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Friday, September 28, 2012

dirty projectors

Dirty Projectors played at Made in America Festival fairly recently. This is a name I have been hearing for years but never took the time to listen to. My friend that saw them at M I A Fest said they were the best act there and gave me their last album Swing Lo Magellan so I could give then a listen. The first time through I wasn't sure what to think because they have progressions and changes that one might normally hear in Classical music, not some modern indie band. I can't stop listening now. This record is amazing (I still haven't even listened to their others , all with rad titles I might add). Singer and main composer, David Longstreth has an amazing grasp on music theory and shows this in his intricate and progressive song structure. The lovely ladies in the band also provide layers of dreamy harmonies for Longstreth to croon over. These babes are taking the fluff out of pop, and looking very unassuming while they do it.

This is my favorite track from Swing Lo Magellan, released last July.

Friday, August 31, 2012

zach hill

I've written about this fool before. I was looking at some more videos from him and he is unbelievable. Plus he releases new stuff like 6 times a year. It's WILD! (note: top comment on this first video is gold)

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

mix

mixed signals mix:

Liars - Pure Unevil

The Clean - Anything Could Happen

Ariel Pink - Politely Declined

Destroyer - Hey, Snow White

Oh No ft. MF Doom - 3 Dollars (Dolomitey!)

Friends - Friend Crush

Zach Hill - Hindsight is Nowhere

The Cribs - Men’s Needs

The Weeknd - What You Need

The Flaming Lips + Erykah Badu - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face

liars

Let’s get weird! Liars has been constantly experimenting with their sound since their debut They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top. I was a huge fan of that album, then they weirded me out with their next two. Finally they started to get some real notoriety when they released Liars and did a tour with Radiohead shortly after. That album took a little while to grow on me. “Plaster Casts of Everything” was the biggest single on that one with an insane video, but was probably my least favorite track of the album (I liked “Houseclouds” and “Freak Out”). Mirrorworld also had its fair share of cool tracks but this new EP is looking very promising, WIXIW, which is out on Mute Records today. After touring with Radiohead, they’ve often been compared. I hear a vague resemblance but even more so, I can tell that Thom Yorke listens to them. It’s great to see Liars really getting recognition as one of the most original bands out there right now (also, their website looks so rad)! They will be performing at Union Transfer at the end of July and its about time I saw them (I saw the tour where they opened for Radiohead, but I was flying back from my cousin’s wedding that day and my flight was delayed for hours and hours, so I missed them along with the first few Radiohead songs. It was a bad day).

Monday, June 4, 2012

The Cribs

This band of brothers will be playing at Johnny Brenda’s on Tuesday (tomorrow). I happened to hear them on my Pandora recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I don’t even really remember the name The Cribs being thrown around in 2006, at a time when I was reppin’ The Libertines super hard (even though their self-titled was awful, Up the Bracket was so good though)! Often compared to The Libertines, they don’t sound as sloppy or tanked, but their songs are just as catchy. I haven’t familiarized myself with their entire catalogue, but I’ve gone through most of their singles in the past 2 days. “ Mirror Kissers’ ” 1-4-5 chord progression is the classic pop rock hit that gets stuck in your head like bubble gum in your swoopy hipster hair. I really want to go see them tomorrow!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Childish Gambino

What do you think of Community? The first season was amazing, second one was kind of weak, and I haven’t really kept up since then. Too much hangin' in the study room and getting banged over the head with obscure television references. Some great episodes though, and I do enjoy the cast. Donald Glover has recently started performing and making music under the stage name Childish Gambino. His first release was just last November and I just recently saw something about releasing a mix tape that includes a song he recorded with Beck entitled “Silk Pillow”. (smoove!) He will be coming through Philadelphia June 22 at the River Stage at Great Plaza (for serious? tickets start at 49$? be real buddy..).