Explosions in the Sky’s Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is an album of firsts: vocals, samples, and even something resembling a radio single (the drone missile “Trembling Hands”). Add to that list the band’s debut video, an animated sequence by the Austin design studio Ptarmak for “Last Known Surroundings.”
Explosions in the Sky, “Last Known Surroundings”
Bright Light Social Hour, “Maybe I Do” & “Bare Hands Bare Feet”
The current toast of the town, Bright Light Social Hour proved with its sold-out homecoming set at Mohawk earlier this month that the slinky, indie-jam outfit’s ready for even bigger stages. And if this new track, “Maybe I Do,” courtesy of Austin Music Weekly, is any indication, BLSH’s next release will be the album that takes them there. The band performs tonight as part of KGSR’s Blues on the Green series.
Last week OTR helped introduce Kevin Ahart, a big band crooner that’s been taken under the wing of Monte Warden. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of his debut album.
This article appears in June 17 • 2011.