New Video – alt-j : Tessellate
alt-j have a new video for “Tessellate”. Directed by Alex Southam, the video is a twist on Italian Renaissance painter Raphael’s “The School of Athens,” seen through a modern day lens that Raphael may not have had in mind. “Tessellate” will appear on alt-J’s debut album, An Awesome Wave, to be released September 18th via Canvasback.
Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio has also lended his remixing hand to alt-J’s lead single, “Fitzpleasure.” Emphasizing the melodic swells while highlighting a tribal-meets-industrial beat, Sitek’s mix showcases an entirely new feel for the song while maintaining the core to alt-J’s sound which the BBC describes as “strong, addictive and enthralling, the perfect accompaniment to any mood, any moment, anywhere.”
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MP3 – Taken By Trees : Dreams
MP3 Download – Taken By Trees : Dreams
MP3 – Tame Impala : Apocalypse Dreams
Best new Summer Sounds – Download the new track “Apocalypse Dreams” from Tame Impala’s new album, Lonerism, coming October 2012 on Modular Recordings.
Mp3 – Frank Ocean : Sweet Life
Download the second track “Sweet Life” released from Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange and stream the album in its entirety here,
MP3 + New Video – Marty Angus : Break Free
Video – KidsOf88 : Tucan feat. Alisa Xayalith
New Zealand duo KIDSOF88 have released a new remix of their official single, “TUCAN,” from the forthcoming album MODERN LOVE, expected in summer 2012 via Dryden Street. On the original version of “TUCAN“, Sam McCarthy and Jordan Arts are joined by Alisa Xayalith of The Naked And Famous, uncovering a soaring sense of yearning previously unseen within KidsOf88’s oeuvre.
KIDSOF88 : “TUCAN” L-O-L-O Remix
MP3 – Bike Warrior : Mixtape # 1
MP3 – Beach Day : Walking On The Streets / Boys
Hollywood, Florida is not your typical beach town. The buildings, diners, and of course the beach appear frozen in the 1950’s. Probably a result of the town’s population boom happening in that era, a current drive down the streets feels like your moving through an R. Crumb drawing.
Things seem exaggerated and a bit odd. The now mature population seems a caricature of their former selves. It is this strange place, lovingly dubbed Hollyweird, Florida, that the trio Beach Day calls home. Their sound is heavily influenced by their surroundings. They make new music, but it is definitely old at heart. And it’s definitely sunny, but not without some murkiness.
Video – Bowerbirds : Sweet Moment
Watch the Bowerbirds brand new video for “Sweet Moment“, off The Clearing.
You can also grab some MP3’s and watch the mini-documentary about the Bowerbirds’ The Clearing after the jump.
MP3 – Bowerbirds: Tuck The Darkness In
MP3 – Bowerbirds : In The Yard
About “The Clearing” by Bowerbirds from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.
MP3 – Cat Power : Ruin
Longtime Miami indie Goddess Chan Marshall is back with a short, cropped, breakup haircut and the first Cat Power album of original material in over six years! Was it worth the wait? Check out the first single “Ruin” from the new album Sun – performed and produced entirely by Chan in various locations including a studio she built in Malibu. Sounds pretty awesome. The album drops September 4.
Chan introduces “Ruin” via this clip below directed by Austin Conroy.
MP3 – FIDLAR : Got No Money + No Waves / No Ass
FIDLAR are known as much for their noisy, infectious West Coast punk as for their insane ability to rile crowds. The band hits Terminal 5 on Friday, June 22nd, joining The Hives on the East Coast leg of their tour. Click Here To Listen To Daytrotter Session or Grab some MP3’s after the jump:
MP3 – FIDLAR : Got No Money
MP3 – David Byrne & St. Vincent : Love The Giant
David Byrne & St. Vincent team up on the new jazzy collaborative album Love This Giant. Grab it below:
MP3 – Moons : Waves at Night
Check out this sprawling b-side – “Waves at Night” from Atlanta’s Moons – one of the more promising acts to surface this year.
MP3 – Starfawn : Greenlight (TEEEL Remix)
Listen to this dark disco remix of Starfawn’s “Greenlight” from dreamwave synthpop robot TEEEL.
MP3 – A Place to Bury Strangers : And I’m Up
New Sounds from San Francisco – In a Cloud II
Secret Seven Records folluw last year’s San Francisco-centric compilation, In a Cloud , with 13 previously unreleased tracks from some of the Bay City’s finest. Expect new, blistering tracks from Vetiver, Papercuts, Sonny & the Sunsets and tons of other artists. For a preiview, listed to the swagged out Ty Segall track and the sweet Grass Widow lullaby – “Hannah Lew”, streaming below. The In A Cloud II compilation is out July 17. Pre-order the album here.
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Au Palais: “Some Velvet Morning” (Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra cover)
House Shoes: “Sweet” [ft. Danny Brown]
Schoolboy Q and TiRon: “Love Me Not”
The Tallest Man on Earth: “1904”
Passion Pit : Take A Walk (Peking Duk Remix)
Nite Jewel: “One Second of Love (Peaking Lights One Love Remix)”
Elliphant: “Tekkno Scene” [ft. Adam Kanyama]
Cadence Weapon: “Conditioning”
Cadence Weapon: “Conditioning (Grimes Remix)”
Sun Kil Moon: “That Bird Has a Broken Wing”
Chromatics : The Page (drumless)
Chromatics : These Streets Will Never Look the Same (drumless)
Chromatics : Kill For Love .zip
How To Dress Well – Ocean Floor For Everything
“Best Friend (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)”: Dent May
Ty Segall Band: “Wave Goodbye”
Field Report: “Taking Alcatraz”
Cloud Nothings: “Cut You (Co La Version)”
Take A Walk (Peking Duk Remix)
Tomas Barfod: “November Skies” [ft. Nina Kinert]
Meyhem Lauren: “Special Effects” [ft. Himanshu and Action Bronson]
Newtimers : January Love (yus Remix)
Fanfarlo : Shiny Things (Yeasayer Remix)
Stay+: “Eyes” [ft. NO CEREMONY///]
Meek Mill: “Amen” [ft. Drake and Jeremih]
Fergus & Geronimo: “The Strange One Speaketh” / “Roman Tick”
The Intelligence: “(They Found Me in the Back of) the Galaxy”
GvsB II MIX (100 mb)
GvsB II :: MIXTAPE
01 Taken By Trees x TTA :: taken too young
02 Glass Candy :: rolling down the hills (spring demo)
03 Twin Sister :: meet the frownies
04 Chromatics :: in the city (demo)
05 Games :: strawberry skies (feat. Laurel Halo)
06 Laurel Halo :: thaw
07 Glass Candy :: halloween
08 A.Dd+ :: can’t come down
09 Chromatics :: running up that hill
10 Taken By Trees :: anna (feat. Panda Bear) (CFCF remix)
11 Twin Sister :: kimmi in a ricefield (balam acab remix)
12 Taken By Trees :: the sweetness of air france
13 Twin Sister :: all around and away we go
14 A.Dd+ :: i’m so dallas (DJ Sober mix)
15 Glass Candy :: geto boys (demo)
16 Twin Sister :: lady daydream (Jóvenes y Sexys remix)
17 King Felix (Laurel Halo) :: SPRING 01
18 Chromatics :: into the black (drumless version)
19 Chromatics :: kill for love
Firsties on Yeasayers new track “Henrietta”
We have firsties on Yeasayers new track “Henrietta” for you this week. The band recently snail mailed 200 random people on their mailing list a compact disc of their new song but we wanted to make sure you had a link to get a high quality version of “Henrietta:”
MP3 Download: http://yeasayer.net/henrietta-fans.html
Called a “soft launch” in the industry, the release of “Henrietta” initializes the beginning of Phase 3, as in full length #3.
MP3 – White Blush : Wait
Listen to the first single of LA based singer/songwriter Carol Rhyu – aka White Blush.
MP3: white blush – Wait
KID KOALA’S SPACE-CADET HEADPHONE EXPERIENCE @ THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF AVIATION
We were then given Sennheisner headphones, motioned into the theater and seated in tiny “space pods” – [ side note: I probably should have worn sweatpants and not the skinniest pair of jeans I own, but I digress]. Kid Koala took the stage, accompanied by his daughter, Maple, sitting contently in the chair beside him. Then, with a giant smile, Kid Koala proceeded to blow every mind in the crowd, as he performed a magic show on his turntables that would make David Copperfield green. It is incredibly rare for a musician to give so much of themselves to the audience. While most Dj’s and musicians stand on stage trying to act as cool as humanly possible, Kid Koala appeared with no pretense; more like a friend – sitting in his living room – doing what he enjoys doing most. This was what made the show such an awesome experience.
I talked to Kid Koala a.k.a Eric San after the show and he let me in on some details for the upcoming Deltron 3030 Event II – the sequel to the legendary Deltron 3030 album- which will be released in July, as well as, 12 Bit Blues another album coming out on Ninja Tune in the fall.
Here is a song called “3 Bit Blues” which appears on the upcoming album 12 Bit Blues.
You can also listen to a couple songs off the Space-Cadet album below [disclaimer: the tracks on this album are so relaxing, I haven’t been able to make it through the album’s entirety without being lulled to sleep].
MP3: Kid Koala: Expedition_ page 45
MP3: Kid Koala: Goodbye_ page 8
If you have the opportunity to check out Kid Koala’s “Space-Cadet Headphone Experience” show, you should not think twice. I left the show feeling so inspired, that I immediately went home and turned on my MPC [MIDI Production Center]. After a 2 month creative drought, I quickly chopped up some samples, remembering how good it feels to create music you can call your own.