So far over 25,000 people have watched it on YouTube. Many have asked how to play it, so I’m posting a tab and how-to video here for those who’ve watched, commented, and liked. I’m blown away by your enthusiasm, and I’m truly grateful that you enjoy it!

I promise to post more music too. Again, thank you!

Here’s the original, and the how-to is below the tab.

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After my iPod was stolen, I figured I’d play music with my phone, anticipating replacing it with a modern device and wanting to avoid a potentially redundant iPod. That hasn’t happened yet.

Anytime I tried to check out The Golden Filter’s new record, I was denied. Pocket Tunes, the preloaded music app, just couldn’t access the folder containing the mp3s.

The folder was named “The Golden Filter – Völuspà 320,” and since nothing else was inaccessible, I figured the special characters (the umlaut and grave in Völuspà) were the culprits. Renaming the folder worked, but I immediately switched my memory card with another containing the original name.

I’ve tried to listen to the record at least five times now, and the name has made it unplayable on my (admittedly ancient) device. Maybe I’d have loved it and become their loudest evangelist, or maybe it would’ve inspired me to drive my car into a swimming pool. But most bands would never consider that an exotic-looking title might make playing its album physically impossible.

I take it as a reminder that many decisions, especially related to design, have unintended consequences.

BSS have released a “double A-side” single today. Not nearly as exciting as “World Sick,” but pretty good. Between the two, I vote “All To All.”

Broken Social Scene – All To All

Broken Social Scene – Forced to Love

Get them in MP3 and FLAC.

The Pomegranates’ latest record was released in April, so I’m a bit behind the ball on this one, but the first three tracks are worth a listen. They’re not really chaotic, but I wouldn’t call them smooth either. “Beachcomber” has polished edges.

Pomegranates – “Beachcomber”

It reminds me a lot of the movie Adventureland. The high-hat, toms, and repeating riff at the beginning sound like an overexposed cellphone video of your adorable hipster ex-girlfriend smiling her way down Venice Beach on a clear night. Then you get a piano break and a funky resolution.

It’s three songs in one. Enjoy!

Ended up catching the tail end of a party last night. Seven of us sat on the floor telling stories and playing catch with a tiny pumpkin, a sleepy pop playlist drifting in the background.

Digging into LAKE’s Let’s Build a Roof this morning was like an extended outro. Goes to show you that tons of personality can play nicely with low-key.

LAKE – “Breathing”

“Breathing” is a good preview and a nice opener — understated bass out front and treble-heavy piano and guitar accents.

LAKE – “Don’t Give Up”

Classic indie aesthetic and adorable female vocals.

LAKE – “Madagascar”

A funky Whitest Boy Alive groove.

LAKE play in Austin November 11 and in San Francisco on the 22nd. I’m planning on SF.

Tao Lin’s new “sound project” from Brooklyn seeks to create something you can “authentically empathize with,” and succeeds almost instantly with the first relationship-talk soundbite over loping electronic beats. I was surprised at how quickly and efficiently it connected with me.

Looking forward to hearing the second song from the 2-song EP due in fall and “available digitally, physically, and emotionally.” No kidding.

Jesus Christ (the indie band)

Who wouldn’t love these words? Simultaneously nostalgic and uplifting.

Love
It will not betray you
Dismay or enslave you
It will set you free
Be more like the man
You were made to be

Mumford & Sons

“Mrs. Cold,” the first single from the new Kings of Convenience album, has been released to radio.

It’s a solid track, but it doesn’t sound like Erlend and Eirik are advancing, though this is a little bubblier than standard KoC fare.

You can actually get a preview of the album by watching their performance in Seoul last year, where they tested out nine new songs before recording the album. Check them out below.

My star rating system:

1. Delete it
2. I want to keep it but don’t want to hear it randomly
3. I wouldn’t mind hearing it
4. I like hearing it
5. It’s one of my favorites

Looks like I gave up after four lackluster tracks. Thanks to Hype Machine for getting me to #5.

To: people on the mailing list, All over the place

This electronic post-card thing was fun so we continue. Here at the azores (9 islands in the middle of the atlantic ocean), in the city of Ponta Delgada, we played our first show after finishing the album. Some people had travelled 11 hours by boat to get here!

Até Logo, Erlend