2 random goodies from 2 favorite bands: Freelance Whales and Apse for your Tuesday

Generator ^ Second Floor mp3 Freelance Whales Weathervanes …. pre-order it and get the digital download now! (release date, March 16)

Remember me raving about Freelance Whales? Wow, I’m still listening to their album. It’s beautifully, happy, intricate indie music with words that are fun and also meaningful and interesting. I’ll admit to you, my dear readers, one of the things that I grow weary of in the indie scene is the plethora of music with just nonsensical, at best, or inane (more typically) lyrics. It seems that if you don’t want to sing about love and emo-out, then you sometimes end up trying to convince me that photos of your cat just aren’t as amusing to you as they once were. Ugh. However, Freelance Whales’ songs are full of quirky, meaningful words without getting bogged down in heavy music. This song, even as deathly serious as it is, has such a bittersweet feeling.

Us Tour Dates - look for them at Sasquatch Festival, May 30th

3/1- Webster Hall – New York, NY (With Shout Out Louds)
3/5 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
3/6 – Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, D.C
3/7 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
3/9 – The End – Nashville, TN
3/10 – Pilot Light – Knoxville, TN
3/11 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
3/12 – Harvest Of Hope Festival – St. Augustine, FL
3/13 – Will’s Pub – Orlando, FL
3/14 – The Engine Room – Tallahassee, FL
3/16 – Mango’s – Houston, TX
3/22 – The Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ
3/23 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
3/24 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
3/25 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
3/28 – Crocodile Café – Seattle, WA
3/29 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
3/31 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
4/1 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO
4/2 – Replay Lounge – Lawrence, KS
4/3 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
4/4 – Schuba’s – Chicago, IL
4/6 – El Mocambo Club – Toronto, ON
4/7 – Il Motore – Montreal, QB
4/8 – The Middle East – Boston, MA

And for a completely different flavor, try this new Apse video on for size! I’ve moaned in delirium about this band’s new album before, on these pages. And “Blown Doors” was on my “Best Makeout Music” playlist, remember? I think you’ll like this too, …. buy Climb Up

And click here, for a little feature toward the end of the show on All Songs Considered, on NPR from September 28 of last year, featuring “The Return” (scroll all the way down, I couldn’t get the player to embed, sorry darlings)

Tour Dates

Feb 27 2010 8:00P Piano’s NYC
May 27 2010 8:00P PRIMAVERA SOUND 2010 Barcelona, ES
Sep 4 2010 8:00P ATP NY 2010 Monticello, New York