Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
I love it when I discover something so gosh darn fun AND I can dance to it too! The Belgian band Addicted Kru Sound bka AKS has a new single release, “Round & Round” and man is it a keeper. Here the track is played over footage from the bands last couple of years touring various festivals and venues the world over. Look for the official Out Of Control EP to drop May 21st. Peace. Continue reading “AKS (Addicted Kru Sound) // Round & Round”
The song Beautiful Anomaly by Purple Ferdinand is a heartbreaker! I imagine it won’t be long before this supremely talented young woman conquers hearts the world over. Vanessa Purple Ferdinand is definitely poised upon the very cusp of many hits to come. Oh my my my a gem on so many levels, and a few of them musical. Peace. Continue reading “purple ferdinand // beautiful anomaly + acoustic”
Manchester, UK dj/producer Star Slinger puts his mystic hands all over this Drake featuring his homie The Weeknd track “Crew Love”. And it is just right for what you need it for; to grind up close and the make most of certain chemical reactions (alcohol, bomb ass music and raging hormones). Peace. Continue reading “Drake Ft. The Weeknd // Crew Love (Star Slinger’s Jersey Refix)”
What better way to prime the pump for a potentially rad ass Friday and further weekend fun than with the new Wavesight EP from the chronically ill dj/producer Alex Botwin bka Paper Diamond! I fully expect 2012 and beyond to push this rising meteor to the forefront of the dance music scene. Paper Diamond is today’s official weekend instigator. Disclaimer: This blog is totally responsible for the unparalleled revelry which may ensue after ingesting the music presented here via your ear hole. Party on! Oh yeah, after the jump you can get the Wavesight EP as a FREE DOWNLOAD! via Mediafire. Peace. Continue reading “Paper Diamond // Wavesight EP”
North Carolinians Lost In The Trees frontman Ari Picker has a wondrous voice suited best resting against those velvety moments when your heart is most vulnerable, whilst lost in love, or barely staying afloat chin-deep in heartache. There aren’t many artists who can do this so convincingly, perhaps Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius, as well as, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes are most similar. A. Parker has the quality of voice stripped of everything but an all too convincing woe. A voice which exists as a naked reminder of our understated humanity and the dark impressions that can leave us helpless.
Listening to the song “Golden Eyelids” is like staring into a shroud of flame, hypnotically captivating. This is music by which to warm your unfettered need and compliment your loneliness. And if you want more, well then more can be had of the bands latest release A Church That Fits Our Needs out now via Anti-Records. The songs on this album will sit in your stomach like a seed. Sprouting, this seed entwines your vital life-sustaining organs; though it blooms with fragile petals in the chambers of your heart. LITT have delivered music with the aura of fire-breathing shadows and syrupy hiccups of past remembrances that shade your mood pale blue and rheumy red. These are deeply personal songs, not so much entertainment as they are catharsis for the wounded soul who penned them in the aftermath of personal tragedy. When you get the this album you’ll find your ears and heart spending an inordinate amount of time lost in its undeniable beauty. This one is without a doubt a strong contender for album of the year. Peace. Continue reading “Lost In The Trees // Golden Eyelids”
With this group it is definitely a family affair and some guy. OK, not just some guy, his name is Dash Hutton, he’s the guy caressing the synth ever so commandingly. Then there are the girls? Well, they’re sisters; Alana, Danielle and Este of the cognomen Haim. As if the sister thingy weren’t novelty enough, these girls, i.e. women, play exceptionally good music. It’s the perfect blend of Pop music with something more edgy and off the beaten path. The music is sensuously, though modestly, vigorous and lusty. It doesn’t just pulse, it breathes steam into your ears. In essence, it jumps your bones and you’re so alright with its outright assertiveness. Check out the Haim’s sexy R&B/Calypso/Pop/Rock track “Forever” if this ain’t dirty dancing music, then I don’t know what species of sexy noise it is. Peace. Continue reading “Haim // Forever”
Those raucous Nashville, TN post-punk rockabilly thrashers Turbo Fruits have a new single and it goes by the name “Sweet Thang” and you can get it free at www.spin.com. The bands forthcoming third album Butter will be released via Serpents and Snakes Records on September the 11th. After the jump I have a couple of reminders of why this band ranks pretty high on the rock around the clock meter. Peace. Continue reading “Turbo Fruits // Sweet Thang”
I’ve been singing (writing) the praises of the band The Darlingtons since the release of their New Independent EP (2011), and I am still unflagging in my admiration of what this quartet of young guns have accomplished in such short order. Some rock bands take decades to gel into something that catches your attention. Not these guys, this troupe of bright and talented young men have made possible, in a handful of years, what others never realize. But really, it’s no surprise once you listen to what they can do with a couple of guitars, a bass and an drum set. They craft songs from the secret places within their collective hearts and fuel them with passion enough to conquer you mind, body and soul. And the icing on the cake is lead vocalist Kiran ‘Kiwi’ Roy, as he punches holes in the air with his smouldering masculine sound cannon of a voice. These guys may just be the new Kings of Leon. Yes, The Darlingtons are of that caliber.
The band’s second single “Everything” is taken from their forthcoming album Decades Dance, it starts off with clever guitar licks before exploding into an earful of radiant fireworks. The Decades Dance LP is due for a May 21st release. I am definitely looking forward to some possible U.S. tour dates, but if they keep churning out incredible music I expect to see them sooner rather than later. Peace. Continue reading “The Darlingtons // Everything”
