The Covalent Bond likes the Unsacred Hearts‘ recently released album, In Defense Of Fort Useless:
I just finished listening to The Unsacred Hearts debut full-length album, In Defense of Fort Useless. Wow! This is one hell of an album. Their music is an excellent blend of influences from Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, The Rolling [...]

CMJ interviewed Yuki, lead singer of Asobi Seksu. Here’s an excerpt:
So I know you’ve been described as a shoegaze band. Do you think that’s accurate?
Yes and no. I mean obviously the influence is there. We do pay homage to the bands that we love, but I think that there are more elements than just shoegaze. [...]

The Big Sleep’s Son Of The Tiger is one of Filter’s Weekly Picks. Just letting you know, you know?

Two of our favorite bands, Asobi Seksu and Oxford Collapse, have been nominated to become The Deli Magazine’s next “Band Of The Month.” Head over here to vote.

(photo courtesy of Ear Farm)
In anticipation of their upcoming Midwest Music Summit appearance, My Old Kentucky Blog has something to say about Man In Gray:
Man In Gray plays a brand of that new-wave, NYC post-punk that those kids love so well. Unlike of so many of the “blog-popular” bands of this ilk coming out of [...]

Photos and more from week-before-last’s Beg Yr Pardon #3 featuring DraculaZombieUSA and Man In Gray over at MEIK.

According to their website, The Song Corporation is in the process of mixing twelve new songs. Sounds like a full-length to us — unless each song is a minute long.

Monday, July 10th
The Art Of Shooting
@ Northsix / 8pm
66 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY [map]
w/ Tiger Bear Wolf, Body Electric
mp3: “Lost In Boredom”
Thursday, July 13th
Low Flying Jets
@ Crash Mansion / 6:30pm
199 Bowery, New York, NY [map]
Unsacred Hearts
@ Club Europa (JEZEBEL MUSIC) / 8pm
98-104 Meserole Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [map]
w/ the Muggabears, Mistakes.
mp3: “Somewhere Deep In [...]

El Jezel has received some reviews of praise for their recently released album, Elements Of Being Put Together. Here are a couple of excerpts…
Mercurial Sound:
Elements of Being Put Together, is a melodic and interesting album, perfect for late-night listening under glowing stars. Now if only one of them could break up with a television star.
Independents [...]

(Man In Gray and Up The Empire)
Tuesday, July 4th
A Place To Bury Strangers
@ Union Pool / 5pm
484 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [map]
w/ the Vandelles
mp3: “I’ve Lived My Life To Stand in The Shadow Of Your Heart”
Wednesday, July 5th
Emma La Reina
@ Pianos / 7:30pm
158 Ludlow Street, New York, NY [map]
w/ Die Romantik, Bravo Silva (residency), Slowlands, [...]