captured tracks

veronica falls We've been playing this song from London's Veronica Falls on our radio show for a minute now, and apparently it'll see release on the group's upcoming debut 12" EP on Captured Tracks (probably?) in the near future. Fits in nicely with the label's haunting/extremely catchy lo-fi pop aesthetic (Dum Dum Girls, the Mayfair Set, etc...

Dum Dum Girls perform "Hey Sis" at their first ever live show, yesterday afternoon at the Captured Tracks/Woodsist Festival in Brooklyn. Featuring Frankie Rose (Crystal Stilts, ex-Vivian Girls) on drums, Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs) on bass, and Brandon Welchez (Crocodiles) on guitar: ************

Captured Tracks has been on a bit of tear this year. In addition to a handful of solid 7"s (the Mayfair Set, Brilliant Colors, Woods, etc.), Mr. Blank Dogs' label has released two of my favorite 12" EPs of '09 so far: Dum Dum Girls' Yours Alone and now, Wooden Glove, the debut 4-song EP from Toronto's the Bitters (the cover art rules too, by the way)...