Chris Cohen - "Optimist High"

Former Deerhoof member Chris Cohen is releasing a solo record on Captured Tracks. Overgrown Path (artwork above) is scheduled for release on 25th September. "Optimist High" is the second single to be released from the record (following "Caller No. 99", which featured on my June playlist):



Track all the info up to the release of Overgrown Path on the Upcoming Releases page.

Playlist for June 2012

Haven't done much on the blog this week, but I'm making up for it by adding a two hour playlist of the best music of the past month. Many tracks have featured in previous posts, and many have not, those that haven't are linked to other places where they can be heard. I'm also updating the Upcoming Releases page by quite a bit later today.

Japandroids - "The Nights Of Wine And Roses"
The Tallest Man On Earth - "There's No Leaving Now"
Clams Casino - "I'm God"
Matthew Dear - "Her Fantasy" (Single of the Week)
Grizzly Bear - "Sleeping Ute"
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Baby"
Jens Lekman - "Erica America"
Hot Chip - "Motion Sickness"
Frank Ocean - "Pyramids" (Single of the Week)
Bobby Womack - "Whatever Happened To The Times"
David Byrne & St. Vincent - "Who"
Wild Nothing - "Shadow"
Dirty Projectors - "Dance For You"
Fiona Apple - "Left Alone"
Jessie Ware - "Wildest Moments"
Cat Power - "Ruin"
Joey Bada$$ - "Hardknock" [Feat. CJ Fly] (Single of the Week)
Purity Ring - "Fineshrine"
M.I.A. - "Bad Girls - Switch Remix ft. Missy Elliott and Rye Rye"
Nas - "Accident Murderers" (feat. Rick Ross)
Chris Cohen - "Caller No.99"
DIIV - "Wait"
Aesop Rock - "ZZZ Top"
Foxygen - "Waitin' 4 U"
Dinosaur Jr. - "Watch The Corners"
Ty Segall Band - "Wave Goodbye"

In addition I have put together a Spotify playlist of what was available, but note that it's a mostly incomplete version of what's above: