Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
Japanese Breakfast has an endearing way of making quirky lo-fi dream pop that is often raucous, but at times soft and tender. Case in point the latter, the track In Heaven is soft around the edges like Robert Smith at his melancholy best. Continue reading “japanese breakfast | in heaven”
From the city of brotherly love Philadelphia-based Grandchildren are an “electro-acoustic orchestral pop” rock band. Recently, they’ve released a new video for their song Endtimes. Last month the band released their debut Golden Age LP via Ernest Jenning Record Co. Peace. Continue reading “grandchildren // endtimes”
Allow me to introduce Philadelphia, PA-based Andrew Balasia, b.k.a. Gracie. And Habits is the first single off of Gracie’s forthcoming Bleeder EP, which drops March 12th, 2013. Peace. Continue reading “gracie // habits”
One thing for certain Philadelphia’s native son Diplo serves up some of the nastiest beats in musicdom. Straight up no frontin’. Case in point, the track, “Barely Standing,” featuring Datsik and Sabi is like a siren call to the dance floor. Get loose with this one and let the music move you! You got cop this one and five more freshily funkily Diplo tracks on the bodacious Express Yourself EP available on iTunes. Peace. Continue reading “diplo // barely standing (ft. datsik & sabi)”
Some bands are simply legendary and therefore need little, if any, introduction or explanation. You know the deal, and this isn’t me being lazy at all. But why continue tapping away at these keys when all you have to do is click and let the music speak more elegantly than I ever could. Listen to the entire undun album at NPR’s First Listen here. Peace.
Like a long lost memory when rap was, if not purer then fresh, and inundated with “good feel” vibes. Philadelphia’s very own Has-Lo is set to drop his spectacular Conversation B LP November 15th. This album is sick with it, and with good reason with some of the hottest underground producers under the sun. Listen to all 14 tracks below and marvel at the supremacy of Has-Lo. Peace.