Craft Spells is a great little duo out of Stockton, California which is a neat little town a little west of S.F. Their “Party Talk” 7” is due out this month on Captured Tracks. Until then, enjoy this single from the album, it’s pretty good.
Probably one of the most underrated songs on M.I.A.’s newest album, It Takes A Muscle, blends a slight reggae touch, a slower tempo and an amazing sound. Not the typical sound you’d expect form the pop start, but oh-so good. Check it out.
M.I.A. - It Takes A Muscle (mediafire download)
Originally created by Spectral Display, thanks Jenna!
This might be my favorite track of the new Arcade Fire album, Suburbs, and quite possibly, a strong contender for song of the year. The second half of the “Sprawl” songs (Sprawl I-Flatland and Sprawl II -Mountains Beyond Mountains). The track has a build similar to The Knife’s Heartbeats and I’m sure we’ll be expecting few heavy hitting remixes of this song soon. It’s a touch more electric than the Arcade Fire’s earlier stuff, but they incorporate it so well. See for yourself. All photos via.
Damn. This song is so fucking good.
BONUS :
This is an excellent version Kate informed me about. Thanks Kate!
For only having two songs out on “the net”, Teen Inc. has gotten a lot of noteriety lately with their re-hashed sounds of a glittery yesteryear. Thats not to be a negetive statement, i’m a sucker for 80’s inspired genre music, but more interestingly is their connection to such LA bands as Ariel Pink and Nite Jewel. With similar genres of music being produced, they seem to all be taking hits of the same synthesizer infused bong, and I don’t mind it one bit. If you like these guys I suggest you also check out Lansin Dreiden. (if you haven’t already)
Teen Inc. — Friend Of The Night
on myspace
Monday night music, it’s hard to come by. You need something light, wispy, good tempo but not too hype. Something that can take you someplace that you’ve never been, that you’d like to go. That might be a little too deep, but, this new single by Chromatics could probably do. Check it out, via.
New single from a band we haven’t heard form in a while, Australia’s Cut Copy. The single is from their forthcoming album, Where I’m Going that will be available next month as a single sided 7”. It’s a little less guitary as their previous stuff and a bit more “sing-alongy”. You be the judge. via
My buddy Ryan just came into the the office with a small stack of records and one of them stood out to me, the Jam. Partly because I was familiar with what era of punk awesomeness was being emulated with the simple cover design, and partly because I was UNfamiliar to what he was about to go home and listen to on his turntable. The Jam was an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. While they shared the “angry young men” outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore neatly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement.
