Pitiful Dancing

Good evening universe, and welcome to another exhausting day, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. I'd like to start this soirée by laying myself on the table, and sincerely apologizing. I am sincerely apologizing because I had prepared a post, as well as two mixtapes, for Valentines Day, Presidents Day (US) and Family Day (Canada, also known as StupidHolidayLand). Just the fact that I had the time on all of those holidays, as well as the resources, yet failed to even post, makes me shudder uncontrollably and shake with a self-loathing. So, for the sole reason that most of the world (spare approximately 5 lucky souls) did not get to hear an ass kicking Valentines Mixtape, I am truly remorseful. Anyways though, the earth is going to keep gravitating around the sun, Christmas will keep occurring on December 25th, and political imbroglios will continue to be prevalent, so, no serious harm has been done. Onwards? I think so!

Today's inanely short post is going to only consist of a mixtape, although a rather wonderful one, if I do say so.

Pitiful Dancing; An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape!

1. Now We Can See - The Thermals
2. Contender - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
3. Thin Blue Flame - Josh Ritter
4. My Maudlin Career - Camera Obscura
5. Is This Love? - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Have a phenomenal day,
and just so you're aware,
I've prepared a little surprise for all of you at the end of the week.

Far away from West Virginia

Good afternoon universe, and welcome to the first beautiful November week, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. As you might be able to tell, November has ultimately changed me, and I feel like a new man this month. I'm banking on this feeling wearing off in the next couple days, but for now, I'm taking advantage of this unexpected euphoria, and I'm going to enjoy the rest of the day, which is the reason I'm posting about 8 hours earlier than I usually would.

Therefore, instead of doing a regular, ridiculously long post, like I would usually do, I'm going to post a mixtape. I hope you enjoy it as much as I plan to.

A Crown of Thorns, a Bad Tattoo; Return to Form
An Official Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Mixtape

1. Open War - Maybe Smith

2. A Needle In Your Eye Number 16 - The War on Drugs

3. There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve - A.C Newman

4. Some Are Lakes - Land of Talk

5. Michael Myers Resplendent - The Mountain Goats

6. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

7. Jesus, Ect. - Wilco

8. Giant Spiders - Devin Davis

9. Eyes - Rouge Wave

10. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel

Have a wonderful day.

til' next week.

Gentle hum of the old machines

Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to a lovely, albeit boring Sunday, here on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. If anybody has been wondering (I'm sure none of you have), with the end of the summer behind us, the schedule, that ever changing, spontaneous, rarely followed schedule that I've made for myself, might actually be followed. That means the following will/might happen; a) a post every Sunday b) a post every Thursday and c) sporadic posts during the week. Hopefully, I can get out of my bad habit and actually start to follow that schedule. Anyways, now that I'm done rambling about my many shortcomings, I might as well get to the actual post. There's quite a bit of news in the music world this week, so be prepared for a long ass post. Enjoy.

Oh No Oh My!

Oh No! Oh My!, the fantastic Austin band, known primarily for their crazy catchy song "Walk In The Park", will be releasing their newest album in October. Yup, THIS October. Although, they ARE giving it away to several hundred fans, based on how many times they've listened to the band's material on Last.FM (Of course, I stopped using mine last week). So, if you're a Last.FM user, and subsequently an Oh No! Oh My! fan, then you might want to get on that.

Anyway, here's two tracks that will be featured on the release, straight from the Daytrotter session they did a while ago.

Be A Star - Oh No! Oh My!

Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman - Oh No! Oh My!

New Mountain Goats EP Featuring Kaki King

Instead of explaining it myself, I'll be just as lazy as Pitchfork, and just copy and paste from John Darnielle's website;

"The new Mountain Goats EP-- the one I mentioned a few weeks back, with the limited gatefold vinyl and the special cover art and the pay-whatcha-like download option (about which we'll tell you more once we sort everything out)-- is called Satanic Messiah. It has four songs on it, one per side at 45 rpm, the way God intended. Two songs are mainly piano and voice; the other two are mainly acoustic guitar and voice. This is the lineup:

A1 Satanic Messiah
A2 Wizard Buys a Hat
B1 Sarcofago Live
B2 Gojam Province 1968

The other news-- at which I hinted on my Flickr, here-- is that Kaki King and I, under a cloak of great secrecy, snuck into Baucom Road studios in western North Carolina last month and recorded the six-song Black Pear Tree EP together with Scott Solter producing. The record is presently at the pressing plant and the idea is to have copies ready on vinyl for tour, with a sleeve designed by Horse & Buggy press, and the first 200 on colored vinyl. People who know how I feel about Kaki's music can imagine what an honor it was for me to get to work with her. Here are the songs we played:

A1 Black Pear Tree
A2 Mosquito Repellent
A3 Bring our Curses Home
A1 Supergenesis
B2 Roger Patterson Van
B3 Thank You Mario but our Princess Is in Another Castle

We are both really excited to share this record with everybody. So excited in fact that here's one of the songs. On this one, I played piano and sang; Kaki played drums and glockenspiel, and also sang harmony. The song is sung from the point of view of Toad. If you know who Toad is, that's all I'll need to tell you. If you don't who Toad is, you better recognize."

There's no way to describe to you, in words at least, how excited I am about this. So, instead of using words, here's a track from the new album.

Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle - The Mountain Goats & Kaki King

Andrew Bird; A Non Animal?

Andrew Bird, the fantastic multi-instrumentalist from Chicago, Illinois, will be releasing his newest album, A Non Animal, sometime in 2009. For those of you who don't know anything about Andrew Bird (SHAME ON YOU!), here's a bit of info, shamelessly borrowed from Wikipedia.

"Andrew Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Chicago and currently splits his time between Chicago and a farm near the town of Elizabeth in northwest Illinois. His musical proficiency includes competency in the violin, whistling, guitar, mandolin, and glockenspiel. "

Mr.Bird has released 10, 3 of those are live albums, and A Non Animal is scheduled to be his eleventh. Not much is known about this album, expect for the fact that it will have 10 songs, three of which have been played live, and that the release will be followed by an all instrumental album.

New Andrew Bird Songs Via You Ain't No Picasso

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah To Release A New Album, Probably On A Tuesday

Not much is known about the new album that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are currently recording. With that said, what we do know is that are playing a whole slew of shows on Tuesday, and ONLY Tuesdays. Which leads me to believe that their new album could be released on a Tuesday?

Well, that's all for this week.

Til' Next Week

Progress has taken them, and I want them back.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the evening. That's all I have to say tonight. Here's the song of the day.

Blue Turning Gray - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Here's what I suggest you do; a) turn your music player of choice on repeat b) play this song c) let it absorb all your thoughts.

Yeah, I'm not feeling to well.

Til' Tomorrow

A long distance call to a mystery blonde

Hello, and welcome to the Sunday Edition of Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. I thought that instead of doing a general Sunday mixtape today, I thought I would let the vicissitudes that I so often try to repress in this blog be. My impetus for doing this mixtape is well ... nothing?. I just happen to think that a mixtape revolving around the human body is rather fascinating, so I'm going to give it a shot. Tell me what you think.
Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice Sunday Mixtape: The Human Body

The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Foam Hands - Destroyer

Red Right Ankle - The Decemberists

Without A Face - Rage Against The Machine

Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths

Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground

So, I hope everyone enjoyed today's special Sunday mixtape. On another note, I have a couple updates to tell you about;

1) I'm looking for another contributor to, well, contribute to the blog. If you have an idea for a theme or think you might want to contribute regularly, leave a comment in the comment box.

2) I'm seriously considering volunteering for a show at CJAM 91.5. If anyone is interested in co-hosting a weekly radio program with me, please, leave a comment in the comment box.

Yes, I suffer from a horrible aboulia, and therefore, lack the will to make a decision by myself. So, I'm seriously asking for some opinions on the above matters.

Thanks, and enjoy your Sunday.

The speakers are blown but the pen on the desk keeps on shaking

Hello, and welcome to another Random Wednesday on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. I'll give you a moment to mentally prepare yourself for the upcoming tidal wave of really good music, that comes without theme or particular order. So, enjoy today's Random Wednesday and remember to leave a comment if you enjoy a track.

Come Home Baby Julie, Come Home - American Analog Set

I know, I know, I know I post an obscene amount of American Analog Set on here, but what can you expect? They ARE one of my favorite bands. Anyways, this song is up here as an ode to my very good friend Julie Morand, who is celebrating her 16th birthday on this very day. Happy Birthday Julie!

Ghosts Are Good Company [Park Drive Outtake] - Bishop Allen

This song is, basically, as honest as honest gets. I'm talking Jim Carrey wasn't even this honest in Liar, Liar.

"I can't do this, I can't do that
I can't believe I got so fat
At least ghosts are good company
I can't believe it is so cold
I should get up before I get old
And then I'll change my ways
Before my ways change me

I was afraid
Afraid of the emptiness
Afraid of the silence
Afraid of my ghosts
Now they're here
We can share laughter
Talk about old times
It's not so bad"

Do you see what I mean? Plus, the ridiculous voice that repeats the lines at the end always makes me laugh as well.

A Phone That Rings For Free - BOAT

I really, really, love BOAT. I own both of their albums and I consistently listen to them. What I'm trying to get at is, I want you to love them as well.

Satan Said Dance - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

The frantic opening piano, the buzzes and blips, the odd-job vocals, and, course, the repeating of "Satan, Satan, Satan." My mother has actually stood in my door while this song played, frowning menacingly, and told me to turn my Satan music off.

and now, for the 60's, 70's, 80's portion that I forgot to post yesterday

You know what, I really don't feel like it.

Enjoy.