Jim James Remix
The Way to Be Cool
“While mainstream society of the 2000s (decade) had been busying itself with reality television, dance music, and locating the whereabouts of Britney Spears’s underpants, an uprising was quietly and conscientiously taking place behind the scenes. Long-forgotten styles of clothing, beer, cigarettes and music were becoming popular again. Retro was cool, the environment was precious and…
Mashup Monday | Jay-Z & Kanye + Gorillaz
“No Clint in the Eastwood” Mashed up by notxam
Good Field
Good Field sounds timeless, as though they could have existed during the wonder years. They’re organic… analog – not perfect instrumentalists like the digital crowd. Listening to their self-titled debut album, you’ll hear the acoustic curlicue whimsy of Grizzly Bear and the foot stomping field funk of The Band. Your ears are sure to reap…
Soul Train Gets Lucky
How to dance to Daft Punk…
Holy Ghost! “Dumb Disco Ideas”
Funky tune for fans of LCD Soundsystem…
The First Third | Best Albums of the ’10s
Now that we’re a third of the way through the decade, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the recent past and look back at the ten best albums of the ’10s so far. AM & Shawn Lee, Celestial Electric (2011) A cornucopia of laid-back, psychedelic-tinged, ’60s and ’70s-inspired hippie funk,…
AM & Shawn Lee, ‘La Musique Numerique’
For fans of synthy soulful dance grooves that sound like they were made in 1970s France, give this new album a listen. Officially drops on May 7. Stream individual tracks here.
Fossil Collective
Propulsive folk rhythms underscore breezy harmonies on Fossil Collective’s recently released debut album, Tell Where I Lie. This is music reminiscent of the good earth and crows’ feathers, campfires and wild foxes darting through bramble beneath the moon. “On and On” “Let It Go”