Chamber sextet yMusic‘s Beautiful Mechanical features debut concert works from Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), alongside new pieces from Son Lux (Ryan Lott), Judd Greenstein, Gabriel Kahane, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. It’s the perfect representation for me what new Amsterdam does so well in combining classical and indie rock styles with great success.

The violin/guitar duo itsnotyouitsme released everybody’s pain is magnificent this week as well. This album reminds me of why I’m not a music critic. I don’t have enough words. Just listen. It’s really breathtaking.

Both albums can be streamed from the New Amsterdam site. You can thank me later.

Debut/E.F.L. – The Art of Noise
Be Brave – My Brightest Diamond
Dance. Dance. Dance. – Lykke Li
I’m In Your Church At Night – Active Child
Puce Woman (for Kenneth Anger) – Misty Roses
There Is No Way There Is No Way – Uniform Motion
Halocene – Bon Iver
Like The Tide – Mike Acerbo
The Days – Patrick Wolf
Fishnet Sailor – Robert German
Forever And A Day – Stephin Merritt
The World (Is Going Up In Flames) – Charles Bradley feat. Menahan Street Band
Proven Badlands (Annie Clark aka St. Vincent) – yMusic

note: I encoded this at a high bit rate so the file size is kinda large. Let me know if this gives you agita.

Note: The name of Ben Watt’s label is buzzinfly records. Somehow I couldn’t think of that while recording. Thanks also to Ghostly International, Dangerbird Records, KAB America, Circle Into Square, RCRD LBL and all the artists who have given me permission to play their music.  If you like it, please support the artists by buying their music!

I’ve been diligently working on an original piece for Come As You Are: Houston which I will be performing this week. The following week I will be performing at Ovations (also in H-Town) with my dear friend Erin Stallings.

All this is to say, if you want some MikeyPod action, come to one (or both) of those shows. Otherwise, I’ll be back in NYC with time to spare for podcasting in October.

Also: keep an eye out for my new artist site currently under construction.

Thanks for dropping by, and I’ll see you soon!

Music:
Everybody Says I’m Beautiful
Impotent Teeth
Castration
Sincerely Yours
Everybody Wannabe

Links:
Corey Dargel
New Amsterdam Records
Andy Melton, my personal Lord and savior.
Gavin Castleton’s Kickstarter Page

Thanks, as always, for listening to the show – especially to those of you who have been listening since the very beginning!

Music:
Stars and Stripes Forever – Matmos
The Sexual Politics Of Meat – Consolidated
Someone You Need – Howard Jones

edit: I am an idiot. I said “Jonathan” instead of “Joseph” Tranvan when talking about how I discovered the band Foals. I said it has been years since I have seen him…. add that to my ridiculous memory for even what I had for breakfast and…well….
Sorry, Joseph.

(00:00) Like A Prayer – John Wesley Harding
(04:48) Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
(09:47) Ambling Alp – Yeasayer
(13:38) Mudra – Stereolab
(21:42) Claustrophobia – Choir of Young Believers
(26:34) The Carpathians – Ben Frost
(29:27) Paradise Circus – Massive Attack
(38:16) The Book of Love – The Magnetic Fields
(40:55) Bliss – Kristin Hersh
(44:30) Roll Over- Uniform Motion
(49:26) Oh, The Divorces! – Tracey Thorn
(55:09) Taxi Cabs & Country Roads – Zia Hassan

The songs:
Dreaming of Delphine from the album Villainess
Starry Wisdom from the album Villainess
Innsmouth Jewelry from the album Monster Zero
Nicht Plus Ultra from the album Villainess

Buy music from Misty Roses on emusic, iTunes, or your favorite music seller!

Also, I’m curious about how you guys like this type of interview show as opposed to the regular musiconly type shows. Does the sound of the city add a nice ambiance or do the honking horns make you want to chew ground glass. I would love some feedback! Thanks!