Last night the Arctic Monkeys kicked off their european festival summer tour in Poland. At the Open’er festival they played 4 songs off of Humbug: Crying Lightning, Pretty Visitors, Potion Approaching, and Secret Door.
Thankfully someone decided to record the first live performance of Secret Door. The song is top class, really melodic, dreamy, and nostalgic. It sounds very good!
Check out the video below, and I may have ripped the mp3 for you guys as well :-p
[mp3] : Arctic Monkeys – Secret Door
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I meant to post about St. Louis natives The Northwoods sooner, but I just kept delaying it until I forgot! Well I recently rediscovered their mp3’s on my hard drive, and reminded myself that a post was in order! Northwoods are composed of Elijah Palnik and Jeremy Shanas. Their sound is most easily described as a fresh take on Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and James Taylor. They have been getting a lot of good buzz in their local area, receiving honors such as being called the best band in St. Louis in 2009!
Their music is a beautiful take on folk rock. Their songs are drenched with delightful harmonies that evoke visions of traveling the most beautiful green landscapes that earth has to offer. These songs are delightful, pleasurable, and simple. The Northwoods know how to write songs in a laid back manner that is welcoming to the listener.
I got three wonderful tracks that the band sent me from their debut album Morning, Noon & Night.
[mp3] : The Northwoods – Sun Song
[mp3] : The Northwoods – Elaine
[mp3] : The Northwoods – Tree
If you like what you hear, buy the album!
Its almost been 3 months since I introduced Neon Indian to you guys. Well it seems that the identity of at least 1 of the 2 members of this mysterious electronic group has come out. It is believed that the male member of the group is Alan Palomo a.k.a. as the man behind Vega.
Neon Indian has officially signed to Lefse Records. With this comes the announcement that their debut LP will be called Psychic Chasms (see the album art above!). A brand new track has surfaced titled “Terminally Chill” and I think that the title sums up the song perfectly.
Neon Indian are crafting some of the coolest, trippiest, chilled electronic music that I have heard all year. This is great stuff. Perfect for a lazy summer day when you just don’t give a shit.
[mp3] : Neon Indian – Terminally Chill
just to refresh your memory of the type of quality that will be on this LP:
[mp3] : Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer
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Amazon has put up a 30 second preview of the highly anticipated new single from Sheffield finest. You can stream a quick 30 seconds of the Arctic Monkeys new song “Crying Lightning”.
It sounds mint. God I don’t know if I can make it to Monday!!!!
Stream it here
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Dizzee Rascal is a very unique british rapper, to say the least. I have to admit, there are times that I cannot understand a word that he says. With that said, I would rather listen to him then pretty much any rapper that is dominating the top 40 charts these days.
Zane Lowe debuted Dizzee’s new song “Holiday” the other day, praising it to death. The song features Chrome, and was produced by Calvin Harris. Therefore, it is very dancey/pop friendly. This is a very different sound from the “grime rap” sound that he trademarked on albums like Boy In Da Corner. The same album that won him the Mercury Prize back in ‘03!
I’m sure that it will do very well on the British radio charts, but I am not sure how the “scene” will react to it. I think it is a pretty catchy song, but I am not completely sold on this direction Dizzee has taken. Will people see this as a more fun side of Dizzee, or him selling out for a more…mainstream direction? It follows the sound of Bonkers, making me wonder if he is completely walking away from his old style. They are both songs off his next album Tongue ‘n’ Cheek.
I got a low quality radio rip from the show for you guys to get some idea for now. I’d love to hear your thoughts, cause my mind isn’t quite made up yet.
Influence me?
[mp3] : Dizzee Rascal – Holiday (Feat. Chrome)
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Florence and the Machine is the name for Florence Welch and her band. She has a soulful voice that will take over the entire room, and capture any audience. At times her vocals remind me of Lily Allen, and Kate Nash. There really is something different about Florence and the Machine that has captured my attention. It seems that I am not alone. She has gotten tons of praise from the BBC and NME over the past few months, even without releasing a debut album yet! The day is not too far however! Her debut album Lungs, comes out July 6th in the UK. (Something tells me their is no US date yet…)
Her voice is spine tingling beautiful. Her songs have legs, and blossom into full fledged anthems that would make any UK native proud. (As well as make all US “pop stars” hide their tag in utter shame)
I’ve given you a sneak peak of her debut album Lungs via 3 songs. “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)” is a a powerful, soulful number, that really showcases Florence’s beautiful vocals and arrangement abilities. “Kiss With A Fist” (her first single..ever) is more of a fun rocker with clean crisp guitar riffs. “Dog Days Are Over” has an island friendly guitar riff that has a sense of urgency that allows Florence’s voice to sail to ridiculous heights.
All songs are different in their own way, but they remain equally as powerful. I am really impressed with what Florence And The Machine have shown us so far.Their is something about them that begs for my attention. I will give it to them as long as the rest of Lungs remains this damn good. The hype is totally jusitified, lets just hope the rest of the world notices.
[mp3] : Florence And The Machine – Dog Days Are Over
[mp3] : Florence And The Machine – Kiss With A Fist
[mp3] : Florence And The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
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The Arctic Monkeys have announced that the first single released from their new album Humbug will be Crying Lighting. This isn’t a surprise, this has been the idea for a while. The song will get its first radio play on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show next Monday, and then it will be on itunes in able to purchase at midnight.
If you have been reading this blog, you should have heard the song before somehow. If not, here is “Crying Lightning” played live :
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Spoon surprised the music world on Friday that they would be releasing a brand new EP on Merge Records called the Got Nuffin EP. It is nice to have surprises every now and again, especially from Spoon: one of the more consistent bands making tunes these days.
I got the title track from the EP for you guys to try out. It is a really good one, pretty much what you have come to expect from the Austin, Texas band. Crisp guitars, bouncy drum beat. Soulful singing from Britt. Two thumbs up!! This is only a teaste though, I am waiting for a brand new album!!!
In the meantime, check this out:
[mp3] : Spoon – Got Nuffin
purchase the Got Nuffin EP here
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Don Diablo made this track in dedication for the king of pop. He dedicates this song to michael realizing it is the best way for him to do so. The result is one to applaud!
Heres what Don had to say:
“What better way to pay tribute to MJ than music? I’ve been asked by press a lot today to comment on MJ’s untimely death, but what do you say without sounding cliche. MJ was not a man of many words, he spoke through his music. In short, I decided to make a song, rather than making any comments. Music is and always will be the best way to express a feeling without using words. Rest in peace MJ, I hope you are moonwalkin’ in heaven now.”
[mp3] : Don Diablo – Song for MJ (Remember The Time)
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I’ve been really getting into a Bloc Party mood as of late and I came back to this great, great, version of one of my favorite tracks. It is an acoustic version of “I Still Remember” that the boys did for Spinners Interface. This version is stripped down to Kele on vocals and Russell on the acoustic guitar.
You can really hear every bit of emotion in Kele’s vocals. He really shines here, his voice sounds spectacular. Russell does his own thing playing really clean and crisp.
Brilliant.
[mp3] : Bloc Party – I Still Remember (Acoustic Live)
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