Pure Love: Anthems

The english hardcore band Gallows have never been exactly my cup of tea, so when their frontman Frank Carter left the band and formed a new outfit called Pure Love, I didn't pay much attention. Until now. Pure Love's new album, which is currently slated for a February release, is being streamed in its entirety over here. And it's rather awesome and completely different from what I expected. Be sure to check it out.

Weird Shapes

2010's Astro Coast was an astonishing debut album full of infectious tunes. Surfer Blood will release their new album, Pythons, in the summer, and here's a first glimpse at what it may sound like. The lo-fi approach of their first record is gone, but the band obviously hasn't lost its personality. Color me stoked.

Sound City

Sound City is a documentary film directed by Dave Grohl about the history of Los Angeles recording studio Sound City Studios, where he recorded Nevermind back in the day. It will premiere at the Sundance Festival in February.

And now comes the interesting part. The soundtrack will feature eleven new songs from Grohl and an amazing list of collaborators. Check for yourself...

Track listing:

1. "Heaven and All" – Robert Levon Been, Dave Grohl, and Peter Hayes
2. "Time Slowing Down" – Tim Commerford, Chris Goss, Grohl, and Brad Wilk
3. "You Can't Fix This" – Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, and Stevie Nicks
4. "The Man That Never Was" – Grohl, Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, and Rick Springfield
5. "Your Wife Is Calling" – Grohl, Hawkins, Alain Johannes, Smear, and Lee Ving
6. "From Can to Can't" – Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder, and Corey Taylor
7. "Centipede" – Goss, Grohl, Johannes, and Joshua Homme
8. "A Trick with No Sleeve" – Grohl, Homme, and Johannes
9. "Cut Me Some Slack" – Grohl, Paul McCartney, Novoselic, and Smear
10. "Once Upon a Time...The End" – Jessy Greene, Grohl, Jaffee, and Jim Keltner
11. "Mantra" – Grohl, Homme, and Trent Reznor

This can't be bad. Thoughts?

Where Are We Now

Let's kick off the year with the best possible news...

So I've been listening to a lot of David Bowie lately. Partly thanks to the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower, in which his song Heroes plays an important role.

Coincidentally, few days ago, David Bowie released a new single and announced his first album in ten years. According to Bowie's producer Tony Visconti, the new album, The Next Day, will have "rock" sound, and that makes me beyond stoked. The video is weird, to say the least, but it's still pretty good. The music, on the other hand, is simply brilliant. Bowie hasn't aged a day. And if this melancholic and retrospective track is of any indication, we have much to look forward to.

Thoughts?