the music that makes me say "holy shit, this is good!" as i drive the music i find - part I

I had to load up the MP3 player and anytime riding or driving I am listening to new stuff all of the time. I have a few to share with you. Listen and enjoy because if you haven't heard of this stuff yet then you need to.

Little Fish - I read about this band here Stark Online. I was impressed of the sound & the voice of the singer, JuJu (Julia Sophie) - she reminds me a little of Juilette Lewis mixed with the lyrical attitude of Courtney Love with that Patti Smith poetic flare. It's great stuff.  An album, Baffled and Beat, is due out sometime in May. I recommend hearing "Darling Dear" a few times and tell me what you think. You can get the link from here. Sounds a little like the White Stripes, a bit of of Dead Weather, and Patti Smith most definitely.

Megafaun - I started off searching for Megafauna and ended up finding out about Megafaun in as pure accident. Megafauna is a local Austin female led group that sounds similar to Joanna Newsom with some hardcore Black Sabbath and Metallica local flare. I dig their sound and have enjoyed 2 of their local shows. Megafaun is a different band...made of mostly men and 1 female trumpeter (along with other odd instruments at times too) that have more of a folksy North Carolina guitar feel good band. Check out a couple of live tunes here. My favorite video is Volunteers.

Sleighbells - I discovered this band on Record Store Day  via a Coachella sampler CD that Waterloo Records had in their free section. "Crown on the Ground" got me through my Wednesday this past week. I heard it at least a dozen times while running. It kept me going with the bass and it was just an addicting song to listen to as you are trying your best to hit 3 miles after a long dreadful day from work. It doesn't look like they will be coming through Austin anytime soon but they are on tour with Yeasayer and just that fact alone should make you want to check out this band. They've been playing in my stereo non-stop for weeks.

Other tunes that keep playing on and on: Tallest Man on Earth, electrelane, Harlem (new Hippies album) and Local Natives which are coming to Waterloo Records for an in-store show (free) on Friday, April 23rd at 4pm. Get there early if you plan on going.