Thursday, January 28, 2010

Dan Black - Symphonies





British Electronica, the Cudi-less version.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Girl Talk - Play your Part (Part 1)





Jay - Z, Sinead O'Connor, Lil Wayne, Temple of the Dog, and a future lawsuit. Enjoy while you can.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel





Quick guitar rifts and harmonies. Surferesque for sure.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Wale - New Soul





Wale, or Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, puts a DC spin on Yael Naim's New Soul.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Kid Cudi - Cudderisback (feat Vampire Weekend)





Cudi's potty mouth and Vampire Weekend. Say no mo.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Big Pink - Dominoes





London Calling, via the Big Pink.

Monday, January 11, 2010

The Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move





Electric Sitars and wide vocal ranges from Brooklyn, NY.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream





Yes, a band named after a 1987 Spielberg movie. Princelike vocals from Down under.
Thanks Michelle for this one.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Envy Corps - Screen Test





Blend Radiohead, The Verve, The Flaming Lips, and Modest Mouse. Serve cold over Ames, Iowa. Enjoy.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Foals - Balloons





If The English Beat and Madness had a baby that started a band in the 2000's, you get Foals.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Kid Cudi - I Poke Her Face





She said she want whatever she like. She blamed it on the alcohol. Cudi poked her face. Gaga twisted and turned with a hip hop edge.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine





Great Lake Swimmers, Toronto based near Lake Ontario, brings a folky style with bluegrass strums. Courtesy of BSags.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Tune-Yards - Hatari





Tune-Yards, Merrill Garbus' stage creation from New England comes strong on this vocal exercise.