First song is the new Franz Ferdinand track, “Ulysses”. I’m not a big Franz Ferdinand fan but I do like this song and a couple of other tracks of theirs. This song was produced by one of the guys from Hot Chip, Dan Carey. The new album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is set to be released early next year. The band is also going to do what a lot of groups have been doing with singles off of upcoming or recently released albums- a remix contest. So if you remix the track and win, then your remix will appear along side the single when it’s released next year. Details at beatport.com…
Second song was sent to me by Ryan Upton. It’s “28 Butts” by Little Jackie. It’s clear that the success of Amy Winehouse’s Black To Black has had a serious influence on a lot of the music being released these days. Haven’t you noticed that a ton of powerful female vocalists have been coming out with songs and albums that have that vintage yet updated motown-soul style sound with lots of horns and heavy drums. Is it a fad or is it going to stick around for a while? Either way, nice find Upton!
Third song is Tenacious D’s “Dude, I Totally Miss You” performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Thursday night’s show. They’re hilarious. And obviously they rock.
Tenacious D – Dude, I Totally Miss You
Fourth song is another track from The Knux. It’s the “Cappuccino (Remix)” and, as you probably could have guessed- based on the fact that I’ve probably sent about 5 of their songs out on these emails-I love it and I love them…
