TRUE WIDOW

Texas "stonegaze" trio True Widow are set to release their second album As High As The Highest Heavens And From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth on 3/29 via Kemado. I loved the group's debut from 2008, and based on the below clips and the track "Skull Eyes" - which premiered on Stereogum in January, this could easily become one of my favorites from 2011. Stereogum described them as "reminiscent of a heavier Low or a slightly speedier, Southern take on '90s NYC slowcore stalwarts Codeine" - what's not to love about that? A sound that embodies shoegaze/stoner/postrock/slowcore to become something heavy, dreamy, slow, melodic, druggy, gloomy, and catchy.. SO GOOD.

True Widow Album II Teaser from Justin Wilson on Vimeo.

True Widow Album II Trailer from Justin Wilson on Vimeo.

How fans spend their money

We love the fans that actually pay for their music. But how do they decide what to buy? According to this Billboard article by Glenn Peoples, the Association of Independent Music Stores (AIMS) conducted an online survey of 1,067 AIMS store consumers to find out. Here are some of the interesting results:

4/5 buy from a friends referral
80% buy after a live show
39% heard it on the radio
16% saw it in a newspaper
15% trusted the TV

Where do they buy digital music?

85% on iTunes
23% on Amazon MP3
14% on eMusic

Where do they find referrals online?

78% Pitchfork
44% Rollingstone.com
39% Stereogum
28% Brooklyn Vegan
23% My Old Kentucky Blog
14% Largehearted Boy

My most anticipated album of the spring

Thanks to the lovely folks at Stereogum for providing my weekly fix of Bat for Lashes. Another video posted today. Seriously can't wait for this album. Easily will be one of my top for the year!