Howdy friends, got some sweeeeeeet songs and vids for you this week. . .
1. Blockhead - "The Strain": Think DJ Shadow in his peak years. This song is sneaky incredible, listen to it a few times.
2 - 5. The Hood Internet - Various Songs: The Hood Internet have been on my HEAVY rotation lately. They make some of the best remixes around. You can download a few of their mixtapes for free at TheHoodInternet.com. Similar to Girl Talk but where Girl Talk takes 9-10 songs and mashes together in a single track, these guys splice two songs together, sometimes they flop but most of the time they work phenomenally. Like these. . .
6. Atmoshere - "You": One of the more under appreciated rappers around.
7. Air France - "No Excuses": Also posted one of their music videos below. These guys get it; dreamy, breezy, melodic, gorgeous tunes. Their No Way Down EP was one of the better releases of 2008.
8. Stars - "Elevator Love Letter": An older song, but just felt like posting something from them as one of my favorite bands out there. They don't get a whole lot of pub, but the make some damn beautiful music.
9. M. Ward - "Never Had Nobody Like You": I'm not as big on M. Ward's new album Hold Time as a lot of other people out there, but definitely have a soft spot for this one. It should be noted though, that the album is a grower. Worth a couple listens.
10. Bishop Allen - "Rain": I started listening to these guys a couple weeks ago and couldn't stop. This song is one of their highlights.
11. Beirut - "Venice": As a big fan of Beirut, I was pumped for their new double EP March of the Zapotec/Holland. It did not disappoint. The first half of the album, March of the Zapotec is vintage Beirut - excellent, but the more interesting half is the second, Holland, which is more experimental. Needless to say, Venice is off the second half. It is minimal, mezmerizing and thought provoking. The entire album is highly recommended.
12. Yeasayer - "Tightrope": This song comes from Dark Was the Night, the new all-star charity compilation featuring songs from indie rock's who's who: Arcade Fire, Spoon, David Byrne, My Morning Jacket, Feist, Ben Gibbard, the Decemberists, Beirut, Jose Gonzalez, Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens, The National, the New Pornographers, Cat Power, Antony, Bon Iver among others. This song by Yeasayer, however, stuck out to me on first listen. I'm usually not a big fan of compilations as the artists tend to phone it in, but Dark Was the Night is an exception. Great album. I'm sure I'll be featuring more songs as I dig further into it. For now, enjoy this one. On second though, Fuck it! go pick up the album and listen to the whole thing.
Royksopp - "Happy up Here"
Space Invaders hatching from billboards!!!! Hell yes!
Miami Horror - "Don't be on With Her"
This was made in 2008, not 1983. Just so you know. Buy their Bravado album if you like 80's throwbacks. These dudes are nasty.
Aesop Rock - "None Shall Pass"
Older video and song but I still love it.
Air France - "Collapsing at Your Doorstep"
"Sorta like a dream. . . no. better." Insanely good song/video combo.
Kid Cudi - "Day 'n Nite"
Kid Cudi employed graphic artist Bertrand de Langeron, a.k.a So Me to direct this video after deciding that he hated the first video made for the song. Good decision, indeed.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Fun for Your Eyeballs and Earholes. . .
Some new, some old, all awesome. . .
MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
This is what happens when you blow your video budget on hallucinogens and bows & arrows. . .
Casiokids - "I Fot Hose"
This is the Norwegian electro-pop band's new video for one of their instrumental tunes. Cartoons of their own heads on thier own bodies and on the bodies of ceremonial tribal African dancers. Hooray.
Kanye - "Welcome to Heartbreak"
Here we have a bunch of colorful pixelated Kanyes in shitty 80's sweaters singing sadly to each other about the emptiness of money and fame. Boo fucking Hoo.
Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family - "1973"
Dancing trees, singing mushrooms, giant waterfowl. What else could you possibly want?. . . besides the heavy drugs these guys clearly scored.
Chromeo - "Fancy Footwork"
Title track and first video from their latest album. The video plays off the creepy bodyless-leg theme they have going on their album cover and live shows. Not a great video, but the song makes up for it.
Zander Bleck - "Beyond the Horizon"
Last but certainly not least, I saw this on Nialler9, another music blog I frequent. Artists often send mass marketing emails to blogs to get their name out. This Zander Bleck creep sent the following (completely serious) email and video to Nialler9. . .
"Leave it to a talent like Zander Bleck to use his entrepreneurial skills, model looks, and amazing vocals, to create innovative and inspirational tunes and music videos that are generating quite a stir worldwide. Zander Bleck has blended his powerful singing and songwriting talent with the top production of Adam Longlands to create a phenomenal mix of vintage rock, pop and electronic sounds. A fresh fusion of club dance beats, British pop, and timeless rock, Zander Bleck offers an unconventional and refreshing style of music for listeners of every age and musical preference. Zander’s vocal talent resonates with artists like Bono and Chris Martin, and his music is energetic, infectious and distinctly a sound of his own. We would love to be a part of your blog."
In a way, Zander and his "people" are getting their wish, but for all the wrong reasons. A gold mine of unintentional comedy. Enjoy, please.
MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
This is what happens when you blow your video budget on hallucinogens and bows & arrows. . .
Casiokids - "I Fot Hose"
This is the Norwegian electro-pop band's new video for one of their instrumental tunes. Cartoons of their own heads on thier own bodies and on the bodies of ceremonial tribal African dancers. Hooray.
Kanye - "Welcome to Heartbreak"
Here we have a bunch of colorful pixelated Kanyes in shitty 80's sweaters singing sadly to each other about the emptiness of money and fame. Boo fucking Hoo.
Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family - "1973"
Dancing trees, singing mushrooms, giant waterfowl. What else could you possibly want?. . . besides the heavy drugs these guys clearly scored.
Chromeo - "Fancy Footwork"
Title track and first video from their latest album. The video plays off the creepy bodyless-leg theme they have going on their album cover and live shows. Not a great video, but the song makes up for it.
Zander Bleck - "Beyond the Horizon"
Last but certainly not least, I saw this on Nialler9, another music blog I frequent. Artists often send mass marketing emails to blogs to get their name out. This Zander Bleck creep sent the following (completely serious) email and video to Nialler9. . .
"Leave it to a talent like Zander Bleck to use his entrepreneurial skills, model looks, and amazing vocals, to create innovative and inspirational tunes and music videos that are generating quite a stir worldwide. Zander Bleck has blended his powerful singing and songwriting talent with the top production of Adam Longlands to create a phenomenal mix of vintage rock, pop and electronic sounds. A fresh fusion of club dance beats, British pop, and timeless rock, Zander Bleck offers an unconventional and refreshing style of music for listeners of every age and musical preference. Zander’s vocal talent resonates with artists like Bono and Chris Martin, and his music is energetic, infectious and distinctly a sound of his own. We would love to be a part of your blog."
In a way, Zander and his "people" are getting their wish, but for all the wrong reasons. A gold mine of unintentional comedy. Enjoy, please.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Songs of the Week: 2/10/09
Hello friends. I told you I'd have some more tunes for you today and I'm a man of my word. So here you go. . .
1. Temper Trap - "Sweet Disposition": I posted this song a few weeks ago but need to repost because it's just that good. They are a new band from Australia with only an EP released so far. Eagerly waiting to hear more.
2. The Helio Sequence - "Hallelujah": Great song from the electro-indie duo from Oregon. I highly recommend their album Keep Your Eyes Ahead.
3. Animal Collective - "Summertime Clothes": Yet another incredible song off their recently-released Merriweather Post Pavilion album. If you missed my feelings on the album, they are here.
4. AmpLive - "VideoTapez": A great mashup of Radiohead vs. Del the Funky Homosapien.
5. The Hood Internet - "Light Falsetto Music": Another remix by Girl Talk rivals The Hood Internet, this one mixes The Dream with Cut Copy's "Lights and Music," which is a great song in it's own right.
6. Foals - "Big Big Love (Fig.2)": One of the best songs off the British punk-dance band's Antidotes - a solid album.
7. Jape - "Nothing Lasts Forever": Richie Egan aka Jape from Dublin is an interesting one man electro-folk band. Cool stuff.
8. Elbow - "Starlings": I can't get Peter Gabriel out of my head when I hear this guy sing, but that aside, the arangement and beauty of this song speaks for itself.
9. David Holmes - "I Heard Wonders": A song of of Irish DJ/Film Score-Composer David Holmes' The Holy Pictures.
10. Portishead - "Machine Gun": As I've mentioned before, these guys came back with vengance on thier Third album - this is just another example. Admittedly, it's not for everyone, but unique enough to be post-worthy.
Peter Bjorn & John - "Nothing to Worry About"
These guys seem to be pretty adept at creating what-the-fuck?-type videos (see "Lay it Down" in addition to the video below).
To quote Pitchfork's description of this video. . . "Tatted-up balding biker street-dancing dudes with giant coifs have "Nothing to Worry About" in the second clip from Writer's Block follow-up Living Thing. I think the technical term for a cinematic work like this is "quirky as fuck""
Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos"
This is a great song I featured a couple weeks ago from Seattle-based hippie rockers Fleet Foxes off their Sun Giant EP. I'm not surprised that they complimented it with an equally awesome video after seeing their video for "Winter White Hymnal" a couple months ago. These guys get it.
Royksopp - "Remind Me"
This video is a classic. You may recognize a different version of this song from a Geico commercial. Why a remixed version of the song was put to this video, I don't know, but awesome nevertheless.
1. Temper Trap - "Sweet Disposition": I posted this song a few weeks ago but need to repost because it's just that good. They are a new band from Australia with only an EP released so far. Eagerly waiting to hear more.
2. The Helio Sequence - "Hallelujah": Great song from the electro-indie duo from Oregon. I highly recommend their album Keep Your Eyes Ahead.
3. Animal Collective - "Summertime Clothes": Yet another incredible song off their recently-released Merriweather Post Pavilion album. If you missed my feelings on the album, they are here.
4. AmpLive - "VideoTapez": A great mashup of Radiohead vs. Del the Funky Homosapien.
5. The Hood Internet - "Light Falsetto Music": Another remix by Girl Talk rivals The Hood Internet, this one mixes The Dream with Cut Copy's "Lights and Music," which is a great song in it's own right.
6. Foals - "Big Big Love (Fig.2)": One of the best songs off the British punk-dance band's Antidotes - a solid album.
7. Jape - "Nothing Lasts Forever": Richie Egan aka Jape from Dublin is an interesting one man electro-folk band. Cool stuff.
8. Elbow - "Starlings": I can't get Peter Gabriel out of my head when I hear this guy sing, but that aside, the arangement and beauty of this song speaks for itself.
9. David Holmes - "I Heard Wonders": A song of of Irish DJ/Film Score-Composer David Holmes' The Holy Pictures.
10. Portishead - "Machine Gun": As I've mentioned before, these guys came back with vengance on thier Third album - this is just another example. Admittedly, it's not for everyone, but unique enough to be post-worthy.
Peter Bjorn & John - "Nothing to Worry About"
These guys seem to be pretty adept at creating what-the-fuck?-type videos (see "Lay it Down" in addition to the video below).
To quote Pitchfork's description of this video. . . "Tatted-up balding biker street-dancing dudes with giant coifs have "Nothing to Worry About" in the second clip from Writer's Block follow-up Living Thing. I think the technical term for a cinematic work like this is "quirky as fuck""
Fleet Foxes - "Mykonos"
This is a great song I featured a couple weeks ago from Seattle-based hippie rockers Fleet Foxes off their Sun Giant EP. I'm not surprised that they complimented it with an equally awesome video after seeing their video for "Winter White Hymnal" a couple months ago. These guys get it.
Royksopp - "Remind Me"
This video is a classic. You may recognize a different version of this song from a Geico commercial. Why a remixed version of the song was put to this video, I don't know, but awesome nevertheless.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Why I Hate the Grammys: #598
Nominee for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Kid Rock.
Under no circumstances should things like this ever be allowed to happen. There is no excuse for it. Someone needs to be punished for this.
I'm too pissed-off to write or post anything else today. More tunes tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Moving Picture Shows
Hello good people of the interweb. Here's a quick installment of some videos for your viewing pleasure. Let the procrastination commence. . .
N.A.S.A. feat. KRS-One, Fatlip, & Slim Kid Tre - "Hip Hop"
N.A.S.A. stands for "North America / South America," the duo is made up of LA-based producer Sam Speigel and his Brazilian counterpart DJ Zegon. They met at a hollywood party in 2003 and discovered they had a mutual love for 60's Brazilian music. Their debut album "The Spirit of Apollo" comes out Feb. 17th and is studded with an eclectic list of big-name collaborators such as: David Byrne, MIA, Tom Waits, Method Man, George Clinton, Ghostface, Lykke Li, Kanye to name a few. These guys will make a splash in 2009 a la the Neptunes a few years back. Although from what I've heard, N.A.S.A.'s sound is more diverse and unique than their brethren.
MGMT - "Electric Feel"
Nothing says MGMT like an improptu, acid-induced jungle dance party with the creepy animal-robot band from Chuck-E-Cheese.
Fol Chen - "No Wedding Cake"
This song is from the upcoming "Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made" album by Fol Chen. The video features a fish with heavy lipstick, lions working as showgirls, an owl with a bleeding heart at the end of an arrow, and assorted other strange goings-on.
Fujiya & Miyagi - "Knickerbocker"
These guys have a great downtempo sound and some pretty creative videos. Including this one.
Hot Chip - "Colours"
One of their best tracks and videos off the older "The Warning" album. Both "The Warning" and their new album "Made in the Dark" are classics and should be owned by all. Just sayin.
Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"
An oldie but goodie from Junior Senior. A classic.
Armi & Danni - "I Want To Love You Tender"
I think it goes without saying that Armi & Danni paved the way for every ground-breaking video made to date and that "I Want To Love You Tender" will forever stand as the benchmark for which we measure all music videos ever created. It is the pinnacle of music video mastery. Soak it in.
Christian Bale Rant Remix
. . . Just in case you missed it.
N.A.S.A. feat. KRS-One, Fatlip, & Slim Kid Tre - "Hip Hop"
N.A.S.A. stands for "North America / South America," the duo is made up of LA-based producer Sam Speigel and his Brazilian counterpart DJ Zegon. They met at a hollywood party in 2003 and discovered they had a mutual love for 60's Brazilian music. Their debut album "The Spirit of Apollo" comes out Feb. 17th and is studded with an eclectic list of big-name collaborators such as: David Byrne, MIA, Tom Waits, Method Man, George Clinton, Ghostface, Lykke Li, Kanye to name a few. These guys will make a splash in 2009 a la the Neptunes a few years back. Although from what I've heard, N.A.S.A.'s sound is more diverse and unique than their brethren.
MGMT - "Electric Feel"
Nothing says MGMT like an improptu, acid-induced jungle dance party with the creepy animal-robot band from Chuck-E-Cheese.
Fol Chen - "No Wedding Cake"
This song is from the upcoming "Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made" album by Fol Chen. The video features a fish with heavy lipstick, lions working as showgirls, an owl with a bleeding heart at the end of an arrow, and assorted other strange goings-on.
Fujiya & Miyagi - "Knickerbocker"
These guys have a great downtempo sound and some pretty creative videos. Including this one.
Hot Chip - "Colours"
One of their best tracks and videos off the older "The Warning" album. Both "The Warning" and their new album "Made in the Dark" are classics and should be owned by all. Just sayin.
Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"
An oldie but goodie from Junior Senior. A classic.
Armi & Danni - "I Want To Love You Tender"
I think it goes without saying that Armi & Danni paved the way for every ground-breaking video made to date and that "I Want To Love You Tender" will forever stand as the benchmark for which we measure all music videos ever created. It is the pinnacle of music video mastery. Soak it in.
Christian Bale Rant Remix
. . . Just in case you missed it.
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