Also make sure to check out Freak:
Friday, March 29, 2013
Urban Cone - We Should Go To France
I first heard Urban Cone last April when I found their song "Freak" and immediately fell in love with it. This new song is another great effort by them. They kind of remind me of Miike Snow's sound.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Lorde - The Love Club
I'm writing this while watching The Walking Dead. It's an odd juxtaposition. This song would most definitely NOT make it onto the Walking Dead soundtrack, unless of course they moved away from mindless flesh eating machines and decided to introduce a little joy via a dance party. Can't you just see all the prison dwellers blasting some pop-tastic tunes? Anyway, Lorde is a mere 16 years old, but she already has a great sound developed and I'm looking forward to hearing more from her in the future.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Fallulah - Out of It
This little gem comes from Denmark's Fallulah. This was another track that immediately hooked me. It's got an infectious beat that makes me want to start dancing regardless of my surroundings (and, in fact, I have at work several times...my coworkers already think I'm pretty weird, but that didn't help the matter).
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The Shades - Circles
I was a little thrown off at first when I saw that the tags on last.fm for The Shades included "skinhead reggae." I was relieved when I read the description to find a list of a couple of different bands going by the name and none of them seem to be the one I was listening it. I guess this is a lesson in picking a unique name for your band.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Conway - Big Talk
If crack came in music form, this would be it. I can't get enough of this song this week. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Bowmont - Ruphmiup
I love this track, but how on Earth do you pronounce it?? Is it "rough me up"? This is just like when I first discovered Lykke Li and I thought it was pronounced "likely." Made that mistake for weeks before someone corrected me! Anyway, however it's pronounced, it's a great song, so enjoy:
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Everything Everything - Duet
I guess I'm behind the times in discovering Everything Everything. The Brits have been onto them since 2009. Clever Brits. I loved this song the first time I heard it. That doesn't happen very often; usually it takes a few listens for me to really get a feel for a song. I'll definitely have to keep my ears open for more from them.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Amanda Palmer is Amazing
I have been a long time fan of Amanda Palmer and the Dresden Dolls and she continues to amaze me. I have seen her live about 5 times now and everytime is a unique and memorable experience (my favourite memory is of her crowd surfing and releasing a giant parachute that was attached to her outfit and spread over the heads of the crowd). She recently gave an amazing talk at the TED conference about how she has managed to successfully adopt a "pay what you want" model for her music. As she says in the talk, "her music isn't for everyone", but I find it refreshing and completely unlike anything else out there.
Here's the TED talk video:
Here's one of many great AFP songs:
And here's one of my favourite Dresden Dolls songs:
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Astronaut Husband - Stay
This song is pretty stripped down and simple. I can't get enough of it. This definitely would have been featured on Dawson's Creek back in the day. It's been a rough week at work and this song has helped me get through some of the stressful moments.
