On the off chance you haven’t noticed, we’re taking the summer off. Writing up new material, redesigning the layout, changing servers, all that stuff. As Stan Lee would say, Excelsior!
In the meantime, I’ll be periodically posting mp3 mix tapes. This one is basically for stoners, and it’s best enjoyed outside on randomized order. A soul one is coming soon and you can probably expect more after that (depending on how long the redesign takes).
Two of my most anticipated 2010 releases have leaked, and they are just as dreamy and summery as you would both hope and expect! Ariel Pink’s 4AD debut (Before Today) and Beach Fossils official full-length (Self-Titled). Former one-man projects, both groups have benefited from the permanent involvement of touring musicians and from cleaned-up (but not antiseptic) production choices.
There’s a new Beach House album out but, lah-dee-dah, it sounds exactly like every other Beach House album that’s ever been released. The real excitement here in Morgantown is the Beach Fossils album being prepped for release in March, which I somehow neglected to include in last week’s list of most-anticipated 2010 releases.
Right now, Woodsist is notable for releasing beloved albums by bands of the moment (Kurt Vile, Blank Dogs, Psychedelic Horseshit) and the past 15-30 seconds (Wavves, Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Crystal Stilts, Vivian Girls). This week’s guten morgan is about 3 artists whose albums are just now in the Woodsist pipeline: Fergus & Geronimo, Beach Fossils, and Meth Teeth.