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Memory Tapes – Offers

If I could take the tender budding tendrils of a spring flower and the last embers of a dying flame and give these fragile objects a sound them Memory Tapes would be it. Yes, there is fragility here, but most of all there is beauty. And what is chillwave if not beautiful. New Jersey-based Dayve Hawk aka Memory Tapes, has penned “Offers” and it is as delicate a song as they come. It makes me want to crumple into my bed and dream of far off vistas. I hope you enjoy it too. For more, visit Carpark Records. Peace.

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Grooms – 3D Voices (Prom)

Admittedly, there is a lot of bands out there, some good, some bad and some…eh! Then there are bands who somehow rise to the top. Or maybe its just by blind luck that a certain ratio of individuals are brought together by chance and then assemble into something as wunderschön as Grooms. It took some doing, but this machine purrs. Emily Ambruso , Travis Johnson and Jim Sykes make this a trio to remember. Listen to “3D Voices” taken form their Prom EP.  Its all there, the dreamy voice, seductive bass, and guitar work imbued with mounting distortion right up to the final cosmic crescendo; then you want sex. Or something to eat, maybe both. Check out the tracks below. Peace.

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Radiohead – TKOL RMX 1234567


I get real touchy when folks try to mess with the music of my favorite band. So, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the Radiohead TKOL 1234567 Remix, and I actually love it (well, most of it). Here’s the thing though, this retooling of Radiohead’s music has more highlights than lowlights because it was reworked by DJs who I admire and/or listen to (and who know what the hell their doing). Maybe that’s why it turned out so well. Who knows? Right out the gate the album opens with a stunner; with Caribou laying down hypnotic beats and a tingling piano/harp thingy on “Little By Little”. From across the pond we have UK supa’ producer Lone turning “Feral” inside out and sprinkling space dust on the remains. Then there is Pearson Sound/Ramadanman creating something salacious and utterly wicked with his take on “Morning Mr Magpie”. I also have to give an honorable mention to Four Tet‘s lush mutant clone of “Separator”, which I can’t seem to stop listening to. All in all there are no duds here, but like most LPs you like what you like. Also, you can preview the entire album at Radiohead‘s webpage.

And make sure you check out Thom Yorke spinning at the Boiler Room, this was a live feed for the October 3rd premiere of Radiohead’s TKOL RMX 1234567 release.

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The Count & Sinden – Mega Mega Remix LP

It’s been a minute since we heard from the dynamic duo of The Count & Sinden. After dropping their monster collaborative 2011 debut LP, Mega Mega Mega, via Domino Records. But lo and behold here they are set to release a remix album. Next week Josh Harvey and Graeme Sinden aka TC&S are dropping their Mega Mega Remix LP. The album consists of 12-dope tracks from such cut creators as Canblaster, Dave Nada, Throwing Snow, Lone,and Hot City. Below, check out the track “You Make Me Feel So Good” (Throwing Snow Remix). Peace.

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Death Cab For Cutie – Doors Unlocked And Open (Cut Copy Remix)


It’s easy for me to get excited about anything related to Ben Gibbard and DCFC. But when I heard Cut Copy‘s remix of Death Cab’s “Doors Unlocked And Open” I nearly peed my boot-cuts. It isn’t too often you hear a track by Death Cab For Cutie spinning at such high rpms, but this is exactly what you’re getting here. Cut Copy has made this track quite the danceable one. Death Cab For Cutie‘s forthcoming EP release will be a collection of remixes resurrected from their 2011 LP Codes And Keys. This remix by Cut Copy will be included, check it out below. Preorder the EP now at Death Cab For Cutie‘s webpage. Peace.


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Extra Arms – In Parrallel


All I can say is give this album a listen. I’m not going to go on about how fantastic the band Extra Arms is, nope not this go round. I’ve listened to their latest LP In Parallel a lot and it still hasn’t gotten old. I hear references of The Cure and Radiohead. But that’s ok,  a band has gotta have their influences, right? I’m done talking, stream the entire album below. Peace.


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We Were Promised Jetpacks – In The Pit Of The Stomach


Since their debut album These Four Walls hit in 2009 I have been a fan of We Were Promised Jetpacks. The alternative pop/post-punk-rock quartet from Edinburgh, Scotland are in my opinion underrated. Listen to the tracks“Medicine” and “Act On Impulse” from their new LP In The Pit Of The Stomach, out now. The rest of the album moves along at a heady jaunt displaying all the reasons why they are soon to become one of your most favorite under appreciated bands. Without a doubt this LP is a more polished affair than their debut release. However, polished production doesn’t always equal better music, right? WWPJ works for me because Adam Thompson lets the listener inside. This isn’t contrived bullshit masquerading as something genuine and authentic. We Were Promised Jetpacks are four regular guys, and yes, they make excellent music about the mundane emotions everyday people deal with, i.e. heartbreak, rejection, and sadness, sound familiar? But in addition, their music bristles with hope-fucking-eternal. It’s music that connects. So, is not ironic that the album is titled In The Pit Of The Stomach, ’cause that’s where it hits you. Check it. Peace.

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Future Islands – On the Water

There are bands that have the ability to transform themselves and still maintain their originality (and their integrity). Case in point Baltimore’s Future Island. After the grandeur of their most excellent work, 2010’s LP In Evening Air, the boys from B-More have a newbie they want you to meet. Their On The Water LP, out October 11th, really showcases the soul of this band. Frontman Sam Herring vocals radiate a warmness not usually displayed in previous recordings.
Nonetheless it is still an album worth spinning, because it is meditative and introspective and proves yet again, you don’t have to be loud or danceable to stir up emotion. Go to their ThrillJockey label page and listen to the whole enchilada. Below, feel free to revisit their previous free download track “Before The Bridge” in video form. Peace.

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Yuck – Soothe Me & Get Away


The month of October brings many thing: falling temperatures, leaves vacating tress, Halloween, and this year the double-disc release of Yuck‘s self-titled debut. The single “Soothe Me” is the 2nd single release thus far, you many have already heard “Cousin Corona”, but if you haven’t go to their label’s site at Fat Possum Records and check it out. The album drops October 11th, so make sure to mark it on your calendar. Listen below, I’m out. Peace.



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