The classy guys over at Eyeball Records are on the ball. With their Volume 3 of Eyeball Awareness they focused on voting, with the latest election in mind. We at MusicUnderFire were quite pleased to see so many precincts with high percentages of turnout. If you voted for whomever you voted, you rock!
Volume 1 of Eyeball Awareness was benefiting To Write Love On Her Arms, a non-profit movement which aims to present hope and find help for young people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Volume 2 teamed the label with Invisible Children to bring action to help our global community, whether it happens on a local level or national level.
Volume 3 can be downloaded for free here. We have provided the track listings below as well as a few MP3 from this compilation.
Pompeii - Rabbit Ears (Official)
The Stiletto Formal - We Are All Muckrakers (Official)
Astronautalis - The Trouble Hunters (Official)
Man Without Wax - Ones & Zeros... (Official)
MP3: E For Explosion - Lies Lies Lies (Official)
An Albatross - ...And Now Emerges The Silver Pilgrim (Official)
MP3: Wolftron - Crystal Skulls (Official)
The Bronze Episode - Poisoned Autumn (Official)
Metroid - EVP (Electric Valtine Remix) (Official)
Although last week brought a boatload of new albums from artists many people already know, this week can't say the same, but it can surely boast a ton of promise.
A year after their release of Boxer, The National has teamed up with Vincent Moon to bring a film along with the group's new The Virginia EP to life on screen and through the speakers. Also following along the cinematic is the Castanets new Tendrils DVD.
Catching our eyes this week outside of on-screen showcases, L.A.'s Carolina Liar and E for Explosion dropped their debut full-length albums. The high-alt sound of Carolina Liar should definitely pull many fans with their new album, Coming To Terms, while Reinventing the Heartbeat marks a great step ahead for Jamison Covington (formerly of JamisonParker) and the rest of E for Explosion.
MP3: Mates of State - My Only Offer (buy)
MP3: E for Explosion - I Explode (buy)
MP3: Islands - Creeper (buy)
MP3: The Explorers Club - Forever (buy)
A Skylit Drive - Wires...and the Concept of Breathing (MySpace)
Annihilation Time - Tales of the Ancient Age (Official) (MySpace)
Another Black Day - Another Black Day (Official) (MySpace)
Blackstrap - Steal My Horses and Run (Official) (MySpace)
Book Of Shadows - You Were Seen In A Time Machine (Official) (MySpace)
Carolina Liar - Coming To Terms (Official) (MySpace)
Castanets - Tendrils DVD (Official) (MySpace)
Danielia Cotton - Rare Child (Official) (MySpace)
Curt Smith - Halfway, Pleased (Official) (MySpace)
Daryl Hall and John Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (Official)
Desolation Wilderness - Until Forever (Official) (MySpace)
Drunk Stuntmen - State Fair (Official) (MySpace)
E for Exlposion - Reinventing the Heartbeat (Official) (MySpace)
El Madmo - El Madmo (Official) (MySpace)
Eric Hutchinson - Sounds Like This (Official) (MySpace)
Explorers Club - Freedom Wind (Official) (MySpace)
Graveyard - Graveyard (MySpace)
Greater Good - Shake Til I Let You Go (Official) (MySpace)
Indian Jewelry - Free Gold! (Official) (MySpace)
Islands - Arm's Way (Official) (MySpace)
Jeremy Jay - A Place Where We Could Go (MySpace)
Joan of Arc - Boo Human (Official) (MySpace)
John Digweed - Renaissance Presents Transitions Vol 4 (Official) (MySpace)
King Darves - The Sun Splits for the Blind Swimmer (Official)
Love Psychedelico - This Is Love Psychedelico (Official) (MySpace)
Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us (Official) (MySpace)
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff (Official) (MySpace)
Music Go Music - Light of Love (MySpace)
The National - A Skin, A Night (Film) + The Virginia EP (Official) (MySpace)
...Of Sinking Ships - ...Of Sinking Ships (MySpace)
Okay - Huggable Dust (MySpace)
Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head (Official) (MySpace)
Stephen Brodsky - The Black Ribbon Award (MySpace)
Sybris - Into the Trees (Official) (MySpace)
Tenth Avenue North - Over and Underneath (Official) (MySpace)
The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street (Official) (MySpace)
The Dresden Dolls - No, Virginia (Official) (MySpace)
The Wedding Present - El Rey (Official) (MySpace)
William Joseph - Beyond (Official) (MySpace)
Windsor for the Derby - How We Lost (Official) (MySpace)
Witch - Paralyzed (MySpace)
E for Explosion, the offshoot of JamisonParker minus Parker Case, is set to release their debut album, Reinventing The Heartbeat, on May 5 through Eyeball Records.
Jamison Covington, Dai Britain (keyboard), Josh Elmore (bass) and Christian Hayden (drums) worked with Dave Trumfio (Earlimart, Grandaddy, Billy Bragg & Wilco, My Morning Jacket, etc...) to complete this 12-track new wave/emo album.
In comparison to JamisonParker, E for Explosion doesn't waver far. The pleading lyrics of Covington still stand in the forefront, although the lyrics have matured slightly from the "biting bullets and watching phones for no apparent reason" -style that is certainly depressing. The rest of the background sound is typical of JamisonParker, which stuck to a melodic guitar, faint bass and an in-sync drum that didn't go crazy. Here are a few tracks off of their Paper Flowers EP.
MP3: E for Explosion - Paper Flowers Never Die
MP3: E for Explosion - I Explode
Also, here are the track listings for Reinventing The Heartbeat.
1. Sunday
2. Reinventing The Heartbeat
3. Behind Every Breath
4. Echoes
5. Lies Lies Lies
6. Paper Flowers Never Die
7. See You Soon0
8. You Know Who You Are
9. Unit 402
10. Antarctica
11. I Explode
12. Saving Lives
13. I Ain't Lost If I'm With You
