Nothing's On Telly : The Submarines' "You, Me & The Bourgeoisie" video.

So I've been away for the past week on what was supposed to be a sit-around-and-relax-in-the-sun sort of vacation that turned into hide-in-your-condo-from-the-tropical-storm-all-week sort of vacation. Needless to say, I'm less than chuffed about it and demand another vacation from Mother Nature.

Until I get back on my feet, as it were, here's the video for The Subs' "You, Me & The Bourgeoisie," which was released right before I left. It is super-cute.

New Releases and Listening Parties Galore : The Submarines, Death Cab, We Are Scientists

Irving Plaza, NYC

The Submarines, Death Cab for Cutie, and We Are Scientists all just dropped brand-new records yesterday, and various persons and places online want you to have a listen.

The Subs have the entirety of Honeysuckle Weeks (and their first record, Declare a New State!) up on their iLike page.

AOL's Spinner has both DCFC's Narrow Stairs and WAS' Brain Thrust Mastery up on their Full CD Listening party.

Go on, try before you buy.

New Tour Dates : The Submarines are playing NoHo and I won't be here.

The Submarines are set to release their latest record, Honeysuckle Weeks (that's such a pretty title!), on 13/5, although if you're really impatient, you can download it from iTunes right this second.

They've also just announced their spring tour:

22/5 Schuba's - Chicago, IL*
23/5 The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI*
24/5 The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON*
25/5 Le Divan Orange - Montreal, QC*
27/5 Iron Horse - Northampton, MA*
28/5 Middle East Upstairs - Cambridge, MA*
29/5 Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY*
30/5 Mercury Lounge - New York, NY*
31/5 North Star - Philadelphia, PA*
1/6 Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC*
6/6 Chop Suey - Seattle, WA
7/6 The Bourbon - Vancouver, BC
8/6 Doug Fir - Portland, OR
10/6 Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA
12/6 Beauty Bar - San Diego, CA
13/6 The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
* w/ Headlights

Oh, look, they're playing itty bitty Iron Horse. OH LOOK IT'S WHEN I WON'T BE HERE. What bad timing.

The Submarines - "You, Me, & the Bourgeoisie"

Look, Ma, I made a mixlist!: "No Amount of Whiskey, No Amount of Wine"

I've been in a mellow-music mood lately, I've found. When I'm not listening to that cover of "Gimme More," that is. I finally got Bishop Allen and the Broken String, which is the first record I've completely fallen in love with in a while, and while it's still a rock record, it's quite acoustic. Also, have been listening to Of Montreal's Cherry Peel a lot, plus that Shout Out Louds tune, and some others.

This is actually a shuffle mix that my iPod popped out- well, almost. I added "Peace and Hate" in lieu of a Jason Falkner song that I didn't particularly care for. Some of it is super-mellow, some of it is a little more rock, but it all seems to fit together pretty well.


[1]The Weepies - Gotta Have You
I listened to this on the train to New York the other day. It was a gray morning, and as well pulled away from the Somerville station, or maybe it was Bound Brook, there was a huge American flag out the window, waving in slow motion as we passed. It was a perfect moment. I wish I could have captured it.

[2]Cut Copy - Bright Neon Payphone
I saw this lot open for Franz Ferdinand way back in October 2005. (Remember October 2005? Yeah, that was a good month for shows. I saw three of my now-favourite bands within the space of about two weeks. And then I saw one of said bands again about a week later. Craziness. I wonder if something like that will ever happen again.) This song is a little more rock, a little more wandering. It's the kind of thing you might play on an early summer road trip as you cruise down the freeways.

[3]"Matchbox" - The Beatles
This is from Live at the BBC, which I openly stole from Travis' iTunes. According to Wikipedia, that's Ringo Starr on vocals.

[4]"Peace and Hate" - The Submarines
Somebody's had The Submarines on his 'Space for a while now, and they're quite good, although I didn't realise/remember I had any of their songs on my iPod until this one came on during a shuffle. And then I was like, "Oh, The Submarines. That's cool." And then I listened to this song a bunch of times on repeat, as I'm wont to do.

[5]"In Dreams I Dance With You" - Of Montreal
Also stolen from Mr. Business. Thanks, Travis. Anyway, this little ditty is like two songs in one! And it's only two minutes long! Which I love! Because God knows I have the attention span of a gnat! And it makes no sense! But it's about dreams! And nothing in dreams makes sense! /exclamation points

[6]"Minor Detail" - Sondre Lerche
I love this boy, and I'm sad that I missed him when he came through NY/NJ just a few weeks ago. This sounds so much like something you'd hear in a hotel lounge, the kind of piano-based thing that could fade into the background if you let it, but bears a lot of sense and significance when you pay attention to it. I'd like Sondre Lerche be playing in my hotel.

(Wow. That sounded a lot dirtier than I intended it to do.)

[7]"Nothing Rhymed" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
I must have gotten this when I downloaded the full Breakfast on Pluto book soundtrack from a friend about two years ago. That movie had such an impact on me, musically and otherwise - I re-listened to the movie soundtrack just recently and was reminded of how fabulous it is.

[8]"Reasons Unknown" - The Killers
I didn't like Sam's Town so much. I thought the Killers were trying too hard. This song sound strangely good here, though.

[9]"Don't Wait" - Dashboard Confessional
Dusk and Summer is probably my least favourite DC record. It sounds more like "Vindicated" (which I actually love to pieces, but that doesn't mean I'd like a whole record of it) and less like the classic Swiss Army Romance. Or maybe I'm just growing out of DC.