Tune-Yards unveil Water Fountain, the first glimpse of what we can half-way expect to hear from their forthcoming 5th LP Nicki Nack due out May 6th viz 4AD Records. There is a lot of poly-rhythmic goings on with this track (no surprise there), but as always Merrill Garbus & company deliver. You can pre-order the Nikki Nack LP (and other mediums) at their super cool Kung Fu Store and make sure you check out the new video and lyrics below. Peace. Continue reading “tuneyards | water fountain | video | lyrics”
ang low | life goes down ep
Psst! The world is filled with vast soundscapes blossoming bouquets of possibility, infinitely. Why do I love penning this music blog? Well, everyday I am surprised and therefore thankful for the many artist adding their creative input and making me a believer over and over again. So, just so you know the Top 40 ain’t the only gig in town folks.
Check out Brooklynite Ang Low and his latest, the Life Goes Down EP. The EP includes 4-tracks, Can’t Describe Her, which unfolds like dark and sultry rose petals, dew heavy with the trappings of a heavy R&B influence. The EP title-track Life Goes Down sashays sweetly within the bell of your ear, this is the gospel of love at it’s finest, a declaration proclaiming devotion and a requited loveship forevermore. Then there is the tender as butterfly wings, Win Back Your Love, and the battle is on, to win back love…
The final reveal, Voodoo Woman is a frenetic shadow chant like a fiery shot over the bow of would be lovers the world over. Yet, to no avail for what is love without chaos and vice versa. At any rate you’ve be warned. All in all Ang Low fuses hormone infused lushness with atmospheric electronics with tinges of R&B and Soul and it is all tied up neatly with amazing vocals.
Ang Low’s debut the Life Goes Down EP drops courtesy of Luv Luv Luv Records on March 31st, 2014. Peace. Continue reading “ang low | life goes down ep”
chains of love | misery makers, vol. 2 ep
Chains of Love is prepping for the release of Misery Makers Vol. 2 EP courtesy MANIMAL/Light Organ Records due to drip-drop March 25th, 2014. The album was
produced by Felix Fung + Richard Gottehrer.
Chains of Love have a decidedly retro feel which pairs well with today, yesterday and tomorrow. So, they got you covered not matter the day or whatever future-past you find one’s self. Oh, by the way, the track, “Won’t Be Mine,” is my favorite, so rock it!. Peace. Continue reading “chains of love | misery makers, vol. 2 ep”
raf and o | time machine
Raf and O’s eerily beautiful new album, Time Machine presents the unique songwriting and vocals of Raf Mantelli, that have been referred to as ‘haunting, sensual and bewitching’ alongside the black-and=blue-sound-soul-world created by Raf and Richard Smith (O). They fuse electro/ acoustic drums, self-made triggers, pads, vocals, synths, electronics and acoustic guitar to startling effect.
Building on the reputation of their first album described as ‘Really excellently knitted experimental and cinematographic world’ (De-Bug Germany) whilst ‘They display outright pop mastery’ (Flux Magazine), the two piece band employ the same set up for live performances. The songs are a concoction of emotional journeys, time travel and surreal dreams featuring eerie, magnetic vocals, gentle, at times frenetic dark guitar picking, contrasting with washes of warm synthesizers and challenged by a hybrid of electro/ acoustic drums, repetitions and glitches. Peace. Continue reading “raf and o | time machine”
box of wolves | let’s start again | remixes
The brotha’ from a another far northern hemisphere. Canadian good disco citizen extraordinaire Box Of Wolves anoints our collective aural senses with a sub-zero touch. So chill. Box Of Wolves showing signs of summertime with his latest, Let’s Start Again. This one hits you with a Deep House vibe, which both harkens back to the golden days of House and reaches long and strong to the future of the genre. Check out all five sonically impressive incarnations after the jump. Good stuff for ya’ ears for sure. Peace. Continue reading “box of wolves | let’s start again | remixes”
ben howard | ellie goulding | starry eyed love song
Creativity is such a wondrous thing. Case in point, Andy Smart has a knack for taking oft times divergent musical themes and melding them hip to hip. His latest amalgamation takes Ben Howard’s utterly beauteous track Only Love and delicately lays it atop the soul stirring Ellie Goulding track Starry Eyed thus creating Starry Eyed Love Song, and the results are spellbinding. Kinda like exploding rainbows and shooting stars all up in my eardrum. Plus, if you’re feelin’ it, well it is yours for the taking. Thank you Mr. Smart may I have another. Peace. Continue reading “ben howard | ellie goulding | starry eyed love song”
coldplay | magic
Love Coldplay’s latest song, “Magic”! I am a long time Coldplay fan, way before Jay-Z got cool with Chris Martin. I was playing the LP Parachutes 14-years ago. And friends used to get tired of me playing A Rush of Blood To The Head on constant repeat (I even got the their concert DVD (Coldplay Live 2003). Can’t wait until the new album drops. I am working on getting an advance media copy too. Yep, I am a fan and a big music nerd. The first single from the album Ghost Stories, out 19th May 2014. Pre-order now from iTunes (and get Magic today). Continue reading “coldplay | magic”
nathan k | most birthdays | our sunday best
At times songs take on a greater significance if the music is produced by someone whom you count as a friend and you really admire their undeniable artistry. Nathan K. and I first met after I Tweeted a penned response to his amazing Dishes LP (2012). Since then, we have kept in touch and the rest is history.
Now, Mr. K has gone a done it again. With the his latest song Most Birthdays which plies the deepening waters of this so-called life. And although the waves seem to engulf his personal life Nathan remains resilient and beats back despair with gorgeous and powerful song. Look for a forthcoming album in 2014. Peace. Continue reading “nathan k | most birthdays | our sunday best”
lali puna | faking the books
There are those songs, which when heard again after a long unforgivable hiatus from the ears, break open a glut of moody emotion. Lali Puna where are you? The track Faking The Books is taken from the LP of the same name and was released in 2004 courtesy of Morr Music. There has been a bit of buzz circulating about possible new music, here’s to the scuttlebutt and hoping rumor becomes reality. Peace. Continue reading “lali puna | faking the books”
ji nilsson & marlene | love you anyway
In celebration of International Women’s Day besties Ji Nilsson and Marlene teamed up to deliver this beautiful ode to what it means when you find someone who always has your back. The track Love You Anyway is Good stuff. Continue reading “ji nilsson & marlene | love you anyway”