Baltimore's Future Islands have a limited edition 7" coming out on Thrill Jockey July 19. At least for now, you can download the a-side, "Before The Bridge," free.
It's got a lovely new romantic vibe with some of the Peter Hook bass licks we've come to expect from Future Islands. And of course, you can't miss Samuel T. Herring's arresting vocals:
Use the download arrow on the right of the player if you'd like. The b-side, "Find Love," is described as a "dancefloor-ready jam brimming with song-of-the-summer potential" — so look out for that.
And if you haven't already checked out last year's excellent In Evening Air, please do so. Here's "Tin Man" to further entice:
Before we get into the list, a disclaimer. Unlike that of your "legitimate" music blogs — with a staff of writers, editors and contributors weighing in — this list is one man's opinion. A prejudiced, narrow and significantly uninformed opinion.
That said, this list represents the releases of the past year that tickled an old waver's fancy. Maybe it was a gooey synth, a shoegazey guitar, dreamy vocals or some other Pavlovian trigger, but something in all of these albums took me to my happy place.
So, with apologies to Kanye, here's part one of Old Waver's Top 30 Albums of 2010:
, please do so. Here's "Tin Man" to further entice:
