IM // UR | Alec Ounsworth is Flashy Python

This is probably the most exciting album we've heard in a while. Can you imagine a metal band not made by (and for) teenagers who worship Iron Maiden like their sisters worship Miley Cyrus? Invasion's The Master Alchemist is a compilation of 12 songs created with noisy guitars and fearless female vocals that will teach future generations about the emerging punk attitude; all with a metal sound and new rave style that might actually be the future of hairy metal. And we all thought heavy metal had no future...

WE // R \\ WEARING

No matter what part of the world you live in, you really can't ever have enough tees. Specially white ones. And black ones. With cool graphic prints on them. Meanwhile, in hipster-dom, crystals are still an ever popular theme, but in this case, we prefer this one in particular from Canadian based operation Handsome Clothing, christened the 'Lunar Crystal' (//Christel) tee. 'Handsome', despite being a kind of old school, highly civilised type of word, does describe this tastefully hip label justly. They also have a darn good-looking blog too, so go check that out while you're at it.

WE // R \\ WATCHING

Burn Notice is a USA Network series about a spy who got burned - which they remind you of in every scene. Although following the
basic style of American television, the series will catch all you dudes out there (sorry, girls won't like this) who like watching things explode in the most diverse ways. And like any good spy show, it teaches you how to make homemade bombs with boring things (a modern version of MacGyver). Plus Bruce Campbell is a lead character. And he's looking all Morrissey like.

WE // R \\ GOING

Imagine a youth house transformed into a club. Now charge 4 reais for a (long neck) beer and from 10 to 15 reais to get in. If you did it all right this would be called Neu (read in German) and actually already exists in São Paulo. My favorite night there is Friday, when they host Explode, a party where they basically play third world inspired songs (from Vampire Weekend to the whole club rap scene from Baltimore). Some great underrated DJs play there from time to time, and when you least expect it, you might find yourself laying on the dancefloor busting out some drunky town moves.

WE // R \\ READING

So yes, we've been wayyyy slack in updating the We//R\\Stuffs, which is why I'm going to say now that we began and finished Oscar Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray well before we knew it was a film. This is a classic novel about art, vanity, beauty and the consequences of such. 'A Picture of Dorian Gray' is brilliant; exploring and exploiting the potentially corrosive characters of beauty and what beauty can do to a character. Navigating through the deeply dark and light sides of human nature, Wilde's novel is a wickedly good study of society, and echoes with a cackling delight (and despair) at humanity's foibles.

Alec Ounsworth is Flashy Python

Friday // August 14, 2009 at 14:54 // filed under Music

The last time we've heard something new from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah they were playing themselves in a movie featuring Tom Hank's son. They even played a new song, which sounded really good. Now the latest news is that singer Alec Ounsworth is releasing his debut album under the name Flashy Python, and you can stream all the tracks here at the bottom of the page.

Much more mature and introspective than the band's sound, Flashy Python flirts with classic elements, including a new theatrical sound. Very arty and instantly likable, it reminds me a lot of Dr. Dog and early Of Montreal. Some sixty melodies arranged into the middle of a chaos of information, but Alec unique voice pushes you back to the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sound.

Skin and Bones was recorded with the help of members of Walkmen, Man Man, Dr. Dog, and Mazarin, and features eight new tracks. You can buy it already from Alec's website, we think you should. Download the track 'Skin and Bones' - the best of the album - as a teaser below and don't forget to stream the whole thing as well.

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Flashy Python - Skin and Bones [mp3]

By the way, Alec will be releasing another solo album this year, but this time under his own name. More information to come.

OBS. 'Obscene Queen Bee', the second track of the album, used to be CYHSY's live track 'Cigarettes', I already loved this track live although it sounds very different on the album...very weird but still surprisingly good.

POSTED BY RAPHAEL CAFFARENA

TAGS: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Flashy Python, Alec Ounsworth, Walkmen, Man Man, Dr. Dog, Mazarin // LINKS: Flashy Python