A few of you were asking when I’d make a Last.fm group for my blog. Well the time has come. I just created it minutes ago, and I have no fans. Please change that, and join our community! We are accepting everyone and anyone! Invite your friends and family. SHOUT for us!!!
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While I’m at it, here are some plugs for everything else:
Thanks as always,
Will
Thanks to Sony, we have a copy of Sade’s new album Soldier Of Love on Vinyl to giveaway to one lucky reader. All you gotta do is leave a comment below telling me why you deserve it. Please be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you when you win! I will pick the best answer next Wednesday night!
Check out the music video for the single, also named Soldier Of Love below:
Avi Buffalo are a name that I know you will hear more of. They have been getting a lot of praise from many bloggers, and it’s well warranted. With so many electronic artists out there, it’s nice to see and artists like Avi Buffalo get the respect that they deserve. They write endearing indie pop songs that are heartfelt and real. Avi Buffalo is the band of a young man named Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg who is fresh out of high school and got noticed for his strong guitar playing and honest song-writing skills. Their live shows grabbed the attention of audiences across California, causing famous indie label SubPop to sign them to a record deal. Their debut self titled album is coming out on April 27th.
Two of the songs featured on the album are songs that you should get on regular rotation right now. Whats In It For? is a jangly pop gem that warrants plenty of well earned Shins comparisons. Where’s Your Dirty Mind? sounds like a fluffier Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin song. Both songs are glazed with clean melodies and warm harmonies that seem all too natural.
Avi Buffalo were born to make music that is familiar to the ear and close to the heart. I can’t wait to see what other gem’s they have waiting for us on their debut album.
[mp3] : Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For?
[mp3] : Avi Buffalo – Where’s Your Dirty Mind?
You can check out some more tracks on Avi Buffalo’s myspace. There are also single’s that are available to purchase at their bandcamp. None of those songs are on their album. They are currently rocking out at SXSW, which will be followed by a short stint opening for Japandroids. Pre-order the album via Sub Pop.
Check out Free Energy’s performance of “Free Energy” last night on Letterman. Rock on boys! :
A little disappointed with the new video to be honest. It has some cool images and visuals, but it was just alright. Sorta boring at times. If anything it focused on how great of a drummer Matt is. Where was Nick though? Practically absent from the whole video.
Cheers to Ben for the tip that the video was up. Didn’t even realize. Watch it below:
Youtube is doing their part to try and help indie bands get exposure, and make money while doing so! This is a pretty cool idea, and one that could definitely help out some young bands. All artists are welcome to apply for it, and it’s pretty much a win-win scenario. All you gotta do is have a real music video, and apply. So if you got a band, make sure you take advantage of this. You could be the next Ok Go!
Read the full article over at Wired.
Sleighbells are probably no longer a band to watch for most of you guys since they have been getting buzz ever since there acclaimed CMJ performances last September. However, there are probably some of you who ignored them or wasn’t impressed by them at first. I would fall into a mix of both. I read about all the CMJ love that they received, but I was a left a little puzzled when I listened to the songs on their myspace. I let things die down a bit and gave them another chance a few months later, and it clicked. These songs are loads of fun.
The band consists of guitarist/song writer/producer Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss. Derek used to be in a hardcore band called Poison The Well, why Alexis is a schoolteacher. Quite a unique combo. They make rock music that is in your face loaded with big beats and distortion. The melodies are fuzzy but they become clear as the song goes on.
Sleigh Bells are making some pretty exciting music that you can’t really call one certain style. Each one of the 5 songs that they recorded and released online as demo’s are different sounding and diverse in their own nature. They have branded their own signature sound, which is pretty amazing at such a premature stage in their career. The songs should be remastered to glorious quality for the official release of Treats, which is coming out on May 11th courtesy of M.I.A.’s NEET Recordings and Mom + Pop. M.I.A. showed her enthusiasm for the band on twitter. Derek Miller did some production work on M.I.A.’s new record. He also produced Treats.
Check out the 5 songs that have been floating around for a while and get educated for the release of Treats!
[mp3] : Sleighbells – A/B Machines
[mp3] : Sleighbells – Crown On The Ground
[mp3] : Sleighbells – Infinity Guitars
[mp3] : Sleighbells – Ring Ring
[mp3] : Sleighbells – Beach Girls
One of the benefits of staying up to 4 AM is seeing the stuff that is posted on early morning tweets from bands located in the UK, where they are operating at a normal schedule. I noticed Hot Chip tweeted that their new video for “I Feel Better” was up, and gave it a go. I gotta say, it was pretty bizarre in pretty much every way. Not sure what happened aside from the band turning into UK popstars JLS (thanks for the tip Chris) and an alien/sorcerer coming and blowing people up. It was directed by Peter Serafinowicz. The song truly gets better on every listen. Great stuff.
Watch the video below:
Hot Chip – I Feel Better
Hot Chip | MySpace Music Videos
Panic! At The Disco broke up last year, and it didn’t really affect me. I strongly disliked pretty much everything that I heard off their debut, but a few of the songs on their second album were ok. Turns out they broke up because two of their members, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker had artistic differences from the rest of the band.
They broke off from Panic! to form a new band called Young Veins. They now make sunny California rock that is miles ahead of anything that their old band did in my opinion. They fleshed out to a full band and are going to release their debut album, Take A Vacation, sometime in summer once the record deal gets worked out. Spin exclusively premiered the song, and its pretty good. It comes bursting with sunny harmonies and friendly guitars.
I’m quite enjoying this a lot. You can’t even tell that these cats are former Panic! At The Disco’ers, so you can still keep your hipster cred! I’m definitely interested to see what else these guys are able to do on Take A Vacation!
[mp3] : Young Veins – Young Veins (Die Tonight)
I’m trying to diversify the type of music that I share with you guys here. I’ve been pretty strictly indie rock here, and there is nothing wrong with that. That’s what I listen to. But I also enjoy some pop, rock, and hell even some good r&b every now and then. It isn’t the stuff that I listen to all that often, but it does get some play time when the mood is right.
R. Kelly is a master at creating pretty sensual r&b music that is smooth and sexy for the ladies. His new joint “Speaking My Language” features a drum beat that sounds like it was taken off of 808’s. It’s a calm and collected joint that I enjoyed listening to. R. Kelly has some kind of power in his voice that truly makes him different from the hundreds of others that try to copy him.
[mp3] : R.Kelly – Speaking My Language
Saw it via Fader via YK2 Daily
