Tele Novella - Sin & Con

As usual, we're glad we heard the tune first, but Austin band Tele Novella's just-released vid's fun, too. No pressure, but which you click first tells a lot about you. (But then, only you*** will know.)

***And the NSA, et al . . .

Black Liquid Drop Drop The Drop

Whoaaaaaa, Faultless Spray is our brand, too!!! Coo.

We love the driving, jangly psych through which these Austinites aim to keep their native city weird.

Streamer: Household Names - Hold On Tight!

Recent promptings, within and without, decree the posting of this Austune.

Frankly, it's beyond my control.

Party Plants - The Madness of Crowds

I'm proposing this one for group anthem at the next meeting of Hermits Anonymous (if we ever meet, which we never have and never will). Listen to more and get to know the Austin band more intimately here and here.

Cotton Mather's Divine New Project

Sure, we've "always" known the I Ching spoke to power, but who knew it also brought the pop. Very glad we are, then, that Robert Harrison, leader of longtime Austin faveband Cotton Mather, consults the I Ching daily and recently received prompting to launch a song cycle based on each of the ancient oracle's 64 hexagrams.

Harrison's already written the first 18 songs, the first of which you can hear and download above. Based on this and previous emanations from CM, it doesn't take much foresight to divine future musical enlightenment of a very high order. Read the whole caboodle at Fanatic Promotion, which also has numerous links to guide you to further wisdom and inspiration. Many thanks to Josh Bloom of Fanatic for guiding us thus far.