Burning House's Fanclubesque "Peach"

Most of Southampton band Burning House's songs at Bandcamp sound rather shoegazy, but their tags there also include the following: "power pop" and "powerpop." Their just-released juicy little number below proves they aren't kidding. Fans of Teenage Fanclub will most likely agree. So far, all of their songs at Bandcamp are available for name-your-price download, so get ye hence, an ye be willing/able.

We also very much like this Guided by Voices cover (originally authored neither by Mr. Pollard nor by Mr. Sprout, but by Mr. Doug Gillard).

And speaking of Mr. Gillard, we are very glad we bought this one several years ago.

Columbus' Connections Launch Weapons of Mass Seduction

We're posting this excellent lo-fi powerpop number in two formats: Bandcamp widget and YouTube vid, but please be advised: This video contains graphic depictions of full-frontal (and lateral) intimacy between fruits, in this case, two very ripe bananas. Initially it's just innocent spooning (for which, as you may have noticed, bananas are ideally structured). At that point you might be thinking, "Oh, pp, you're such a prude. I get more excited opening my cutlery drawer." Well, just you wait because at the 1:57 mark they peel and do the full Monty, and it leaves nothing--nothing--to the imagination (unless your reveries run to naughty necking nanners making the beast with two backs). So you've got options.

We've got a bit more to say below, but let's go ahead and "do it."

Yes, the quintet's from Ohio, both Columbus and Dayton, and you know what that means: a Guided by Voices connection!. They were at first signed to Robert Pollard's Rockathon label, and the lead Voice's bona (lo)fides are everywhere evident. (Today Connections are on the Anyway Records label.) Read more about it at this excellent Blurt post. In an earlier post of our own we guided your fingertips to connect with another's Fingerips to check out/maybe download the excellent "Mall Lights." Well, guess what: it's still excellent and it's still there!

Other Connections freebies are available here and here, and you can buy their recently released Midnight Run here and here. (For some reason, the Bandcamp widget contains no Buy option.) Click for Facebook connection.

Catch-Up: Charade, Doiron, Meridene, Pollard, Say Hi, Mae Shi, Antique Toys, Dead Meadow, Sound of Arrows, Paper Moon, Underwater TP, E. Hundred

As we recently mentioned, we've got a lot of songs we just haven't posted, so we're trying to catch up. (It's not gonna happen, but fondly may we dream.) For this post we drop down to the chronological end of our queue. Frankly, we're not exactly sure when we found these, but it appears it was in late 2008. Try not to settle into any particular mood, for this lot is all over the lot.

The Charade - Monday Morning mp3
Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize mp3
Meridene - Stay Alive mp3
Robert Pollard - Imaginary Queen Anne mp3

Say Hi - These Fangs mp3
The Mae Shi - See You Again mp3
The Antique Toys - Zombie 13 mp3 - Ta to Morten for the long-ago headsup.
Dead Meadow - I'm Gone mp3

The Sound of Arrows - M.A.G.I.C. mp3
Paper Moon - What Are You Going To Do With Me? mp3
Underwater Tea Party - The Untold Story About Mary and Nick mp3
East Hundred - Slow Burning Crimes mp3

A couple of post-posting notes: The Yahoo Media Player plays the Dead Meadows song fine in Firefox but not in Windows Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, on my 'puter at least. You can download it, though, with right-click/Save Target As. YMP is not picking up the East Hundred song, but it will launch by left-clicking and will download with the usual right-click/Save Target As command. Sorry for any inconvenience.

November Nightwalk

Oh, what a neato night of pavement pounding! Here, in precise order, is the crème de la crème of tonight’s just-completed nocturnal mission, randomly chosen for us by my thoughtful little pod. Clicking the LABELS doodads down dere just might turn up more tuneage by acts you like.

Robert Pollard - Pop Zeus mp3

You Are My Everything - Factory of New Consent mp3

The Daysleepers - The Soft Attack mp3

Strawberry Story - Ashlands Road mp3

Bedroom Eyes - The Skywriter mp3

Debbie Harry - Two Times Blue mp3

Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You mp3

Little My – Do You Really Want to Go mp3

The Most Serene Republic - Sherry and Her Butterfly Net mp3

Quant - Starkey and Me mp3

Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars mp3

The Zebras – You Look Ready mp3

Dozen +: Boston Spaceships, Cuts, Allison, Vancougar, Hot Puppies, Cloeta, Alias, TAB, PAS/CAL, et. al. . . .

Do we need to go into all the sordid reasons we haven't been here the past week or so? Thanks.

Boston Spaceships - Go for the Exit mp3 - Mixed transportational metaphors to the contrary notwithstanding, Robert Pollard's new band is due to launch Brown Submarine (pic) in early September.

The Cuts - Demons - mp3

Allison - Fragil mp3 - ¡Viva México!

Vancougar - Obvious mp3 - from Canadian Tuxedo, due out early next month

The Hot Puppies - Green Eyeliner mp3 - Um, this fine song has slight dl problems, so please be patient.

Cloetta Paris - Cry Just a Little Bit (Shakin' Stevens cover) mp3 - Some of you purer poppers might not "dig" the electronic touches in this one; we of the more impure set like it anyway, so here. Ditto the next one.

Alias - Well Water Black mp3

TAB the Band - Where She Was On Monday mp3

Willoughby - Story mp3 - from I Know What You're Up To, due in early August

Anthem In - Hold On To Me mp3 - We like the fuzzy power chord bits the most. Maybe you didn't notice the following fine one in our last post, so here it is again.

Down mp3

Otter Petter - The Rest of the World mp3 - from Fireflies and Lamp Lights

Marmoset - Missing Man mp3

PAS/CAL - You Were Too Old for Me mp3 - from I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura, due in late July - We're still enjoying this one from a long-ago post:

What Happened To The Sands mp3

Click song titles to listen, artist names to whatever.

Midweek Caper

Feel free to kick up your heels. Click green words for more.

Bleu - I Won't Go Hollywood mp3- Thanks to Too Poppy for the headsup.

Broken Promise Keeper - from The Avacado Age of Radio - Thanks to Rob for getting in touch. He's got more here.

I Know You Know mp3

No Choice mp3

Robert Pollard - Gratification to Concrete mp3

The Downfalls - All the Way mp3

Alibi Tom - Fire mp3- Thanks to It's A Trap! for the headsup. One more song is available at the band's blog.

My Raining Stars - All This Time mp3 - It's all over the place now, but thanks to Hits In The Car for initial cranial uplift.

My Morning Jacket (pic)

Off The Record mp3
One Big Holiday mp3

Great Lake Swimmers - Gonna Make It Through This Year mp3

Eerie - In the Twinkle of an Eye mp3

Convo: AM Syndicate, Nada Surf, Pollard, Five O'Clock Heroes, Moot, AVO-8, Language of Flowers

Cottontop speaka dey language.

Just trying to make a little convo here while you check out the tunes. So how was your day? Good, good. Mine? Oh, f-. . .right, laters.

AM Syndicate - All the People Under the Sun mp3

Nada Surf - See These Bones mp3

Robert Pollard - The Killers mp3 - He's a self-aware genius.

Five O’Clock Heroes - White Girls - Sometimes they use "The" and sometimes they don't. Last time we did, this time we won't.

The Moot - Manic Man mp3 - Good job, womons.
AVO-8 - When You're Gone mp3
Language of Flowers - Just felt like reposting these, in case you missed them previously. And check out Crashsite, if you like the primitive.
Tara Mascara mp3
If It's Not You mp3

Thrusting and Bursting with Aggressive Kantian Positivism

No curtains this time; we'll use a thrust. Thanks for visiting during Year One; I hope you'll do so some more. We begin with guidance from the same Voice who initiated proceedings here one year ago today and then branch out.

Robert Pollard

Current Desperation (Angels Speak of Nothing) mp3

Pill Gone Girl mp3

A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug mp3 - No, this isn't a theme post; it just kind of happened.

The Prix - St. Domino mp3

Manu Chao - Rainin in Paradize mp3

The next four I found at the site of the generous soul who more than any other, helped me get started on this blog and gave unselfish support all through the first year. It goes without saying that the music-loving Dane also put me--as he does myriad others--in touch with fabulous tuneage. Thanks, Morten, now and always. And don't worry, folks, these are but a few sparks from the powerful music machine that is Hits in the Car.

Ruined by Martin – Kaiser Star mp3

The Monday Photo – Fall mp3

Mary Goes Round - Mary's Yellow Dreams mp3 - From Morten's latest Endless Post--This list must be seen--and heard--to be believed.

Soft City – The Soft City mp3 - Reminds one of The Dream Syndicate/Steve Wynn. OMG, did I just do an analogy? Don't worry, it won't happen again.

Fin de Semana: Robert Pollard, Brother Kite, State of Samuel, John Ralston, Black Kids, Earlimart

Black Kids, obviously.

Of the making of music there is no end, and I for one am glad. Have a great weekend (which doesn't necessarily mean I'm through posting for it: just hoping you have one).

Robert Pollard - Rud Fins mp3 - Coast to Coast Carpet of Love is due to drop Tuesday instant. Ta to Toolshed. Do I need to keep saying "former Guided by Voices leader?" Thought not.

The Brother Kite - Get On Me mp3

The State of Samuel - Square Roots mp3 - Thanks to SKATTERBRAIN, who has one more.

John Ralston - Fragile mp3 - Sorry Vampire - Another ta to Toolshed.
Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You mp3

Earlimart - Everybody Knows Everybody mp3 - Ta to P4rk.

Humptag Grinfest: Pollard, Springsteen, Kleveland, Brown Recluse Sings, Little Name, New Pornographers

Rock gods be grinnin' on us today. We grin back.

First we have three songs from Crickets, the 56-song, best-of compilation from former Guided by Voices frontman Robert Pollard's Fading Captain series. Thanks to Pitchfork for these.

Robert Pollard - Pop Zeus mp3

Lexo and the Leapers - Time Machines mp3

Elf God - Bunco Men mp3

Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere mp3 - Thanks to spin.com for this first single from Magic. Obligatory use of the words "The Boss" is hereby effected.

Kleveland - Jonny is a Klepto mp3 - Portland Oregonians get it done.

Brown Recluse Sings - Western Meadowlark mp3

Little Name - Tracy & I mp3 - Thanks to Team Clermont.

The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed mp3

Clicking most artists' names will snag you more info.