Picks Of The Week -- 9/10-9/16

Excuse my rant from earlier, but it had to come out somehow. It was brooding. Anyway, I've stumbled upon three bands that have caught my eye recently...one in experimental rock, two leaning more towards indie, with those bands being Interpol, Liars and The Veils.



1. "Pioneer to the Falls" - 5:41
2. "No I in Threesome" - 3:50
3. "The Scale" - 3:23
4. "The Heinrich Maneuver" - 3:28
5. "Mammoth" - 4:12
6. "Pace Is the Trick" - 4:36
7. "All Fired Up" - 3:35
8. "Rest My Chemistry" - 5:00
9. "Who Do You Think" - 3:12
10. "Wrecking Ball" - 4:30
11. "The Lighthouse" - 5:25



http://tinyurl.com/3xpru9

Interpol's been around for a while, New York legends in a way. They all met at NYU and started some years back. Their new album has garnerded the attention of critics as "inventive" and "still have the same touch as their debut LP". They've gained quite a fanbase and are now headlining at Madison Square Garden with Liars being their support act.


1. "Plaster Casts of Everything" - 3:56
2. "Houseclouds" - 3:21
3. "Leather Prowler" - 4:25
4. "Sailing to Byzantium" - 4:02
5. "What Would They Know" - 3:11
6. "Cycle Time" - 2:16
7. "Freak Out" - 2:30
8. "Pure Unevil" - 3:52
9. "Clear Island" - 2:38
10. "The Dumb in the Rain" - 4:21
11. "Protection" - 4:30



http://tinyurl.com/37jtnp


Liars is an experimental rock group that began in New York City as a dance-punk band, but after line-up changes and a move to Berlin, they had started to lean towards experimental rock. Their new record, the self-titled Liars, is quite a wonder and very catchy as well.


1. "Not Yet" - 4:54
2. "Calliope!" - 3:35
3. "Advice for Young Mothers to Be" - 3:25
4. "Jesus for the Jugular" - 4:46
5. "Pan" - 4:58
6. "A Birthday Present" - 3:43
7. "Under the Folding Branches" - 3:23
8. "Nux Vomica" - 5:30
9. "One Night on Earth" - 4:06
10. "House Where We All Live" - 5:08




http://tinyurl.com/2scbqf

The Veils are quite good, quite fucking good. "Calliope!", the first single off of Nux Vomica, is very catchy and so fresh to hear. Finn Andrews, frontman of the band, sounds like a cry from Nick Cave with today's turbulent melancholy piano riffs and simplistic basslines, followed by enchanting drums and some shagadelic guitars. Nux Vomica is quite honestly one the better records of the year.



Enjoy them, guys.

Music sounds better with you, peeps. Take care.

-- Mitch