Too Young to Burn- Sonny & the Sunsets

San Franciscan band Sonny & the Sunsets is a recent discovery from my besty mixtape, Move Along via Andrea Inspired.  “Sonny” is Sonny Smith and “the Sunsets” could include any variety including Ryan Browne, Tahlia Harbour, and Kelley Stoltz or Shayde Sartin & Tim Cohen.

Anyhoo, they’ll be at my favorite local spot Bottom of the Hill on December 16th.  We should go…I’ll wear a winter scarf, maybe we can get some potato skins?  I keep seeing people with what I think are potato skins. Let’s get potato skins.

Norway - Beach House

Baltimore based Beach House is releasing their 3rd album, Teen Dream, expected 01/26/09. Recorded in a converted church dubed Dreamland with Dave Sitek and Chris Coady this will be Beach House’s first full length release under their new label SubPop and will include a bonus DVD with videos for each song!

I doubt that date can come soonish enough for the most of us. Luckily, today the band posted Norway for free download from their website here.

It saddens me, I missed them at BOH last month.  I had tickets & everything, everything including epic winter flu.

Powerful Lovin’-Fergus & Geronimo

I’d like to have lo-fi doo-wop slow dance today. Any takers?

And yea, Fergus & Geronimo are repeat offenders on IAE.

Doctor (Five Discs Cover)- Atlas Sound

Today our friend Bradford released Virtual 7” No. 7 free for download here including both Doctor & The Screens (which you can listen to on gbabuts here).  Have I mentioned i heart Bradford’s blog? I heart his micromixes (the latest has the original Doctor on it), I heart his free musical giveaways, I even heart him.  Most recently I got a rather good chuckle from THIS interview with the Fader.  It’s like a bad first date.

Strangers- The Kinks

From their critically acclaimed comeback album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One in 1970 Strangers was written by Dave Davies supposedly about his brother Ray & the trials & tribulations of being in one of the greatest rock bands of the British Invasion Era.

I grew up on classic rock, but selective classic rock.  My dad was the main influence on what my family listened to for most of my childhood until about 12 years old when I purchased my 1st CD, Ace of Base; I saw the sign (yes, I know…tragic).  We didn’t listen to alot of the British Invasion bands (aside from the Beatles of course), my Father enjoyed more of the classic american rock & bluegrass. I’m pretty grateful to have the Kinks in my life now. This track in particular is centered from a certain compilation CD for Alizah’s 23rd Bday, over 2 years old STILL one of the best mix CD’s I’ve heard to date.

Janglin- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

We all love ‘em don’t we? Who cannot appreciate the hippie dippie lovin’ feeling we get from their jam sessions? This song in particular urges me into uncontrollable sing alongs & 3/4 time clap off.

I have a complicated love affair with Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.  I absolutely HEART their music BUT some of you may or may not have heard my beef with Jade Castrinos.  My simple metaphor for her energy?  The girl in spanish class who raises their hand too much, uses that white girl “authentic” accent, makes you speak ONLY in Spanish even when just shooting the shit before class, etc. Y’all know this type.

So I love them & don’t get me wrong.  Also that girl has an amazing voice, no doubt about it, but whenever I see them live I cringe a bit.

I am obviously self loathing cause they’re coming to SF AGAIN (this has got to be their 4th visit in the last 6 mo!).  They’ll be hittin up the Great American Music Hall December 22nd.  I go, you come wit me!