Black Light Dinner Party has been stuck in my head nonstop lately. The New York electronica outfit recently self-released their self-titled vinyl EP and I can't get enough of it. If you can't obtain a physical copy, the band offers links to all the songs on their website here. The video for my favorite song off the album, "Older Together", is posted below. If you want an idea of how the band sounds, think a perfect mix between Passion Pit and Crystal Castles. And if you're waiting for Passion Pit's follow-up to "Manners" so eagerly as I am, this group will definitely provide you with enough sweet sounds to get you by until it arrives.

- DJ Tanner

Playlist for 4/18

Archie Powell & The Exports- "Metronome"

Archie Powell & The Exports- "Crazy Pills"

Outter Minds- "Gimmie a Reason"

The Shins- "The Rifle's Spiral"

The Shins- "For a Fool"

The Strokes- "Machu Picchu"

Arcade Fire- "Rococo"

The Band- "The Last Waltz"

Maps  Atlases- "Winter"

I Break Horses- "Winter Beats"

Bahamas- "I Got You Babe"

Patrick Watson- "Into Giants"

My Second Surprise- "Bring the Sunshine"

Eight and a Half- "Go Ego"

Dry the River- "New Ceremony"

Tegan and Sara- "Take Me Anywhere"

Show Notes

R.I.P Dick Clark- we all wish we could have seen you in your better years.

Ryan Seacrest...ugh.

R.I.P Levon Helm

Tune in next week for our last show of the semester!

DJ Tanner

Playlist for April 4th.

Weezer - "Tired of Sex"

Pavement - "Major Leagues"

Smith Westerns - "Still New"

Mumford and Sons- "After The Storm"

Radical Face - "Welcome Home"

LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"

Beirut - "Elephant Gun"

Stars - "Midnight Coward"

Neutral Milk Hotel - "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"

Arcade Fire - "Rococo"

School of Seven Bells - "The Night"

Sleigh Bells - "End of the Line"

Good Old War - "Calling Me Names"

My Bloody Valentine - "When You Sleep"

Said the Whale - "Loveless"

Hollerado - "Got to Lose"

The Shins - "Bait and Switch"

Coldplay - "Charlie Brown"

The Lumineers - "Stubborn Love"

Bright Eyes - "Four Winds"

Show Notes:

DJ Gemma and DJ Tanney don't actually think DJ White Noise is terrible.

Mac Miller is a buffoon.

DJ Tanner has no problem eating DJ Gemma's leftovers.

DJ Tanner's dad was in Houston.

There is "delightful" weather in store for us the next couple of days.

Happy Easter/Passover and whatever else you want to celebrate!

Until next week!

- DJ Tanner

Sleigh Bells, the noise rock duo that we here at Over the Hump fell in love with after the release of their album "Treats" in 2010 are releasing their new album "Reign of Terror" this upcoming Tuesday. Expect us to play a lot of new tracks from the album over the next couple weeks, but if you just can't wait for Tuesday like us, The New York Times is streaming the album in it's entirety on their site, complimented by a great article on the group. And from a first listening perspective, this album is reeeaaal gooood.  Here's the new video for "Comeback Kid". Girls jumping on beds with rifles? Alright.

Hey indie kids!

Here's our playlist from Wednesday, 2/15. Hope you all enjoyed the show, and if you couldn't tune in, be sure to check out some of these great tracks. My personal favorite from tonight is the song "How Long Must I Wait" from Dr. Dog's new album, Be the Void.

You can catch the Over the Hump edition of the Indie 500 every Wednesday from 7-9.

- DJ Gemma

HOUR 1

“Simple Song” – The Shins

“Life Is a Long Time” – Los Campesinos!

“Something Good Can Work” – Two Door Cinema Club

“State of the Art” – Gotye

“Monday Morning” – Death Cab for Cutie

“How Long Must I Wait” – Dr. Dog

“Over Here Over There” – Dr. Dog

“These Days” – Dr. Dog

“12 Fingers” – Young the Giant

“No Future” – Craig Finn

HOUR 2

“Balcony” – Craig Finn

“Holocene” – Bon Iver

“Beth/Rest” – Bon Iver

“Pretty Girls Make Raves” - Young Statues

“Spacism” – Young Statues

"Lightshow" – Plants and Animals

"No Crying" – Islands

"Caught Me Thinkin" – Bahamas

"New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" – LCD Soundsystem

Craig Finn, lead singer of alternative outfit the Hold Steady, put out his first solo release Clear Heart Full Eyes on January 24th. The singer, whose band is well known for their upbeat music complemented by dystopian and at times downer lyrics, makes a clear departure from the Hold Steady sound. Mainly, he slows it down and keeps it there. However, this slowing of pace is far from a bad thing. With the music taking somewhat of a backseat to the lyrics, the listener is able to appreciate Finn’s always fantastic words even more. A mixture of somber, humble, regretful and religious themes become evident in the opening track, “Apollo Bay” and stay very much intact for the remainder of the album. Finn sings in the opening song, “All twelve apostles were convinced that they were walking with their savior. Gonna drive around. Gonna come down the coast by myself.” With this honest understanding of mortality, one can tell this album is written by a solo artist. Standout tracks like “No Future” and “Rented Room” reflect on the hardships of living on your own and dealing with what life hands you. On “Not Much Left of Us”, the album’s final track, Finn observes, “Sometimes lonely is easy, sometimes together’s too tough. There’s not much left of us.”  While these songs could individually find themselves on a Hold Steady album, they, compiled as they are, could never be a Hold Steady album. Each flows into the next like chapters in a novel, dependent on what came before and what will come after. And while Clear Heart Full Eyes isn’t the happiest of albums, Finn’s recognition and remembrance of good times passed have the ability to stir up memories of your own. For a first solo effort, this album is very enjoyable to listen to and you’ll find yourself doing just that over and over again.   

                                                                                                                                 -DJ Tanner