MOOD RING by harlem

i accidentally came across this little find yesterday (via sd) to discover that the fun live act harlem released a single earlier this year to surprisingly very little fanfare.  the single, 'lsd saves,' was released in 2/10 (buy), which preceded the release of their second lp, hippies, in april.  hippies was released on matador records  and is the record that brought the band much wider recognition (at least it did for me).  anyways, no news of them coming back to LA anytime soon, but below is the b-side from the single entitled 'moon ring,' and another favorite from hippies. 

mood ring

someday soon
by harlem (myspace | matador)

DIRTY SECRETS by mind spiders

here is some more great music to come out of texas this year. mind spiders are out of fort worth and is a side project of mark ryan.  his 'permanent' gig is with the raucous marked men, but we can focus on them another time possibly.  these tunes are off the first single that featured 4 tracks and was released earlier this year on dirtnap records (buy). it's another inexpensive single full of quality tracks that are addictive and well worth the money. go listen already!

dirty secrets

world's destroyed
by mind spiders - (myspace | dirtnap records)