Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
the ever compelling brooklyn-based electro-pop band st. lucia are gearing up for their forthcoming lp titled ‘september’ from which the title track borrows the same name. the release comes via columbia and neon gold respectively, and you can expect it to drop early 2013. if the sonically pleasing first single is any indication, well hold on to your ears because it’s going to be a good one. peace. Continue reading “st. lucia // september”
sorry (please forgive me) i am bit late posting the latest derrick belcham-director video for the song, “fifty fifty” by the the luyas. the song is the first single from the band’s forthcoming lp animator via paper bag records. look for it to hit the streets october 16th. peace. Continue reading “luyas // fifty fifty (official video)”
it is always great to hear a band whose simple love for making great music is paramount to everything else the band stands for. and nowhere is the former statement more evident than with the foursome pretend . the song, “those luminous noises are god” is grand and sweeping, almost as if it is culled from the fiery stuff of newly born star. i would think it impossible not to fall head heels for this song, which is an 8:31 flight of fancy taken from the LA’s band 2010 debut album release bones in the soil, rust in the oil. peace. Continue reading “pretend // those luminous noises are god”
canadian pop giants stars deliver another exceptional lp filled with both upbeat and heart searing songs aplenty. being the melancholy soul that i am my favorite track is the painfully beautiful, “400” with it’s mundane, yet touching lyrics and somber score. honestly though the latter segment of the album (track 6 and after) is great candle light music but i’ll let you make up your own (as only you can). after the jump you’ll also hear a couple clever remixes, “diamond ring” runaway love (stars remix) and the recent, “the theory of relativity (diamond rings remix). also, if you want to catch this darling of a band in concert check the tour dates to see of they’re coming to a venue near you. hope you enjoy. peace. Continue reading “stars // the north”
digitalism is fellow germans jens moelle and ismail tüfekçi, and when the two combine forces you know it’s going to be one of the best parties you have ever had to the good fortune to attend. after the jump check out a mini-listening party featuring their latest “zdarlight” remix and their ill september dj set filled with additional remixes. peace. Continue reading “digitalism // zdarlight (fedde le grand & deniz koyu remix)”
the generously gorgeous martina sorbara, and those two other human specimens (dan Kurtz and joel stouffer), no diss guys we just really like looking at ms. s with her pouty lips and doe-like eyes. anyway, what was i saying? oh i remember… canadian trio dragonette have a new video for their upbeat and vibrant song, “live in this city“. in it the band find themselves doing the street dance thing amongst other things. if you find yourself moving about to this one might i suggest heading over to the band’s website and streaming the whole lp? once there you can also pre-order their forthcoming album ‘bodyparts‘and peruse upcoming tour dates and generally get all up in the band’s biz. peace. Continue reading “dragonette // live in this city (video exclusive)”
totally enormous extinct dinosaurs drops is next single “your love” october 29th and in anticipation teed offers up a bit of eye candy which pairs nicely with the sounds coming out of your speakers. totally enormous extinct dinosaur’s debut album ‘trouble’ from which the single “your love” is out now on itunes , but knowing your probably already got it, if not then you know what to do. peace. Continue reading “totally enormous extinct dinosaurs // your love (video exclusive)”
indie rockers revoltrevolt hail from boise, idaho and are the epitome of a blue-collar band making their way into the major leagues and into your head space. with songs, like “hell has it’s roads” taken from the band’s latest release ‘latah nights’. currently these young turks are smack dab in the middle of touring . this is a band with many moods and raw talent and vision enough to paint tapestries with vibrant sound color. your ears will take to them like a junkie to some good smack. peace. Continue reading “revoltrevolt // hell has it’s roads”
the sound carries over the airwaves into your heart like a lover’s soft whisper across the vast distance of a disheveled bed. and all the while a terrible, yet beautiful storm, rages just outside the sheltering walls. or mayhap it the division of continental divide or an argument which separates your hand from your heart’s desire. either way, these songs will make it better or so much worse. this music will draw you closer to some warmblooded body or acquaint you with circumstances or ponderances of self (or others) you’ve been putting off for better times or stronger whiskey.
field report the self-titled album, is all raw flesh and glistening bones. it is exposed nerve endings and the blatant confrontation of emotions all tangled up with whatever reality it finds you living, loving or hating. these are songs that feel long lived-in and as familiar as family, friends and foe alike. each bearable and unbearable melody is a continuance of some long-awaited conclusion finally chanced upon whether we’re ready to deal with ’em or not.
the opening track “fergus falls” guts you, spills your heart and soul before a black-sooted grate where gray-orange embers softly glow. and in this faint shimmering light you examine every past, present and future thought and rash decision you’ve ever made or made not. like archaic remains of runes or the damp tea leaves in the bottom of a chipped tea-cup these songs are a destiny all their own. and as the songs come forth one by one: “in the year of the get you alone,” “i am not waiting anymore” and on and anon. the heartfelt assault erodes your every worthless fortification.
so, by the time the final ode, “route 18” washes over your flesh; you’ve wrestled with jacob’s angel. you’re baptized, bruised and set straight anew. but like all second chances we’ll squander ’em so long as we’ve deep and dark-water songs like these to wade into and find the remedy of relief.
after the jump stream the entire album and know with certainty each song and all can be had via amazon or itunes . peace. Continue reading “field report // field report (our sunday best)”
The upcoming album release ‘Hear Eye Go’ by the ♀ ♂ duoGolden Animals (Tommy Eisner & Linda Beercroft) is a 10-song infusion of 60’s rock (psychedelic, blues and tad rockabilly) influenced songcraft. This is a body of work which glides from one song to the next on an ethereal cloud of nostalgia and smoky luminosity. And, although the songs are mostly forlorn punches into the dark recesses of heartache, it also jabs holes into the fabric of moodiness to let the day-glow in. The album hits digitally october 30th, and after a successful kickstarter campaign the duo is set to launch another kickstarter campaign to press and self-release vinyl via Anubis Records. Peace. Continue reading “golden animals // most my time”