Sure, there are new releases this week by Britney, Eminem and Shania, but what love have they ever shown to San Francisco?
"Talkin' in the Mission / Over coffee, this is my utopia," sings Vanessa Carlton on "Harmonium," her second full length album. That might sound like a normal morning to us, but we'll allow the young songstress her love affair with our fair city. Partly recorded here and produced by resident rocker Stephan Jenkins, the CD even features a song called "San Francisco." Hey VC, as long as you're showing your SF support, how about wearing an SFist shirt during your performance on Leno next week?
We're not sure if Mates of State still live in San Francisco, but we're going to claim them anyway. Today their label Polyvinyl releases an EP called "All Day" and a fan-made documentary DVD called "Two Of Us," which we're betting includes some footage filmed here. Locals Stroke 9 celebrate the release of their new record "All In" with an in-store performance at Tower Records on Columbus.
Other notable releases this week include alt-country siren Neko Case's "The Tigers Have Spoken" and Mission of Burma's "Snapshot" EP available exclusively in the iTunes music store. It's news to us, but apparently Sponge Bob has enough indie cred to rival the stars of The O.C., by the looks of the artists included on his movie soundtrack. The Flaming Lips, Wilco, The Shins, Ween, Avril Lavigne...Motorhead? Alright then.
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