This Week In Leaks and Releases (February 15)

February 15, 2011

By Steven B.

This was the week of the Strokes and of the Gaga. Impressed by the former, slightly less so by the latter, it’s also been a great week for live music here in Barcelona. Japanther on Thursday night, Me and the Bees exactly one week later, and Aias on Saturday! (see videos from ALL gigs on my youtube page and photos on LHNA’s Facebook page) Anyway, we’ve got some truly great stuff for you this week… I’ll have to be brief as I’m working on a huge job for tomorrow (bloggers with time, I envy you)!

The Rural Alberta Advantage – Two Lovers

I must say, when I first heard the new album, I was a little let down. Subsequent listens have however changed that initial impression. Definitely a grower.

Beach Fossils – Calyer

For some reason I never really got into Beach Fossils until recently, and I’ve fallen completely and utterly in love with them. They even played here in Barcelona last year and I missed it…

Belong – Perfect Life

Pure perfection. I want to sit in the middle of a dark room and have this song fired at me from all sides (with art from here projected on the walls).

Pete and the Pirates – Winter 1

LHNA saw Pete and the Pirates (with Santa hats!) on a cold winter night back in 2007 (?), on a trip to London and were blown away. Their debut album was equally brilliant, so it’s with some excitement that we greet their return (Head over to Barcelona, would you, guys?). I know it already came out a few week ago but we don’t care cause it rules.

Tip for indie DJs: Try mixing this with ‘Stuck on Repeat’ by Little Boots

HONHEEHONHEE – A. Is For Animal (myspace)

The name of this band was inspired by the sound of a horse. Possibly.

Apparently this (unsigned) band have only been together for ‘a matter of months’ and hail from Montreal. If they’ve already managed to create something as perfect as ‘A. is for Animal’ in that short time, it’s pretty exciting to think what they might do in the future…

It starts all electronically, beep bleepy and stuff, then goes into powerpop overload. Great stuff.

Bonus track: