Whale Week's Favorite Album of 08 is

Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight


We all voted and it was a unanimous number one. Frightened Rabbit if you are unaware are an indie rock band from Scotland and one of the best things going in music if you ask me. Midnight Organ Fight is very much a breakup album. You have been warned. It is an extremely moving album in which every song is strong. The lyrics and melodies will get stuck in your head. It definitely connected with me and if you have not, I encourage you to give it a listen. It is highly recommended by the entire Whale Week staff. Happy new year and hopefully it is a big 09 here.

Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper

Son Ambulance

Son Ambulance's new album is called Someone Else's Deja Vu. I am not really sure if the band puts the comma in between the two words anymore. Their official site seems comma less but wikipedia has it. I could of sworn the band use to always have the comma. Anyway that is a mystery that no one really cares about. Here are two songs from their new album that are very good and everyone shoud check out. Mp3s after the jump.

Son Ambulance - Horizons
Son Ambulance - Juliet's Son

Christmas Stuff

The Layaways - O Christmas Tree
My First Earthquake - Fa La Freezing
Hello Saferide - Ipod Xmas

Little Joy, Wavves, and more

So I have not posted in a very long time. I open many posts with sentences with the same general meaning as that last one and they usually follow with a promise of it not happening again. Well.....I totally mean it this time. Anyway Christmas time so that is pretty cool. I will put together a post with Christmas songs when it gets closer. It is surprisingly close already though. Here are some songs. AC Newman is the man behind the New Pornographers so that is enough reason to check out his new single. The song by Wavves is wonderful distorted goodness. Antony and the Johnsons are very very haunting like usual and Little Joy's entire self titled album is highly recommended. The project includes The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti. Mp3s after the pic of Little Joy's album cover.


Little Joy - No One's Better Sake
AC Newman - Submarines of Stockholm
Wavves - So Bored
Antony and the Johnsons - Another World

Now, Now

Afternoon Records is a Minneapolis based label and they are putting out new albums for bands Now, Now Every Children and The Poison Control Center. I suggest checking both bands out and the rest of the label's roster. MP3s from both after the pic of Now, Now Every Children.


Now, Now Every Children - Not One, But Two
The Poison Control Center - Give It A Try

Smoosh

Smoosh is an indie pop band from Seattle, WA made up of young sisters. They have been around for awhile and I am alittle surprised I have not heard of them earlier. The song I am posting here is some really good female fronted indie pop if that is your thing. Again it is from a couple years ago, but if you haven't heard it check it out.


Smoosh - Find A Way

Lukestar and Gramercy Arms

Lukestar is a band from Oslo, Norway. The name evokes Star Wars, but their sound does not sound very sci-fi too me. Gramercy Arms are from New York, NY (What up? Go Giants!) and made up of former members of bands such as Guided By Voices, Luna, and Joan as Policewoman. I am usually not a supergroup fan, but this song is some really good pop. The pic is of Gramercy Arms and you can find mp3s from both below it.



Lukestar - The Shade You Hide
Gramercy Arms - Looking at the Sun

Wolf Like Me

In honor of Halloween here is "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio. The single was from their previous album the great Return to Cookie Mountain.



"Got a curse I cannot lift
shines when the sunset shifts"

Werewolves > Vampires
Happy Halloween

Such Fun

The sophomore album from the Annuals is called Such Fun. After hearing the first single I am looking forward to hearing the whole thing. The mp3 and video of "Confessor" below. Enjoy.




Annuals - Confessor

Th(ursday)row Back

I use to love Thursday and I just read they have signed to Epitaph Records. Thursday can be very polarizing, but at one time they were probably the biggest post-hardcore/"screamo" band out there. Hopefully they put out a great album, but until then here are some videos from their past.

Creaky Boards and Hello Saferide

As I was thinking of posting these two songs it occurred to me they were both named after cities. Then I remember Brooklyn is not a city, but a borough. So these songs have nothing in common except that you should listen to them. Also both have famous bridges. Picture of Brooklyn is from Flickr. Anyway the bands are Hello Saferide who is a swedishish singer-songwriter I just heard of from a friend and Creaky Boards who are a brooklyn band getting some buzz lately. So enjoy after the jump.



Creaky Boards - Brooklyn
Hello Saferide - San Francisco

Cut Off Your Hands

Cut Off Your Hands is an awesome exciting English band. The band name is a little intimidating, but their music is very enjoyable. You can hear an mp3 from them and Parts & Labor after the jump. And Parts & Labor's site is pretty out there. So you might want to check it out if you dare.


Cut Off Your Hands - Happy As Can Be
Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh