This one’s been on the list for a long time now. And I think the main reason I haven’t talked about it is because I don’t even know what to say about it. Because I just like it that much. The Dears hail from Montreal, Canada, but before I looked that up, I would have bet money that they were from the UK. Perhaps it’s the voice of lead singer Murray Lightburn or just their overall sound. This tune is from their second album “No Cities Left” released in 2003. …read more and hear the song…
Wondering where your Saturday throwback is? Well, as part of our new format (at least one song per day), I’ve decided not to limit myself to certain types of songs on certain days. So now I can mix it up all the time.
As a big fan of both Fever Ray and Brazilian DJ duo The Twelves, I’m not really sure how I missed this remix last year when it blew up all over the blogosphere. It’s especially weird since I’ve actually posted the original of this song before. But letting bygones be bygones, the good news is that I’ve finally been exposed to this fantasmical remix. …read more and hear the song…
Since this week is pretty much all high energy party funk disco dance remix goodness, how about a dark macabre tune to mix things up a little? This is another track sent to me from music recommendation extraordinaire Ulia direct from LA and I am so digging it. Arms and Sleepers is an ambient duo consisting of Mirza Ramic and Max Lewis, both from various parts of New England/the Northeast. They are currently touring the states and allegedly have a pretty sick visual show which I can only imagine would compliment music like this quick fantastically. …read more and hear the song…
Despite hailing from the UK, it almost seems as though Fear of Tigers, aka Benjamin Berry, should have hailed from France. After all, they seem to have perfectly encapsulated that French Touch sound that so many of us have grown to love. It’s OK to click on that link. I didn’t know what it was either until my friend Louis told me, but I think he’s spot on in his comparisons. …read more and hear the song…
hey y’all, first off let me thank our friend The Music Ninja for his help in cleaning up and organizing and coolifying our sidebar. My mind is much more at ease now that the chaos has subsided. Now, I thought it would be fun each month to just recap the top posts from the previous month. A “best of” of sorts, in case you haven’t been following along, so you can see what everyone else enjoyed so much the month before. I was able to determine this using a series of top-secret complicated algorithms that you probably wouldn’t understand anyway. You can listen to each track below or click to view the original post. Here’s the list! …read more and hear the song…
Despite the sometimes annoying nature of promo emails, I guess the positive is that when I listen to these tunes I have no expectations. So when I hit play on something that gets my attention, it really gets my attention. And such is the case with this tune from Secret Cities, from the movie-famous city of Fargo, North Dakota. …read more and hear the song…
So a brand new song by Neon Indian just broke on the twittersphere, and I must say, I am rather enjoying it. The tune was released as a free single from Green Label Sound which is the Mountain Dew backed record label that has put out some pretty cool stuff from some pretty cool artists. This tune was supposedly co-produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear. Have you heard of them? Well, he is the one that sort of looks a little bit like the oldest son from the hit TV shot “Home Improvement” starring fellow Michigan native/potential crazy person Tim Allen. …read more and hear the song…
I love chilled electro, and I love songs that sound like they are from outer space. So imagine my enjoyment when I find a song that’s a great combination of both. This time, it’s a product of Volta Cab, who is Konstantyn Isaew hailing from Ulyanovsk, Russia. Could it be that we’ve had yet another first here, with our first ever Russian act? …read more and hear the song…
You know how there are some songs that you and your friends always play, but you aren’t really sure how they got to be that way? Well, for my group of friends and I, one of those songs just so happens to be the Hall and Oates classic “Private Eyes”. I think it’s because we enjoy the clapping, but I’m not sure. So imagine my excitement when I found out that another group that I love, The Bird and The Bee, was going to be releasing an entire album of Hall and Oates covers! The title is “Interpreting the Masters Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates” and is officially released March 23. Which makes me wonder if they’re going to be doing this some more and who else they’ll be covering. …read more and hear the song…
Let’s talk music, as I’ve been known to do on this web address. We already know that I’m a big fan of Delphic and that they are one of my most anticipated live acts at this years Coachella festivus for the rest of us, and that I’m pretty sure Pitchfork was smoking something funny when reviewing their album. But let’s talk about something else now, namely how “Doubt” isn’t my favorite track on the album. …read more and hear the song…
