DELTRON 3030 RECOMMENDED: Various Artists – Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
| 1. We Are Sex Bob-Omb - Sex Bob-Omb (written by Beck) |
| 2. Scott Pilgrim- Plumtree |
| 3. I Heard Ramona Sing- Frank Black |
| 4. By Your Side- Beachwood Sparks |
| 5. O Katrina!- The Black Lips |
| 6. I’m So Sad, So Very, Very, Sad- Crash and the Boys (Broken Social Scene) |
| 7. We Hate You Please Die- Crash and the Boys (Broken Social Scene) |
| 8. Garbage Truck- Sex Bob-Omb (written by Beck) |
| 9. Teenage Dream- T. Rex |
| 10. Sleazy Bed Track- The Bluetones |
| 11. It’s Getting Boring By the Sea- Blood Red Shoes |
| 12. Black Sheep- Metric |
| 13. Threshold- Sex Bob-Omb (Written by Beck) |
| 14. Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl- Broken Social Scene |
| 15. Under My Thumb- The Rolling Stones |
| 16. Ramona (Acoustic Version)- Beck |
| 17. Ramona- Beck |
| 18. Summertime- Sex Bob-Omb (Written by Beck) |
| 19. Threshold (8 bit)- Brian LeBarton |
The original soundtrack to the movie,Scott Pilgrim Vs the World –which releases this Friday, features four new songs by Beck under the guise of Sex Bob-omb and two versions of a totally new Beck track titled “Ramona”. It is classic Beck circa “Sea Change”. Needless to say it is a must have. I considered hoarding it for Hype 18..but I couldn’t do that to you guys. It’s just too good. Also on the soundtrack are tracks by Indie stalwarts Broken Social Scene, Black Lips, Metric and Frank Black alongside classic rock anthems from soundtrack vets the Rolling Stones and T.Rex. After giving the album one spin it is safe to say Edgard Wright (go hulu “Spaced” asap!) was the right man to spearhead this movie. It’s nice to see a director actually put in some work when developing the sounds that move the plot forward. It’s not just a marketing free for all (I’m looking at you Twilight) to push product. The music in this movie is meant to very much be a supporting character that, through the choices made here, show a lot more range than the patron saint of one trick ponies, Michael Cera. If the movie is as enjoyable as the soundtrack is, I’ll have no problem spending $12 to see it this weekend.DELTRON 3030 RECOMMENDED: Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
George, Washington’s Sasquatch’s lineup was announced today and it is chock full of goodness. They’re boosting a pretty impressive lineup this year which includes the recently reunited Pavement, Massive Attack, My Morning Jacket, Ween, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Broken Social Scene, and Band of Horses. Along with those “big” bands tons of artists mentioned here in the past will also be descending on the most beautiful location not named Red Rocks to host a concert – The XX, Phantogram, Passion Pit, Neon Indian, The Middle East and today’s buzzed about band: Local Natives. The Sasquatch announcement coincidentally comes on the same day that Local Natives (who happen to be local natives of Silverlake: yep they had a month long free Mondays residency @ Spaceland last August) release their debut CD, Gorilla Manor- a great CD that is full of soaring voices. Three voices to be exact. No one ever seems to be in charge, vocally speaking. Instead, to great effect, they let the three part harmonies wash over the music and create a different sound. This approach might not work for most bands (please keep your Grizzly Bear comparisons to yourself. Thanks) but it works here for the Local Natives. In case you’re not sold on checking them out I should also mention that they cover the Talking Heads song “Warning Sign“. I’m a sucker for covers and I’m a whore for the Talking Heads…so I became an instant fan.
Yep, I’m an easy mark.
Highlights: “Airplane,” “Sun Hands,” “Warning Sign,” “Who Knows Who Cares”
For those of you who don’t feel like trekking up to George, Washington you can catch the Local Natives and their small font brethren @ SXSW, Coachella, or Bonaroo.
Mar 18 2010 8:00P - SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2010 8:00P - SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2010 8:00P - SSXW Austin, Texas
Apr 18 2010 3:00P - Coachella Indio, California
Jun 10 2010 8:00P – Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Deltron 3030 Recommended:Metric ‘Fantasies’
What do you get when you take Jenny Lewis, remove the ginger hair and skin and add some synthesizers? You get Emily Haines and Metric. She’s part of the Canadian Indie pop rock brat pack, which really needs a clever name by now. I’m taking suggestions. Emily Haines is a workhorse. She splits time with Broken Social Scene and Metric while guesting on albums by Stars and The Stills. After two solo acoustic albums she’s re-joined her Metric mates to return to do what they do best: hooky new wave pop rock.
In “Gimme Sympathy” she asks a deep deep philosophical question that has tortured mankind since the early 60’s: “Who would you rather be The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?”
Feels like a no brainer to me: The only way I’m picking the Stones is if its a battle between Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts. Watts always looks pissed off and annoyed to still be touring. I’ve always liked that. His face screams, “I’m 70 for f*cks sake, why am I still behind this bloody kit!“. A famous anecdote relates that in the mid-1980s, an intoxicated Mick Jagger phoned Watts’ hotel room in the middle of the night asking where “his drummer” was. Watts reportedly got up, shaved, dressed in a suit, put on a tie and freshly shined shoes, descended the stairs and punched Jagger in the face, saying: “Don’t ever call me your drummer again. You’re my fucking singer!” There’s no shot Ringo would ever punch John or Paul.
Advantage: The Stones.
Highlights: “Help I’m Alive,” “Gimme Sympathy,” “Twilight Galaxy”
Catch them on tour in June:
June 8th, 2009 in Los Angeles at the Wiltern (tickets)