FRAZEY FORD – “Firecracker”
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I first heard the song “Blood” by Australian band The Middle East on KCRW a couple of months ago. The harmonies and soft, melodic progressions build to create moving, stirring music and the same is true for all of their songs, most of which are between 5 to 7 minutes long. ”Blood” immediately reminded me [...] Read More…
I’ve wanted to share these songs for a while now but I didn’t have too much to say about them all. I think they’re all awesome remixes and covers of great tracks but check them out and decide for yourself…
The xx – “You’ve Got The Love” (Florence and the Machine) () [Audio clip: view full [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Cover Songs, Dance, Electronic, Funk, Hard, Remixes, Rock, Sweet
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Tagged Alex Metric, Animal Collective, Boy 8-bit, Dr Fox's Old Timey String Band, Florence and the Machine, Mayer Hawthorne, Phoenix, Taken By Trees, The xx, Toro y Moi, Waajeed, Washed Out
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A couple of weeks ago, I saw AM at the Hotel Cafe and it was an awesome show. His music reaches across a number of genres from psychedelic rock and folk to soul and classic rock, even jazz. AM’s new album, Future Sons & Daughters, draws on an eclectic variety of musical influences to create a [...] Read More…
It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far…
Phoenix
MP3: “1901”
MP3: “Lisztomania”
Dan Auerbach
MP3: “When The Night Comes”
Grizzly Bear
MP3: “Two Weeks”
Wilco
MP3: “Solitaire”
MP3: “One Wing”
MP3: “I’ll Fight”
Quantic and His Combo Barbaro
Amazon: “The Dreaming Mind”
Andrew Bird
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By Spencer
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Also posted in Brass, Dance, Electronic, Funk, Hard, Hip Hop, Instrumentals, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Remixes, Rock, Soul, Sweet, World
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Tagged 9th Wonder, Andrew Bird, Animal Collective, Asa, Asher Roth, Band of Skulls, Bishop Allen, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Coconut Records, Curumin, Dan Auerbach, Daniel Merriweathr, Danny Chaimson, Doves, Eiliana Torrini, Empire of the Sun, Fight From Above, Franz Ferdinand, General Elektriks, Grizzly Bear, Hey Champ, Junior Boys, K'naan, Kutiman, Manchester Orchestra, Matisyahu, Matt and Kim, Mayer Hawthorne, Method Man, Minty Fresh Productions, Mocky, New Kingdom, Nickel Eye, One eskimO, Oren Yoel, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro, Redman, Silversun Pickups, St Motel, St Vincent, The Big Pink, The Black Crowes, The BPA, The Temper Trap, The Very Best, The Years, Thenewno2, TiRon, Tosca, Vosotros, Wale, White Rabbits, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zee Avi, Zion I
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I went out to Coachella this weekend and, for the most part, I wasn’t really that impressed. A lot of acts just don’t know how to get the crowd going. One band that is the complete opposite of this is Dr. Dog. They were very impressive. It was my third time seeing them and I [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Brass, Hard, Hip Hop, Remixes, Rock, Sweet, Weekly Dose
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Tagged Ajap S, Asher Roth, AZ, Busta Rhymes, Dr Dog, Jugg, Nas, New Kingdom, Oren Yoel, Pree, Rosie and Me, The Unravelling, TiRon
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General Elektriks (Herve Salters) released his debut album Cliquety Kliqk through Quannum Records back in 2005. Now GE’s got a new album Good City For Dreamers (Feb 2009). I loved Cliquety Kliqk and I have a feeling I’m going to love the new album as well. I’ve heard most of the tracks on it and, [...] Read More…
(When the site crashed in March and I thought I lost everything, this ended up being the only post I really lost… Unfortunately, because of that, I will leave you with the songs only…)
Andrew Bird - Oh No / Anonanimal
James Pants – We’re Through
Beck – Gamma Ray (James Pants Remix)
The BPA (Brighton Port Authority) – Toe [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Brass, Dance, Electronic, Hard, Hip Hop, Remixes, Rock, Sweet, Video, Weekly Dose, World
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Tagged Andrew Bird, Beck, Brett Dennen, Curumin, David Bryne, Dizzee Rascal, Fatboy Slim, Femi Kuti, Iggy Pop, James Pants, The BPA
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