City Spotlight:::Athens Double Feature

Grass Giraffes 

An Athens four piece band with the slogan 'Bringing you all the hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s', was recently featured on NPR's All Songs Consider as a band that should be bigger than they are. With the increase publicity hopefully this band can add to the list of great musical groups to come out of the Classic City.

Grass Giraffes ::: Better Along and Backstories

(2 songs, one video)

Phosphorescent

Though Matthew Houck has since moved to Brooklyn, he gained his start as the band Phosphorescent in Athens, GA back in 2001. His latest album with the incredible name, Muchacho is set to release on March 19th. The first single, Song for Zula, off the record is already receiving well deserved attention.

Phosphorescent ::: Song for Zula

Phosphorescent ::: Full Grown Man

Artist Spotlight ::: Low

Entering into their 20th year, indie rock band Low, is set to release their tenth studio album, The Invisible Way March 19th. Teaming up with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy only increases the buzz around this album featuring Plastic Cup, their first single off the new record.

Low ::: Plastic Cup

Low ::: Witches

     

Artist Spotlight ::: Childish Gambino

Childish got into the dubstep game recently with his collaboration with English DJ Flux Pavillion on the track 'Do or Die'. Donald Glover the comedian turned writer turned actor turned rapper was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. If you haven't gotten into his work, he's as good of a lyricists as rap has seen lately and his shows are even better.

Flux Pavilion ::: Do or Die

(Feat. Childish Gambino)

Childish Gambino ::: RIP

(Feat Bun B)

Please allow me to re-introduce myself

After a longtime absence from the blogosphere, I have made my triumphant return here to the You Ought to Hear This Blog started by my good friend Robert Cliatt. I am no stranger to blogspot blogs, as for many years myself and the Hartzell Brothers ran the We Know Footy and Stop Calling It Soccer blogs (click my profile to see the links to these), blogs about global football (no, not pigskin). With this blog, I hope to enlighten you all on one of my other passions, music. Myself, Robert, and some of our other friends will be contributing here (Robert's off to a nice head start), and we hope to share our musical interests, experiences at the many shows we have been to (hit Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Music Midtown this past year), and maybe even review an album or two (again, Robert with the head start).

The first thing I would like to post here is a video from a concert I attended at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA in the fall of 2011. As I was looking through some old files on my computer, I found a bunch of the old video's I have taken from concerts over the past few years. This one is from Australian Electronic band Cut Copy. The song is Lights and Music from their 2008 album In Ghost Colours. I hope you all enjoy, and this will be the first in a series of posts that will have a new video up each week.

 

Artist Spotlight ::: Mount Moriah

This quartet of North Carolinian's was described by NPR Music as “an infectious brew of gospel, folk, rock and country that asks questions of the establishment while looking at love from every angle.” They're currently on tour to promote their soon to be released "Miracle Temple. You can pick up their album 04.12.13 and see them live in Atlanta at the Drunken Unicorn on 03.09.13.

Mount Moriah ::: The Letting Go

Mount Moriah ::: Plane

     

Artist Spotlight ::: Kid Cudi

After taking a break to work on his rock album WZRD, Cudi returns home with his slow and methodical lyrics. His new EP Inducid is scheduled for early 2013 and will feature King Wizard (below).

Kid Cudi ::: King Wizard

Kid Cudi ::: Just What I Am

Artist Spotlight ::: Little Yukon

A psychedelic rock band from Minneapolis working on this first album.
Little Yukon ::: Lazy
Little Yukon ::: Blood Spatter