Song of the Day - Cinco De Mayo

Marnie Stern - Cinco De Mayo from Marnie Stern (2010)

Happy Cinco De Mayo.

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Song of the Day - 28-20: You Missed It, Honey!

Hannibal Montana - 28-20: You Missed It, Honey! from 28-20 (2013)

Some out of control yet right on the money noodly-ness from a cleverly named instrumental post rock/math rock out of New York.

Prepare your ears for this one.

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Song of the Day - Just Because You Can't See My Invisible Force Field Doesn't Mean It's Not There

Dakota/Dakota - Just Because You Can't See My Invisible Force Field Doesn't Mean It's Not There from Shoot in the Dark + (2010) (originally from 2004)

Before there was Russian Circles, the post metal gurus, there was Dakota/Dakota, a math rock ensemble. I would have guessed Dakota/Dakota was a Don Caballero side project from the sound of them combined with their lengthy/unique song title chooses, but no, Mike Sullivan (guitar) and Colin DeKuiper (bass) were both in this band before jumping over to metal.



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Song of the Day - Easy Green

A.M. Overcast - Easy Green from Extractions (2008)

Solo math rock project from Alexander Litinsky of Winnipeg. He's also in a band called Grand Beach.



Includes a little Battlestar Galactica, the original one with Dirk "Faceman" Benedict, sample to close this opening track.

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Song of the Day - High School Field Trip to Murder Island

Bearcubbin'! - High School Field Trip to Murder Island from Girls With Fun Haircuts (2014)

Loop-happy math rock from the other Portland, Bearcubbin'! A must-listen for anyone that is a fan of music that doesn't go the way one thinks it will.



This is seriously awesome.

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Song of the Day - Olee-Wah

Jerkagram - Olee-Wah from Let's Talk About Us (2014)

I'm having a hard time putting my finger on what exactly Jerkagram sound like without making it sound like something else, because,well, it's really not like something else. Very heavy on the groove, almost prog like, but also a bit math-y and psychedelic.



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Song of the Day - Caramel

Piglet - Caramel from Lava Land (2005)

One of the most underrated instrumental math rock groups of the 2000's, and I don't use that 'underrated' word lightly.

 

For fans of music.

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Song of the Day - Philip Seymour Hoffman

Duck. Little Brother, Duck! - Philip Seymour Hoffman (It's The Wonder of Nature Baby!) from Survival Is Not A Workout (2010)

Math-y goodness from one of the coolest albums of any time, Survival Is Not A Workout.



RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Song of the Day - Another Song Called Supersoaker

Grass is Green - Another Song Called Supersoaker from Vacation Vinny (2014)

New stuff just released by Boston's post punk noisemakers.

Boston has an incredible music scene right now.

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Song of the Day - Permanent State of Daylight

Calculator - Permanent State of Daylight from This Will Come To Pass (2013)

Sweet intro, sweet track.


Math.

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Song of the Day - BATH SALTS

Future Death - BATH SALTS from FUTURE DEATH (2013)

Reminiscent of a Zach Hill project that never was/never will be. Spastic drums, blazing guitar riffs, and distorted female vocals - oh my!


Also be on the lookout for Future Death's 2nd album due out early next year!

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Song of the Day - D4: What the Puck? (Like if They Made Another Mighty Ducks Movie Except This Time They're Pissed)

Two Knights - D4: What the Puck? (Like if They Made Another Mighty Ducks Movie Except This Time They're Pissed) from A lot of Bad Things Have Happened, but We're Still Here (2013)

Probably the coolest song title you will see this year.



Two Knights are just two dudes noodling on instruments that they just got good at using.

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Song of the Day - The Last Wiltz

Wiltz - The Last Wiltz from Sea Dog (2013)

Recently broken up instrumental math rock from Ireland.


RIP

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Song of the Day - JTCGTHLH

Langosta - JTCGTHLH from Super Nature EP (2013)

Good mathy goodness.


Better than any math homework ever.

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Song of the Day - Tom Waits For No Man

My Dad - Tom Waits For No Man from Fat History Month/My Dad Split 7" (2013)

Really digging these guys. Fat History Month is great, too.


Be sure to check out this split and then check out Fat History Month's split with Spook Houses which you can stream here and wait for here. It's all top notch stuff, I promise!

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Song of the Day - Not That Sensitive

Boyfrndz - Not That Sensitive from All Day Pass (2012)

Some nice and noisy math-like rock with vibes reminiscent of Caddywhompus, Pterodactyl, and modern day Tera Melos.



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Song of the Day - Hungover Tehran

Mylets - Hungover Tehran from Colossal Grin (2011)



Mylets is a one man sort-of-math-rock-sort-of-what-ever band from Southern Indiana. That one man is named Henry Kohen. He was recently signed to Sargent House, a big name math rock record label.

Basically he's the next big thing in math rock world.

Be on the look out for his new album coming to ears near you.

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Song of the Day - Karen is My Middle Name

An Anderson - Karen is My Middle Name from Parts (2013)

An Anderson is too good and Parts is probably my favorite local thing going right now! I know I've been posting a lot of local stuff as of late but this is really important!



PS These gentlemen will be playing at Phantom Buffalo's new full-length release party at The Space Gallery on Congress Street this Thursday! Rumor has it that double A will be selling some pretty sweet prints of the album artwork there, as well!

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Song of the Day - Peter Pan

The Waldos - Peter Pan from Sans (2013)

Portland, Maine's math rock superstars, The Waldos might me dead, but now that they have finally released their long awaited album entitled, Sans, the music will live on inside all of us. Or just in mp3 form.

Here's one off the new album:



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Song of the Day - At first, I thought it was an ocean but then realized it was only a puddle

Dore Mear Beon - At first, I thought it was an ocean but then realized it was only a puddle from Dore Mear Beon EP (2012)

Dore Mear Beon is a one man math rock band from Ontario, Canada. That one man is named, Andrew Sagriff.



This song closes with a sample from Waking Life, a Richard Linklater film I watched once about lucid dreaming and the meaning of life.

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