the family crest // love don’t go

“It’s only fitting that The Family Crest was born in San Francisco, a city known for its rich history of experimentation, innovation and progressive thinking.”

 
Liam McCormick (lead vocals, guitar) and his friend, John Seeterlin (bass) have a good thing going. And when the first bars of the song Love Don’t Go, comes stomping through your head and heart you’ll likely want to hear more from the San Francisco band The Family Crest. This is good music without a doubt, the kind that’ll get stuck under your nail beds and sleep beneath your skin. This wonderful and powerful song is taken from the band’s The Headwinds EP out now via Tender Loving Empire. Peace.


 

 
So you lost your head inside your heart, and the waity world that tore you apart. And you’ve all but given up on the stone you call a heart.

You sing it out woah woah, oh oh. Sing it out, woah woah oh oh.

Oh, the love you’ve placed inside my hands. Oh, the fervor that your heart demands. Well, we went off with this spark, but you were left out in the dark.

You sing it out, woah woah, oh oh. Oh, you sing it out, woah woah oh oh.

Well, old love, you wanna step outside, find a place to run and hide? It isn’t that it’s dark. Oh, I don’t say I love you enough. Take your shaky bones and step out on your own. Oh, the winter never stops.

Oh, old love, you wanna step outside, find a place to run and hide? Oh, it isn’t that it’s love. Oh, baby, I still don’t say I love you enough. Take your shaky bones and go.

And there’s nothing left inside my heart. No, there’s nothing left for you. Oh, there’s nothing left inside my broken heart.

You say, “yes,” and I say, “no.” Love don’t stop, and love don’t go. Love don’t go, love don’t go. (x2)

bodhi + xlr8r+ sampha = whisper remix


 
The UK duo Bodhi is up to making good times as of late. A weeks back they caught my ears and my heart with their utterly smooth remix of Charles Murdoch’s Dekire. Now, they’ve gone struck lightning twice with a remix they’ve put together for SBTRKT collaborator, Sampha. If this doesn’t make you wanna’ dance then maybe you don’t have any rhythm. Peace. Continue reading “bodhi + xlr8r+ sampha = whisper remix”

hayden james // hayden james ep

 

 hayden james  //  hayden james ep

 
Hayden James will turn your ears out. It’s as simple as that. This Australian crooner serves it up hot and sticky with little room for resistance. Back in June he hit us hard with his Permission To Love joint, and even though its been several months since many have yet to recover. On his recently released and self-titled EP via Future Classic, the track Permission To Love is neatly packaged and scantily clad along side four additional lush tracks. Maybe its the coming Fall weather that has me stocking up on the slow and sensual jams. For playa’s and lovers alike know cold weather ’tis the season for snugglin’ and close quarter romance, right? And Hayden James is standard issue for undercover extracurricular “activities” and akin to throwing another log on the fire. Peace. Continue reading “hayden james // hayden james ep”

hysterical injury | dead wolf situation | vision of trees


 

hysterical injury  //  dead wolf situation + vision of trees

 
Hysterical Injury are pleased as punch to announce that Visions of Trees, the final single from their debut album Dead Wolf Situation, will drop September 30th. The b-sides are going to go up online over the next few weeks as follows:

Cycle One (Palimpsest mix): September 2nd, streaming only
Visions of Trees (Visions of Trees remix): September 16th , streaming only

Full package for download: September 30th
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basecamp | basecamp ep


 

basecamp  //  basecamp ep

 
Although BASECAMP may hail from Nashville, Tennessee this this trio of producers, singers and songwriters uproot any and all preconceptions of what geography may dictate.  Yet, in todays’ modern age of a musical world without borders is it really surprising that they sound like a sponge dropped into the bucket of R&B forethought, afterthought and future thought? No, not really. Listen to their self-titled BASECAMP EP and luxuriate within sensual bass and lush synth bubbles for theirs is a sound replete with lavender scented candles alight with flickering flame. The BASECAMP release includes four wondrous tracks and each one is scintillatingly hot (my fav is 2 Thingz). Listen to all after the jump and download them all for FREE! How freakin’ cool is that. Enjoy. Peace. Continue reading “basecamp | basecamp ep”

the other guys + yu + substantial // memories fade

 

the other guys + yu + substantial  //  memories fade

Those most elegant practitioners of the old school rap The Other Guys hit the road runnin’ with the brand new single Memories Fade. However, this time out the Washington, D.C. based duo team up with Mello Music Group’s yU (of Diamond District) and Substantial. The first single Memories Fade is taken from their forthcoming The Opposite of Sex EP, it drops September 10th. Dig it. Peace. Continue reading “the other guys + yu + substantial // memories fade”

clavius crates // ice accountant (our sunday best)


Such an easy pick for Our Sunday Best series. Local Michigan homeboys Ian Finkelstein and Clavius Crates, the former provided production and the latter performs the ultra chilli-most track Ice Accountant. I think it’s smooth like butta’ but I would love to hear your thoughts. Peace.


 

 
Lyrics:
 
Can you feel
my thoughts?
Have you healed?
I’m lost.
Hold my hand
in yours.

I don’t own love
but it flows
through my veins.
I know no one
if I hold
you away.