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Non Tiq : QuietNon Tiq, remember the name! Actually come to think of it don’t bother because chances are whether you make the effort to or not you will be hearing much more from the latest Swedish musical export. I have to admit when I first heard this track I would not have pegged her as a newbie, [...]
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The Naked And Famous: The SunThe Naked And Famous are blooming New Zealanders Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith, David Beadle, Jesse Wood, and Thom Powers. Off their September-released album, Passive Me, Aggressive You, the track “The Sun” does the most popping. While Passion Pit, MGMT, and Miike Snow serve as obvious electro-pop influences in their to-be, chart-lover “Punching in a Dream” [...]
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The Hundred In The Hands : Young Aren’t YoungRarely has a new band, album or song done to me what The Hundred In The Hands album did to me today. There I was, minding my business, trying to find ways to avoid the desk job’s ritual monotony. ’How can this Friday go faster?’ I went to KCRW‘s album preview page – a place [...]
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Chromeo : Don’t Turn The Lights OnAs the summer arrives and things heat up the Montreal smooth synth-sters, Chromeo return with some wise words to save some electricity with their first single “Don’t Turn The Lights On” off of their upcoming album “Business Casual”. The song sounds like their take on Hall & Oates’ “I Can’t Go For That” which is [...]
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Penguin Prison : The Worse It GetsI appoint Penguin Prison the ambassador of 21st Century Pop. He marks the return of polished Pop – full of catchy hooks, falsetto vocal harmonies, and pristine production. Oh and of course, irresistibly danceable. Musically and vocally he can produce anything that Justin Timberlake or even George Michael could get behind. It is only a [...]
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Big Gigantic – High LifeThere are times when a band will come around and produce an amazing sound in an original way that people look at it and think, “Damn, why hasn’t someone else thought of this before?” Big Gigantic is one of those bands. The duo of Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken have combined their mulitple talents together [...]
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Distant Relatives : PatienceFirst and foremost, this album has had so much hype surrounding it’s release that it’s absurd. Phrases like “one of the best albums of all time” have been uttered since the first leak surfaced. I’m not going to make any such claims but I will say this, it’s a great freaking album. Distant Relatives is [...]
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Pretty Lights : More Important Than Michael JordanElectronica saw a lot of expansion in the last half of the naughty ought’s. While greats like Tiesto and Oakenfold reined the heavens of yore while playing out Vegas residencies, the genres that brought you John Coltrane and Daft Punk spawned a generation of live electronica that marries the inspiration of ethereal synths with the draw of a good band. Don’t believe me? Get to know STS9 and EOTO. In the meantime, meet Pretty Lights.
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Girls : LauraStill reeling from Coachella weekend and nursing a cold to boot, we’re gonna keep things a little simple for this week. Formed in 2007, GIRLS are from San Francisco. They’re not girls. Mostly. The band has received critical acclaim from the New York Times and Pitchfork Media as well as numerous other print and digital [...]
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Sam Sparro : Corrected Feat. DMC & MasonThe Australian electro funk man is back! Yes after two years we finally have new material from Sam Sparro. The track is produced by Dutch production duo Mason and features rapper DMC from the iconic rap group Run DMC. So what happens when you take one of the most influential hip hop artists of all [...]
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LCD Soundsystem : Dance Yrself CleanLCD Soundsytem’s latest and possibly last album is due out for release on May 18th by DFA Records, even though the album was announced to have been finished on Feb. 23rd. The band recorded the album in a mansion that had a recording studio in it in the Hollywood hills because the band’s leader, James [...]
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We Have Band : Divisive (Tom Staar Mix)We Have Band released their debut album “WHB” April 5th. Having had their first release in 2008, between then and the present, they have done remixes for Bloc Party as well as to present numerous releases with Kitsune and other labels. Divisive is the first single off of “WHB”. Tom Staar of Moda Music takes [...]