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NEW KINGDOM – “808″

Spencer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:20 +0000

New fire from New Kingdom – “808″ from their upcoming EP, Attention Whore. Such a great track and these guys are incredible performers. I can’t wait to see this and the rest of the new tracks live.

808 – Single (New Kingdom, Feb 2012)

NEW KINGDOM – “Stepped On The Scene”

Spencer — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:34:56 +0000

Sweet new video from New Kingdom for their track “Stepped On The Scene” off the Naked Time EP.

Naked Time EP (June 2010)

NEW KINGDOM – “Red Walls”

Spencer — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:43:53 +0000

NEW KINGDOM – “Red Walls”

Naked Time EP (New Kingdom, July 2010)

New Kingdom headlining the El Rey

Spencer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:27:33 +0000

New Kingdom is headlining the El Rey on Friday, July 31. The LA based, electro-funk rock band has gained a strong following on the strength of their high-energy performances but recently they’ve been in the studio working on an EP (or maybe an album?). The show Friday night is one that you don’t want to miss. The band’s singer, Noah King, was featured on the recent debut album from Asher Roth which Oren Yoel produced. Recently, Oren, who has been working in the studio with Macy Gray on her upcoming album, plays keys for New Kingdom along with Joe Rausch on bass and Evan Turner on drums. Each one of these guys is extremely talented and the chemistry they have together is impressive to say the least. These guys are the real deal. Check them out Friday night…

Massive Jerk Interviews New Kingdom

The New Kingdom blog – Comeroundhere

Favorites from 2009 (so far)

Spencer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000

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 MP3: “Oh No”

Franz Ferdinand MP3: “No You Girls”

Doves MP3: “Jetstream” MP3: “Kingdom of Rust”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs MP3: “Hysteric”

Black Crowes MP3: “I Ain’t Hiding”

White Rabbits MP3: “Percussion Gun”

K’naan MP3: “Take A Minute”

Manchester Orchestra MP3: “I’ve Got Friends”

Mocky MP3: “Birds Of A Feather”

Kutiman http://thru-you.com/

Black Moth Super Rainbow MP3: “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” MP3: “Twin Of Myself” MP3: “Fields Are Breathing”

Animal Collective MP3: “My Girls”

Matt and Kim MP3: “Daylight”

Silversun Pickups MP3: “Panic Switch”

Curumin MP3: “Compacto” MP3: “Salto No Vacuo Con Joelhada”

Emiliani Torrini MP3: “Me and Armini”

Zion I MP3: “Coastin”

Junior Boys MP3: “Parallel Lines”

General Elektriks MP3: “You Don’t Listen”

St Vincent MP3: “Strangers”

Coconut Records MP3: “Any Fun”

Matisyahu “One Day”

Method Man and Redman MP3: “A Yo”

Tosca MP3 Link: “Joe Si Ha” MP3: “Fondue”

The BPA MP3: “Toe Jam” MP3: “He’s Frank”

Bishop Allen MP3: “The Ancient Commonsense of Things”

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Newer acts:

Band of Skulls MP3 Link: “Death By Diamonds and Pearls” MP3: “I Know What I Am”

Empire of the Sun MP3: “Walking On A Dream”

One eskimO Link to listen: “Given Up” MP3: “Givin Up (Don Diablo remix)”

Nickel Eye MP3: “Brandy of the Damned featuring Wale (Mark Ronson remix)” MySpace link to listen: “Bonnie and Clyde”

Mayer Hawthorne MP3: “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”

Zee Avi MP3: “Bitter Heart” MP3: “The Story”

Passion Pit MP3: “Moth’s Wings” MP3 link: “The Reeling” MP3: “Little Secrets”

Fight From Above MP3: “Between The Curves”

Vosotros Presents: The Years MP3 link: “Lose My Number” MP3 link: “Heartbreaker”

Daniel Merriweather MP3: “Change” featuring Wale

The Big Pink MP3: “Velvet”

The Temper Trap MP3: Sweet Disposition

Thenewno2 MP3 link: “Yomp” MP3 link: “Give You Love” MP3: “Crazy Tuesday”

Asa MP3: “Jailer” MP3: “Subway”

The Very Best MP3: “Warm Heart of Africa”

St Motel MP3: “Dear Dictator”

Danny Chaimson MySpace link to listen: “This Is Life”

Hey Champ MP3: “Cold Dust Girl”

Jaydiohead by Minty Fresh Productions MP3: “Wrong Prayer”

Asher Roth feat. Busta Rhymes and New Kingdom MP3: “Lion’s Roar” produced by Oren Yoel

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Mixtapes:

Wale & 9th Wonder - Back To The Feature

TiRon – Ketchup Miguel featuring TiRon – “Go”

Weekly Dose (4/20/09)

Spencer — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:55:17 +0000

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 was blown away, again. They might be my favorite act out there right now. Even when they were having some sound problems with one of the guitars on stage, it was still an awesome set. I think their most recent album Fate is great, one of the best albums of 2008, but the songs sound so much better when they’re performed live (at least for me). The band’s touring experience is starting to show and it makes for a great live performance. ”Army of Ancients” is a perfect example of a song that is much better when it’s live (again, for me). I still can’t get it out of my head. ”The Ark” was another personal favorite of mine and also of a friend who hadn’t ever seen or heard of Dr Dog before. They opened with a slightly sped up version which made the crowd go completely nuts and set the pace for the rest of the show. Needless to say, my friend’s a fan now.

MP3: Dr Dog – Army of Ancients MP3: Dr Dog – The Ark

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Asleep In The Bread Aisle hit stores today. ”Lion’s Roar” is definitely a stand out track for me. Asher Roth comes pretty hard on it but I don’t think Busta Rhymes has sounded this good since Leaders of the New School and his early solo career. With all the leaked tracks out there, by now you should know- if it’s a Oren Yoel production it’s gonna be dope. And the smooth hook from New Kingdom‘s Noah King ties it all together and makes it a song you want to rap and sing along to. Oren Yoel’s also worked with another great up and coming hip hop artist in TiRon whose mixtape Ketchup is featured in the LA Times for the top ten best hip hop albums of the year.

Asher Roth ft Busta Rhymes and New Kingdom – Lion’s Roar (produced by Oren Yoel)

TiRon – Shine On (produced by Oren Yoel)

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An interesting Nas remix album was released last month called the Far East Project. From the name, it sounds like it’s a bunch of Nas tracks remixed by Asian DJ’s and producers. Because “Far East” could mean Asian, right? I’m not racist, I swear. Anyway, I haven’t heard of any of the guys who remixed the tracks but some of them are really well done.

Mp3: Nas featuring AZ – Life’s A Bitch (Jugg remix) MP3 SAMPLE: Nas featuring Amerie - Rule (Ajap S remix)

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Recently, I’ve had a couple of tracks sent to me via email and SoundCloud.com. Some of the songs were actually really good. I don’t know why I expected anything different but I was kind of surprised at how much I enjoyed these:

The first is “Folkie Song #2″ by Rosie and Me out of Curitiba, Brazil. It’s indie, acoustic, folk music but it’s got a rock kind of edge to it. And like all things Brazilian, I pretty much love everything about it. It’s a very cool track they got here. As if they didn’t even care when recording the song, you can even hear the microphone get bumped a couple of times, but it just makes the song sound cooler. I’m really digging this one. MP3: Rosie and Me – Folkie Song #2
The second is by The Unravelling from their album 13 Arcane Hymns. They’re a rock/progessive act out of Calgary and if you check out their myspace, you’ll hear some serious metal. ”In The Safe House” isn’t exactly metal though. It’s catchy and dark at the same time and it’s a really well arranged song. Their other songs on myspace are well written tracks too. These guys probably have awesome live shows with lots of energy and songs that build and really get crowds going. MP3: The Unravelling – In The Safe House
The last one is by a group called Pree. These guys are from D.C. and their music combines a lot of elements from different genres that I like a lot. Give the whole song a listen, it’s really impressive stuff. The quality isn’t amazing, but the track is a great one nonetheless. These guys have something very interesting going on and now I’m definitely paying attention. MP3: Pree – In The Parlor

Rosie and Me

The Unravelling

Pree