Album Of The Week: "Cruel Love" by Cruel Love

Flatbasset Radio's Album Of The Week for the week of January 26th-February 1st, 2015:

Cruel Love - Cruel Love

01. God Is In The Bar
02. Beat To Love (w/Manchita
03. Dream Protector
04. Kissing In The Corner (w/Botzy, Beasthead, & Godelt)
05. H My Darlking
06. Free
07. Blind Love
08. Home

Back in September of 2013 I spent a week with Cruel Love's debut EP.  In my write-up of that record I wrote that "Cruel Love is an electronic indie band from Minneapolis" and claimed that that was the entirety of my knowledge of the band.  Here we are 15 months later and that's still essentially true.

Since that post the band's profile has certainly grown here in the Twin Cities.  I now know that the band consists mainly of Bonnie Stitches on vocals & Mo Bluntz on pretty much everything else.  They've collaborated with a host of local musicians (as evidenced by the guests on Cruel Love) and seem to be garnering a legitimate local following.

Cruel Love makes it obvious why their profile is rising.  On the five song EP, Cruel Love sounded like a group that knew how to write a good song and then wrap it up in synths & echoes.  In hindsight, that record seems like a trial run.  Everything on Cruel Love sounds more fully realized.

Musically, the songs are still catchy, but far more expansive.  The echoes & synths that gave the band's songs a unique sound on their first album have become full-fledged, essential parts of the equation on Cruel Love.  Additionally, the drums hit harder and (especially on "Dream Protector" & "Kissing In The Corner") there's quite a bit of nifty guitar work.  Without taking anything away from Bonnie Stitches vocals, Cruel Love would stand on its own as a purely instrumental.

But oh, those vocals.  Stitches performance here is light years beyond what we heard on EP.  Whether stealing your girlfriend, admitting her vulnerability in dreams, or merely sharing drinks with the song of God, Stitches sounds confident and sensual in ways that never occurred earlier.  While being the lead singer in a two-person band inevitably means she'll be the de facto "image" of the band, that's a coup for Cruel Love.  She's clearly at the doorstep of joining Dessa, Caroline Smith, & Maggie Morrison (and many, many others) as a leading voice in a Twin Cities scene that is seemingly overflowing with talented frontwomen.

If you'd like to check out Cruel Love for yourself (which I suggest you do immediately), head over to their Bandcamp page.  Both Cruel Love & EP are available as "Name Your Price" downloads.

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #53 (Best Of 2014 - Radio K Song Of The Day)

It's happiness or bust...

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #53!

I'm a little late with this post, but it's still January, so it's still countdown season.

As you can probably tell from the title, I'm spending this week's show much like I spent last week's show: counting down free songs.  This time around I'm counting down the Top 10 songs given away by Radio K via their Song Of The Day podcast.

Along the way I discuss the differences between The Current's SOTD podcast & Radio K's, how to pronounce the word "Atlanta," how nostalgia can affect the way new music sounds, admit every 90's kid's lifetime devotion to The Rentals, mispronounce the word "Marcus" as "Allan" (sorry, Marcus), celebrate several of the best band's in the Twin Cities, and wrap it all up with a Flatbasset Flatclassic that doubles as my favorite local song of 2014!

As always, this episode is available to download or stream.  Just click the episode title below for a download link or click on the Mixcloud player below to stream.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #53 (Best Of 2014 - Radio K Song Of The Day)

Flatbasset Radio: EPisode #53 (Best Of 2014 - Radio K Song Of The Day) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

10. GOLD-BEARS - Yeah, Tonight
09. Armand Margjeka - Hummingbird
08. Floating Action - No Surprise There
07. Museum Mouth - Strange
06. Fishing - Chi Glow (w/Marcus Whale)
05. The Rentals - 1000 Seasons
04. Hollow Boys - Melted
03. Astronomique - Pretend We're Stars
02. Half Japanese - In Its Pull
01. Some Pulp - Oh Oh (Who's Cryin' Now)

Enjoy!

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Album Of The Week: "Marbury" by Mike The Martyr

Flatbasset Radio's Album Of The Week for the week of January 19th-25th, 2014:

Mike The Martyr - Marbury

01. Marbury Intro
02. Players Of The Past
03. Nautica Van (w/Ali Vegas)
04. YSN
05. Dogg Pound
06. The Devils Plan (w/Joe Blow)
07. Karlton
08. Calendars (w/Muja Messiah & Termanology)
09. Build Clinton (w/Toki Wright)
10. Pager Codes

Flatbasset Radio's first hip-hop AOTW of 2015 comes from Twin Cities veteran Mike The Martyr.  As a semi-dedicated follower of the Twin Cities music scene I've heard Mike The Martyr's name about a thousand times over the years, but this is the first of his solo albums that I've spent any time with.

My curiosity was piqued a few months back when I spent a week with Manny Phesto's Southside Looking In back in August as an AOTW.  Mike The Martyr produced the entirety of that record and inspired me to write this:

"Mike The Martyr brings a sturdy set of beats that sound like they've been influenced equally by RZA & Kanye's early "chipmunk soul" sound.  In fact, the only real break in the beats are the interludes, otherwise Martyr continues to do his thing throughout without throwing in the token "slow song" or "banger."  It's just consistently excellent, good time beats."

Southside Looking In was definitely an album meant for summer spins and, in some ways, Marbury picks up on that same vibe.  Mike's flow is definitely more conversational than anything else, which suits his storytelling well.  Subject-wise, he sticks to such tried-and-true topics as how hard he works, how his crew is better than your crew, and the day-to-day struggle to get by.

Where Mike The Martyr's rapping really shines, however, is when he waxes nostalgic.  The easy highlights of Marbury are "Nautica Van" and "Build Clinton," both of which feature other rappers (which give a nice contrast to Mike's laid back tone) and which tell stories of the fun & innocence of growing up.



As you can hear above, "Nautica Van" is built around the childhood goal of, well, owning a Nautica van.  Mike & Ali Vegas trade verses like old friends who remember that dream like it was yesterday.



"Build Clinton" features local legend Toki Wright remembering what Minneapolis was like back before hip-hop & Target came to be the city's defining traits.  Here again, the excitement in Wright's voice plays nicely off of Mike The Martyr's matter-of-fact tone.

All of that being said, the real star of Marbury is yet another set of stellar productions.  Where I mentioned RZA & Kanye above, it's clear on this album that Mike's heart lies on the West Coast (a fact he makes crystal clear in his G-Funk homage "Dogg Pound").  Clearly a devotee of Dr. Dre's work as a producer, Mike puts his own Midwestern twist on the sound by scaling back the bass, thereby removing the warmth of California, and giving the individual instruments a cold, crisp feel that, intentionally or not, definitely reflects the feeling of Minnesota in January (give "Nautica Van" another listen, but this time just focus on the beat. You'll see just what I mean.).

Mike The Martyr's been a player in the Twin Cities scene for a long time now.  He's been aligned with the luminaries of Minnesota hip-hop forever.  While I have no idea if Marbury is going to be the album that finally causes the gate-keepers of Minneapolis to sit up and take notice, it won't be for lack of effort on his part.  Marbury is a thoroughly enjoyable album front-to-back and I definitely suggest you give a spin for yourself.

Marbury is available at Mike The Martyr's Bandcamp page as a "Name Your Price" download.  He's also having a Marbury release party February 14th at First Avenue, so, happy Valentine's Day on that one.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52 (Best Of 2014 - The Current Song Of The Day)

I've grown tired of trying to change for you...

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52!

It's the first show of 2015 and, as you have likely gathered from the unnecessarily long title of this episode, it's time to countdown some shit from 2014!

To be completely honest, this countdown is pretty much my favorite episode of the year.  As you know, I'm a die-hard follower of The Current's SOTD podcast and a die-hard fan of ranking things. Honestly, the only way I could have had more fun doing this episode is if I could have convinced MinneSarah to co-host (her anti-MPR strain runs deeper than mine, which is staggering).


Anyway, I'm flying solo on this one and you're just going to have to deal with that.  In addition to counting down my 10 favorite Current SOTD tracks I mispronounce a bunch of names, attempt a British accent, admit that I have no concept of what's going on in the Twin Cities music scene, reveal which singer could wrap me around her finger with minimal effort, compare a Wilco side-project to one of history's great pop bands, make my peace with Canada's favorite synth-pop band, and name the #1 best Current Song Of The Day track of 2014!

As always, this episode is available to download or stream.  Just click the episode title below for a download link or click on the Mixcloud player below to stream.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52 (Best Of 2014 - The Current Song Of The Day)

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52 (Best Of 2014 - The Current Song Of The Day) by Tcdroogsma on Mixcloud

10. Alpha Consumer - Miss Positron
09. Kele - First Impressions (w/Yasmin)
08. Strange Relations - You Talk
07. Dog Bite - Lady Queen
06. Tropical Depression - How It Feelz (w/Lisa McGuire)
05. Haley Bonar - No Sensitive Man
04. Hollow Boys - Spellbreaker
03. Stars - No One Is Lost
02. The Autumn Defense - This Thing That I've Found
01. Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)

One countdown down, one more to go!  Stay tuned!

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Album Of The Week: "False Floors" by Rogue Valley

Flatbasset Radio's Album Of The Week for the week of January 5th-11th, 2014:

  
Rogue Valley - False Floors

01. False Floors
02. Dangerous Diamonds
03. Blueprints
04. Hunters And Trappers
05. Bay Of Pigs
06. Icebox
07. Orion
08. The Scattering Moon
09. Onward And Over
10. Shoulder To Shoulder Around The Fire
11. The Wolves And The Ravens

Well here we are, everybody, time for the fourth and final Rogue Valley album.

If you've been following along with the blog/podcast over the last year you've hopefully noticed that Rogue Valley has been my Album Of The Week every three months.  This was not a coincidence.  Chris Koza and his band wrote and recorded four separate albums to coincide with each of the seasons.  Beginning last spring with Crater Lake, through summer with The Bookseller's House, and into fall with Geese In The Flyway, I've spent the past year listening to each of these albums in the order they were released and during the seasons that make up the theme for each album.  As you can probably imagine, sticking to this plan has made for a rewarding experience.

Which leaves us here in post-holidays dead of winter, kicking off the new year with their "winter album" False Floors.

Now, before I get into False Floors, let me just explain what a curious task it's been to attempt to write about these albums.  Rogue Valley mastermind Chris Koza was a well-accomplished songwriter long before he undertook this Rogue Valley project, which means that this four-album run doesn't follow the same trajectory as most bands.  For example, listening to The Smiths albums 1-4, you get from The Smiths to Strangeways, Here We Come or, to use a more local example, you get from The Replacements Sorry Ma... to Let It Be.  However, because of the condensed time frame and professionalism of the band, that raw-to-polished narrative doesn't exist with Rogue Valley.

Instead, we've been treated to four albums of good-to-great indie pop songs.  With the cycle broken up into 46 songs over four albums, the differences from album to album tend to be more subtle.  The Bookseller's House had an easy, breezy feeling of summer with tales of relationships and rolled down windows.  Geese In The Flyway, on the other hand, focused more on the life, death, and transitional nature that accompanies autumn.

And so it goes with False Floors.  The album is rich with signposts of winter.  Icicles, hibernation, visible breath, clear night constellations, hell, even the name False Floors is a reference to not-quite-frozen lakes.  All of these things make it quite clear that this is indeed the "winter album."

Those things, however, are the most obvious points of reference.  Listening to the album over the week I couldn't help but be struck by some of the same the much larger themes at work.  Wonder, dread, isolation, & endurance are all side effects of these long Minnesota winters and Koza makes it clear that each of these experiences (whether enjoyable or not) is essential to coping with winter and, in a larger sense, coping with aging and the passing of time.

The best example of all of these things at work is at the album's mid-way point and a song called "Icebox."



In the song Koza mentions the long nights of winter, the lack of warmth, a car that won't start, hell, frozen hands, he even mentions the collapse of the stars.  And yet, the key line in the song is, "I feel lucky, I can see my breath, it means that I'm still kicking..."  Winter is tough.  Hell, life is tough.  Yet, you press on because eventually the car will start, you'll be able to feel your hands, and winter will end.

Like I said at the top, listening to these albums during the seasons they're meant to be about has made the listening experience more rewarding and I genuinely believe that's been most evident with False Floors.  It's a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, but hearing songs exploring these themes of isolation while slogging through yet another winter and actually living these things makes the album my favorite of the group (though, admittedly, I'll probably feel different as the seasons change.  Geese In The Flyway is nearly flawless).

All that being said, I will yet again highly recommend that you check out the records for yourself.  They're all available on Rogue Valley's Bandcamp page ranging from "Name Your Price" downloads to an ultra-saucy vinyl pack.  You won't regret it.

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Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums: 2014

Let's give it up for the new year...
 

Well hello everybody!  Welcome to my favorite post of the year.

If you follow the blog (and really, why wouldn't you?), you know that each month I like to post a collage of album covers that shows the 50 albums with the most plays over the last 30 days.  Honestly, I have no idea why I enjoy doing those posts so much and even less of an idea why anybody would read them, but it's my blog and you get what you pay for.

Continuing a tradition from last year, I'm eschewing the album cover collage for the 50 Most Played Albums of the year and giving each album cover its own spot.  In addition, I'm going to write a 140 character blurb about each album because nobody reads anything that's over 140 characters anymore.

Without boring you with too much of my personal life, 2014 was a pretty alright year.  Yes, a lot of things that I wanted to do this year didn't work out, but some of them did, and that's a dramatic improvement from the flaming ball of disappointment that was 2013.  So... good times!

Anyway, let's get to this list.  Obviously most of the albums on this list have been written about on the blog before as most of them were Album Of The Week at one point or another.  For those who don't know, when I name an album AOTW I listen to it every day for seven days straight.  I also do a little write-up about it here on the blog and, if I dig it, make a point to play something from the album on the Flatbasset Radio podcast.  As such, when you see the title of an album highlighted you can follow that link to my original AOTW post (because who doesn't want to spend a Sunday evening reading nine month old posts about albums you might not care about.

As always, these stats come courtesy of the website Last.fm.  If you're ever curious what's in heavy rotation at Planet New Basset you can check out my account here.  You should also start your own account.  Last.fm is the best.

Alright, let's get to it.

01. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots (158 plays): Blur frontman's first proper solo album. An absolutely perfect adult album rich with confusion, disappointment, concern, & moments of bliss.

02. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams (149 plays): Craig Finn & the boys eased into their second (or third?) act with guitars flying high. Five albums deep & each one's absolutely essential.

03. Atmosphere - Southsiders (135 plays): Slug & Ant step away from the live band sound & back to their roots. Slug's raps grow wiser & funnier with age. Hip-hop aging gracefully.

04. Human Kindness - You Are So Loud That I Want To Die (115 plays): Maybe my favorite of 2014. Post-punk, bar rock, & emo mashed together brilliantly. Couldn't be more excited to see where HK goes from here. (Bonus link to my review of YASLTIWTD)

05. MaLLy - The Colors Of Black (110 plays): An angry, personal album MaLLy. TCOB is the sound of a man making the most of his time in the spotlight rather than just reveling in it.

06. The Starfolk - The Starfolk (109 plays): Stellar indie-pop album from these Twin Cities' vets. Catchy, clever, & perfectly crafted. A precious, slow-burn of an album.

07. Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business (108 plays):  A middling album from a middling year in Moz's life. Yet... I'll be a fan forever. Not his best work, but we're all better for its existence.

08. The Person & The People - What A Drag (108 plays): A late entry, What A Drag pulls everything great about TP&TP together seamlessly. They continue StP's reputation for tremendous power-pop.

09. MK Ultra - MK Ultra (107 plays): A random Amazon purchase. John Vanderslice's old band's debut album. Great jams from the era of Alternative Nation. I'm old, so that's great!

10. Edison - No Three Men Make A Tiger (107 plays): Follow up to last year's Most Played Album. More aggressive than No Sun No Food, Edison is firing on all cylinders here. Classic beats.

11. The Cloak Ox - Shoot The Dog (104 plays): Another classic from another group of TC vets. STD finds Andrew Broder straddling the line between Thom Yorke & Ted Leo. Think about that.

12. Howler - World Of Joy (103 plays): The same year Paul Westerberg got the band back together Howler released the best 'Mats album since Pleased To Meet Me. The future is bright.

13. Marijuana Deathsquads - Oh My Sexy Lord (101 plays): MDS's best effort yet at a coherent, full-length statement. So dense that when it all locks into place it lifts OMSL to another place.

14. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2 (96 plays): Killer Mike & El-P return more angry, more boastful, more personal, & more relevant than ever. Nothing is left unsaid yet it's all essential.

15. Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (94 plays): 2014 ushered in what I'm calling my "soft rock phase." Hall & Oates' second album got a lot of plays as I embraced this phase. Fuck you.

16. The Rakes - Pass The Lies (93 plays): Scrappy garage rock from MPLS almost certainly seemed average when it came out, sounds like heaven now. Again: I'm old & the 90's were great.

17. Moonlight Grammar - Lies, Cages & Sharks (93 plays):  Another bit of Twin Cities hip-hop. Great MC name, great album running the gambit of concerns from the party to the country as a whole. 

 

18. Manny Phesto - Southside Looking In (93 plays): A thoughtful, soulful, throwback of an album. Both Manny Phesto & Mike The Martyr make their case as players in the future of TC hip-hop.

19. Franz Diego - Float (92 plays): The scene that birthed Moonlight Grammar & Manny Phesto was built by vets like Franz Diego. Still mixing stoned-out wisdom & party vibes.

20. Rogue Valley - Crater Lake (90 plays): Been spending the year with Rogue Valley's "seasonal" albums. Crater Lake's optimistic pop takes me back to spring. Seems like yesterday...

21. P. Morris - Debut (90 plays): Don't remember how I found this album, but love it to death. All instrumental, great for strolling, great for dozing. Vibes for days.

22. TheStandr4d - The Stand4rd (88 plays): TC hip-hop was built on doing things DIY & different & this is both. A confounding record that stakes its claim in the future of the Cities.

23. Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (86 plays): I love Steely Dan & do not feel obligated to defend these plays. My Most Anticipated Album of 2015? Buying more old Steely Dan albums.

24. Sebadoh - Harmacy (85 plays): Fell back in love with Sebadoh after seeing them at the Turf Club in late 2013. Couldn't stop playing Harmacy for about three months.

25. The Ashtray Hearts - Old Numbers (85 plays): An album I've owned for years that I finally spent some time with. Soothing, heartbreaking Americana from this now-veteran Twin Cities band.

26. Rogue Valley - Geese In The Flyway (85 plays): RV's "Autumn Album" is their most seasonally appropriate. An album perfectly crafted album about transition.

27. Allan Kingdom - Future Memoirs (84 plays): In hindsight, FM is the bridge from Kingdom's breakthrough Talk To Strangers & the confusing, anything goes TheStand4rd album.

28. Dichotomy - Subterranean (84 plays): Mostly instrumental album combining live instruments & computers. An easy album to get lost in.

29. Suzie - Born Single (81 plays): No Problem Records had an incredible 2014, peaking with this psyched out masterpiece. Mark Ritsema trades grit for glam to great reward.

30. The Walkmen - Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone (79 plays): Seeing how beloved The Walkmen were when they broke up I made the conscious decision to find out why. Started here. Understanding quickly.

31. Rogue Valley - The Bookseller's House (79 plays): And the "Summer" album. Y'know what? Instead of reading this one, just go to their Bandcamp page & get it.

32. The Lemonheads - The Lemonheads (78 plays): Evan Dando backed by Karl & Bill from ALL?!?  1998 me is so angry 2014 me slept on this one for 8 years. Another classic Lemonheads LP.

33. Sebadoh - III (77 plays): I told you I was on a Sebadoh kick this year. Lou Barlow is an American treasure.

34. Warm Thrills - Warm Thrills (77 plays):  Now known as Plums, Warm Thrills lives on with one classic album. Imagine Stuart Murdoch trying to write like Pete Shelley. Bingo.

35. DJ Shadow - The Private Press (73 plays): His post-Entroducing... work takes a lot of heat & I wanted to find out why. After playing. The Private Press I still have no idea. Loved it.

36. Psymun - Heartsick (73 plays): The man behind TheStand4rd's sound, I understand Psymun's music best when it stands alone (or with K.Raydio gracing the mic). Great EP.

37. Some Pulp - Some Pulp (72 plays): Power-pop at its power-est & poppie-st. Opening three tracks were one of my favorite recorded moments of 2014.

38. The Dust Brothers - Fight Club (70 plays): Picked up this film score on a whim. The Dust Brothers deserve credit for Paul's Boutique & Odelay, but here they stand tall on their own.

39. Oaks - Field Beat (68 plays): A punky/shoegaze EP from a husband & wife duo. Drum machines & guitar squalls are cut in half by Erica Krumm's strong, clear vocals. Good stuff.

40. Big Pauper - Beyond My Means (66 plays): More than a beat tape, but not technically an album Beyond My Means was my public transit soundtrack for early 2014.

41. The Van Gobots - Guantanamo Beach Party (65 plays): Found out about TVG via their album backing rapper Homeless. Local guys sound like Minus The Bear, but a bit rougher around the edges.

42. The Miami Dolphins - Capri Sun (65 plays): A wonky "punk" album in the loosest sense of the word. Odd time signatures, schizo vocals, & bursts where it all fires together.

43. Ras Dude - Well Red (65 plays): An absolutely stoned-out beat tape that happens to double as one of my absolute favorites. Dusty, dub-style beats.

44. Flagland - Tireda Fightin (64 plays): High energy, deeply bitter indie punk. Not afraid to go sweet, not afraid to go vulgar, not afraid to leave ideas half-finished.

45. Dee Dee Mayo - Dee Dee Mayo Sweats It Out (64 plays): Ian Nygaard takes a break from playing guitar with Howler to put out this bizarro album about a beach, a jungle, & a guitar hero. It rules.

46. Girl Talk & Freeway - Broken Ankles (63 plays): Bridging the gap from Pittsburgh to Philly, Broken Ankles injects new life into a couple of artists who often struggle to surprise us.

47. The Persian Leaps - Drive Drive Delay (63 plays): St. Paul's finest power-poppers follow up their debut EP with an EP that's both deeper & more raw without sacrificing the hooks.

48. Mrs. - Cave (61 plays): Mrs. is a curious local act. Blues guitar riffs, mathematically precise rhythm, howling vocals, and all at the speed of the Ramones.

49. Frankie Teardrop - Raiders (61 plays): No Problem Records kicked off their year with this EP. Better hooks, more personal lyrics, & tighter production made this FT's best work yet.

50. R.E.M. - Eponymous (60 plays): The year that gave way to my soft rock phase began with a new appreciation for R.E.M.  These things may be related.






Well that's it, everybody.  Another year in the books.

Stay tuned to Flatbasset Radio over the next couple of weeks as I have a ton of "Best Of 2014" podcasts cooking up.  Until then, stop over to the Facebook page & give us a "Like" if you have the time and, y'know, like what we do here.

Remember, we're always up for taking requests & submissions on the podcast.  Just hit me up via Twitter or on the Facebook page or, um... in person?  Please don't request songs in person.


Until then, spay & neuter your pets and keep your fucking bike off the sidewalk.

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