Born in the never ending lights of Las Vegas and raised in the spirit of punk ruck, Francis Harris or better known by his stage name Adultnapper, proves that sometimes life grants us unexpected twists. In the case of Adultnapper, he went from hatting all that dance music represented, to now being a very well sought DJ/Producer by all the people in the Industry. Last month Harris released his first single, in a string of…
Here’s a little gem to take home, a track close to my heart from one of my favorite electro bands LCD Soundsystems, covering one my favorite ’70s artists Harry Nilsson. “Down Into The Fire”, the B side from the Daft Punk Is Playing At My House single, is one of those songs that makes you feel like you’re there with the band, alongside it, rocking your socks out, a real moment of magic. All the…
“My album is the pinnacle of what music is at the time. It’s clearly the best album that you can buy. People understand I brand quality music.” -Kanye West I’m not to sure about the “best album you can buy” bit, but Graduation is definitely his best effort and one of the most solid records of the year. I’ve been spinning Graduation on repeat since I received the CD yesterday, it’s such a leap forward…
A few days ago, a handful of lucky journalists had the chance to preview a part of the upcoming [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag] new album “8 Diagrams”, at a listening party set up by clan leader RZA. Village Voice, from the small bits and pieces of songs they’ve listened to, stated that the upcoming effort sounds great and “if those twenty minutes are any real indication, and I hope to God they are, The 8 Diagrams…
I’ve fallen head over heels for Jens Lekman’s extraordinary music from the first song I’ve listened to, a few years back. My CD-player had the honor of spinning his 2005 debut, When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog, countless times and brought a lot of joy and inspiration in a lot of difficult moments in my life. Now his second record Night Falls Over Kortedala is fast approaching and as the fortunate fellow…
Both Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug, the leading men of the Montreal indie sensation [tag]Wolf Parade[/tag] seem to be doing great with their solo projects, but that just means a apron on the WP current hiatus. Dan, together with his wife released a lovely album back in December under the [tag]Handsome Furs[/tag] tag, while Spencer and his band Sunset Rubdown are just weeks away from the release of their first album Random Spirit Lover. Although…
Santa Fe natived [tag]Beirut[/tag], the one man band of Zach Condon, has just released its new website and with it a new track, called “A Sunday Smile” has been put up for download to celebrate this moment. The mp3 is of Zach’s second album The Flying Club Cub, set for October 9, an album that we’re all looking forward too, as it seems very promising. If you didn’t knew who sang it, you might think…
Many thanks to GorillavsBear for posting this amazing cover, of Kate Bush’s smashing 1985 single “Running Up That Hill”, by Seattle based noise rock band Chromatics. Running Up That Hill was always a ’80s favorite of mine, and out of all the covers that have surfaced around the years I definitely think this is the best. Ruth Radelet vocals are excellently suited to the sound of distorted harmonicas and guitar chops, the end result is…
[tag]Band of Horses[/tag] sophomore full length album Cease To Begin is steadly approaching it’s release date, so the band has decided it’s time to show a little love to their fans and post the LP’s opening track “Is There A Ghost”. The song can be listened and downloaded at the band’s MySpace. A promising track, with interesting indie guitar chords and signature Ben Bridwell vocals, that very much resembles their past record, sign they prefer…
Above is a mainstream aspiring English indie pop band with a touch of alternative, that auto-describes itself as “[tag]Coldplay[/tag] on steroids, American rock with a sense of irony and you’re halfway there”. Well if that was a little bit confusing that have a go on their latest single ‘At Arms Length’, available at iTunes, a thrilling and passionate song. The song openes with a slow and melancholic piano line, backed up by smooth guitar chops,…
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