Cannibal Cheerleader » my maudlin career http://cannibalcheerleader.com Punk + Prose + Austin + Blood + Guts Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Hooks and Throats http://cannibalcheerleader.com/2009/03/hooks-and-throats.html http://cannibalcheerleader.com/2009/03/hooks-and-throats.html#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:39:00 +0000 admin http://cannibalcheerleader.com/?p=212 NEW CAMERA OBSCURA ALBUM

Featuring instantly enjoyable twee-pop absolute jams, Camera Obscura have a wallop of an album on their hand with their fourth release My Maudlin Career. Featuring hooks the likes of which catch indie-rock sharks (from the French Navy perhaps?) this new album sees the Glasgow sextet at the top of their pop game, expanding on the work of Let’s Get Out of This Country by offering more expansive instrumentation and more artistic flourishes than even the bravest hipsters wouldn’t dare to try. While Diana+’s may be a fad, Camera Obscura is a band that’s here to stay – check out a few mp3s below.
Camera Obscura – “Away With Murder”
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NEW ROLO TOMASSI VIDEO
On a completely different note, check out this new video from Cannibal Cheerleader favorite Rolo Tomassi. It features an interview with Eva Spence, Edward Dutton (drummer for RT), Matt Caughthran of the Bronx, and Damian Abraham of Fucked Up (who we absolutely love by the way) all talking about their favorite four songs of all time. Check it below:
Eva Spence sings the praise of UK hardcore stalwarts Throats, who we couldn’t help but give a listen to as well…
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NEW BAND CHEER: THROATS
Sounding like a doomier, younger Converge, Throats comes snarling out the UK with a sound meant to tear your face clean off and cleave your metal-loving brain straight in two. Seriously folks, we’ve had enough of middling hardcore, and the likes of Throats with bands like Rolo Tomassi are bringing back the heat in a big way – forward thinking, fierce, and lungful-of-blood-spitting-venom brutality the likes of which we’ve never seen. The future of hardcore may be across the pond – bring it over here folks! We’re just lucky Rolo Tomassi is performing their first ever US show at our day party on Wednesday March 18th! Check it out folks!
Comments? Anyone else notice the massive musical expanse between Throats and Camera Obscura? Anyone else think that it’s pretty awesome we like them both?
]]> http://cannibalcheerleader.com/2009/03/hooks-and-throats.html/feed 0 Dark Spins http://cannibalcheerleader.com/2009/02/dark-spins.html http://cannibalcheerleader.com/2009/02/dark-spins.html#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:29:00 +0000 admin http://cannibalcheerleader.com/?p=201 CRYSTAL CASTLES RETURN TO AUSTIN
According to sources within the band’s camp, our favorite electro-thrashers Crystal Castles will be returning to Austin on April 13th, at a location to be announced. Great news considering the band will be skipping out on this year’s SXSW 09, so citizens of the Lone Star State will be given an opportunity to catch this live act in all its powerhouse glory. Check it.
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CAMERA OBSCURA REVEAL NEW ALBUM
With Belle & Sebastian on a seemingly endless hiatus, we here at Cannibal Cheerleader are more than happy to go with the next best thing, that is Glasgow-based twee-poppers Camera Obscura. Check out the title track from their new LP My Maudlin Career below and check out a whole report on the new LP here. While this is purportedly the band’s “darkest” record yet, we have a feeling it’s more like Mean Girls dark, rather than Rosemary’s Baby dark. Still, can’t wait!
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THE THERMALS RELEASE “NOW WE CAN SEE”
The world is now complete thanks to the awesomeness that is the return of the Thermals‘ brand of blistering punk rock. The title track from their upcoming LP Now We Can See has vocal harmonies unheard from the band but the same crunchy guitar lines and spitfire lyrical delivery we’ve come to love. Definitely a step-forward for the group, check it.
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RIP J DILLA
Three years gone but we’ll never forget our favorite producer of all time, J Dilla. He’s spinning them in the afterlife, no doubt.
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