Absolutely obsessed with Darwin Deez (head over to ilike.com to steam tracks, my favorites include constellations, up in the clouds, and radar detector). Quintessential summer tunes.
Download this NOW and immediately drive to the beach.
Showing posts with label musical review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musical review. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
This Month In Musical Review:
Just a few of the heavy hitters that overloaded my recent playlist....
I've been playing Twin Sister's album "Vampires with Dreaming Kids" on repeat for weeks now. A little bit Air, a little bit Beach House, a little bit Jesus & Mary Chain, "Ginger" would be at home on a Sophia Coppola soundtrack.
Beach Girls- Sleigh Bells. Check them out at Mohawk Place on April 9th.
Give Them A Token- Adam Green
Hello Lou Reed! Green channels The Velvet Underground and early Reed on this derivative but still wonderful track.
A culmination of early 90's samples mixed with current beats and progressions. Loungey and urban, this is the perfect song to move the party forward.
On first listen to Local Natives' "Gorilla Manor," I was a bit dismissive. I felt the album took too many cues from veteran indie darlings Grizzly Bear & Animal Collective, although I've found myself growing very fond of this single as of late.
Life Magazine- Cold Cave
Too bad their recent appearance in Buffalo was cancelled - apparently a band member quit. Hopefully "Love Comes Close," the album from which "Life Magazine" derives, won't be the first and last we hear from them.
This is Merrill Garbus' first single off her debut album "Bird-Brains," which was entirely self-produced using a digital voice recorder & shareware mixing software.
With friends such as Beach House, Fuck Buttons, High Places, and The Big Pink, this one man electronic act from Philly is sure to top Shock & Awe's party playlist soon.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
This Month In Musical Review:
With the end of the month approaching I've decided to put together a selection of my most widely played tracks. The holidays often result in a musical stand still but January is coming on strong with an abundance of melodic flavor.The Baltimore natives have released their third album, and well, I'm not 100% on team "Teen Dream." Overall, it's a bit too poppy, and lacking the lucid, haunting melodies Beach House is known for, and yet this track makes the list.
Originally known as "Final Fantasy," Owen Pallett had to drop the alter-ego when the video game's copyright lawyers cracked down. "Heartland" has quickly become my favorite album of the new year. Theatrical, operatic, and electronic. There's been some talk of a Buffalo appearance, fingers crossed! Just go ahead and download the entire album, you won't be disappointed.
This adorable band debuted their third album in October but I'm just getting around to checking them out on the listening circuit. With clear cues taken from Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird & Midlake, this delightful little song states "I don't mind dying, when I make love to her." Adorability at its best!
Chocolate Makes You Happy- Xiu Xiu
"And keeps you awake" (Thanks Mike for the share!)
Played this early at the last Shock & Awe. Danceable, light, and an interesting departure for this Brooklyn-based band. Their previous album "All Our Cymbals" was a favorite album of mine. It's true the music's lost a bit of its edge but it's still extremely catchy and tribal.
Heavy influence from Broadcast drawing me in. Must add "The Science of Sleep" to my queue again.
Odessa- Caribou
Look for the full release of "Swim" mid April.
Click on the tracks to download via my Zshare
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