Monday LXXXIII

Music or lose it.

Langosta - Super Nature EP (2013)

Langosta is a hell of a lot of fun math rock 'n' roll band from Connecticut. Super Nature is the name of this EP and also the name the band formerly called themselves. Super Nature is the name originally used by Salt-N-Pepa as well.


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Fearless Leader - Half Dead EP (2013)

Fearless Leader is a Seattle based math rock meets post hardcore band that mixes twinkly technical-sounding instrumentation with intricate shouting/spoken word. The result is a mess.


A fearless mess.

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The Sarcastic Dharma Society - Live At Laughing Horse (2013)

The Sarcastic Dharma Society AKA Mat Vuksinich is back with new music and he's not alone!

I'm really glad to see and hear that this band is back and wish them the very best of luck. Mat has a very interesting voice and it's really cool to hear what he can do with a band behind him. I'm not gonna gush but damn this is some of my favorite indie music.


You can also watch the video of Mat and his now four piece band play their five song set from the Laughing Horse in Portland, Oregon, here.

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The Sarcastic Dharma Society

The Sarcastic Dharma Society is usually one guy but sometimes his friends play with him; that kind of situation. His name is Mat Vuksinich and he produces a pretty snazzy home recording type DIY singer-songwriter sound. He has an amazing cover album called Other People's Songs (Volume One). Most of the songs, with the exception of "Don't Let Me Down" by the Beatles, were made in 9 days (one song everyday for 9 days). The covers he picked are superb for the short time he had to work on them as well as on their own by their respected musicians. Smash hits by Andrew Jackson Jihad, Mount Eerie, Clem Snide, Why?, Bright Eyes and even Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to name a few (that's pretty much it) are nicely represented with a marvelous chord organ. The stand out track for me has to be "Shit On My Heart"by Meyercord. I don't really know much about Meyercord other than his first name is Ben and probably has a beard. But I do know that Shit On My Heart is an amazing song!

My overall favorite has got to be the bedroom recording style that goes into making this album. I really enjoy that kind of sound. It reminds me a lot of La Dispute's Hear, Here EP series for some reason.

The Sarcastic Dharma Society - Other People's Songs (Volume One)

This guy is in a little DIY collective appropriately called CLLCT. There's a lot of small acts that post their work (for free of course) such as Tinyfolk, Garden on a Trampoline, Madeline Ava, Wisdom Tooth, Akryllic Love, Foot Ox, Jordaan Mason, and a whole batch of other folks that should totally be checked out for the hell of it. There's also other interesting cover albums on the site as well.

Similar acts/sounds: Tinyfolk, Toby Foster, Meyercord, Foot Ox, Manipulator Alligator, and more.

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You can also grab his music at Less Than Three Records dot com.