Austin Sound

Given the success of last year’s Casual Victim Pile compilation, we suppose it’s not surprising that Gerard Cosloy has decided to put out a sequel. So say hello to the Casual Victim Pile franchise! What could possibly go wrong? After all, if Blues Brothers 2000 taught us anything, it’s that recapturing the magic is indeed possible. According to the Statesman, Cosloy will be putting out round II of CVP as a limited edition vinyl on the revamp of his old 12XU label, and it is due out February 22. There will be another three day release party at Beerland like last year, this one taking place right before SXSW on March 3, 4 and 5. We have to say that we’re pretty approving of this year’s cut, and you can check out the known artists being showcased below, though we’re really surprised that the Boxing Lesson didn’t make the cut. (Via the Statesman - we assume “Expensive Expletive” is actually Expensive Shit, but we don’t have the Statesman’s rigorous moral and family values to uphold, so fuck it).

Matador Records’ Gerard Cosloy doesn’t give a shit who you think are the most noteworthy bands in Austin. You can take that Spoon and shove it up your ass! Cosloy’s much anticipated Austin comp, called Casual Victim Pile (”Casual Victim Pile” = “Live Music Capital”, get it? Good one there Rose Clad Orgy!), will be officially released on January 26. It features 17 local artists, and two from Denton, that occasionally stumble out of Beerland’s cave to blink at the daylight - let’s just hope they sound better on the record than they do in Red River’s hallowed cinderblock fortress. We do have to give Cosloy credit for his awesome comments on naming the album in the press release today, though: “I was also advised that while ‘Please Kill Bob Schneider’ rolls off the tongue rather nicely, Matador’s legal fees might skyrocket if someone did indeed, harm a hair on the multi-talented singer-songwriter’s head.” Ouch. Watch out Cosloy - there’s a rabid pack of sorority girls coming for you! As we prepare for the album to school us on the proper Austin Sound, we get a taste of two of the tracks from the upcoming comp. First off, Follow That Bird! delivers “The Ghosts That Wake You”, which kicks off the album, and then Love Collectors (who for some reason changed their name from the Modern Fuckers) deliver their punky little tirade “First 48.” Awesome. Full previously announced tracklist below, and more info on the Matador blog.