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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Band New Alaskas - "Walk On The Walls / The Felon 7"

Posted by Jason Baxter on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Remember Alaskas, the scruffy California transplant who played a kajillion shows in Seattle before packing his bags, unloading a bunch of tapes at the local Goodwill, and farting off to New York?

He's no less active over in the Big Apple, and Crikey Records is hawking his new 7" single, featuring the songs "Walk on Walls" and "The Felon." Both are reverb-washed minimalist 4/4 jams, with sparkling finesse and Alaskas' typically disarming vocal assault. You can listen to them below:

<a href="http://crikeyrecords.bandcamp.com/track/walk-on-the-walls">Walk On The Walls by Crikey! Records</a>

<a href="http://crikeyrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-felon">The Felon by Crikey! Records</a>

A pre-sale purchase of the vinyl single ($7.50) also gets you a free download of his ten-track "Feral mixtape"—a smattering of some of his "tabletop dub jams" and other miscellaneous sonic experimentation.

As if to further prove he is both a) insanely prolific and b) a maniac, Alaskas has pledged to record 100 songs this month, so stay posted to his site if you're interested in charting the dude's progress.