[mp3] COOLRUNNINGS: “Spirit of the High” & “Rock Yr Baby”
January 8th, 2012 by Matt
Knoxville group COOLRUNNINGS just shared two new songs: the new track “Spirit of the High” and “Rock Yr Baby,” a George McCrae cover. MP3: COOLRUNNINGS – Spirit of the High MP3: COOLRUNNINGS- Rock Yr Baby (George McCrae) COOLRUNNINGS polished up their enjoyably rough sound for these tracks. “Spirit of the High” steps a bit toward [...]
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You Ain’t No Picasso’s Favorite Albums of 2011
December 19th, 2011 by Matt
#30: Fishboy – Classic Creeps MP3: Fishboy – Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut I don’t know which I find more impressive: that this album effortlessly weaves witticisms through incredible melody or that the entire album tells a complexly involved story. It’s easy to be dismissive of some pop records, but labels like “simplistic” just don’t stick [...]
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You Ain’t No Picasso’s favorite songs of 2011
December 5th, 2011 by Matt
2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]
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COOLRUNNINGS release new clear vinyl seven inch
September 13th, 2011 by Matt
A while back, I posted demos for two new COOLRUNNINGS songs, “Rusk” and “Fool Moon.” Now those songs have been tweaked, completed and pressed to wax. Their experimental pop sounds good when streaming, so I can only imagine how great it’d be to hear it on vinyl. Speaking of which, someone needs to put Dracula [...]
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[mp3] COOLRUNNINGS: “Fool Moon” & “Rusk” (demos)
May 23rd, 2011 by Matt
In the wake of how fantastic Dracula Is Only the Beginning was, I’d already started jonesing for my next COOLRUNNINGS fix. Luckily WTD stepped up by sharing these two new tracks. MP3: COOLRUNNINGS – Rusk (demo) MP3: COOLRUNNINGS – Fool Moon Both of these tracks are a bit different from what DIOTB led me to [...]
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[VIDEO] COOLRUNNINGS: “Dracula is Only the Beginning”
April 8th, 2011 by Matt
While not my favorite track on Dracula Is Only the Beginning, the title track is definitely the one with the best title. Thanks to Weekly Tape Deck for posting this insane music video. It’s an unofficial work done by Theiving Walrus, but hey — any excuse to post about COOLRUNNINGS again this week. Earlier this [...]
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[MP3] COOLRUNNINGS: “Chorus” & “Brunettes”
April 6th, 2011 by Matt
And just by posting this cover image I have ensured that my girlfriend will say “ew” the next time she looks at my site. But hey, it’s unique and memorable. Where to start with COOLRUNNINGS? First of all, if anyone in the band wants to let me know if I have to keep writing the [...]
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