DIY Radio: Into The Blogosphere (7th November 2011) by Diy on Mixcloud

This is the part where Music Fan’s Mic scampers off into the frightening depths of (very) amateur radio every two weeks, producing a show made entirely of brand sparkling new songs. All in the name of DIY Radio. 

We’ve a suitably spooky feel to this week’s ‘Into the Blogosphere’, what with many artists cannily releasing Halloween-related tracks in the past two weeks. Glass Candy lead the way with their superb preview of a forthcoming return album, but the more remarkable of the past fortnight’s material comes from the more upbeat and ravishing arrivals of Field Music, Crystal Stilts and GRMLN.

In amongst a lovely balance between the creepy and the ragged garage rock are a few incredible efforts from Keep Shelly In Athens, Rostam and Vinyl Williams. If you’re into skipping through these DIY shows – note: this is generally regarded as a sin – make sure you earmark those tracks. And our album of the fortnight comes in the form of BLOUSE’s debut; a terrific work of nostalgic indulgence, all enveloped in a striking, dated style of production. Enjoy these next two hours because you’re bound to find at least a few gems suited to your taste. Tracklist is below, followed by a few highlights in nifty little soundcloud players.

Tracklisting

Keep Shelly In Athens - DIY
Svengali - Siriul Killa
Victories At Sea - Future Gold
Your Favorite Color - Spooky Song
Cool Angels - r u real
Each Other - Looking Lapsed
Crystal Stilts - Dark Eyes
Magic City - Your Eyes
His Clancyness - Carry A Perch
Field Music - I Keep Thinking
Cloud Nothings - No Future/ No Past
Milagres - Glowing Mouth
BLOUSE - Videotapes
BLOUSE - Controller
Flashing Red Lights - Weekdays
Glass Candy - Halloween
Korallreven - Sa Sa Samoa
Wondr - Rough Start
Oneohtrix Point Never - Nassau
Rostam - Don’t Let It Get To You
Long Weekends - Shame On You
Lil Daggers - Dada Brown
Sea Lions - Grown Up
GRMLN - Relax Yourself (Dolphin Cry)
The National - Twenty Miles to NH Part 2
St Lucia - We Got It Wrong
Washed Out - Call It Off
Estasy - Wild Wants
The Black Tambourines - The Flaming Groovies
Slow Magic - Feel Flows
Vinyl Williams – Higher Worlds

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