The Digital Outhouse

MGMT “Love Always Remains”

By implementing the almighty power of hindsight, I’ve come to realize that there’s something special about MGMT’s earlier releases.

For obvious reasons (mostly relating to youth), a majority of the songs featured on their Time To Pretend EP  have a less than serious feel to them, and there is a particularly 
blasé imperfection to each of the delicately crafted tracks. 

Of these, MGMT’s ode to the “west” (which I directly interpret as the West Coast, and more specifically, San Francisco) best demonstrates what I am trying to convey.

No one has to hear / the sound of people laughing at their fears

and the ocean and sun are always there / to make you happy

if you’re feeling scared of the darkness.

(Source: deesto)

Craft Spells “Still Left With Me”

So approximately one day ago, my favorite band from Stockton took to the Internet (more specifically, SoundCloud) so they could unleash their new EP Gallery on their unsuspecting victims.

Needless to say, I was pretty excited.

This of course, means that Justin Vallesteros and crew will be playing their new material at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco this weekend. Sadly, I won’t be there.

But maybe you will be.

Anyway, for all of the unlucky folks who won’t be able to make it out there, Deer Lodge was nice enough to provide a free stream of the EP over at their site. I’d recommend heading over there to check it out. But only after you hang out here a little longer. I get lonely.

Dent May “Best Friend”

We all need to dance.

If i’m not mistaken, it’s one of the (fabled) missing levels in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Obviously, it was supposed to be included between esteem and self-actualization, because one cannot hope to reach the awe-inspiring pinnacle of self-actualization (and all the raisin-less oatmeal cookies that comes with it) without first perfecting the delicate art of grooving.

Given this, it truly amazes me how averse people are to dancing these days. I mean, it’s not like it’s hard or anything. Also, the rise of electronic music in popular culture has made it even easier to move around in a socially acceptable manner.

Think about that for a second.

It’s gotten to the point where it is quite alright to stand in the middle of a thousand bros and pump the living hell out of your fist. Anyone can do that. Anyone.

Honestly though, I am a bit more fond of the gentle sway from side-to-side. I don’t mind throwing in a snap of the fingers occasionally as well. Essentially, Dent May is my answer to this Avicii’d world we are living in.

Oh and be sure to mark June 12th on your calendars as Dent May has selected that particular date for for the release of his second full-length album, Do Things.

So yeah, do things. Like dance. 

(Source: headunderwater)