Digital gets physical.

ITS BEEN AWHILE.

It's time to get back into the swing of things. Beginning next Tuesday, we'll start getting new releases and start to chart again which means that all of you must play new music so our charts will represent WUSB and not the CMJ mainstream. RAWR. Remember, new releases are only things that have been released in the last 3 months and it can be anything! Let's conquer CMJ.

So here is the first thing I've burnt to CD in this wonderful new year:

Various Artists - Underwater Peoples Winter Review - Underwater Peoples Records

1. Julian Lynch - Es's
2. Pill Wonder - Restless
3. Ducktails - Apple Walk
4. Fluffy Lumbers - Adoration
5. Big Troubles - Former Selves
6. Andrew Cedermark - Ad Infinitum
7. Frat Dad - Totally Afraid
8. Dana Jewell - My T-Train Girl
9. Airwaves - Sweetness
10. Family Portrait - Killer Statements
11. Alex Bleeker - These Days
12. Mountain Man - Dog Song
13. Real Estate - Orchard
14. Rainbow Bridge - Rain Nair
15. Liam The Younger - Please See

So some things: We have the Ducktails & Julian Lynch 12" in CR1 and you should really check them out. Ducktails is a guitarist from Real Estate who makes dreamy summery sounds and he also plays with Julian Lynch who makes weird soft experimental jamz that are quite wonderful. Fluffy Lumbers is founded by boy genius Samuel Something-or-other and he makes wonderful fuzzy garage pop jamz and he also plays drums for Frat Dad which also has a fuzzy lo-fi sound but it a lot grittier than Fluffy Lumbers. Andrew Cedermark used to play guitar in Titus Andronicus and his music is probably much better than what Titus Andronicus produces. He sounds noisy, wonderful, super loud at times, but the music he makes is excellent and he is probably one of the more talented of the artists you'll find on this compilation. Alex Bleeker is the bassist in Real Estate who has his own thing going as "Bleeker And The Freaks." And Real Estate, well you all know Real Estate since you played the shit out of their self titled debut LP released this fall. Airwaves some of you may know as well since a lot of you played their EP during the summer. They make lots of catchy acoustic jamz and they pretty much owned summer 09'. And Liam the Younger is a dude who sometimes plays guitar for Titus Andronicus. He also tends to make sweet acoustic jamz, but he's finally recorded a song with a full band, which I think is awesome and I definitely enjoy it more than the usual stuff he does.

Things You Might Love, Things You Might Despise Pt X

The Black Keys joined the realm of hiphop and created this beautiful thing called Blakroc music. So, I'm not being lazy. I think the biographical aspect to Blakroc's jamz is just really important.

"What the world needs now is a solid rap-rock project. At least that's what the Black Keys are thinking. Hence: Blakroc, a new hybrid endeavor spearheaded by the Ohio blues-rock duo and Damon Dash, as well as entrepreneurial MC Jim Jones, who alluded to the meeting of the minds on Twitter back in June. He was not kidding. Blakroc's self-titled debut LP is out on November 27 and features an impressive guest list: Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, M.O.P.'s Billy Danze, Jones, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. Together, the dudes are establishing their own label, Blakroc, to release the album...As an added bonus, we've got a track from the album called "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)"- with Mos Def singing, Jim Jones providing surprisingly emo verses, and the Keys' Dan Auerbach la la-ing in the background..." - PITCHFORK http://hypem.com/#/search/blakroc/1/

So the polar opposite of Blakroc would probably this indie singer song writer called Rachael Cantu. She makes wonderful warm acoustic jamz. I'm really enjoying them. Imagine Laura Marling writing country music. Hmm but then some songs are very pop-py and remind me of Tegan and Sara - The Con -days. Listen now on her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rachaelcantu

Yay! We finally received the very long awaited debut LP from Real Estate. Real Estate is made up of four dudes, all stoners, and all who work to make this amazing music that I have come to love so so much. Listen to Real Estate while you at the mouth of the sea watching the sunset. Beach jamz, aaf. I've seen them a bunch of times and they're amazing live, so definitely get around to checking them out! http://www.myspace.com/letsrockthebeach

So now that the end of 2009 is right around the corner, it's time to talk top records of the year. One record that will absolutely make it onto many lists is Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion. Well, that wasn't enough for Animal Collective. They just released a new EP on Domino Records called Fall Be Kind. It's definitely an awesome EP but there are hints that there will be a long time until Animal Collective releases a new record. I'm not a crazy Animal Collective fanatic, but those of you who are, I'm sure this record will touch you in all the right places. What Would I Want Sky is the only song I really listened to and it was pretty fucking awesome. http://www.myspace.com/animalcollective

You know, every time I do reviews, there's always something that sucks and this time it's Meg Wolf. Born in raised in the middle of no-where, she now resides in Brooklyn making electroacoustic pop jamz. I listened to her first myspace song and was enthusiastic about the rest; but then reality came crashing down on me and I realized that Meg Wolf made one solid pop jam and the rest were quite terrible. If you're interested and compelled to learn more, here is the link to her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/megwolfmusic

Digital gets physical.

Slothbear - Killed by Cars, Don't Taunt A Tiger

Real Estate - Pool Swimmers, Suburban Dogs, Black Lake, Atlantic City, Fake
Blues, Green River, Suburban Beverage, Snow Days, Beach Comber

Girls At Dawn - Every Night, It's The Only Time

So So Glos - Isn't It A Shame, Underneath The Universe, The Fisticuffs, Low,
We Got The Days, From Her Beacon Hands, Black & Blue

Candy Claws - Island Grows

Ducktails - The Mall

All jamz from our digital and vinyl collection. Play the new jamz on this high technology format. All new jamz are found on the 'N' label in the new music library. Track listings can be found on the back.

Real Estate

Real Estate // Black Lake from Ray Fury on Vimeo.

So now is an excellent time to tell you that the new Real Estate record is one of my favorite records of the year. Real Estate is a feel good band from Ridgewood NJ. I've been anticipating their debut LP on Woodsist for quite some time now. If you are into the jamz of Woods, Vivian Girls, Ducktails, Beach Fossils; you will definitely LOVE Real Estate because they are without a doubt, better than any of those bands I just mentioned. It's really affordable to go to one of their shows and I strongly suggest it! The video above was made by the god of documenting the Brooklyn music scene, Ray Concepcion. We should be getting the new Real Estate record within the next month! Check out their jamz right now: http://www.myspace.com/letsrockthebeach

Enjoy the jamz.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner: Real Estate [Part 3 of 14] from Ray Fury on Vimeo.