Saturday night brings one of my favorite bands from my stoner metal/hardcore days back to Brooklyn.  It doesn’t even feel like they are back, but more like resurrected from the grave.  Florida is often forgotten when it comes to music, but No Idea Records has been running strong since 1985, and in 2002 they released the self titled album by South Florida’s doom metal masterminds’ Floor.  Even though Floor was from Florida living in the south didn’t provide me with any chance to see them,  but while working at 52.5 this record saw more than a couple spins in the store.

Floor’s first LP came a whole ten years after they began.  They became known for the more stoner doom metal, but in the end this album falls more in line within the walls of stoner rock or if doom bands some how knew how to incorporate pop music into their heavy thunder.  While it might draw comparisons to bands like Nebuala or Kyuss, Floor in the end is a much heavier beast.  Tuned down guitars droning hollow, but still decipherable, vocals are the key elements of Floor’s unique flawless formula combined with song writers like Steve Brooks and Anthony Vialon who obviously worked hard to give such a heavy band a pop sensibility that can appeal to even fans of rock n’ roll that tend to steer clear of the word metal. I keep referring to pop, and that probably sounds strange when talking about a metal band, but Steve Brooks has gone on to play in Torche who has even been referred to as bubblegum sludge.

Below you will find two tracks from this mind crushing record…”Return to Zero” is the second track off the album where the vocals ring out like an anthem with the guitars and drums crashing behind them.  Whenever I think of this album the beginning of this song starts to play in my head.  Even though I hadn’t heard it in a couple years (until this past month) it still rings out clear, and it’s exactly as good as I remember it.  If it wasn’t for the sheer heaviness of this band these songs would be straight up rock n’ roll, but they turn them into sludgey stoner masterpieces.  “Night Full of Kicks” starts off even heavier than “Return to Zero” but really shows how slow this band can get…the song trudges along at a crawling pace with it’s distant melody resonating in your head.  Finally at almost the three minute mark the music drops out and the vocals are the star of the show for about twenty seconds, and the doom kicks back in…it’s so perfect.

[mp3] Floor- “Return to Zero”

[mp3] Floor- “Night Full Of Kicks”

• Floor’s self titled album appears to be out of print. No Idea has pressed it on LP four different times.  I am unsure if it will be repressed due to the box set (see below).

On that note…Floor happens to be playing in Greenpoint this weekend, and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to catch them.  This album has been bringing me back to 2002 in such a good way, and I hope this show does the same thing.

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BrooklynVegan & 1,000 Knives present
a Northside Festival Showcase at Europa
Saturday June 27, 2010
FLOOR
Unearthly Trance
Javelina
Hot Graves
Doors at 7pm,
$13, click here for tickets, all ages

Floor also plays tonight in Philly:

• 6/25/2010 – First Unitarian Church w/GODS & QUEENS, JAVELINA Philadelphia, PA

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Floor is finally getting the royal treatment…typically only reserved for bands who sell platinum albums…from the well known metal/hardcore label Robotic Empire

It’s pretty rare when a band comes along that creates something truly unique. Scarcer still are multiple standout recordings from the same group. Rarest of all is one who amasses a large body of work that varies greatly, yet consistently remains impressive.

South Florida’s FLOOR were around for roughly 10 years and recorded well over a dozen times during their on-and-off existence. Nearly 100 tracks are the result of a decade of persistence amid overall underappreciation, and only in the wake of their demise did underground audio followers finally take note. Their huge body of work yielded only a few officially released records, and most of what the band recorded just collected dust in the vaults. Finally, everything ever laid down to tape by this truly ahead-of-their time(s) outfit has been compiled into one massive release.

From the living rooms and basements of 1992 to the studios of 2001/2002, FLOOR had an incredible evolution from the GODFLESH and early-MELVINS-inspired sludge worship, to the unrivaled sugary doom/pop amalgamation which would eventually pave the way for TORCHE, HOUSE OF LIGHTNING and others. The changes in sound from recording-to-recording means the sheer variation of style (and audio fidelity) witnessed throughout this collection is astounding, and when dating these recordings against what would eventually follow, it becomes crystal clear that FLOOR were consistently operating on that fabled “next level”.

It is with great honor and elation that we are able to present the Below & Beyond Box Set to you. After many years in the making, FLOOR is finally able to conclude their existence with this extensive collection. Ten 12″ LPs, one 7″ EP, eight CDs and a 32-page booklet of writings, photos, lyrics, artwork (and more) are all housed in separate jackets contained within a custom cloth-bound box. Each record comes on a different color of vinyl to match to the corresponding artwork, and two etchings accompany recordings that didn’t have appropriate flipsides.

We’ve made 305 copies of this deluxe box set, which is looking to be just a one-time pressing. (more info can be found here)

This might be the single most impressive box set ever made, and it will surely due Floor justice.

You can buy Beyond and Below here.

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• More on Northside Fest 2010 here.
  • Northside Fest is a music, art, and film Festival happening in Williamsburg and Greenpoint Brooklyn from June 24-27th.  For a complete schedule click here, to buy an all access pass click here.
• More Time-Slip posts can be found here.

A couple weeks ago I walked up to my front door and saw this:

Ok, so I know it’s no mystery…but I live in Brooklyn…and most people reading this blog know that only one thing comes in a package that size…a fucking 7″.  Worst case scenario is that someone stole it, and I never know and I contact the label and say it never showed up…right?

Nope, not in this case.  Enclosed inside that little package was this:

Yes, an irreplaceable contemporary artifact of indie rock.  This is not a record that could have been easily replaced, and thank you residents of Greenpoint for not stealing it.

Golden Girls are no stranger to the Great Pumpkin…you might remember them from here or here?

But to actually hear their guitar driven rock n’ roll on vinyl is a very special experience.   Golden Girls bring a classic rock, almost cock rock, element to their music…they can shred, sing, and perform. Which is exemplified by this EP…I like that they said fuck it lets do a five song 7″ and sell it for $5…those are the days I miss (by those days I mean when a 7″s cost less than $8, and have more than two songs), and the Golden Girls are bringing it back.

“Sixteen Candles” is a track that had been floating around for a while, but honestly I didn’t hear it until I saw them play Cake Shop several months ago…as good as the live version was, I feel the recording tops it.  The guitars shine and really show how much Andy and Ben can shred.  As the track comes to a close they slow down, and while a little noodly, they stay true to form and bust back in with ear shattering feedback and scream…100% rock n’ roll.  Just one of the many reasons you should own their ULTIMATE FREEDOM ep.

[mp3] Golden Girls- “Sixteen Candles”

Buy Golden Girls ULTIMATE FREEDOM ep (on 7″ or CD) from Burning Mill Records here!

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For those of you in Brooklyn you can check Golden Girls out as part of Northside Fest!

Pop Tarts presents an afternoon showcase:
Saturday June 26th, 2010
Golden Girls live at Glasslands
w/ True Womanhood, Dinosaur Bones
EULA, The Senors of Marseille, & The Great Unwashed

Please note Golden Girls will play at 5pm.

Additional Golden Girls dates can be found here.

For a little sneak peak check out this video of Golden Girls at Cake Shop:

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• More on Golden Girls can be found here (track reviews, mp3s, and live videos).
• More on Burning Mill Records can be found here.
• More this week in mail order can be found here.
• More on Northside Fest 2010 can be found here (eventually).

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Northside Fest is a music, art, and film Festival happening in Williamsburg and Greenpoint Brooklyn from June 24-27th.  For a complete schedule click here, to buy an all access pass click here.

Please note that the Golden Girls I talk about in this post are playing Northside Fest, and not the Golden Girls that Northside links to from their website.

Eddy Current Suppression Ring just might be the best rock n’ roll band on Earth right now, and their new album Rush To Relax is a testament to this.  But for the seasoned ECSR fan Rush to Relax, at first, doesn’t appear to pack the punch of 2008′s Primary Colors did.

With that said Primary Colors was a phenomenal album, and one that I feel many people missed out on due how it was released (by three labels, in three different parts of the world, and spread out over a year and a half).  While Rush to Relax might not be what fans were expecting, I feel that it runs the gamut of ECSR’s extremely talented range as a rock band slowing down, almost to the point of singing ballads, then going back to their roots…the raw punk rock style of their wonderful selftitled release from 2006.

The first single of Rush to Relax was the blazingly fast, upbeat  “Anxiety.”  A track that easily got current ECSR fans excited, and probably got people who didn’t know these rockers from Australia to turn their heads .  ”Anxiety” isn’t misleading to say, but the album overall  does fluctuate.  The album has many ups and downs tempo wise, and it’s obvious that the band did this on purpose.  Not that all of their songs in the past have been fast, but ECSR has entered into new territory on this record with songs like the spoken “I Can Be A Jerk,” an apology to a lover told through melodic guitar lines, and spoken word vocals (which honestly are a common thing with this band).  ”Walk into the Corner” exhibits ECSR’s return to the punk rock roots, and “Second Guessing” ventures into a territory of rambling story teller so much so that in a sense it reminds me of Craig Finn. Expanding on the already perfected formula to create new texture in sound, and give the listener, not what they expected, but something more.

Rush To Relax is a very telling title with fast upbeats songs balanced out by slowed down jams, and this arch happens three times through the album all culminating with the title track at the end of the record which is an extended jam that slows down to the point that beach sounds take over…and those relaxing waves hitting the beach continue until the needle stops spinning…about a full twenty minutes after the music stops.  It’s almost as if the flow of the album song wise is waves hitting the beach…that initial aggressive push, then a slow down…then the sonic wave repeats.

While the album took some time to sink in, there is no denying that ECSR makes amazing albums time and time again…the listener just has to be ready to grow with the band, and expect something new…not just the same album regurgitated each time.  Rush to Relax truly is a album that will bring ECSR both new fans and continued recognition.  I write this as a person who has already owned two copies of this record (both CD and LP).

Check out the first single (which I previously posted, and talked about earlier in this post), as well as “Burn.”  “Burn” is a perfect example of how ECSR is growing and maturing as a band, learning to slow down, and still rock.  Their guitar line still has heads banging and sonically interesting, but the music is slow enough to actually let people focus on the lyrics.

[mp3] Eddy Current Suppression Ring- “Anxiety”

[mp3] Eddy Current Suppression Ring- “Burn”

• Buy Rush To Relax here.

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Eddy Current Suppression Ring is making a rare appearance in the US starting next week !  Catch them on tour…it’s going to be rad:

• June 12th @ Mohawk in Austin, Texas
• June 15th @ Hi-Tone in Memphis, Tennessee
• June 17th @ Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• June 18th @ Cake Shop in New York, New York
  • with  Pissed Jeans & HOME BLITZ!
    
• June 19th @ Death By Audio in Brooklyn, New York
  • with Pissed Jeans!
    
• June 22nd @ Gooskis in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• June 23rd @ Empty Bottle in Chicago, Illinois
• June 24th @ Empty Bottle in Chicago, Illinois
• June 26th @ Funhouse in Seattle, Washington
• June 27th @ Black Lodge in Seattle, Washington
• July 1st @ Eagle Tavern in San Francisco, California
• July 2nd @ Sugar Mountain in Oakland, California
• July 3rd @ Serra Bowl in Daly City, California

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• more on Eddy Current Suppression Ring can be found here.
• more on Goner Records here.

Chris Leo is a musician that I’ve followed for many years, and until last year I did this unknowingly.  One of his first bands was Native Nod, and while this band might not be known to that many outside punk rock and hardcore circles it is still a discography that I go back to more often than one would think.  Last year I was introduced to The Van Pelt, and after listening to them and doing a little research I realized that this was the same person behind the seminal Native Nod (now I just need to track down these records by The Lapse).  Since the Van Pelt and the Lapse, Chris Leo has had various projects dabbling in recording, and many times producing recordings solely by himself.

But Chris Leo’s newest project is the combination of three recording sessions with three different bands, on three different continents….one from Barcelona, one from Puglia, and of course… one from Brooklyn.  Despite being recorded with three different bands, Leo’s newest album flows like it comes from one source, and uses New York City as a setting to tell their store.

Chris Leo’s Vague Angels’ bring us an album titled The Sunny Day I Caught Tintarella di Luna for a Picnic at the Cemetery.  This new album has a worldly vibe musically, using discordant guitar melodies, and rhythm in a repetitive manner to create a setting that can showcase Leo’s typically spoken, rarely sang, vocals. An album that will appeal to any fan of Leo’s, but also to people who love bands like The Hold Steady, Lifter Puller, or early Mountain Goats…and not because Chris Leo sound like any of them, but they will be able to relate to his spoken story telling vocal style, which I know is a big draw, at least for me.

While this album appeals to lots of different listeners there is something about it that oozes New York.  References to neighborhoods and streets paint a vivid imagery of the lyricists, and when geographical references are made you feel so much closer to the music when you are familiar with the setting or by chance walk on one of those streets or neighborhoods everyday…walking down Bedford Ave, searching all over Murray Hill or Kips Bay, ladies in Prospect Heights, and the list goes on.  When I said that the music is worldly, I meant it not only in the sense that the songs were recorded in different parts of the world with different influences and settings, but also in a sense that it could have all happened in New York…a place where all of the cultures, and influences could be present without leaving one city…and a place that Chris Leo has obviously spent a great deal of time in. 

The Sunny Day I Caught Tintarella di Luna for a Picnic at the Cemetery is an album about love, sex, people, and location told through the voice of a master storyteller that is better for one to listen to and absorb than read about.  On that note I present to you “So Lonely” the opening track off of Chris Leo’s Vague Angels’ new album:

[mp3] Chris Leo’s Vague Angels – “So Lonely”

• Buy The Sunny Day I Caught Tintarella di Luna for a Picnic at the Cemetery from Expect Candy Records here.
  • there is a limited edition colored vinyl version of this LP.  Only 100 copies were made.  
    

I have to say it’s amazing how this album flows from beginning to end, and just listening to one song doesn’t do it justice.  Pick up a copy, and listen in it’s entirety.  My favorites might be “I Know an Alter” and “I Did Not Find You In Kips Bay,” but really it is so hard to choose.  This album might not be for everyone due to Mr. Leo’s vocal style, but it gets better with each listen, and is possibly working it’s way into my best of 2010 list.

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• more on Chris Leo here.

These days it seems like there has been a huge revival of C86, Sarah and K Records influenced bands popping up.  I can’t count the times that I’ve caught myself making a Tiger Trap, Field Mice, Talulah Gosh,  Beat Happening, or Veronica Lake  references in the past year.  While I feel that a lot of the credit has been going to all girl pop groups for revival of this sound there is something to be said for perfectly executed boy//girl vocals.  And that brings me to Veronica Falls.

Veronica Falls are from Glassgow, Scottland (one of the cities were the C86 sounds originated) and consist of Roxanne (vocals, guitar), Marion (bass), Patrick (drums), James (guitar).  They have released, in my opinion, a flawless single on Trouble Records in the UK and Brooklyn’s own Captured Tracks here in the states.  The a-side of the single is titled “Found Love in a Graveyard,” and this original brings home the pop sounds of late 80′s UK and even sounds from the pacific north west of the same time period, but Veronica Falls have managed to intertwine a dark gothy vibe that not only come through in their imagery and lyrics, but also in their sound setting them apart from the rest.  The booming drums, chanting background vocals, and Roxanne’s crystal clear voice give “Found Love in a Graveyard” the sonic qualities to send chills up your, well my, spine.  Even the guitars have this hollow sound, and while the song is about finding love, even if it is with a ghost, it gives you a sense of being alone.  A track that evokes emotion, and one that I keep listening to over and over. Definitely a mixtape song to be saved for that special someone.

[mp3] Veronica Falls- “Found Love in a Graveyard”

The use of the male//female vocals is done so perfectly it makes me long for an LP by this budding band.  The b-side of this 7″ is an amazing rendition of Roky Erickson’s “Starry Eyes.”  This cover keeps with the dark vibe that their a-side portrays, and secures this record firmly as my favorite 7″ of 2010 thus far (yeah, I said it).

Unfortunately Captured Tracks has already sold out of this release, but you can try to buy it from Insound here…get it fast because I don’t think it will be there long.

or buy the Trouble Records version, with a different b-side, here.

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If you live in the North Eastern states you have several chances to see Veronica Falls (and maybe pick up a copy of this amazing 7″ in person) over the next week.  Veronica Falls is coming into the US for Elm City Pop Fest in New Haven, CT and the ever so wonderful NYC Pop Fest.  They have several shows surrounding these two fests too:

• 5/14/10 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine (Elm City Popfest)
• 5/15/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands w/ Crystal Stilts, Home Blitz
• 5/16/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls w/ German Measles & the Surprisers
• 5/17/10 Boston, MA @ Charlie’s Kitchen
• 5/20/10 New York, New York @ Cake Shop w/Sweater Girls (CA), Elephant Parade (NYC), Dream Diary (NYC), Leaving Mornington Crescent (Sweden),Horowitz (UK)
  • This Cake Shop show is an official NYC Pop Fest Show.
• 5/21/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Pi Lam

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Veronica Falls’ first Brooklyn show this Saturday, tomorrow, at Glasslands, and is particularly awesome, because if features not only NYC’s own Crystal Stilts but the amazing rock and roll of New Jersey’s bad ass HOME BLITZ!

Make sure to RSVP if you plan on going…shows at Glasslands sell out…so even if you RSVP get there early (you should be there early anyways to see Home Blitz!).

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• more on Captured Tracks here.
• more on Crystal Stilts here.
• more This Week In Mail Order here.

Tomorrow, Friday May 7th,  Blackburn Recordings will host a night at Cake Shop as part of the beloved New York City’s music venue’s fifth anniversary.  This party will also kick off the budding relationship between Blackburn Recordings and Connecticut’s masters of hazy psychedelica Sore Eros.

This show will be the 7″ Release party for the new Sore Ero’s record on Blackburn Recordings! I was a big fan of Sore Eros’ amazing full length from last year, Second Chants,  and the teaser video for the Taal Compass 7″ evokes the same emotions as the full length, and makes me very excited to hold a copy of this new piece of vinyl in my hands.  Here is a sample of the B side of the 7″ that will be released tomorrow which features Gary War on synths:

Blackburn was nice enough to send over the a-side from this new single for download.  ”Taal Compass,” the title track of the 7″, shares some of the same qualities as Sore Ero’s other works, but brings more of a olde timey folk side to the forefront.  A perfect song for a breezy cool morning like today:

[mp3] Sore Eros- “Taal Compass”

• Buy the Taal Compass 7″, eventually, here.

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On top of Sore Eros playing Alex Bleeker and his Freaks will be headlining the show, and they also have a new 7″ out on Group Tightener Records!  This record is the perfect follow up to his Underwater Peoples debut LP, and keeps with the same folky classic rock vibe that made us all fall in love with Bleeker in the first place.  ”Getting By” was premiered by Chocolate Bobka a while back, and could very well be the anthem of your summer, and the b-side “Never Going Back” can be a story that is very telling for many of us in our late 20′s…I know for me it rings home particularly hard over the past couple weeks.

[mp3] Alex Bleeker and the Freaks- “Getting By”

• Buy it from Group Tightener here.

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I can’t talk about this show and not mention one of my favorite newer bands that are opening up this show as well. Big Troubles have been tearing up my stereo for some time now, and the new 7″ (which I wrote about here) is just wonderful.  I feel like every person I play this band for ends up tracking down a 7″ or at least looking for more songs to download…they just get in your head and stay there.  These guys are indie rock at it’s finest, and if you haven’t heard them yet I would take this chance to download a couple tracks.  First up is what started the magic for me:

[mp3] Big Troubles- “Freudian Slips”

• Buy the Freudian Slips 7″ from Black Burn Recordings here
  • read more about his track here

and from the new 7″ on OESB:

[mp3] Big Troubles- “Drastic and Difficult”

• Buy that from OESB, eventually, here .
  • read more about this track here.

Also take note: BIG TROUBLES will PERFORM LIVE on WFMU‘s TALK’s CHEAP with JASON SIGAL this coming Tuesday May 11th between 9am and noon.  Tune and and listen, or check the archives!

(please note I’ve posted these before, follow the links to reviews of the songs)

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Last but not least Black Burn Recordings released a wonderful digital comp that has not only Big Troubles and Sore Eros on it, but other Great Pumpkin favorites like City Center, Lame Drivers, Sleep Over, Cloud Nothings and many more.

Tracklist:

Blackburn Recordings Presents…Various Deficiencies Vol.1

• City Center – Grow Up Again
• Big Troubles – Chalk Circles
• Cloud Nothings – Leave You Forever
• Campfires – Oh Golden Dawn
• Sore Eros – Melting
• Brett Marren – Love Is A Jawbreaker
• Possum – Red Hot
• Coasting – Snow Song (Live on WNYU)
• Lame Drivers – Working Song
• Metal Rouge – Fast Flora Lights
• Cursillistas – Trail of Tears
• sleep in sundays – Flour
• Falsetto Boy – Hey Sue
• mountainhood – Coney Island
• Sleep Over – The Key
• Island’s Eyelids – Western Cameo
• Sultan – There Goes My Girl

[album download] Blackburn Recordings presents: Various Deficiencies Vol.1

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Friday May 7th, 2010
Blackburn Recordings Presents:
Alex Bleeker & The Freaks
Sore Eros
Big Troubles
Procedure Club
live at CAKE SHOP

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• more on Blackburn Recordings here.
• more on Sore Eros here.
• more on Alex Bleeker here.
• more on Big Troubles here.
• Big Troubles photo by Ashle Bailey

The Great Pumpkin and Future Stress Recordings present:

a Sonny & The Sunsets’ The Hypnotist 7″ Give Away!

You may recall back at the beginning of the year I featured this wonderful EP by Sonny and the Sunsets in my regular column This Week In Mail Order. The Hypnotist is a four song follow up to  fabulous LP Tomorrow Is Alright that Sonny released last year (one of my favorite records of 2009!).

This limited edition 7″ was pressed by Future Stress Recordings in limited quantities, and I’m happy to bring to you a Give Away of this wonderful piece of vinyl!

Here is the Deal:

There are two ways to enter:

• Comment on this post and tell us the thing you are looking forward to most this summer (big, small, beverage, food, let your imagination go wild).
  • Tweeting about the Sonny and the Sunset’s giveaway with the hashtag (#SonnyGiveAway) will increase your chances of winning (ie enter you twice!  click on my twitter, and RT me!)!
• Or email with “Sonny Give Away” in the subject to (tom at gprecs dot com).

Entries must be made by 5pm on Tuesday May 4th!

To give you a little taste of this piece of delightful pop check out “Stranded”:

[mp3] Sonny & The Sunsets- “Stranded”

Two winners will be picked.

The grand prize is the Sonny 7″ on Blue/Yellow swirled wax, and the runner up will get, the still super cool, black vinyl edition (all 7″s come with a free digital download of the EP too)!  Yes! that means there will be two winners…start the commenting and tweeting! Again make your entry into this contest by 5pm on May 3rd.

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For those who don’t win Future Stress is offering a sweet little deal to the readers of the Great Pumpkin!

• Go to the Future Stress website!
• Add a copy of Sonny & The Sunsets The Hypnotist 7″ to your cart (select NO COMIC BOOK).
• Then when you are in paypal mention The Great Pumpkin, or gprecs in the “Note To Seller” and get a copy of the wonderful comic book drawn by Sonny Smith himself for free!
  • Buy it now!
    • the EP comes with a free digital download too!

It’s a great record, and I’m happy to be working with an artist that I love and a great new record label.  Now enter to win, or buy this great 7″ now!!!  Those of you in Brooklyn should be able to pick up a copy at my local haunt, Permanent Records (they are big fans of Sonny!).

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• more on Sonny and the Sunsets can be found here.
• previous Give Aways can be seen here.
• more This Week In Mail Order can be found here.

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UPDATE 5/7/10: “Some badass responses…Thanks for the love & support for Sonny! …Winner chosen soon :)” -Future Stress Recordings

UPDATE 5/11/10: The winners of this give away were Jen from San Francisco and McGregor from Brooklyn.  Thanks to all that entered.  cheers!

Denver, Colorado’s Weed Diamond have been making their way on to my computer for many months now.  One of the most unique, and unexpectedly awesome ways was from Get Off the Coast’s DENVER’s Show and Tell: TV Themes post where Weed Diamond covered the theme to Pepper Ann (there are two other covers on that post by other Denver bands, and believe me all worth checking out).

While I’ve been enjoying their tunes for some time nothing had hit me as hard as their new tracks from their new 7″ on Transparent (pictured above).

“Oklahoma” is a song that just rings out from the first note.  The lead up is a little bit of feedback into the crystal clear upbeat guitar riff sets the tone for the entire track.  As the drums and the tambourine kick in you can anticipating the vocals about come. The slightly hollow blown out are the perfect acompanyment to the the sing song chorus.  The chorus almost reminds me of an oldies tune revamped by these very talented men from Denver.  This track has been stuck in my head for days(humming the chorus while I ride my bike is something I commonly find myself going), and I’m starting to wish I knew the lyrics.

[mp3] Weed Diamond- “Oklahoma”

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The a-side of this 7″ is the slightly more fuzzy “Snowmelt” and Jheri from Get Off the Coast recently did an amazing video for this track…I won’t say any more….just watch:

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• Buy this 7″ from Leftest Nautical Antiques in the USA here.
  • or Pure Groove in Europe here.

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Go see Weed Diamond on tour with TAN DOLLAR!  Tour dates can be found here.

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This is part of my Speed Dating series.  You can read more about singles I have featured in this series here.