Heavy Rotation: Week Ending February 12, 2010

01. Yeasayer – Odd Blood, (Secretly Canadian.2010)
02. Red Pens – Reasons, (Grain Belt.2009)
03. Los Campesinos! – Romance Is Boring, (Arts & Crafts.2010)
04. Editors – In This Light And On This Evening, (Sony BMG.2009)
05. “Day of Wonder” by Deastro, (Ghostly International.2009)
06. Various Artists – Top 50 Favorite Songs of 2009, (personal mix.2010)
07. “Bay of Pigs” by Destroyer, (Merge.2009)
08. “Hide It Away” by Retribution Gospel Choir, (Sub Pop.2010)
09. “There Is No Sun” by Jay Reatard, (Matador.2009)
10. “Message to the Boys” by The Replacements, (Sire/Reprise/Rhino.2006)

Completely unrelated to this week's Heavy Rotation is this tasty press release I got:

“On April 20th, studio obsessed indie-pop band The Apples in stereo will unleash the cosmic happiness that is Travelers in Space and Time (Yep Roc/Simian/Elephant 6). And on April 16, the band kicks off a US tour in support of the album.”

As many of you discerning music listeners know, I am a big time humongous fan of The Apples In Stereo. They were one of several indie bands that brought me back from the abyss, from a several year hiatus from the music snobbery scene. It was their album Fun Trick Noisemaker that captivated me, I fell hard for the tunes that aligned punk, indie (American, as well as, UK & beyond) with major melody and hooks. I am more than thrilled to hear about a new record. Along with this press release came another announcement regarding head Apple, Robert Schneider's Non-Pythagorean Musical Scale. Check this out (I find this utterly fascinating – both the scale and putting this in a press release):

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