Playlist: M D W

May 24, 2013 1 comment

While The Knocks released their essential and annual Memorial Day in Ibiza mixtape yesterday that is very graciously available for download, I wanted to share my Memorial Day Weekend playlist for anyone who is as addicted to Spotify as I am. It’s filled with warm weather electro-pop to soundtrack all your day-drinking, relaxing and indulgent activities this [...]

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Stream: HAERTS – “All The Days”

May 23, 2013 No comments yet

Since first releasing the St. Lucia produced “Wings,” Germany,/England/US quintet HAERTS has been everywhere from SXSW to on on tour with the Shout Out Louds and Atlas Genius. As the finale of their live set, this song is a shining last impression for the band to leave you with before their debut album is out later this year. [...]

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Stream: Post War Years – “Be Someone”

May 23, 2013 No comments yet

Loving this song from UK’s Post War Years. Their ambient electronic sound is deeply cool fuzzy pop underlined by charging polyrhythmic beats that jar you to life. The band who met when they were all kids, playing London and sending out demos before relocating together to an East-London warehouse where they learned how to produce and record [...]

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MP3: Magic Man – “Nova Scotia”

May 23, 2013 No comments yet

Every Magic Man release is a hit song, which is probably why Columbia just signed them. They make effervescent pop jams with a live show that only gets better every time I see them (Magic Man/ MS MR Review coming soon*). To celebrate, the band released a brand new demo EP – written, recorded and produced themselves [...]

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Stream: Jungle – “Platoon”

May 22, 2013 No comments yet

Huge new artist alert: in Chess Club Records we trust which is why I had to check out their newest Jungle. Dripping in electronic soul and funk-fueled beats, “Platoon” puts you in the perfect groove. The British based band has already picked up by the credible Zane Lowe on Radio 1 so it won’t be long [...]

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MP3: Francis and the Lights – “ETC”

May 22, 2013 No comments yet

Francis Farewell Starlite aka Francis and the Lights hasn’t released anything in two years making his new “ETC” that much more monumentally memorable. The self-produced “ETC” reminds us of all the reasons we love Francis in the first place – his distinct sultry vocals against poetic piano pop and R&B beats. And the way he coos “And [...]

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