Mike Taylor - The Neutrinos - “One Way Kiss”, from the CD, One Way Kiss

Most of you know that I’ve been with the station, in some capacity, for a long time. Hired as a part-timer in 1989, to be exact, just a few months out of college and a new Cincinnati resident. After a few years, though, I decided to quit. I really don’t know why but I do know that I didn’t stay that way for long. I still listened faithfully, still really dug new music and would pretty regularly hear a song which would nearly have me reaching for the phone to ask for my part-time gig back. Then, I heard a song that did it. It was a scuzzy, garagey number called “Love Your Money” by Daisy Chainsaw, a female fronted British band. It was just one of those tunes that made me think “My God, what a great tune. Where else would I ever hear this?”. With that, I picked up the phone and said I wanted back in.

Fast forward 15 years, and I’ve run across another band that reminds me a lot of Daisy Chainsaw, The Neutrinos. Released next week on the Wet Nurse label in the UK, their debut full-length is garage rock that’s a bit rough around the edges. None of this pretty-boy Strokes stuff here. Featuring the pretty Karen Reilly on vocals and guitar, The Neutrinos will recall edgier Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the brattier L7. They first hit North American soil at NXNE in Toronto earlier this summer to nearly unanimous raves. No need to wait for the import, sample the title track here and see if that doesn’t leave you wanting more.

Download the song here.

Matt Shiv - Tegan & Sara- “Back In Your Head” from the CD The Con

For whatever reason, I resisted sitting down and spending time with Tegan & Sara’s latest record “The Con.” I’ve enjoyed them enough in the past, but it still took me about a week of carrying this cd around with me before I finally gave it a shot.

The twin sisters worked with Death Cab’s Chris Walla this time around and, turns out, it really sounds great. I fell in love with several tracks on the full-length, but keep going back to the first single. This could be their best cut yet, even eclipsing “Walking With A Ghost” for me. The quirky video features what appears to be a room full of choreographed, color changing mummies. You can’t press play fast enough, can you?

Joe Long - - Aesop Rock, “None Shall Pass” from the CD None Shall Pass.

I bet you didn’t expect to get some hip-hop from my entry this week did you? But I have to say, that after seeing Aesop’s live show this summer and then hearing the crispness of this first song, I was won over. The tune, None Shall Pass, not only showcases Aesop as one of the most talented lyricists in hip hop and has a sound that is as good as I have heard from a rap song this year, but, it also has an amazing playback quality. What I mean by that is it sounds better each time I listen, and I do not usually feel that way about hip hop.

Take a listen to the title cut from Aesop’s upcoming album which is being released on EL-P’s label, Definitive Jux.

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass

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