Tonight is going to be completely awesome. Voxtrot + Sound Team + Au Revoir Simone = a whole lot of fun. Hopefully this show will bring me back from the dead within the blogging world. I sure hope so. Here is a little treat for everyone who knows nothing about nothing about Voxtrot and Au Revior Simone:
Warmest Part of the Winter - Voxtrot
Sad Song - Au Revoir Simone
Yesterday a girl who was very bored with her music collection stumbled into the blogosphere and found herself surround by plenty of boring and unoriginal hoohas as well as a few gems. One such gem is Moonbabies. Their lush pop has me running circles around their new album Moonbabies at the Ballroom, which seems to be able to fit any situation I'm in. They manage to create piano-driven dreamy landscapes à la Sigur Ros as well steady indie pop with a driving beat à la Stars. It's an album for sure, one that doesn't ask you to just listen to the hit tracks, but instead asks you to sit down, day dream, and hit repeat. In other words, it's definately Oink-able and not simply a Hype Machine look-up. These guys are overall beautiful and dreamy and definately belong on the Arts & Crafts label alongside Stars and Feist. I've posted the first four songs from the album, because their original arrangement is perfect, as well as a couple goodies. And if you're a visual learner, their video for "War on Sound" takes place in outer space and is really awesome.
Tracks
>> 21st Century (opening track)
>> War on Sound
>> Take Me to the Ballroom
>> Don't Ya Know
>> Weekend a Go-Go
>> Over My Head (from The Orange Billboard, a previous album)
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PS Countdown to the most important day of the year is over. Happy Birthday, Caitlin and thanks Dean. It's so bad.
>> Feist // We're All in the Dance
Although I happen to think that everything else she does is 10x more brilliant.
Good idea to play a stripper in a movie (I Know Who Killed Me) with voice overs of the creep from SAW.
While you're looking for a new agent to get you that long-coveted Oscar, check out this cute Yacht-produced song by some girls that sound like Kheala from The Blow.
>> The World Court // Animal Oracle
>> space
Also, I am obsessed with this song because it is way Too Fun:
>> Locksley // Don't Make Me Wait
>> space
Why this might've worked: Doc Martins last soooo long, that Kurt's even wearing them after he's dead!
Guess who's advertising company just got fired?
Also, surprise surprise, Courtney Love was not in on this. Too bad because after life + 90s fashion = cha$ching!
Is going to be suptos amounts of fun. I just burned dozens of #1 indie rock hits (according to moi, minus many, plus some) onto CD so it should be solid. Let's just hope it's quality and that I don't get over anxious. Call in to tell me I'm awesome, that I have terrible taste, or that you've been dying to talk to me for 65 million years.
It looks like I've fallen on just what all of us have been waiting for: a new perfect indie rock group. Peel rock the female-male vocals thing with fairly standard rock infused with Too Much Fun. It's the perfect thing for the music listener who's managed to get too far lodged in electronic blips and looking for some guitars that still know how to be soops cool.
>> Oxford *much rec'd
>> Workers Wake Up
>> In the City
Also, these super cool guys have a few other mp3s that you can stream on their website, where you can also buy their well-designed CD for only $12.
Aaaand, they're friends with The Octopus Project who are straight up quality, and whose new CD I've just discovered is really good and even better than the last. You might expect some coverage of them soon.
Caitlin said that she would blog about this for awhile but it looks like I am gonna step in and steal her Canadian Gold. Islands released a new 7'' with Tomlab a while ago and it has found its way into our cybernetic steel MP3 hearts. The first track is actually a super early recording of the Islands and the second one is rad.
Flesh - Islands
Dnttakemy Wingzz Away - Islands
I also grabbed this super cool mash-up that Low B put out as Hollertronix. peep it.
The Cure vs. Snoop Dogg - Low B.
You know the drill. Stuff I've been listening to that fits into no particular theme (such as my super cool, super fun Teenagers post which totally got overshadowed by Dean's prompt hotness. I'm nudging you right now, btw. Check it out). I've got some patented Caitlin-approved cuteness along with a couple amazings.
As for Amazings:
1. Cadence Weapon ft. Final Fantasy // Sharks
An example of what happens when you mix too many amazing artists. Cadence Weapon is a pretty good rapper, who performed live with Final Fantasy, who in turn sampled Andrew Bird. The result? Probably one of the best songs you will hear all week. And if you're curious, I did check out the original, studio-recorded "Sharks" and it majorly pales in comparison.
2. Mom // Green Echo
Entirely instrumental and only 2 mintues long, but pretty beautiful and shows a lot of potential for a new band of greatness.
3. Studio // No Comply
Pretty 80s New Wave that's new and catchy to boot. You'll like it.
And as for fun and cute:
4. Peel // In the City
Totally fun, standard Indie rock stuff that I love to post/play/listen to. It's catchy enough, it's got British vocals, and it's hott.
5. Lavender Diamond // Open Your Heart
Fairly cute with sweet female vocals, light giddy guitar, lotso piano, and of course, hand claps.
6. Feist // Fighting Away the Tears - Mocky Mix
Mocky has an incredible ability to make Feists songs sound entirely different and yet entirely wonderful. He's one of the few artists who really plays with songs that he mixes. This version of one of Feist's new songs is totally deconstructed into a simple beat with just hand claps and vocals and some very secondary piano/horns/etc. Pretty relaxing, and fits into the feel of Feist's "Let it Die" more than "The Reminder"
Okay, that's a lot of mp3s. I tried to seperate the stuff that you (yes you, you readers, you super cool readers who also have a blog and don't like cute stuff) would want to listen to from the stuff that, say, someone with a more fun taste might want to listen to.
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Oh, and notices: Next time you're at The Del Mar Theatre, Streetlight Records, or Cafe Pergolesi, pick up the latest instalment of The Fish Rap! It's pretty funny. Also, check out the layout for our new website which should be coming up sometime next week.
