The namesake of the garage rock/power-pop combo The Tyler Trudeau Attempt lives in Brooklyn, but to make the video for "These Are Dark Times," Trudeau and filmmaker Anthony Giordanella hung around in the post-industrial grimescape adjacent to downtown New Haven, CT, the Attempt’s ancestral hometown. "…Dark Times" is the A-side to The Tyler Trudeau Attempt’s new 7" single via February Records (also available as a digital download here). Meanwhile, "Hey Turdo!," culling 15 highlights from several years’ worth of bands led by Trudeau (including lo-fi hyper-cult fave Women’s Basketball), is available as a free download from the Attempt’s Bandcamp site. Several New York and Connecticut shows are on the horizon, including Jan. 5 at Spike Hill. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).