MP3: "HYPNTZ" - Dan Black
Thursday, September 25, 2008
SICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE.
MP3: "HYPNTZ" - Dan Black
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
FRESH TO DEATH AND DRESSED TO DIGRESS.
MP3: "Dressed To Digress" - Boy Crisis
Passion Pit play their biggest show yet tonight at the Bowery Ballroom opening for/stealing thunder from French Kicks. It probably won't quite sell out, so come down, get blown away by the consuming technicolor sound of their live show and buy a 7" from us in person. Seriously, do it.
// Saul Bass //
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
BY THE POOLSIDE STARING INTO GLOWING BLUE.
MP3: "Jump In The Pool" - Friendly Fires
Speaking of all things XL, Abeano has got an exclusive first listen to Vampire Weekend's first track since dropping jaws on their own self-titled debut last January. "Ottoman" trades in the West African bounce of the album for the pristine touch of production legend Mark Mothersbaugh, with whom they recorded the track at studios in Los Angeles and England earlier this year.
// Nacho Alegre //
Labels:
abeano,
friendly fires,
nacho alegre,
paul epworth,
vampire weekend,
xl recordings
Monday, September 22, 2008
DISCOFREAKIN'.
Bitclipr's self-titled 12" presents "Discofreak" and "Glytz", two shit-hot dancefloor-fillers featuring samples, live instrumentation and some of the sickest basslines this side of the Ed Banger bros. The next great hope for American electro? Probably.
MP3: "Discofreak" - Bitclipr
// Miwa Yanagi //
Thursday, September 18, 2008
VAMPIRE WEEKEND + ESAU MWAMWAYA.
"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" was already Vampire Weekend's perfect late summer single, but it got even better when the Radioclit crew jumped on board and threw Esau Mwamwaya into the mix. There's been no shortage of hype surrounding Captain Esau and his fresh African riddims, but this has to be his finest collaboration to date. Radioclit take the track and give it a full cultural makeover, keeping the original's central riff gloriously intact, but dressing it up in all manner of Carnival-flavored bells and whistles as we all cling to the last gasp of summer before reality sets in and it's back to the daily grind of the 9-5.
MP3: "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (Radioclit Remix) - Vampire Weekend
Labels:
esau mwamwaya,
radioclit,
remix,
vampire weekend,
xl recordings
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
SEARCHING FOR THE THRILL OF IT.
We're quite late to the party it seems, but as you've already read everywhere else, Empire of the Sun (Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele of PNAU and the Sleepy Jackson, respectively) have gone and put together one of the finest singles (and videos) of the year. That laid back late-summer groove, those persistent drums, that chorus (that chorus)... This is breezy pop perfection ideally suited for just about any situation. Going out, coming down, breaking up, making out, making babies, all of the above? Here's your jam.
MP3: "Walking on a Dream" - Empire of the Sun
// Josh Logue //
MP3: "Walking on a Dream" - Empire of the Sun
// Josh Logue //
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
WAKE UP.
To celebrate, we've got an oven fresh remix of "Sleepyhead" courtesy of Brooklyn's Landau Orchestra, who's main man Matt Young is currently holed up with the Passion Pit bros producing their as-yet-untitled debut album, due for release early next year. Landau's "Wake Up" Mix adds an ice cold snap, crackle and pop to the immense original, turning up the sleepy and bringing the twinkles in spades. Get at it below, or conversely, check out Panda Toes' very own frat-ready dance edit here.
MP3: "Sleepyhead" (Landau's Wake Up Mix) - Passion Pit
// Ryan Fitzgerald //
Labels:
frenchkiss,
landau,
neon gold,
passion pit,
remix
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
THE BUBBLE WILL BURST.
MP3: "Half In Love With Elizabeth" (Delorean Remix) - Mystery Jets
// Nacho Alegre //
Labels:
679,
delorean,
mystery jets,
nacho alegre,
remix
Monday, September 8, 2008
MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE THE TIME.
Our love for Magistrates runs way deep, and it's been that way ever since their completely untouchable three-track demo found it's way into these hands last January. Six months have come and gone since then, and Magistrates have still got stars in our eyes and a fire burning betwixt our loins, even moreso since their debut single "Make This Work" started tearing up Radio 1 this summer. Presented untouched and unchanged from it's original bedroom-recorded demo form, it's a sexy falsetto-heavy pop jam that makes you wish Prince fronted Klaxons more often. Thanks once again to Abeano and XL for the hook up, how we love them so.
MP3: "Make This Work" - Magistrates
Thursday, September 4, 2008
HOW DID ALL THESE PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM?
Coco is a nice looking girl from London who writes sultry pop songs and sounds kind of like a female version of her dad, this guy called Sting. Celebrity offspring get plenty of unfair advantages, especially when it comes to the entertainment biz, but Coco's a talent completely deserving of any and all success that comes her way. Her sound comes off a bit like a female-fronted version of Mr. Hudson & The Library (it's worth noting Mr. Hudson's also a frequent collaborator) and if her Blue Flowers gig we caught in West London last March was any indication, she's already got the live performance thing down pretty solid as well. Expect big things.
MP3: "I Blame Coco" - I Blame Coco
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
GOT ME FEELING LOVESICK.
MP3: "Lovesick" - Friendly Fires
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