For my fellow Chicagoans, let me tell you for a brief moment about a worthwhile show happening in town. It’s happening tomorrow (Thursday), so take note that if you’re reading this after 9/6/12, you’re already too late. For those that aren’t though, there’s a strong triple bill happening at Township. Noise FM, Birds & Batteries and Moritat will all be performing at this 21+ show. It starts at 9pm and tickets are only $8. If you ask me, it’s definitely worth it. A small bit of background on these bands. The Noise FM are one of Chicago’s hardest working bands. They always seem like they’re touring and playing shows either nationally or in and around Chicago. If you go to enough shows in the city, you’ve probably seen them once or twice or a bunch more than that. Their sound is bouncy and fun rock that’s both danceable and intelligent. Listen to their music at Bandcamp. I’ve featured Birds & Batteries on this site a few times, but if you missed those tracks and want to know what they’re all about, stream their new EP Stray Light on Soundcloud. They’re a really high energy synth pop band, which really meshes well on a bill with The Noise FM. As for Moritat, they’re a pretty hotly rising Chicago band whose sound is challenging to define. That’s a good thing though, because one minute they’re awash in ethereal synths and the next they’re driving hard with guitars. Above all though they’re impressive musicians with a bunch of catchy songs that are quickly gaining them attention from all the right places. Their new album Clill Blanzin is the perfect 10-track example of what they do best. Stream or buy the whole thing at Bandcamp, or for a quick taste download the mp3 for their song “Cats” with a simple click. So yeah, a great bill at a small venue for a small cost which I’m recommending you go and see. It’d be nice to claim that you saw them before they became big. Buy tickets to the show via this link. Okay, now let’s tackle today’s Pick Your Poison. Track recommendations? I’ve got those covered. Don’t miss downloads from Cajsa Siik, Easy Lover, Erin Costelo, Midnight Magic, Swim and The Valery Trails. In the Soundcloud section, stream good stuff from Prince Sunarawma (the collaboration between Sun Araw and Prince Rama) and Savoir Adore.
Cajsa Siik – Was I Supposed To
Easy Lover – End of the Season
Easy Lover – New Maggie
EP’s Trailer Park – Another Sun
Florence and the Machine – Falling (From Jupiter Remix)
Le Roi Crocodile – Youth Decay
Midnight Magic – Same Way I Feel
Russell M. Harmon – Without You, I’d Cease
Sudakistan – El Movimiento (Teenhaze Edit)
Theatre of Delays – Alpha (Vangelis cover)
Tidy Street – Love is a Verb (Rough Mix)
The Valery Trails – Too Soon Forgotten
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