This summer marks a curious union between our Brooklyn frenetic favorites The Dirty Projectors and Vancouver-based No Kids- as they set out on a short tour together. What they have in common? A backbone of avante-garde orchestral experimentation. The shrill of violin. The patter of a xylophone. A cello here. A piano there.
And yet they're both exquisitely unique. "No More" by the Dirty Projectors is strewn together with quivering violin, guitars, the hush of other instruments and a chorus of conflicting sound. Meanwhile, No Kids is another sort of curious amalgam, eclectic musical assemblies- with an distinctive R & B melody. Check it out below.
Download: Dirty Projectors - No More
Download: No Kids - The Beach is Closed
Dirty Projectors on Myspace
No Kids on Myspace
The voice of an ingénue. Gives you tingles. Like when you first heard Feist or Sia or Emily Haines. Or Ella Fitzgerald. Etta James. Joan Baez. Or Judy Garland singing to the sky in Kansas. Though each unique, they all elevate you to some cloud nine where you breath quieter, let your shoulders slump, and all thoughts dissipate. It’s probably something Freud called lullabies-from-the-womb syndrome or something. We don’t know and we don't care. All we know is the Norwegian songstress Hanne Hukkelberg’s got it. Along with a cheeky jazzy style that giggles and whispers in your ear. And quirky instrumental accompaniments like typewriters, kitchen utensils, a cat purring. And she wears wierd hats. How demure. How divine.
Download: Hanne Hukkleberg- A Cheater's Amoury
Hanne Hukkleberg's Website
Hanne Hukkleberg's Myspace
