MP3: "Sleepyhead" - Run Toto Run [exclusive]
Sunday, May 31, 2009
STARS BURNING HOLES RIGHT THROUGH THE DARK.
MP3: "Sleepyhead" - Run Toto Run [exclusive]
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
NEXT THING WE'RE TOUCHING.
MP3: "Starry Eyed" (Jakwob Remix) - Ellie Goulding
Labels:
ellie goulding,
jakwob,
nero,
skream,
starsmith
Thursday, May 21, 2009
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
In addition to all the live action we've got an all-star line up of the DJs, with live sets from Wonky Pop, Chess Club, Transparent, Jam, Phresh Sex and Blue Flowers. And since it's celebrating the 21st birthday of the lady half of Neon Gold, this one's going to be recession-friendly with free entry and drinks specials galore. Bring your party pants and everyone you've ever met. Yes mate.
In other Yes Giantess news, "Tuff N Stuff" will be the lead track on Sisters, an amazing new compilation coming out on fresh to death French label Sister Phunk next month. For anyone who may have somehow forgotten, "Tuff" is one of the absolute biggest tunes of the last 12 months and a big reason our Boston dudes are sitting pretty as one of the hottest unsigned bands on the block. Here's a quick refresher for anyone looking for a good track with which to blow out their speakers this summer.
MP3: "Tuff N Stuff" - Yes Giantess
Labels:
blue flowers,
chess club,
egyptian hip hop,
events,
flashguns,
wonky pop,
yes giantess
Monday, May 18, 2009
GOLD 004: MARINA & THE DIAMONDS
MP3: "Seventeen" - Marina & The Diamonds [exclusive]
The whole package is out June 1st and US customers can preorder the record from the Neon Gold Shop, while international customers should hit up our exclusive UK retail partners Puregroove as per usual. In other Marina news, we've recently set up a blog for her and it's heartwarming to see the little blogger she's become. Using it as a platform to treat her fans to exclusive goodies and unleash her musings on everything from Lady GaGa's to boobs and dentistry, it's pretty much her favorite thing in the world and is infinitely more entertaining than any other musician blogs we've ever read. We were with her last night when she logged on to find 27 new comments on her latest post and she loudly screamed "I LOVE THIS SHIT!". Adorable.
Labels:
ellie goulding,
marina + the diamonds,
neon gold,
starsmith
Sunday, May 10, 2009
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOST.
One of the most revered tracks off his 2008 debut For Emma, Forever Ago, "Wolves" was one of the the record's most awe-inspiring moments, a lesson in visceral, gutwrenching emotion as Justin Vernon challenges a lost lover to deliver the coup de grâce of their failed relationship: "swing wide your crane/and run me through". Ellie's done the unthinkable and managed to match Vernon blow for blow here, keeping the sparse minimalism and haunting mood of Bon Iver's original intact while adding her own heavensent vocals and beautiful layered harmonies to the track. Rarely do we find ourselves getting all starry-eyed over an off-the-cuff cover track, but this... this is different. This is shock and awe, people, and we're still reeling.
MP3: "The Wolves" - Ellie Goulding [exclusive]
Thursday, May 7, 2009
NEON GOLD TAKEOVER AT THE GREAT ESCAPE.
Lock up your daughters and put the drinks on ice, Neon Gold is coming to the UK. Next week sees us shipping off to London for the summer where we'll be keeping it real DJing club nights, throwing parties and continuing to release records by some of our favorite new bands. We're really stepping up our game in the months to come with just under ten releases lined up between now and autumn and a monthly club night in the works in London, and it all kicks off next week in Brighton at the annual Great Escape festival. The Great Escape has been one of the highlights of the summer for us in recent years, so we're honored to be throwing the afterparty at the Ocean Rooms late night on Saturday. Neon Gold rising stars Wolf Gang (making their live debut) and Yes Giantess will be doing their thing live with DJ support from Ellie Goulding beatmaker Starsmith, London superstars Chess Club and of course our very own Neon Gold Beat Company. Let's rage.
MP3: "Tuff N Stuff" - Yes Giantess
We suppose this is also as good a time as any to introduce you to our new favorite band and forthcoming release, Wolf Gang. Wolf Gang is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Max McElligott, who's gone and crafted some of the most timeless pop gems you'll hear in this or any other year and is easily one of the most gifted talents we've ever had the pleasure of working with. Proudly wearing a love for pop greats like Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads on their sleeve, the demos put forth are some of the most promising we've ever heard, their rough charm and classic pop feel converging to make them some of the most exciting tracks we've heard this year. The single we'll be releasing in late June remains under wraps for now, but go ahead and introduce yourself with "Nightflying" and see why the sky is truly the limit for this London newcomer.
MP3: "Nightflying" (Demo) - Wolf Gang
// Cristiana Crouceiro //
Labels:
chess club,
events,
neon gold,
peter gabriel,
starsmith,
talking heads,
wolf gang,
yes giantess
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
DEAR FRIEND OF MINE.
The Maccabees sophomore effort strolled into the spotlight this week and quickly reminded us of all the reasons we first fell in love with them when they erupted onto the scene with 2006's Colour It In. Wall of Arms is an impressive next step, unveiling a more mature songwriting approach while retaining all the urgent energy that made their debut so wonderful. Arcade Fire producer Markus Gravs manned the boards this time around, a curious choice on paper that works out to makes perfect sense upon pressing play. Lead single "Love You Better" steadily builds towards a rousing conclusion of epic percussion and brass arrangements that might be the band's finest moment yet, while "No Kind Words" is the band's darkest offering to date, its ominous beat and eerie vocals creating a generally haunting atmosphere never before seen from the Brighton quartet. The accompanying video, above, is one of the year's best as well, and the whole package should be regarded as nothing less than one of the most inspiring comebacks of the year.
MP3: "No Kind Words" - The Maccabees
// Ruth Render //
MP3: "No Kind Words" - The Maccabees
// Ruth Render //
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
THEY TAKE A POLAROID AND LET YOU GO.
MP3: "Seventeen" - Azealia Banks
Monday, May 4, 2009
DESPERATE TO CONNECT.
Our favorite artist Gotye finally gets the stateside exposure he so rightly deserves tonight when "Hearts A Mess" will wrench the heartstrings of teenage America on Gossip Girl. The song is one of our all time favorites (as is the video, above) and we're thrilled to be putting out his first-ever US release later this summer. Here's what we said about "Hearts A Mess" this time last year:
“Hearts A Mess” is a pastiche of borrowed sounds and samples culled from record store bargain bins and passed-down vinyl heirlooms, yet the result is a remarkably unified sonic vision: swirling strings, atmospheric percussion and a heartwrenching chorus for the ages all converging to result in the most majestic single you’ll hear all year. A cinematic pop masterpiece just begging to be plugged into any number of primetime network dramas (you feeling me, Alexandra Patsavas?), the track soars and swells into an orchestral gem the likes of which haven’t been heard in pop music since Sebastien Tellier made eyes water across Europe with the stirring beauty of “La Ritournelle”. Similarly, “Hearts A Mess” sounds like nothing else out there right now, a timeless pop classic unrestrained by genre or critical expectations, and it’s the kind of special, once-in-a-lifetime single that rarely comes along in this increasingly homogenized indie scene.
Looks like Ms. Patsavas was feeling us after all.
MP3: "Hearts A Mess" - Gotye
// Brendan Cook //
“Hearts A Mess” is a pastiche of borrowed sounds and samples culled from record store bargain bins and passed-down vinyl heirlooms, yet the result is a remarkably unified sonic vision: swirling strings, atmospheric percussion and a heartwrenching chorus for the ages all converging to result in the most majestic single you’ll hear all year. A cinematic pop masterpiece just begging to be plugged into any number of primetime network dramas (you feeling me, Alexandra Patsavas?), the track soars and swells into an orchestral gem the likes of which haven’t been heard in pop music since Sebastien Tellier made eyes water across Europe with the stirring beauty of “La Ritournelle”. Similarly, “Hearts A Mess” sounds like nothing else out there right now, a timeless pop classic unrestrained by genre or critical expectations, and it’s the kind of special, once-in-a-lifetime single that rarely comes along in this increasingly homogenized indie scene.
Looks like Ms. Patsavas was feeling us after all.
MP3: "Hearts A Mess" - Gotye
// Brendan Cook //
LOOKING BACK ON A WORLD GOING UP IN FLAMES.
MP3: "Where In The World" - Goldhawks [exclusive]
Friday, May 1, 2009
NEVER GROWING UP.
MP3: "Kids" - Chiddy Bang
// Kirk Hansen //
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