Sunny, rollicking, folk rock song to sip iced tea and lemonade to. Vetiver – More Of This
Unjustly Obscure Albums – Vol. 6
Jack Peñate, Everything Is New Shape-shifting London-based pop auteur Jack Peñate decided to try out a slew of genres for 2009’s aptly titled Everything Is New, an effervescent nine-track rendering of Afro-beat, dance-pop, tropicalia, and blue-eyed soul that flirts with greatness enough to warrant subsequent spins. Peñate’s enthusiasm for not only his source material, but…
Remix Monday – Cut Copy
Cut Copy – Far Away (Hercules and Love Affair Remix) Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire (Aeroplane Pop Remix) The “Far Away” remix is a bouncy Talking Heads-ish track full of circus synths, while “Hearts on Fire” has a propulsive beat and a bass line that dares you to sit still.
Summer Mixtape – Song #2
From Delta Spirit’s aptly named Ode to Sunshine album, “Trashcan” is a boisterous foot-stomper that will leave you smiling like the guy on the album cover. Delta Spirit – Trashcan
Unjustly Obscure Albums – Vol. 5
Teitur, Stay Under the Stars “Teitur’s songs have a breezy wispiness underneath their melancholy chord changes — think a happier Nick Drake — and his sparing use of orchestration and fanciful keyboard colorations make the songs seem lighter on the surface than they actually are.” -All Music Guide Teitur – Louis Louis Teitur – Thief…
Summer Mixtape – Song #1
Why this song is not played on the radio, I’ll never know. It’s a loose jam, a sort of psychedelic soul, full of pop harmonies and a funky jangling guitar riff. The beginning of the perfect soundtrack for a sunset backyard barbecue. The Bees – (This Is For The) Better Days
Remix Monday – Midlake
Midlake – Roscoe (Remix) Midlake – Young Bride (Remix)
Unjustly Obscure Albums – Vol. 4
Dead Heart Bloom, Strange Waves “An eerily smooth assimilation of the Beatles and The Bends that seems too pleasant to be true.” -eMusic.com “Coming on like the ocean, ancient, enveloping, and with just a little darkness beneath.” -Under the Radar This band has all of three fans on Facebook, and I’m one of them. All…
Unjustly Obscure Albums – Vol. 3
Grand National, Kicking the National Habit The debut album by London-based duo Grand National sounds something like the Police if they’d recorded disco tunes. While the songs are pop-like in structure and layered with sweet harmonies, they are also defined by their heavy beats, looping bass riffs and hypnotic synth lines. This is dance party…
Remix Monday – Phoenix
Phoenix – Fences (25 Hrs a Day RMX) Phoenix – Lisztomania (25 Hrs a Day RMX)