Best Friends hails from Chicago, and specializes in pop-dance gems. The production duo/band’s self-titled EP has been on repeat for days and some tracks have already made it on to my party/workout list. Check out the “video” for “So Far Away” above (my personal favorite off the EP), and the BANGER “Body Rock”. It is not hard to imagine Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, or even Katy Perry singing either of these songs. Grab Best Friends’ EP on iTunes (link here) and party down!
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Sad news. Newdust bros and local DC rockers Loose Lips are throwing in the towel. They will be playing a farewell show (RSVP here) at the Black Cat DC on January 27 with Lightfoot, Paperhaus, and Ugly Purple Sweater. Be there to wish these dudes luck on their various new projects. In the mean time, listen to some of my favorites from the band, including a Brothertiger remix of “Happily Doomed”. I will miss this band and their Interpol-esque indie chops. Godspeed dudes.
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Great track from We’re No Heroes off their latest EP Quiet Colours. “Empty Beat” brings us these great “math-pop” instrumentals, in the same vein as Foals or Interpol, with an 80s post-punk vibe & a killer outro. Solid guitar work, precise drumming, & fantastic vocals dominate this 4-track EP. Definitely worth a listen.
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Happy Friday, everyone! Today, I was bless with receiving this beautiful new video from Newdust favorite, Class Actress in my inbox. “Bienvenue,” one of the most docile tracks on the group’s debut release, Rapprocher, is paired nicely with the sexy lead lady, Elizabeth Harper, getting courted by her photographer in Paris. Comme c’est romantique.
New track from DC mainstays, Imperial China. The song is a self described powder keg that rips you through two minutes fifty of post-punk bliss. The band sounds huge, with harmonic guitars amplifying the growling utterances of vocalist Brian Porter. The boys have a new album,”How We Connect”, out on January 28 through DC’s own Sockets Records. And if that isn’t enough homegrown goodness, Imperial China is playing with a few other bands from Sockets at the Black Cat DC on that same day, Saturday January 28. Be there kiddos, and enjoy!
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I can always rely on my father to recommend a rare and dusty gem from his extensive music collection. This past weekend was no exception of course. We were talking about what might be the best song covers of all time, and he immediately thought of Art Garfunkel’s album Breakaway. He then grabbed the LP out of his closet and played this song for me. Garfunkel’s “99 Miles From LA” is actually a cover from none other than Albert Hammond (i.e. the father of Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes).
This is the sort of dust that we at Newdust like to showcase – mad props to my father for recommending this classic gem. Check out Hammond performing it live in ‘76 here and listen to Garfunkel’s version below.
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