That Sound :: Indie music podcast, hosted by Dave Cusick

That Sound #112 - Boy Least Likely To, Josh Ritter, Wire, Rhye, They Might Be Giants, more!

Dave — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:58:26 +0000

(artist - song + video link - album + purchase link :: extra info)

The Boy Least Likely To - I Keep Falling In Love With You Again - The Great Perhaps :: out April 21
All Dogs Invited - Something Better - Mammals Amongst Us EP
Elephant Stone - Heavy Moon - Elephant Stone
Quantic & Alice Russell - Here Again - Look Around the Corner
Chaos Chaos - In this Place - digital single
CISAR - High Horses - digital single
Bleeding Rainbow - Pink Ruff - Yeah Right
Y La Bamba - Oh February - Oh February EP
Bat For Lashes - All Your Gold - The Haunted Man
Mean Jeans - Anybody Out There? - On Mars
Foghorn Stringband - Be Kind to a Man while He’s Down - Outshine the Sun
Josh Ritter - New Lover - The Beast in Its Tracks
Circus Devils (feat Robert Pollard) - All the Good Ones are Gone - I Razor Soundtrack :: out in May
Dead Leaf Echo - Memorytraces - Thought & Language
Wire - Love Bends - Change Becomes Us
Golden Bloom - Flying Mountain - No Day Like Today
Menahan Street Band - The Crossing - The Crossing
Lotte Kestner - Wrestler - The Bluebird of Happiness
Robert Gomez - Robert Durand, Commuter, beheaded in crash of Staten Island ferry, 2003 - Severance Songs
Menomena - Plumage - Moms
Rhye - Open - Woman
Shugo Tokumaru - Decorate - In Focus
Shannon and the Clams - Rip Van Winkle - Dreams in the Rat House :: out May 21
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - Holy Roller - We the Common
The Evaporators - I Hate Being Late when I’m Early (with Andrew W.K.) - Busy Doing Nothing!
They Might Be Giants - You’re on Fire - Nanobots

mp3s:

The Boy Least Likely To - I Keep Falling in Love with You Again
Elephant Stone - Heavy Moon
Quantic & Alice Russell - Here Again (via RCRD LBL)
Bleeding Rainbow - Yeah Right (email required)
Y La Bamba - Oh February
Bat for Lashes - All Your Gold
Mean Jeans - Anybody Out There?
Josh Ritter - New Lover (via KCRW)
Circus Devils (feat Robert Pollard) - All the Good Ones are Gone (via Hidden Shoal)
Dead Leaf Echo - Memorytraces (email required)
Wire - Love Bends
Golden Bloom - No Day Like Today
Menahan Street Band - The Crossing (email required)
Robert Gomez - Robert Durand, Commuter, beheaded in crash of Staten Island ferry, 2003
Menomena - Plumage
Rhye - Open
Shugo Tomumaru - Decorate
Shannon and the Clams - Rip Van Winkle
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - Holy Roller
The Evaporators with Andrew W.K. - I Hate Being Late when I’m Early
They Might Be Giants - You’re on Fire (via Stereogum)

That Sound #111 - Matt Pond, Sallie Ford, Low, Thermals, Junip, Ormonde interview, more!

Dave — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:25:54 +0000

Hi! Hello! How are you? Do you remember me? Do you remember this website? Do you remember a time when people visited websites that weren’t owned by some social conglomerate or were simply collections of content originally posted by other websites that also posted collections of content? Do you remember accessing these websites on actual computers, instead of sentient telephones?

Well, anyway, I’m here now again, and I’m really glad you are too. I started doing this show over 11 years ago, before podcasting was even a thing. It’s been six months since my last show, which is the longest gap I’ve ever had in production, and I totally hated not doing it. But life was busy, and my computer was dead, and the one thing about Computer Resurrection is that it costs money, and I didn’t have any.

So, I hope this finds you well. Be sure to check out Ormonde, the amazing duo I got to interview. Buy all their music, and maybe stalk them a little bit, too.

(artist - song + video link - album + purchase link :: extra info)

Matt Pond - Love to Get Used - The Lives Inside the Lines in Your Hand :: out February 5
Veronica Falls - Teenage - Waiting for Something to Happen
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside - They Told Me - Untamed Beast :: out February 19
STRFKR - Say to You - Miracle Mile :: out February 19
Bob Mould - The Descent - Silver Age :: I was in the video.
Miracles of Modern Science - I Found Space - Dog Year :: This was my favorite video of 2012, and only 4,000 people have seen it.
Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love - Beta Love

Ormonde - Secret - Machine
Ormonde - Blank Slate - Machine
Ormonde - I’ll Let You Know - Machine

Bonobo - Cirrus - The North Borders :: out April 1
Pedro the Lion - When They Really Get to Know You, They will Run - It’s Hard to Find a Friend (remastered)
Low - Just Make It Stop - The Invisible Way :: out March 19
Ex Cops - James - True Hallucinations
Typhoon - Common Sentiments - Common Sentiments 7″, White Lighter :: release TBA
The Thermals - Born to Kill - Desperate Ground :: out April 16
Junip - Line of Fire - Junip :: out April 23
The Weather Station with Baby Eagle - Mule in the Flowers - Duets #2
Adam Brock - Young Love - Poplar Trees
Alex Arrowsmith - Hey You :: digital single
mp3s:

Matt Pond - Love to Get Used (email required)
Veronica Falls - Teenage
STRFKR - Say to You (via Twit Music)
Bob Mould - The Descent
Miracles of Modern Science - I Found Space (via Bandcamp)
Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
Bonobo - Cirrus (email required)
Pedro the Lion - When They Really Get to Know You They will Run
Low - Just Make It Stop (email required)
Ex Cops - James
Typhoon - Common Sentiments (via Bandcamp)
The Thermals - Born to Kill (email required)
Junip - Line of Fire
The Weather Station with Baby Eagle - Mule in the Flowers
Adam Brock - Young Love (via Bandcamp)
Alex Arrowsmith - Hey You

Four Portland music videos

Dave — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:08:04 +0000

The final two weeks of summer have seen four Portland bands releasing music videos. I posted last week about those by The Helio Sequence and Parenthetical Girls, and today about the ones for Pure Bathing Culture and the Corin Tucker Band. Go forth and watch!

Also, I’ve got a couple new podcast episodes in the works, one will be out later this week, the next by month’s end!

New Bob Mould video

Dave — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:59:55 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to be an extra in a video directed by Alicia J. Rose for Bob Mould. I talked with Alicia after it was finished, and wrote about her thoughts + my experience for my friends over at opbmusic. Head over there, watch the video and read all about it!

That Sound #110 - Ariel Pink, Dan Deacon, Aimee Mann, Dum Dum Girls, Onuinu, Sea & Cake, more!

Dave — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:15:11 +0000

All your summer songs!

(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Visions - Untogether :: out October 9
Allo Darlin’ - Capricornia - Europe [video]
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Only in My Dreams - Mature Themes :: out August 21
Dan Deacon - Lots - America :: out August 28
Aimee Mann - Charmer - Charmer :: out September 18
Gru - Boy in Love - digital single
Gift of Gab (feat Samantha Kravitz) - Protocol - The Next Logical Progression [video]
Mirel Wagner - No Death - Mirel Wagner [video]
Sonny and the Sunsets - Pretend You Love Me - Longtime Companion [video]
Japandroids - The House that Heaven Built - Celebration Rock
Pure Bathing Culture - Ivory Coast - Pure Bathing Culture EP
Frank Ocean - Sweet Life - Channel Orange
The Mountain Goats - Cry for Judas - Transcendental Youth :: out October 2
Wild Belle - Keep You - 12″ single
Finn Riggins - Big News - Benchwarmers EP [video]
The Raveonettes - She Owns the Streets - Observator :: out September 11 [video]
Dum Dum Girls - Lord Knows - End of Daze EP :: out September 25
Tycho - A Walk - Dive
Onuinu - Happy Home - Mirror Gazer :: out September 11 [video]
Antibalas - Dirty Money - Antibalas :: out August 7 [video]
The Sea and Cake - Harps - Runner :: out September 18
Jasmine Ash And Jacques Brautbar - Enjoy The Silence - digital single :: Depeche Mode cover
Choir! Choir! Choir! - Only You - digital single :: Yaz[oo] cover [video]
mp3s:

Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Visions
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Only in My Dreams
Dan Deacon - Lots
Aimee Mann - Charmer (via NPR Music)
Gru - Boy in Love (pay with a tweet!)
Gift of Gab (feat Samantha Kravitz) - Protocol
Mirel Wagner - No Death
Sonny & the Sunsets - Pretend You Love Me
Japandroids - The House that Heaven Built (.wav)
Pure Bathing Culture - Ivory Coast
Frank Ocean - Sweet Life
The Mountain Goats - Cry for Judas
Wild Belle - Keep You
Finn Riggins - Big News
The Raveonettes - She Owns the Streets
Dum Dum Girls - Lord Knows (email required)
Tycho - A Walk
Onuinu - Happy Home
Antibalas - Dirty Money (email required)
The Sea and Cake - Harps
Jasmine Ash and Jacques Bratbar - Enjoy the Silence (email required)
Choir! Choir! Choir! - Only You

Record Stores in Music Videos

Dave — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:20:41 +0000

As a teenager, my favorite escape was to hop a bus downtown after school, and trek around the record stores for a couple hours before heading home. These days, the nearest proper record store is at least an hour drive from where I live, and most of my music discovery and acquisition is online, within the comfort and isolation of my own home. Sadly, my story is a common one. But I still love to go into a literal brick-and-mortar store and leave with an actual artifact in hand, one which provides a unique psycho-acoustical performance every time it is played.

I’ve noticed a few music videos recently that use the sacred space of the record store as one of their settings. Just today, this one from The Gaslight Anthem, following a record for years of its life:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf-rEslupnY

And, just a couple weeks ago, this one from Luck One & Dekk’s pay-what-you-want release, about scouring for samples and inspiration:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQzanK4SDrU

There’s also this one from Portland band A Thief at Heart, capturing the band’s youthful energy:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9vkHzXhQM

And, who could forget Wild Flag’s video from last summer, where the band’s errands include a trip to Portland’s Jackpot Records?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J8n9R8rnB8

Also posted this week, is a moving and informative 30-minute documentary on Bleecker Bob’s, a Greenwich Village institution for nearly half a decade. Watch it here.

Are there any music videos I’ve forgotten here? Do you have a favorite record store?

Six Portland music videos

Dave — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:54:02 +0000

Usually, the Portland music scene sees a really solid music video come out just every month or two, but in the last month alone, we’ve had six (seven, actually, if you count Luck-One’s luxuriously-filmed record shopping in Portland’s inferior rival, Seattle). I interviewed seven filmmakers about their videos, and posted the whole thing in two parts over with my friends at opbmusic.

So, get ready to get in touch with your inner Kubrick, and settle in with Part I, take an intermission, and then see Part II.

My 10th anniversary of being in radio

Dave — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:55:26 +0000

Ten years ago this week, I nervously headed into the KPSU DJ booth, with a duffel bag full of records and CDs, and delivered the first broadcast of my show. Its original name was “The Post Modern Rock Show”, which was my attempt at coining the new term that we all use to encompass the types of music (indie, punk, new wave, electronic, garage, C86, etc) we all consider to be “the good stuff.” “Alternative” and “modern rock” had previously served this function, but had been eroded by commercial garbage. My hope was that “post modern rock” would catch on, and I would ride that wave. I even created an Urban Dictionary entry for it.

But eventually, it became clear that “post modern rock” was too ambiguous, and also a mouthful. And so “That Sound” was born.

Here is a streamable playlist of my first show. I have mercifully not included my cracking voice amongst these still-great songs.

Post Modern Rock Show - July 11, 2002 by Dave Cusick on Grooveshark

Two months in, delusions of grandeur still intact, I booked an interview with author and then-regular This American Life contributor Sarah Vowell. I had only done one interview previously (with They Might Be Giants), and so I didn’t yet know how to ask questions I didn’t have written down right in front of me, but she was a pro, and it went amazingly well.

So, here’s to ten years, and hopefully many tens to come. Keep your eyes out for a new podcast, coming soon!

That Sound #109 - Cat Power, Yeasayer, Langhorne Slim, Stars, David Byrne & St. Vincent, more!

Dave — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:49:21 +0000

Dedicated to those two days of summer we had. Those were AWESOME!

(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

Cat Power - Ruin - Sun :: out September 4
Yeasayer - Henrietta - Fragrant World :: out August 21 [video]
Patrick Watson - Words in the Fire - Adventures in Your Own Backyard
Langhorne Slim - The Way We Move - The Way We Move [video]
King Khan and the Shrines - Bite My Tongue - split-7″ with Mikal Cronin [video]
Here We Go Magic - How Do I Know - A Different Ship [video]
The Tallest Man on Earth - 1904 - There’s No Leaving Now
Stars - The Theory of Relativity - The North :: out September 4
AU - OJ - Both Lights
Giant Giant Sand - Detained - Tucson
Laetitia Sadier - Find Me the Pulse of the Universe - Silencio :: out July 14
Deep Time - Clouds - Deep Time :: out July 10 [video]
Lee Fields - You’re the Kind of Girl - Faithful Man [video]
The Mynabirds - Body of Work - Generals
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Who - Love this Giant :: out September 11
CFCF - Exercise #3 (Buildings) - Exercises [video]
Kelly Hogan - Plant White Roses - I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - When Love Gets to a Man - Howdy Do! [video]
Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless - Attack on Memory [video]
Whispertown - Open the Other Eye - Parallel
Roane Namuh & Reva DeVito - Frozen - Cloudshine [video]
Ormonde - Can’t Imagine - Machine :: out August 7
Jaill - Waste a Lot of Things - Traps
Body Parts - Doing Things - On Purpose [video]
mp3s:

Cat Power - Ruin
Yeasayer - Henrietta
Patrick Watson - Words in the Fire
Langhorne Slim & the Law - The Way We Move
King Khan and the Shrines - Bite My Tongue
Here We Go Magic - How Do I Know
The Tallest Man on Earth - 1904
Stars - The Theory of Relativity (email required)
AU - OJ
Giant Giant Sand - Detained
Laetitia Sadier - Find Me the Pulse of the Universe
Deep Time - Clouds
Lee Fields - You’re the Kind of Girl (via RCRD LBL)
The Mynabirds - Body of Work
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Who
CFCF - Exercise #3 (Buildings)
Kelly Hogan - Plant White Roses (via Rolling Stone)
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - When Love Gets to a Man
Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless
Whispertown - Open the Other Eye
Roane Namuh & Reva DeVito - Frozen (via Bandcamp)
Ormonde - Can’t Imagine
Jaill - Waste a Lot of Things
Body Parts - Doing Things (.zip)

That Sound #108 - Zeus, Sun Kil Moon, Chairlift, Edward Sharpe, Beach House, more!

Dave — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:11:44 +0000

Dedicated to Dwight and Suzanna, who will be married this weekend!

(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

Islands - Hallways - A Sleep & a Forgetting
Zeus - Are You Gonna’ Waste My Time? - Busting Visions
Laura Gibson - The Fire - La Grande
Retribution Gospel Choir - The Stone (Revolution!) - The Revolution EP
Best Coast - The Only Place - The Only Place :: out May 12
La Sera - Please Be My Third Eye - Sees the Light
Sun Kil Moon - Sunshine in Chicago - Among the Leaves :: out May 29
AU - Get Alive - Both Lights
The Raveonettes - Night Comes Out - Into the Night EP :: out April 24
of Montreal - Dour Percentage - Paralytic Stalks
Amanda Mair - Sense - Amanda Mair :: out June 5
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - I Just Can’t Wait - digital single :: Ric Ocasek cover
Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari - Something
Bear in Heaven - Reflection of You - I Love You It’s Cool
The Sugarman 3 - Rudy’s Intervention - What the World Needs Now :: out May 15
The Alialujah Choir - A House a Home - The Alialujah Choir :: THE VIDEO IS SO GOOD
Josh and Mer - From the Sea - Planet Music :: here is a video from those guys
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Man on Fire - Here
Free Energy - Electric Fever - Love Sign :: release TBA
Denison Witmer - Life Before Aesthetics - The Ones Who Wait
King Tuff - Bad Thing - King Tuff :: out May 29
Beach House - Myth - Bloom :: out May 15
Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow - Mr. M :: I interviewed him one time
Jeffrey Lewis - Cult Boyfriend - A Turn in the Dream-Songs
mp3s:

Islands - Hallways
Zeus - Are You Gonna Waste My Time? (.zip)
Laura Gibson - The Fire
Retribution Gospel Choir - The Stone (Revolution!)
Best Coast - The Only Place (email required)
La Sera - Please Be My Third Eye
Sun Kil Moon - Sunshine in Chicago
AU - Get Alive
The Raveonettes - Night Comes Out (email required)
of Montreal - Dour Percentage
Amanda Mair - Sense
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - I Just Can’t Wait
Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari
Bear in Heaven - Reflection of You
The Sugarman 3 - Rudy’s Intervention (via Rolling Stone)
Josh and Mer - From the Sea (.wav)
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Man on Fire (widget)
Free Energy - Electric Fever
Denison Witmer - Life Before Aesthetics
King Tuff - Bad Thing
Beach House - Myth (email required)
Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow
Jeffrey Cain - Cult Boyfriend (widget)