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FEATURED: Lykke Li & El Perro Del Mar Live @ Bowery Ballroom
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Recently, us music nerds have been discussing how so many bands we dig recorded - let us down on-stage these days. It's partially because in these days of technological fury, bands and DJs can record in their basement and get signed off of Myspace popularity. While RCRD LBL and our journalistic compatriots are all for the DIY mentality and increased talent, we realize the real test of a good musician lies beneath the bright lights of a stage. Like a bug under a microscope, the viewer sees each flinch of a musician and it ain’t always pretty. So we didn't know if our little Lykke Li (above) and El Perro Del Mar (i.e. Sarah Assbring, below) would live up to our nail-bitting expectations at Bowery Ballroom last week. In general, both did so we thought we'd share some shots and perspective. CLICK HERE to see and read more.
Stream: El Perro Del Mar - Glory To The World
DOWNLOAD: Hybrasil- Heads Up
The dudes in Hybrasil come from a tiny seaside town in Ireland called Wicklow, known as the ‘Garden of Ireland’ because of its picturesque green plains and rolling hills (read: golfer's paradise). The band name too is quite mystical- Hy-Brasil is a phantom island in old Irish myths, one that is covered in perpetual mist. But don’t expect these dudes to churn out murky shoe-gaze music. Hybrasil creates energy-potent, spit-sung pop rock songs with electronic fringes. Think energy of Artic Monkeys and 1980s goth pop, with some finicky electronic gadgetry in the background ala Atlas Sound. Oh and the lead singer Spud Murphy, yeah Spud Murphy, sounds a bit like James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. Yeah. That’s a lot of allusions though so you may be best testing what’s myth and what’s reality by listening to the track below.
SOUNDS LIKE: Atlas Sound, The Rakes, LCD Soundsystem, Artic Monkeys
DOWNLOAD: Cassettes Won't Listen - Paper Floats (Gutter remix)
New York’s Cassettes Won’t Listen has been all over the place recently—we caught him at this year’s SXSW at the After the Jump showcase, and he did an amazing IDM cover of “Cut Your Hair” by Pavement, so we were pretty much on board from that moment on. Today we’re releasing our fifth (count ‘em) remix of his recent single “Paper Float”, this time reworked and re-imagined by none other than Mr. Aaron LaCrate. It forsakes the dreamy quality of the original for a fast-paced breakbeat and sped-up vocals, with surprising results.
Check out LaCrate's "Gutter remix" and the other “Paper Float” remixes below:
Download: Cassetses Won't Listen - Paper Floats (Gutter remix)
Download: Cassetses Won't Listen - Paper Floats (Scott Thorough remix)
Download: Cassetses Won't Listen - Paper Floats (Blockhead remix)
Download: Cassetses Won't Listen - Paper Floats (Bisc1 remix)
Download: Cassetses Won't Listen - Paper Floats (Mad Decent remix)
DOWNLOAD: Liam Finn - Second Chance (Live at Spaceland)
Spaceland’s RCRD LBL blog have just released an awesome live track of their homie Liam Finn performing his song “Second Chance”, which they recorded super early in the man’s career. Now solidly established, this song shows a raw, rough side of Liam many may have not encountered before. The song has a definite sense of urgency to it, like Ted Leo pouring his heart out to his favorite Clash records. When the drums kick in at about 4:25 (spoiler alter!) things get seriously next level. Spaceland have a long and illustrious history with Liam, so head over to their blog to check out the video for “Second Chance” and more info on Liam’s album I’ll Be Lightening.
Sounds like: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Joe Strummer
DOWNLOAD: TOXIC AVENGER - Escape (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)
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So the first good news of the week, or perhaps month, is that LA Riots is doing 4 free shows with Felix Cartal and the Bloody Beetroots courtesy of Scion in the end of April. Ever since they let us lounge in the plush seats of their luxury-sized tour bus this spring (see INTERVIEW and details here), we've been eying them for new releases. So good news numero dos is they've just released new gnarly tracks. Better yet? The boys also invited their friends, like Bloody Beetroots, White Noise and Le Castle Vania, to remix tracks as well. I guess that's what DJs who like DJs do for their DJs friends. (Let's be honest, if I were BFFs with Bloody Beetroots, I'd hand them my whole damn I-Pod and say "Go ahead, fuck with whatever you want...as long as I can keep it. and maybe sell it. Later bud. ') Regardless, in case you weren't salivating yet, here's a free taste from the compilation, Toxic Avenger's Escape remixed by the bloody boys themselves.
PS For more news on the Scion tour, stopping through San Fran, LA, NY and Chicago end of April), check LA Riots myspace for more details.
Sounds Like: MSTRKRFT, Laz, Justice, Boys Noize
Download: The Toxic Avenger - Escape (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
DOWNLOAD: Mudhoney - I'm Now + In 'n' Out Of Grace
I used to be a huge sissy. Last December the almighty Mudhoney came to New York to play their classic album Superfuzz Bigmuff (20th Anniversary re-release and new album, Lucky Ones, due 5/20) at Bowery Ballroom and throughout their most gnarly of sets, a large pit consumed much of the floor just in front of the stage. Somehow I've been been able to avoid moshing most of my life, but there was a moment (and it could have been the many man sodas that night) during "Here Comes Sickness" where I decided it was time to put some hair on my chest and finally check things out. Everything was going really well until my sneaker caught a slick spot on the hardwood and I hit the deck preeeeetty hard. A dude helped me up right away, looked me in the eye and said, "You are wearing the most amazing windbreaker I have ever seen." Bros forever and sissy no more.
I'd like to believe that moment is distilled in all of these tracks. I'm so excited to post them.
Sounds Like: Mudhoney
Download: Mudhoney - In 'n' Out of Grace
Stream: Mudhoney - Mudride (Live From Berlin - 10/10/88)
Stream: Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick (Live From Berlin - 10/10/88)
Download: Peter von Poehl
Swedish singer-songwriter Peter von Poehl creates illuminated dreamscapes with his music. His forthcoming album (to be released June 10 in North America) "Going To Where The Tea Trees Are" boasts inspired arrangements using guitar, piano harmonies, sax, and Peter's unmistakable falsetto that don't really sound like anything else you've heard before. He's garnered a lot of airplay and buzz in France, and we're thinking his stuffs will translate well on this side of the pond as well. If his latest video for the song "Story Of The Impossible" is any indication (reminds us of a Grand Theft Auto game gone warm & fuzzy on LSD), we'll be hearing and seeing a lot more of PvP in the coming months.
The good folks at World's Fair have given you a free mp3 download of the title track from the album "Going To Where The Tea Trees Are", so check it.
Download: Peter von Poehl - Going To Where The Tea Trees Are
STAFF PICKS FT. ANDREW HUANG, ACCT MANAGER FOR DIM MAK COLLECTION
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We return this week with our special Staff Pick blog post where Dim Mak's staff and close friends rummage through the Dim Mak back catalog and tell us about some of their favorite tracks. This week's spotlight is on Andrew Huang, Account Manager for Dim Mak Collections. He shares two track picks with us...Click here to read more!
INTERVIEW + DOWNLOAD: The Heavy
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British blues-rock band the Heavy piece together the best parts of the Stooges, Sam Cooke and the White Stripes to create songs that are as soulful as they are, erm, heavy. They’re in the middle of a US tour at the moment, and their new album Great Vengeance and Furious Fire was released to rave reviews. Their track “Coleen” oozes sex appeal and the shared knowledge of dirty deeds done cheap like nothing in the history of rock for quite some time. We sat down with the band recently and lobbed a few questions their way. Check out their answers and an MP3 of “Coleen” below.
EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD: Dirty on Purpose - Canned Fumes
Today is a big one for us, and all fellow Dirty on Purpose fans. When we signed DoP on to create a brand new EP for us from scratch, we knew it would be special, but we had no idea the end result would be Dead Volcanoes, a record that exists on its own terms within the DoP cannon. Like their previous EP Like Bees, Dead Volcanoes takes the niche that the band have found for themselves (sweetened, Americana-influenced indie pop) and churns its ingredients to a fine, yummy pulp.
The final track of the EP, today’s exclusive “Canned Fumes” is no exception to the rule. Sung by guitarist George Wilson, the song borrows amply from bands like the Jesus and Mary Chain, hinting at a return of DoP’s more shoegaze aspects from a few years (and albums) ago. The pace is slow and dreamy, the perfect closer to a record that we’ve grown to adore since its first track, the ballad "Leaving", debuted on the site close to when we firist launched. It’s the end of a chapter in our relationship with DoP, but nowhere near the end of the book. We have way more goodies in store with this bunch, but for now, here’s Dead Volcanoes in its entirety. Enjoy…
Sounds like: The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, The Magnetic Fields
Download: Dirty on Purpose - Canned Fumes
Download: Dirty on Purpose - Leaving
Download: Dirty on Purpose - Hard To Tell You
Download: Dirty on Purpose - The Thing About Getaways
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