Safes and Sounds: Brian Jonestown, Hooray For Earth, TPOBPAH, K. Andrews, Oranger, Hush Now, Ettes, Davila 666, Wino, Polara, Get Help, et. al. . .

Hiyas.

Hooray For Earth - from their self-titled LP on Dopamine Records, due out 13 Jan. 09; and, yeh, it's a pretty good planet.

Take Care mp3

Want Want Want mp3

Kyle Andrews - from Real Blasty, due out on 20 Jan. 09

Sushi mp3

Wavering Between the Real and the Abstract mp3

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Everything With You mp3 - from the single of the same name, released 8 Oct. - We're still very much enjoying these previously posted Pains killers:

Doing All the Things That Wouldn't Make Your Parents Proud mp3
Orchard of My Eye mp3

Oranger - Going Under mp3 - Note the primo powerpop shift.

The Hush Now - Sadie Hawkins Dance mp3 - Thanks to Team Clermont.

Davila 666 - Dimelo Ya - Puertorriqueños want answers! Gracias a Pitchfork.

The Ettes - I Heard Tell - from Look at Life Again Soon - Thanks to Ian Anderson at Vitriol. Maybe you'd like these, too, in case you missed them.
Marathon mp3
No More Surprises mp3

The Safes - Sight of All Light mp3 - Thanks to Fanatic Promotion.

Wino - Dutch Oven mp3 - from A Bottle Of Pills With A Bullet Chaser, out 4 Nov.

Polara - Is This It? - nice Beatles-Go-to-India vibe

The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Yeah-Yeah mp3 - Here's a couple of more:

Cold to the Touch mp3

Seer mp3

Get Help - Red Jacket Orchards mp3

Dar Williams - It's Alright mp3 - from Promised Land

Gemma Hayes - Out of Our Hands mp3 - from The Hollow of Morning

The Olympic Symphonium - Intentions Alone - from More In Sorrow Than Anger, due out 11 Nov. - kind of a nice way to end it. . .

Thus concludeth our second year of festivities here at Powerpopulist. Thank you very much for visiting.

2 X 2: The Like Young & The Safes

I've posted songs by these bands previously but just recently came across more I like. Thanks to 3hive for pointing me toward The Like Young's website. You can find more there as well at 3hive and my previous posts here and here. The Safes arrived via email from the ever-generous Fanatic Promotion. My previous post on The Safes was here.

The Like Young (pic)
You Can't Get It Back
Even If It's Getting Late
The Safes
Only in Your Mind mp3
Phonebook Full of Phonies mp3

FanoFanatic: Safes, Black Watch, Cezanne, Bang Gang

Mark over at Fanatic Promotion sent some very satisfying listens my way today, and here're what I liked best. Links are provided for more. Among other things, you are visually beholding Chicago's The Safes.

The Safes - Fairytale Tomorrow mp3
The Black Watch - Williamsburg mp3
Cezanne - Hells Bells mp3
Bang Gang - Find What You Get mp3