Night Light is Brooklyn-based lady trio Au Revoir Simone remixed. It is the fraternal twin to their beloved original album, Still Night, Still Light, retold and mastered by Neon Indian, Jens Lekman, Dam Mantle, Montag, Aeroplane, among others. Clock Opera’s take on the dreamy pop band’s song, “Tell Me,” opens an unexplored door to their melody-packed tune. The track is another perfect example of how a remix can completely redefine the experience a song provides.
Kisses are a two-piece based out of Los Angeles, CA. “Bermuda” is gonna be released as a 7 inch single this April through Surrounded By Sound which is some sort of off shoot having to do with Force Field PR. I’d give a link for Surrounded By Sound but it’s just a myspace page with [...]
A good portion of the universe should know about Little Dragon by now; they are far from little. The city of Gothenburg in Sweden [well, Sweden in general] seems to be the mother that births all catchy loveable music. The Knife, Jose Gonzalez, and Jens Lekman to name a few others. The lead singer of Little Dragon, Yukimi, has a jazz vocal background which is evident in her highly addictive soulful voice; the perfect main ingredient for such a musical meal. There are girls that sound black but are actually white, but this femme sounds black but is actually Japanese! Listen to one single song one single time and you’re hooked, no matter the mood you’re currently in or attempting to channel in the near future. This particular song speaks of the obstacle course we call life that stresses us then rests us, tests us and depresses us. Emotions darken and lighten as minds get lost over and over again just to find another way back with an entirely different view. Test is actually from their 2007 self titled [and first] album but don’t think they broke up and went solo llike all the rest; they released a new album recently by the name of Machine Dreams.
Besides being incredibly engaging and peaceful, this song contains one of the most intricate, funny, tragic, and entertaining stories ever squeezed into song-form.* My favorite parts are when Jens watches Nina’s eyebrows for a clue of how to answer her father’s questions, and that he sends back “out of office auto-replies” after the father tries…