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FEATURED: Popjustice interviews Santogold
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Our favorite pop blog ever, Popjustice.com, just posted an awesome interview with our girl Santogold where they discuss, amongst other things, her work on the Ashlee Simpson album, how Santogold can be categorized as “indie rock”, and that pesky horse that made her sick on the set of the “L.E.S. Artistes” video.
Santogold interview at Popjustice
VIDEO THRWBCK: Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me (Live) (1964)
Recently while taking a weekend stroll through the city, we came upon a vinyl vendor near the Cooper Union campus at Astor Place. We always stop by these dudes to see what they're carrying--you never know what awesome stuff you might find. Turns out this guy had a mint copy of Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows, Lesley Gore's greatest hits compilation from the '60s (he tried to sell us a Donovan record as a deal, and no offense to Donovan, but we weren't that into it). Anyway, the record is really, really good, obviously: all of those '60s teen starlets are worth their weight in cheesy gold. The album has "You Don't Own Me", on which Lesley sings with an almost palpable passion, and lyric-wise is pretty prescient, since Lesley is now openly gay and in her early '60s. We love her, so we thought we'd share this live performance of "You Don't Own Me" from a 1960s variety show.
FEATURED: Mad posts at the Fool's Gold RCRD LBL blog
The Fool’s Gold RCRD LBL blog just posted a bunch of cool stuff, including a whole mess of Kid Sister video interviews (always looking fly, that one), the awesome new Chromeo video, and the third installation of Trizzy’s Mindspray, A-Trak’s stream-of-consciousness op-ed blog (this one chronicling the perils of occupying 10 hotel rooms in 12 days). Enjoy.
Trizzy's Mindspray at the Fool's Gold RCRD LBL blog
Kid Sister at the Fool's Gold RCRD LBL blog
DOWNLOAD: Benny Strange - Askewed
David Avram Brown, a.k.a. Los Angeles-based singer songwriter Benny Strange, compares the process of making music to a “cathartic outlet essential to both emotional and spiritual survival”, which may be true for most artists, but it’s a statement David really takes to heart--after all, this is a man who hitch-hiked from New York to LA because it seemed "necessary at the time". His music has followed him all around the word (from NYC, to LA to Maui) and the tracks we’re releasing today, “Sifting” and “Askewed” off of his new EP When Continents Collide have a certain wise-beyond-their-years quality to them. The subtle piano riff on “Askewed” reminds us of Ben Folds (pre-being annoying) where as the poppy keyboard line and lyrics on “Sifting” is like a slowed down version of ‘90s alt-pop legends the Rentals. It’s lovable stuff.
Sounds like: Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Belle & Sebastian
Download: Benny Strange - Askewed
Stream: Benny Strange - Sifting
VIDEO THRWBCK: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986)
God, this song is so good. Obviously the pivotal scene from '80s teen classic Say Anything, but also one of Peter Gabriel's best songs ever, and one that has been stuck in our heads for the past 24 hours. Epic.
FEATURED: Gnarls Barkley at the Downtown RCRD LBL blog
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The Downtown RCRD LBL blog just posted the new, sunny, joyous, filmed-under-the-crystal-skies-of-Jamaica video for Gnarls Barkley's "Going On". Let's hear it for the perfect way to end the week and celebrate the weekend! Holler.
STREAM: The Explorer's Club - Forever + Hold Me Tight + Last Kiss
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"There is something magical about the summertime for me: cruising around with my girl in my car, going to the beach and walking in the sand. It's my childhood all over again every summer." These words came straight from the mouth of Explorer's Club frontdude Jason Brewer just yesterday via iChat. Even if I don't own a car anymore nor do I have a girl with which I could cruise (contact info available upon request, ladies), I grew up in the desert. We had shitloads of sand to walk around in! What I need more of however, is the Beach Boys-inspired surf jams of The Explorers Club. Oh, weird. We have three cuts from their new record (out on 5/20) right here. CRAZY. The gods of summer are smiling down on us more and more every day.
Sounds like: The Beach Boys
Stream: The Explorer's Club - Forever
Stream: The Explorer's Club - Hold Me Tight
DOWNLOAD: Sunny Day Sets Fire - Brainless
We first introduced you to the exuberant, happy-go-lucky Sunny Day Sets Fire- with the bad-ass remix that the Cool Kids did of their tune "Stranger" a few months back. Now, we're showing off their true skin with the original version of the song "Brainless." (Yeah, we know- Baron Von Luxury and Mad Decent have also made killer dance remixes of the same track too). Buttressed by a playful trumpet and acoustic guitar, "Brainless" is light-hearted and whimsical; a perpetual happy-pill. This tune and others off SDSF's July release "Summer Palace" are guaranteed playlist favorites for idling in the park or daydreaming out the window this summer.
SOUNDS LIKE: Of Montreal, Blonde Redhead, Ra Ra Riot
DOWNLOAD: Drink Up Buttercup - Seasickness Pills
Yesterday, I promised if I heard one more band that sounded like Beatles I’d spew. (Kinda like if I saw another pair of blublockers in Brooklyn). Then today I listened to Drink Up Buttercup. Granted they are from the outskirts of Philly so their pseudo-english singing accents are a mystery. But they evoke some of wit and charmed hooks of The Beatles, for instance in their anthemic tra-la-la choruses in “Gods and Genlemen," without being trite. They also show smart composition; “Seasickness Pills” displays quite dizzing psychadelia and ends in a Queen-like freak-house serendes.
SOUNDS LIKE: The Beatles, Animal Collective, Of Montreal
Download: Drink Up Buttercup - Seasickness Pills
EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD: Wild Light - New Year's Eve
I've spent the past week with Wild Light on repeat. But I've had some trouble putting my finger on what it is they have that most bands don't and all bands wish they did. It's clear now: See, I just pulled an all-nighter and I'm teetering at the moment, a state perfect for hearing and feeling the shit you'd otherwise miss completely. Your heart beats with less restraint.
These dudes understand more than just how to take a song to anthem territory. They instill their jams with the life serum and only then, do they amplify them. Does that make sense? I'm going to go have a cry and an early morning nap. I have a feeling you'll understand why I'm having the urge to let loose with the former once you hear this. It's so...pretty.
Sounds Like: The Flaming Lips, The Arcade Fire
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