Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
Multi-instrumentalist, DJ, and producer Kill Paris is nothing short of extraordinary. What he’s able to do with sound is well, (forgive me) astounding! Listen to the way he’s manipulated a 33-year-old classic (by Prince), “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” and made it technically profound and contemporary. Give it up for the DJ! Peace. Continue reading “kill paris // i wanna be your lover”
Joanna Syme and Tom Iansek and Big Scary. I agree, an odd name for a duo putting out music that is anything but scary. The song is called, “Falling Away,” and it is taken from BS’s debut LP Vacation. The video was directed by renowned director Daniel Cummings of Picture Machine Productions (think Bon Iver videos).
“The song itself is about growing up – it’s about being told life’s lessons as opposed to learning them for yourself,” says Big Scary’s Tom Iansek. “But the video is a journey into the mind of an older man struggling with dementia – trying to recapture a younger version of himself. I love the dichotomy between these two angles.”
Big Scary is another shining example of the great music being produced Down Under. I’m thinking, get ready for an Aussie invasion. Peace. Continue reading “big scary // falling away (official video)”
Twin Trip is the project of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist Felix Penny. Keyboard/guitarist Gigie Hall and bassist Eric Olsen complete the trio. The band’s self-titled debut album dropped in April. The song, “Man On The Moon,” is all kinds of nice. It reminds me a lot of Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien”. But what do I know? Hey, don’t answer that. Peace. Continue reading “twin trip // man on the moon”
Hope you’re one to pick up what Brother Ali is putting down. His flow is righteous and I’m just feelin’ him. His forthcoming LP Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color will drop August 21st and it’s available for Pre-Order. After the jump enjoy the first single from the LP. Peace. Continue reading “brother ali // stop the press”
It’s always nice to see The Shins doing what they do best. Playing great music. Here is an in-studio session of James Mercer and company playing the song, “No Way Down” from the album Port Of Morrow. Yes, it’s out now and of course you can cop it on iTunes. Peace. Continue reading “the shins // no way down (live from the studio)”
Icelandic electronic group FM Belfast has wrought something new and visually captivating into the world. Check out the Magnús Leifsson directed video for the song, “DeLorean”. In my opinion the video and the song are pretty much hand-in-glove. Peace. Continue reading “fm belfast // delorean (official video)”
What is the straight dope on the 25-year-old virtuoso guitarist Blake Mills? Well, I can only recommend that you take a listen to the radiant majesty of this living legend in the making. Below, watch the Sound & Vision #4 Mini Documentary on Blake Mills. It’s twelve-minutes that’ll pique your musical curiosity. Peace. Continue reading “the low down on blake mills: a documentary”
With lyrics like, “your cookies creamy middle yum” the brand new song from Dragonette is a whole lot of fun, albeit risqué, goodness! And as an added bonus the track is yours for the taking as a FREE DOWNLOAD. You can’t beat that with a stick! And just so you know, this song is taken from the band’s forthcoming LP Bodyparts which will drop this coming September (US + Canada: Sept 25) and (Europe: Sept 24). But folks there is more!
Get your browser on over to Talenthouse to see the full lyrics of the song of the band’s song, “Untouchable”. Here’s the deal, the Dragonettes invite you to use the lyrics to create your own version of the song. Add music, do it as poetry, make it a film. Whatever you like – make it yours! The winning entry will be the official b-side to a future single, and we’ll give you a fair piece of your version (depending on what you do) if we release it. The contest ends August 17th, so pull out your guitars, laptops, hairbrushes, microphones and get recording! Peace. Continue reading “dragonette // rocket ship”
Zack Levine from the band Pinegrove, (well I am assuming it was him) reached out to me mere moments ago via email and introduced himself. And for that I thank him immensely for making known to me their wonderfully rich and utterly dynamic (in an organic way) sound. Well, needless to say it passed mustard and I like it! I headed over to the band’s Bandcamp and clicked play. Over the next 32 minutes and 47 seconds I was treated to a gargantuan seismic wave of beautiful music. Pinegrove hints at a cavalcade of elements, from folk pop to those subtle austere southern rock elements. It’s all good. My favorites are the tracks Metronome, Mather Knoll, and Sunday. Honestly though, the whole enchilada is a great listen from beginning to end. This album will be played a great deal this summer and beyond. Thanks Mr. Levine. Peace. Continue reading “pinegrove // meridian”
John Pena is the smooth like butta’ incarnation of Heavenly Beat and the lovely song, “Tradition,” just melts in your eardrum so sweetly. This song is all pastel and muted color galore. But, it is also effortless and packed to the brim the sensuous and chill. You may want to listen to a few of this bands other gorgeous tasting songs at iTunes. Desire. Messiah. Faithless. Suday. All of them totally bathed in chillwave aesthetics, and that’s a good thing. Also, Heavenly Beat will be dropping their debut album Talent on July 2th via Captured Tracks. Peace. Continue reading “heavenly beat // tradition”