Chris Isaak cover
Miniature Tigers
My favorite band this week is Miniature Tigers. Lots of 80s synth and androgynous falsetto. Their propulsive beats illicit the sensation of driving late at night in L.A. These guys can write a mean hook. “Sex On The Regular” “Female Doctor”
Mashup Monday | Kanye West + Blackstreet
Matteo | This Must Be the Place
The less we say about it the better…
Real Estate | Kinder Blumen
Mashup Monday | Notorious B.I.G. + M83
Casiokids
“Norway’s Casiokids have mastered the ability to craft songs made for dancing but with enough melody and imagination to stand alone as perfectly sculpted pop gems. The songs are built around cheap bubbling synths, propulsive beats, and Ketil Kinden Endresen’s gorgeous (sung in Norwegian) falsetto vocals, and draw from classic house, dance-punk, and disco influences,…
Songs of the Half-Year 2012
Hospitality, “Eighth Avenue” Sharon Van Etten, “Serpents” Miniature Tigers, “Female Doctor” Bahamas, “Lost In The Light” John Mayer, “Queen of California” The Phenomenal Handclap Band, “Following”
Blockhead | The Music Scene
Fly Like An Ego
My head is empty, too much zen Why did this happen, how and when? Where was I when I disappeared? Another face shows in the mirror A different person every day I go to sleep and blow away