Supple Youth

Those who miss the Mae Shi might enjoy the new Supple Youth mixtape featuring their new guise as Signals.

1. Signals - Uniforms
2. Bipolar Bear - Gabon Hippo
3. Po Po - Knife Iz Yung
4. Residual Echoes - Duds
5. Hawnay Troof - Nothing Left To Do But Go
6. Sangri-La's - GBKiss (Signals RMX)
7. Man's Assasination Man - Masters (Signals RMX)
8. Naked Ankles - You've Got It
9. Holi Buffaglo - Goldrush
10. Signals - Psalms137
11. Big Sister - Meghan Richardson
12. Signals - Angst In My Pants (Sparks Cover)
13. Abe Vigoda - Crush
14. Signals - Spector
15. Man's Assassination Man - Cavedad
16. Major Lazer - Pon De Whor (Jacob Safari ft. Kid Static RMX)
17. Bipolar Bear - New Guts (Signals RMX)
18. Crass/Liquid Liquid - Mashuup

Supple Youth: Mixtape (2010)

The Bitter Brotherhood of Toronto

Le Ladies have been a bit busy as of late, but we'd like to reward your patience with a couple new ones. The Bitters (Ben Cook and Aerin Fogel with some great Toronto cave-pop) follow their East General full-length with the Have A Nap Hotel 12" and we think it's a little bit of alright. Also, that Ty Segall/Jeff Brotherhood split has been floating around and it's also worth a listen. And don't look now, because we've tied your shoelaces together while you were reading this post...

The Bitters: Have A Nap Hotel (2010)
Ty Segall | Jeff Brotherhood Split (2010)

In addition, we would like to make a special plug for the Pow Wows (also from Toronto). They have some awesome garage-punk for the kids and we recommend them fully.

Pow Wows: Family Vacation (2010)

All Rise

Convulsive Records has this 6 song EP out from Sex Church. It's durty...

Sex Church:EP (2010)

Hotwire

John Dwyer's Castle Face Records puts out the much anticipated Seeking Love by Bare Wires. Itsa goodun. Thanks Cinderfella!

Bare Wires: Seeking Love (2010)

Curious George

Sorry we're so late on this one! In The Red nicely puts out some Haunted George and his new album American Crow. Le Ladies have missed him since his last appearance on the Our Boy Roy compilation.

Haunted George: American Crow (2010)

You Can Die Happy Now

Formerly Charlie & The Moonhearts, this is the self-titled album from the Moonhearts put out by Le Ladies' fave label TicTacTotally. These bay area kids put out some really great garage-punk and run with the likes of Ty Segall and his lot. Call Kenny Loggins, because you're in the danger zone!

Moonhearts: S/T (2010)

Crocodile Tears

As per request, here's the new Crocodiles EP. Some of you will be dee-lited with their Groove is in the Heart cover. And Le Ladies will try to get the new Bare Wires up soon!

Crocodiles: Sleep Forever EP (2010)

No Swimming

Dreamy and crooning pop songs from L.A. Thomas of Assassins 88. Energetic and romping at times, but plum full of doo-wop and cheek-to-cheek slow dancing at others. Danger Beach is your ticket to funshine.

Danger Beach: Milky Way EP (2010)

P.S. Thanks Soto!!!

L.A. Vampires vs Zola Jesus

Who will win???

Hint: You win, when you go one-on-one with this album.

L.A. Vampires Meets Zola Jesus: EP (2010)

WVVVZ

It really doesn't matter what you think of the people that like Wavves, or the hype that surrounds him, because he didn't ask for any of that. So before you think that it's cool to act holier than thou regarding this album, or label it as 'hipster whatever' (people who call other people hipsters are the only real hipsters anyway), you should just listen to it for what it is: romping goodness made by a really nice guy who just wants to play some music. So, enjoy!

Wavves: King of the Beach (2010)

Le Ladies of the Week: Women

Chad VanGaalen's guidance has led this post-punk outfit to some interesting heights - and...what? There are no actual women in this band?? Hmm. Well, we don't care. It's still a solid release from the Jagjaguar roster.

Women: Public Strain (2010)

Magic Westerns

The incestuous mix-mash of this 7" release by the Magic Kids and Smith Westerns is a romping frolic and a half. Get sum.

Magic Kids/Smith Westerns: Superball/Imagine (2010)

Knock Knock?

Le Noise is back and you're gonna be in trouble (hey now, hey now...). It's been a quick minute, but we've been able to digest all of the kickin' jams that have come our way recently. Here's the latest project from Mark Sultan and Bloodshot Bill - the Ding Dongs!

Ding Dongs: S/T (2010)

And Two Steps Back

Some of you might recall ///▲▲▲\\\, and if you're down with that kind of awesomeness, then this is their latest doom-pop release under the moniker Horse MacGyver.

Horse MacGyver: EP (2010)

Underacheivers

We would be lying if we didn't say that the new Overacheivers video wasn't kind of lame. But we swear up and down to the latest release under the same name. Here's a few new tracks from Liars (and we love the last song...a remix that doesn't sound like laptop vomit, yay!).

Liars: Overacheivers EP (2010)

Sporks

This was a request from a while back. We would've posted it early but you're not the boss of us!

Fresh And Onlys: Vanishing Cream (Plastic Spoons 2010)

Pens(ive)

So much music to sort out these days, and so many recent records that are really great. All of this means that Le Ladies have less time to buy/review/post new music. But we hope that this new 7" by PENS will hold you over for a spell. And we'll be back soon with more great sounds!

PENS: You Only Like Me When I Tell You I'm Wrong (2010)

Mind Spiders

A quick note: Dead Plane recently reviewed Mind Spiders, "the incredible new solo effort of Mark Ryan (formerly of Marked Men) from Fort Worth, Texas. His debut self-titled 7" is available now on Dirtnap Records." Both the blog and the band are worth your time.

Mind Spiders: Worlds Destroyed (2010)

Sleepwalking

Sheesh! We were still listening to the self-titled LP by lo-fi noise popper Nerve City and now we have to make room in our clock-radio speakers for the latest installment from the Sacred Bones series of EPs? Le Ladies are not a machine!

Nerve City: Sleepwalker EP (2010)

Green Bricks

Thanks to STRATOSPHERING for the link!

Mmeelltteedd

Goner Records brings us the latest from Ty Segall. Garage rock's golden boy strikes again, and we predict that this might just be full of your fave summertime grooves. Rumor has it that the songs won't play if listened to on the beach, within 500 feet of an Urban Outfitters, or if smoking illegal substances. Now that's what we call progress!

Ty Segall: Melted (2010)

Besty Coasty

We would like to take this opportunity to plug Beth's latest release with Best Coast by officially retiring the worst phrases that have ever happened to music:

-blissed-out
-sun-drenched

Enjoy these tracks, and visit us soon for the long overdue retirement of the music that people listen to when they are too high to remember that they are listening to music: drone.

Best Coast: Far Away/Everybody's Gone (2010)

Expo 86

Oh Canada. You are so much more than maple syrup and Quebecois separatists, much much more. Wolf Parade continues to make some fantastic tunes, and their longevity might have something to do with their socialized health care?

Wolf Parade: Expo 86 (2010)

Le Ladie of the Week: Colleen Green

If Nobunny and The Dum Dum Girls had a kid, it would be just as useless as this tired analogy. However, Colleen Green does seem to fuse lo-fi-punk-pop elements with a drum machine soaked in Ramones records, and she's played shows with Justin (close enough, right?). Le Ladies are dying to order the Milo Goes to Compton cassette, but we are happy to jam with the 4 Loko 2 Kayla release until we can get our hot hands on it. Click the link if you want to be degraded...

Colleen Green: 4 Loko 2 Kayla

HELLTH

This remix album of HEALTH will cure your phobia of remix albums. Side effects may include Tobacco, Small Black, Gold Panda, Crystal Castles (simmer down), Salem and more. Click the link and call us in the morning.

HEALTH: DISCO2 (2010)

Sleigh-er!

Noise pop thrashers Sleigh Bells are sick of the Christmas jokes. But, it does sound like someone got a new sampler for their birthday...

Sleigh Bells: Treats

Best Pens

Best Fwends (Austin) put together a pretty rad-i-cool remix of Pens' "Networking"...
Networking (Best Fwends Remix)byPENS

Brilliant Colours

SF's pop-core group Brilliant Colors have released seven inches of angular jams this year. Each of these were recorded by one Ty Segall at Slumberland (getting pretty hard to find...). If all this math and counting makes your little head hurt, maybe we might make it easy:

1 click = 1 awesome record.

Brilliant Colors: Never Mine 7" (Slumberland, 2010)

This Is The Tits

The latest from Puffy Areolas and their brand of psych-core belligerence...and this is why we can't have nice things.

Puffy Areolas: In The Army 1981 (2010)

Hospitality

In case anyone missed this one...

The Hospitals: R.I.P.

Down Under and Out

Here's the latest from Dead Farmers. They sound like you set fire to a bunch of psych, garage, and punk and threw yourself in. Released by RIP Society, and not Aaarght! Records as previously mentioned.

Dead Farmers: Go Home LP (2010)

Le Ladie of the Week: Zoe Keating

Using pedals and recursive loops, cellist Zoe Keating melts minds. Radiolab WNYC also has a podcast of her work here.

Warm Slime

Ummm. No big deal or anything, but here's the Warm Slime release by Thee Oh Sees.

Thee Oh Sees: Warm Slime

Picket Fences

Tim Presley takes time from playing with The Strange Boys and Darker My Love to share some psych-garage loveliness under his moniker White Fence put out by Make A Mess Records. And if everyone plays nice, we can have kool-aid and crackers after naptime!

White Fence: LP (2010)

Skeleton Sweaters

Le Ladies think that the debut LP from Woven Bones is terrible. Really. Don't even listen to it. It's not at all some of the best lo-fi fuzzed-out scuzz-garage goodness from our friends at Hozac Records. Really. Not at all. So, why bother? Plus, great music like this just makes the rest of your boring iTunes sound stupid. You should just listen to the latest blissed-out chillwave drone-noise bullshit instead.

Woven Bones: In And Out And Back Again LP (2010)

P.S. Thanks Clint! We've been drooling over this album forever. So good!!!

Gender Wars

Dum Dum Girls v. Male Bonding? Record Store Day was better than sex.

Dum Dum Girls/Male Bonding Split (2010)

Metalfeet

Toronto's Woodhands are a synth-drum duo with attitude. And it's worth supporting these guys just for the cover art. Does anyone remember Supersystem?

And this is a first. Le Ladies are split on this record - love it, and hate it. Oh? Yeah.

LINK TAKEN DOWN BY REQUEST

Hurts So Good

UK's Male Bonding will leave you gagged and bound with pink fuzzy handcuffs on a dirty mattress while they tickle your scared and trembling naked body with mathy fuzzed-out frantic rock feathers.

Male Bonding: Nothing Hurts (2010)

Nylon Forest

Hozac Records' own Rayon Beach is a big bag of psych-garage stomping goodness. They're from Austin, Texas and yes, they wear spurs and slippers.

Rayon Beach: The Memory Teeth

Love And Death

A new one from wonderkind Sonny & the Sunsets. We believe you've already been acquainted? If not, check out the earlier post. Enjoy!

Sonny & the Sunsets: Love & Death

Jeruselum Mall

Eat Skull's Wild & Inside was one of the best lil' bangers of 2009. Scuzzed out lofi garage pop punk for the kids. With sprinkles. This is their latest release and it's nifty.

Eat Skull: Jerusalem Mall (2010)

"I'm Her Mom"

"No she's not."

Crystal Healing

So, this is a bit of a stretch. There's a reason you don't see the new LCD Soundsystem or the latest Spoon on LE NOISE. Actually, there are a lot of reasons. Eh hem. But the sense of 'oversaturation' is one of these, and so the question is: Do Le Ladies post the latest Crystal Castles LP? It's true that their following is bloated, and that they are a couple of prima donnas, with a ton of examples of their overblown egos. But, they do make some pretty good music. So, we're caught in a moment of weakness. So, pop quiz:

a) sorry
b) you're welcome

Crystal Castles: S/T (2010)

Make Like A Tree

A right lovely lil' cassette release from another of Le Ladies' fave lo-fi bedroom rockers. Blank Dogs never fails to layer songs like a bundle of dirty sheets on an unmade bed in a ray of dusty daylight. Picks up right where Phrases left off.

Blank Dogs: Leaves (2010)

Big White

Brooklyn synthy scuzz-luv like velour vinyl played through velvet speakers? Make sure you slip into these comfortable jams by Small Black before you come to bed. The split is super plus duper.

Small Black/Washed Out Split (2010)

Tour Only CD-R (2010)

"Um like your smile is totally ruling me right now."

Thems Is Powers

This happens. You're walking through Brooklyn at 4am and These Are Powers roll up in their kidnapper van offering you some candy. Thinking to yourself, "I like candy", you get in the van. And they only have one question for you: "Does this dishtowel smell like chloroform?"

Le Ladies loved TAP when they first ushered in a dissonant brand of ghost punk, but then they moved toward a sound that resembles a lost jungle swamp full of faulty electronics. Even better. Bill Salas manipulates tribal-like rhythms. Pat Noecker (formerly of Liars) on mind-melting guitar. Anna Barie with frenetic and enchanting vocals. The video is from their last full-length 'All Aboard Future'.

These Are Powers: Candyman EP

Sonny and the Cher-sets

SF's Sonny & the Sunsets are a cult, and Sonny must be putting some serious bidness in the kool-aid to keep people from calling this a super-group. He probably keeps his band - members of Thee Oh Sees, the Fresh & Onlys, and Citay, plus Sub Pop's Kelley Stoltz - at the bottom of some effed up well, lowering food and instruments from a string once a week when he's not trying on skinsuits of dead supermodels.

And this explains the soothing and sometimes tongue-in-cheek grooves that keep us...well, hypnotized. He's put out by Soft Abuse, and this record is a great follow to last years smash LP. Here's the link to buy the 7 inch.

Sonny and the Sunsets: Hypnotist 7"

YOU WILL LOVE EACH OTHER

Le Ladies love HEALTH. This vid is kills-ville.

I Don't Wanna Kill Nobody

Trouble In Mind Records brings you a four way split with Ty Segall, Cococoma, Charlie & The Moonhearts, and White Wires. If we have to introduce any of these garage legends to you then, well...wow. Whatever. Hopeless...

Of note, however, is the Ty Segall track. The veneer is fading and a mature patina is breaking through. Everyone looking for more of his patented sound with his new Melted LP due next month will be laughed at and poked with sticks. Also, Chuck & the Moonf*cks deliver like a wrath-of-god tsunami hurricane force north shore wave. Hang 14, brah!.

TIM012

Le Short Story

-"Sometimes I get the feeling that people who just discovered Le Noise are the same people who still write 2009 on their checks."

-"Yeah, I get that feeling too. I mean really, who still uses checks?"

Dino-surfers

Brooklyn lo-fi surf pop with a shimmer. The Beach Fossils full-length is finally here, and Le Ladies have been looking forward to it more than (gasp) the new Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees! But before you get your adult diapers in a twist, this is because we already know that the other guys are gonna put out some stunners, but Beach Fossils could've gone either way. We thought that maybe there would only be a few really good singles and then they would disappear (oh, wait...that was Ghosthustler before he put out a bunch of complete trash). But, no! Dustin, John and Chris came back to rub some SPF +1000 on your mind, because it's gonna be a hot one!

Beach Fossils: S/T (2010)

Royal Headache

Our darling Zac Oblivion has brought something to share with class. All the way from Sydney, Australia is Royal Headache, a scuzz-punk thrash-fest of earnest intentions and even - we detect - a bit of unspoiled innocence.

Le Ladies would like to do their part to sully their reputation by not only featuring them on LE NOISE, but to go as far as to say that we are compelled to engage in illicit acts of depravity when listening to their lo-fi dictaphone recordings. These acts include but are not limited to, making synthesizers out of roadkill, re-stringing your guitar with silly string, and sending a stripper to your girlfriend's job on her birthday. Thanks Royal Headache!

Royal Headache: Newtown 7"

Wild Harlem

Austin, Texas mi amigos! Still playing the new Strange Boys? Soooooo two months ago. You need to strap on your whiskey spurs and mosey on down to the latest release from Wild Harem. Drunken lo-fi garage-punk twang fest with ass-less chaps! And where groups like Strange Boys and Harlem sound like a lazy hangover afternoon, these kids sound like the party that the cops broke up the night before.

Wild Harem: S/T (2010)

Peak-A-BOOM!

Fuck It Tapes brings you the latest from Peaking Lights. It will remind you of that one time you were in South America with the natives shooting poison darts at neon tree frogs and sucking hallucinogenic amphibian juice from their sticky skin. Or, maybe just when you were huffing airplane glue and then you passed out and hit your head on your stepmother's basement floor and thought that you were in South America, and you haven't really woken up from your coma yet and are stuck in the jungle of your mind.

Either way, Aaron and Indra (also of Numbers) from Rah Dunes (now in located in rural Wisconsin by way of the Bay Area) will hold your limp hand and soothe you with electronic harmonics and soaring feedback, tape loops and layered vocal waves, all neatly folded into one cassette of four-track noise pop goodness. Feel better soon!

Peaking Lights: Space Primitive (2010)

P.S. But we did "borrow" your records and are kind of "sleeping" with your boyfriend, so...sorry? We didn't think you'd be needing them.