TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN: THE WEIGHT

Get out tonight to Southside Speakeasy in Brooklyn for THE WEIGHT.

FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: TUESDAY JULY 22

Tune into www.littleradio.com

July 23, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

Stricken City – Tak O Tak – Factory Sessions – Unsigned
Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work – Demos – Unsigned
Mean Tambourines – A Flight A Crash – Demos – Unsigned
The Temper Trap – Fading Fader – New Album – Unsigned in US
Passion Pit – Sleepy Head – Pretty Penny – FrenchKiss Records

BREAK

Four Dead In Ohio – Jesus Won’t Dance In My High Heels – Demos - Label Fandango
Blonde Acid Cult – Kick The Funk – Demos – Unsigned
The Ruling Class – Flowers – Tour De Force – Unsigned
Black Soul Strangers – Paramount – Paramount Single – Faction Records (IE)
Butcher Birds – Sweet Sweet Cones – Demos – Merenoise (Australia)

BREAK

FLASHBACK ….4 SONGS FROM FUTURE SOUNDS 04
Mittens – Bezerk – Mittens – Unsigned
The New Pornographers – The Laws Have Changed – Electric Version – Matador Records
The Long Winters – Scared Straight – When I Pretend To Fall – Barsuk Records
Film School – Ms Connection – Alwaysnever – Amazing Grease Records

BREAK

Fight Like Apes – Jake Summer – Jake Summers EP – Unsigned
Hilotrons – Lovesuit – Happymatic – Kelp Records (CA)
Robots In Disguise – The Tears – We’re In The Music Biz – President Records
Boy Crisis – Strawberries – Boy Crisis – Unsigned
Thailand – Control Control – The Remote Controller EP – Unsigned

BREAK

INTRODUCING….THE WEIGHT
FROM: Brooklyn, NY
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/theweightnyc
LABEL: Colonel Records

The Weight – Had It Made
The Weight – Johnny’s Song
The Weight – Talkin’

BREAK

Johnossi – 18 Karat Gold – All They Ever Wanted – V2 Scandanavia
The American Gypsies – I’m Not A Woman – Sunshine EP – Unsigned
The Red Labels – Playdoh – Demos – Unsigned
Happy Anarchy – At The Bottom Of The Sea – Reset – Highlark Records

BREAK

Lemon Sun – Same Ole Ground – New Album – Unsigned
Eastern Conference Champions – Single Sedative – Ameritown – Suretone Records
Rumspringa – Goldmine – Demos – Cantora Records
Gangi – Commonplace Feathers – A - Office Of Analogue & Digital

END OF PROGRAM

NEW SOUNDS: THE WEIGHT

This year has already brought us THE HEAVY, this time I'd like to turn you onto THE WEIGHT from Brooklyn. Coming in from the mysterious COLONEL RECORDS, the full-length, ''The Weight Are Men" has gotten many spins since it's arrival. To give you a hint at what it sounds like, think Brooklyn guys playing country music - a la BEACHWOOD SPARKS, you know the kind of guys that have spent many, many hours listening to 'Sweethearts Of The Rodeo', GRAM PARSONS' 'G.P. / Grievous Angel', and plenty of music by THE BAND. They could've found their band name directly from 'ol Rick, Garth and Levon in "The Weight", and I like to think that maybe they did based on the funky freedom and all over the place range of the songs on this album.

Tracks like "Had It Made", "Johnny's Song" and "Talkin'" are my early favorites, and each one shows off a different personality of the band's brand of country/americana rock.

Download "Talkin'" here (mp3)

THE WEIGHT
FROM: Brooklyn
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/theweightnyc
Colonel Records