Teenage Cool Kids

First up: Teenage Cool Kids! Wait, did you hear that? It sounded like the collective “DUH!” of a thousand indie music bloggers. I guess that as per usual I’m tardy to the party. Oh, well. If you didn’t already do this a year ago, you can download their demo at DFW DIY.

Solanin

Next up: Solanin! Amy Klein of Titus Andronicus wrote me a few weeks ago to share this short, beautiful digital EP, For the Sky, from her solo project, Solanin. It’s quiet and thoughtful; has been compared to Joanna Newsom and Neutral Milk Hotel in terms of scope and sonic epicness. And yet, it’s only about 20 minutes long. You can download it at Solanin’s Bandcamp site.

Lava Lava

Finally: Lava Lava! A now-defunct DC twee/”cuddlecore” duo featuring Amina Althea (better known today as Amina Baird of Layers/Quake) and Spoonboy (of The Max Levine Ensemble). I can’t explain how the acoustic/pop-punk/acapella/drum machine mess that comprises the bulk of their two longest releases, Hey Fragile and Tour Demo, makes such magic in my brain when I listen to it. If I could, I’d definitely rip off their formula and team up with Santi Gold and make a bajillion dollars writing adorable hits for Miley Cyrus or some crap. I think it goes without saying that if you were to look at the “Play Count” on my iTunes for this band, it would read: “∞”. My point? Go download them both: Hey Fragile and Tour Demo. Oh, and to be clear: while my Google-stalking of Spoonboy’s sexuality is inconclusive, Ms. Amina is a BFD/Q. So, there you have it.

I’m 110% on board with everything about your movement except for that small but very nasty streak of misogyny you’re nuturing. FYI, you can be funny and provacative and affirm your gay-maleness without having to resort to saying things like you “don’t go for nasty women” or that you “H8 Pussy.” Because, even though I hope realize that you say sexist things with no harm intended, such remarks still alienate me and other lady-identified folks. And they also make you look like typical scene bros, and we don’t want to take part in that kind of brofest, because, straight or gay, 99.5% of scene bros = douches. (Look it up, it’s a scientific fact.)

That being said, I will love you forever if you keep putting out stuff like Gayrilla Biscuits.

Sincerely, queerly yours,
Sissy

Gayrilla Biscuits
Demo (2000)

Tracks

1. Flaming Ass Still Burns
2. Degregaytion
3. Get Hard
4. No Homosexual Surrender
5. Nailed in the Ass
6. Gay Til Death
7. Fags Like You
8. Gay Edge

Hat tip to Desi.

[Download]
[Gayrilla Biscuits on Myspace]

Tracks:

1 Candy
2 Daddy’s Lil Girl
3 Feels Blind
4 Suck My Left One
5 Carnival
6 This Is Not A Test
7 Double Dare Ya
8 Liar

After-the-fact hat tip to MAS for the original upload.

[Download]
[Bikini Kill on Kill Rock Stars]
[Bikini Kill on Interpunk]