February 2012
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video: SSION - My Love Grows In The Dark
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Haim are the three sisters Danielle, Alana and...
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video: Wise Blood - Loud Mouths
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video: Girls - My Ma
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mp3: Korallreven - Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics...
Elite Gymnastics provide Korallreven’s Sa Sa Samoa with a sample from Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a jungle beat and an irresistible rhythm, which somehow turns it into a 90’s rave anthem. Taken from the ACE023 Sa Sa Samoa 12”.
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video: Memoryhouse - The Kids Were Wrong
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video: iamamiwhoami - drops
iamamiwhoami are spoiling us. Less than 2 weeks ago she graced the internet with a new song and accompanying video sever, today they unveil another new song and video drops. It kind of sounds like Röyksopp, don’t you think? There’s two more songs dropping soon - Good Worker and Play - which are all taken from the “mystery act’s” forthcoming audiovisual debut album...
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Bishi has announced the release of Albion Voice,...
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video: Alex Winston - Fire Ant
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video: Bon Iver - Towers
Nabil Elderkin gained worldwide praise for his video for Bon Iver’s Holocene - today his video for their Towers was unveiled, which pictures an older man carrying a huge dreamcatcher into the woods before paddling out to sea.
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video: Summer Camp - Losing My Mind
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Wise lessons in love from Marina & the...
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Beach House announce new album 'Bloom'
There have been some rumours about it recently, but apparently it’s been confirmed: Beach House will release a new album in 2012. It will be titled Bloom and counts 10 tracks - expectations are obviously very high since their magical Teen Dream. Bloom is out on May 15 via Sub Pop, you can find the tracklist below. Suggest you start building a stock of tissues already.
01 Myth 02 Wild 03...
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Australian songbird Jack Colwell follows up last...
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London-based quartet Arthur Beatrice have been...
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video: Beirut - Vagabond
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video: NZCA/Lines - Okinawa Channels
Light-hearted synthpop, courtesy of NZCA/Lines - Okinawa Channels is taken from his self-titled debut, which is available now through iTunes via Lo Recordings. Directed by Robert Self.
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video: Crystal Castles - Suffocation
Here’s the video for Crystal Castles’ Suffocation - it was directed by the band’s Ethan Kath. The demo for the song and remixes by HEALTH and Vitalic will be unveiled later this week.
update Et voilà. HEALTH does an excellent job, as always.
mp3 Crystal Castles - Suffocation (HEALTH Remix)
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new Santigold 'Disparate Youth'
Santigold teases some more with a new single Disparate Youth, taken from her forthcoming Master of My Make-Believe. It comes with a slightly animated video, which you can view above. It’s out in the US tomorrow on iTunes with remixes by Switch (!), The 2 Bears and Amateur Best.
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mp3: Charli XCX - I'll Never Know
Charli XCX spent three days in session at Red Bull Studios to record a new track I’ll Never Know, created for Fred Butler’s show at London Fashion Week. Can’t help but think of Tanlines when I hear these conga’esque tropical pop beats (that’s a very good thing).
mp3 Charli XCX - I’ll Never Know
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stream: David's Lyre - Picture Of Our Youth
In a note on his Facebook page, David’s Lyre explains why he is self-releasing his debut album (for free). The release of Picture Of Our Youth is also the end of the David’s Lyre project, but Paul Dixon (that’s the guy behind David’s Lyre) promised me he’ll be back with another project soon. Anyway, his Picture Of Our Youth is streaming below and available for...
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mp3: Oliver Tank - Help You Breathe
Oliver Tank’s moody down-tempo electronica has won over my heart before, but this new track Help You Breathe highlights all reasons why I love his music. Melancholic, but with the right amount of beats to keep it interesting. Be sure to read the interview he did with Earmilk too, in which he reveals he plans on releasing a cover album of an array of hip-hop tracks (like his Snoop Dogg...
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video: Tanlines - Brothers
Tanlines go all 360° - literally! click and drag! - in the video for their infectious Brothers.
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Bon Iver at AIR Studios (4AD/Jagjaguwar Session)
Two grand pianos, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Sean Carey. That’s all it needs to amaze you for 25 minutes. They perform jaw-dropping interpretations of several songs from both the new album and the Blood Bank EP, as well as that heartbreaking cover of Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me.
update This is too beautiful. Needed this on my iPod, so I ripped it and...
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video: YACHT - Shangri-La
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Clock Opera - Once And For All (under the...
Clock Opera play a magical stripped down version of Once and For All under the floorboards at The Studio Down Below in Dorset. Their debut album Ways To Forget is out on April 9 via Moshi Moshi/Island, you can pre-order it over at their website.
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video: Chromatics - Lady
Chromatics are on a roll. Earlier this week they unveiled the video for their Neil Young cover Into The Black and today they bring us another new song and Alberto Rossini-directed video, being the romantic Lady. All of these songs are taken from their forthcoming new full-length Kill For Love, which is going to be pretty awesome based on the three tracks we’ve heard so far. “If I...
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Public School x Twin Shadow
Twin Shadow soundtracks (a new, instrumental track) & stars in a promo video for Public School’s new collection. A follow-up for his debut Forget is likely to be released this Summer.
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Austra - None Of Dem (Robyn cover)
Another rad cover in Triple J’s Like a Version: Austra take on Robyn’s Röyksopp-produced None Of Dem. None of dem do it like Austra can.
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video: Korallreven - Sa Sa Samoa
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Cold Specks announce debut 'I Predict A Graceful...
Cold Specks have signed to Mute, via which they will release their debut album I Predict A Graceful Explosion on May 21 - with a new single Blank Maps on May 14. Got a sampler for this album the other day and can confirm it is (going to be) absolutely stunning. With the announcement came the video for Holland, a song that still makes me gasp for breath every single time I hear it.
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video: Jessie Ware - Running
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video: Rhye - Open
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Light Asylum announce self-titled debut, hear...
Not one but two (!) new Light Asylum jams. Shallow Tears - which has some insane drumming going on (and is even better than the demo that’s been floating around on the web for some while now) - and a b-side Genesis are the first tastes of the duo’s forthcoming self-titled debut album, out May 1 on Mexican Summer. Shannon Funchess’ voice could break walls.
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Niki & the Dove - DJ, Ease My Mind (Acoustic)
Niki & the Dove are set to re-release the pulsing DJ, Easy My Mind as a single - the official video for the song has been unveiled already, but here’s a video of Malin performing an acoustic version in her parents’ garden.
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video: iamamiwhoami - sever
It’s been 6 months since we last heard from iamamiwhoami, but that’s not surprising given the fact it’s them. A new track sever with an accompanying video (as usual) was unveiled just now, available above. I am perplexed and love the hairy creature.
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The Sound of Arrows - Nova (mellow version)
The Sound of Arrows share a slightly more mellow take of their Nova, filmed outside of their studio in Stockholm. Gone is the banging club beat and rave synth, as it emphasises on the romantic aspect of the song and its lyrics “Running forever, longing for your love so cool / To something better / I’ll never stop following you.”
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video: Jamie N Commons - Devil In Me
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mp3: Charli XCX - Valentine
A Valentine’s Day gift from Charli XCX - Valentine is a bit more light-hearted than dark pop gems Nuclear Seasons and Stay Away yet still lovely.
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mp3: xxxoooo - xxxoooo
xxxoooo. That’s 3 x’s and 4 o’s and basically all I can tell you about this mystery producer. Track just ended up in my inbox, I pressed play and really liked what I heard - lush electronics with a bit of a cinematic vibe going on (weird how a song can create an image), really intriguing. Look forward to hearing more from this xxxoooo-person.
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video: Porcelain Raft - Something In Between
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video: Chromatics - Into The Black (Neil Young...
Chromatics release Kill For Love soon, the follow-up to their 2007 debut Night Drive. The second single off Kill For Love is Into The Black, which is actually a Neil Young cover. Alberto Rossini shot a video in gemini vision back in 2009 for the song, which you can view above.
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mp3: Rhye - Open
Rhye is an LA-based duo that are originally from Europe; both members are in other bands too, yet their actual identity remains unknown as of now. Doesn’t really matter, as you’ll fall in love with them whoever they may be. Just press play below and let Open overwhelm you - be sure to watch the video of the acoustic version they filmed in their living room as well. It’s honest,...
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video: Chairlift - Party (Beyoncé cover)
Chairlift hook up with Kool A.D. from Das Racist to perform a stellar cover of Beyoncé’s Party for Triple J’s Like A Version. They make the song their own yet don’t lose the original laid-back sexy “let’s have a party shall we?”-vibe.
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video: Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as in Paris
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video: Cults - You Know What I Mean
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How to Dress Well contributed a cover of Xiu...
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video: Kindness - Gee Up