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Nicky Blitz: Blast OffDOWNLOAD HERE Since our talk with Nicky Blitz last December, the bi-coastal producer and lyrical loud mouth has been hard at work on his debut EP, Mrs Paradise featuring single, “Blast Off” and his signature kooky, fun-factor.
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Saint Motel Album Review: “Voyeur”BUY HERE Being on the lips of many as one of 2012′s most buzzing indie bands, it is hard to believe that Saint Motel has only just begun their journey into our hearts. It is only the beginning for these four Los Angeles natives, and we are buckled in for the ride.
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POP ETC: Halfway to HeavenBUY HERE The Morning Benders have morphed into POP ETC. It’s a transformation of sorts befitting our current cravings for pop from a folk stand point.
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Summer Camp: AlwaysBUY HERE UK pop duo, Summer Camp has returned with their energetic new EP, Always, out July 10th via Apricot Recording Company/Moshi Moshi. 80′s electro at its core, title track, “Always” maintains a purely fun, uptempo beat to match the optimistic lyrics: “We’ll always be together! We’ll always be together!”
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Charli XCX: I’ll Never KnowFREE DOWNLOAD HERE British babe, Charli XCX steams up the airwaves with her raspy pipes and grimy, girl-powered love songs. With a tone reminiscent of Metric’s Emily Haines, the 19 year old displays a maturity beyond teen years with a personalized sensibility for her own synth-laden species of emo-pop.
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Wildcat! Wildcat!: Mr QuicheWildcat! Wildcat! is Jesse Taylor, Michael Wilson, and Jesse Carmichael: four Los Angeles-bred friends since the age of fourteen. It’s a bond thick enough to hear. Their single, “Mr Quiche” holds beats as hip hop as they are sexy trailing along quavering synths and grime-filled bass-lines appropriate for a sunny summer soundtrack. Miike Snow fans [...]
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Jagwar Ma: What Love?BUY HERE The marriage of electronic and psychedelic mischief in progressive rock have not always ended happily ever after, but Australia’s Jagwar Ma chops too finely to be taken for granted. Lead by former Lost Valentinos member, and praised producer, Jono Ma, the group remains in their cloud of mystery–providing little information via social outlets [...]
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TV Girl: I Wonder Who She’s Kissing NowBUY HERE TV Girl is like a good recipe. Everything is in moderation, making for a sun-sprinkled, indie pop creation sailing on just the right amount of vinyl sampling–topped off with a carefully placed post-punk cherry. Borrowing from what sounds like, Johnny Tillotson’s “Rhythm of the Rain,” sample-happy duo, including Trung Ngo and Brad [...]
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: That’s What’s UpBUY HERE There are, undoubtedly, heads double taking their Shazam results, and radio heads tilting in surprise to find that this flower child of a single was birthed after 1970.
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AU: Get AliveBUY HERE Search no further: Your airtight solution for any particular doldrums is brought to you by Portland group, AU. In orchestral likeness to Beirut, both vocally and climactically, the duo confidently experiments with world-moving horns, tingling strings, and peaking pianos.
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Minus The Tiger: Home Is Where The Heart IsListen to “Home is Where The Heart is” here BUY HERE For a split second the room fills with a tinge of Karen O. Then Minus The Tiger strikes you with their synth-pop single, “Home Is Where The Heart Is,” and you are pleasantly surprised. Then Anne Broekman and the family – Maarten Besseling (husband), Jesse Broekman (Anne’s sibling), [...]
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New Build: Finding ReasonsListen to “Finding Reasons” here BUY HERE The muscles of electro-rock are contracting under the epithet New Build. The anatomy: LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip. Al Doyle, Felix Martin and Tom Hopkins have rolled out their debut 12-track album, Yesterday Was Lived And Lost this month (mastered by New Build and Club Ralph). They further [...]