Monday, August 30, 2010

RMHQ Weekly Staff Pick


This week's pick is from Pete, our mighty leader and most inventive sandwich maker to walk the earth...

The xx- xx
"Released late last year, The xx's debut album was a welcome highlight in 2009.  Housed in a Saville-esque sleeve, loaded with '80s references and a large chunk of '00s Londontown, this album won me over pretty quickly.  It's warm, haunting, sparse and very beautiful.  They've been nominated for this year's Mercury Prize and they'd surely get my vote!"

Monday, August 23, 2010

Means

We've been waiting sooooo long, and now it's here.  Street Chant's Means album is out today. In case you didn't know, the band is Emily Littler, Billie Rogers and Alex Brown.  They formed in 2007 with Mikey Sperring (now of the Drab Doo Riffs) on drums; and came to the attention of the underground with the pop-grunge nugget Scream Walk, which was on the Real Groove's Awesome Feeling II comp.

Sperring was replaced by Alex, the band changed their name from Mean Street and things really kicked off...

Means (recorded by Bob Frisbee) is released on Arch Hill via us.  Today.

Friday, August 20, 2010

A Swamp Pop Journey to Aotearoa!

Lousiana Legends
LIL' BAND O' GOLD
Bring Swamp-Pop to New Zealand!

Sept. 23 Dunedin - Re-Fuel
Sept. 24 Christchurch - Al’s Bar
Sept. 25 Wellington - San Francisco Bath House
Sept. 26  Auckland - Kings Arms

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM TICKETMASTER, REAL GROOVY (CHRISTCHURCH, WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND), and MARBECKS (DUNEDIN)

Bayou rhythms, rockin’ accordions, heartbreaking voices and great southern storytelling: New Zealand will get a taste of Louisiana’s best musical recipe when swamp-pop supergroup Lil’ Band O’ Gold tours this September. 
Meantime, have this free sample:



Can't wait!




Thursday, August 12, 2010

O is for....

OPSHOP!


Congratulations on your #1 album Until the End of Time

  



From your friends at Rhythmethod. 

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Pie Sandwiches Anyone?

When there's a hangover to be dealt to, come see the RM crew for sure-fire winning cures like this:


This delectable Pie Sandwich belongs to the chief and was captured yesterday (the day after a few brews the night before at Band Of Horses).