Ok, so it’s not new, but relatively few people have heard this as it was the accompanying b-side on their second 7″ single “Out, Don’t..” that was released back in October on Mexican Summer.
When I initially got the 7″ I had just a shitty 1979 Light & Sound machine portable turntable that I was playing my records on. It did the job (I could hear the music) and its half-blown speaker actually added to the character of some of the records, as did the flashing light that would only flash if you turned the volume all the way up. I’m telling you this because then I had no way of ripping vinyl and I gladly would’ve done so when I got this 7″ if I could’ve.
Then I finally got my hands on a turntable that I could rip my vinyl to my computer with, and so this is one of them. The song itself I actually prefer over the a-side, being louder and more mechanical, the vocals all but indecipherable as they’re drenched in reverb and sweat. Maybe some tears, but definitely some blood.
I really hope these guys release some new tunes soon, or even announce when they’re releasing new music having been one of my most hopeful discoveries of 2010 (and “I Was Thinking…” being one of my favourite songs of last year).
They’ve also signed with Dead Oceans (Tallest Man On Earth, Bowerbirds, Dirty Projectors) so that LP release may be closer than we think/hope/know/wish for.
