Well well, have we got some new tunes for you. This past week Katrina saw Harriet and TORCHES live – what a busy lady! I saw Lazyeyes and This is Head live – I’m busy too! Kristen reviewed The Lonely Wild’s new album, The Sun As It Comes. I threw their track “Buried in the Murder” on the last mixtape, and this time around I chose the title track off the new record because it sounded so different I didn’t even realize it was the same band at first. This one stays with the western desert feeling, but is more dusty and shimmering like the sun beating down, and the twinkling guitars are like a flickering mirage while the melodic vocals drive you on Also, Kristen believes the song “is as epic as their live performance.” In the latest interviews, Dan grilled The Rubens singer Sam Margin on his opinion of ruben sandwiches and how the band got their single “Lay It Down” on Triple J radio. I also heard a bunch of other tunes I thought were worth sharing, like these guys:
Belgium born mash-up artist Poldoore had his track “Nothing Left to Say” premiered on East Village Radio, where it caught my ear. His Street Bangerz Vol. 6: Playhouse album became a #1 bestselling album in both the Funk/R&B and Reggae/Dub charts, and with this track the exemplification of how all those genres are seamlessly melded together continues.
AM & Shawn Lee covered Joe Jackson’s “Steppin’ Out,” and I’m loving the way they space funked this new wave jam out.
Hausu popped up on my radar as the Portland post-hardcore band was just signed to Hardly Art, and their full length debut is set to come out June 25. “Leaning Mess” reminded of Nada Surf’s “Popular” with the more spoken than sung lyrics, but with a decidedly harder edge, musically. Summer’s going to be less chillwave and more hardcore this year, kids.
Steffaloo’s track “Can’t You See” has just been remixed by Avec Avec, who have taken her stripped down acoustic original and kept it minimal and spacious, but with enough beats to make you bounce your shoulders.
Tim Noyes’ new track “Patterns” may induce real bokeh blur vision.
Stephen Brodsky (from Cave) has been making lots of slow burning ambiance tunes a la Kevin Shields on the Lost in Translation soundtrack, and “Real Surreal Beauty” is, well, exactly that.
