single from Tindersticks. All songs are available at our Soundcloud. Let's defend culture, see you at the gigs!

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