Although far from being a Mr., Norway’s Monica Birkenes is one of the most impressive electro artists I’ve sampled in a while, and if you’re just about to contradict me, just hit play below and listen to her cover of Arcade Fire’s Suburbs. Click on the small around in the right of the souncloud player to download. The beats a darn killer, a nice 2-step dubstep instrumental overlayed by Monica’s haunting vocals, which in the…
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This summer, what’s possibly Madonna’s most influential record “True Blue” will mark 25 years since it’s epic release. As an anniversary celebration for both Madonna’s True Blue and their own 8 year anniversary as a label, Paper Bag Records will be releasing a covers tribute album. Classics like La Isla Bonita,” “Live To Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” or “Open Your Heart” have been covered and revamped by the likes of Born Ruffians, PS I Love…
Stomping beats and a synth line which could even wake up the ’80s from the dead, describes Jesse Ruins’ indescribably fresh “Dream Analysis”, in what’s the most anthemic track I’ve been granted to hear from a while now. Details are pretty scarce on the artist, but from what I understand he/she’s based in Tokyo and will soon have (1st May) a record out on cassette/vinyl via Japanese label CUZ ME PAIN. [MP3] Jesse Ruins -…
Although Nathan Williams can be safely considered a dickhead, I’ll have to grant it to the man that he’s indeed very talented, but what I really like about him is that, like most stoners, he has a well developed sense of humor and doesn’t shy away from self-deprecation. It’s enough to follow his twitter stream to get a glimpse of what I’m talking about, but besides dicking around on the web, it seem Wavves is…
Early next year, the ever prolific Drive-by Truckers are set to release their ninth studio album “Go-Go Boots”, a tracklist from the same recording session which also boomed their previous critically hailed studio effort, “The Big To Do”. Below you can download the first single from the new record, titled Used to Be A Cop, a whiskey ripped brawler very reminiscent of the band’s older material. You can download it for free below, just for…
As I strolled disheartened by a malevolent weather through an unwelcoming campus earlier this morning a shroud of mist engulfed me. Suddenly I couldn’t see a thing 50 feet ahead, moment at which I couldn’t help but thinking “this shit is creepy”. I’m home now, safe, sound and warm, and strangely enough I came across this incredible track by Britain’s Veronica Falls called “Found Love in a Graveyard”. It’s really a very adorable song -…
The less bearded half of the funktastic duo Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip just recently released a smashing remix for Sage Francis’ “Three Sheets to the Wind”. Heavy beats, a wobbly bass line on top of Sage’s infectious lyrics makes this a great party starter, as well as another quality addition to the slew of dubstep remixes catching heat lately. Stream and download from the player below (hit the arrow button on the far…
I’ve praised Chromatics on various occasions so far, and as always they’ve given me another occasion to do so. Their label, Italians Do It Better are issuing an expanded/ analog remastered deluxe editions of Chromatics‘ 2006 In the City 12″, as well as my personal favorite, the 2007 full length Night Drive. According to the IDIB blog, each re-issue will feature 5 brand new tracks, one of which is the slow-dance-pop jam “Circled Sun”, which…
I never thought Kanye West and Bon Iver can be pronounced together in a sentence, let alone a song. Seems like discrepancies and unlikely collaborations make up for a unexpectedly solid track – Lost in The World, a Kanye West production that heavily samples Justin Vernon’s 2008 eery autotune Woods. Yeah, you probably expected something like Justin spitting rhymes in the mic side by side with Kanye, but aside from it looking extremely awkward, that…
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