Girlfriends reminds me of that group of guys in high school who barely managed to get out of bed everyday but somehow… was able to successfully write and coherently play enough music to fill a set during that weekend’s keg party. Their music embodies this Wavves-esque attitude of “I never want to grow up”. (See the Wavves track “No Hope Kids”) With a lo-fi style, monotone vocals, and songs that don’t get much longer then 2 1/2 minutes Girlfriends is a fun young band that has potential do much more. Enjoy!
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We did a post on Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk back in October and since then they’ve been working on two upcoming full lengths titled Skeletor & Me and Know Yr Molars. They’ve also re-released their Puppycat EP as a 3″ CD, available on the CD-R only label Edition 59. Here’s the video by George Demoura for the instrumental “Fort Porkchop” off of Puppycat. Enjoy!
Great Vimeo find from The Faux Noise for the song “Save Me”. The band hails from Sweden and has a shoegaze-pop sound that is great for those rainy days and/or break up mixtapes. Also checkout their Soundcloud page for tons of free downloads and remixes.
With their sophomore release, Over The Sun And Under The Radar, Jungol is honing in on their renewed vision of more concise songs with prominent vocals. They’re creating new sounds through the use of samplers, synths, glockenspiel, field recordings and string arrangements. Due out April 23rd, here’s the first single, “Two People.”
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Artist: Jungol Song: Two Poeple.mp3 Album: Over The Sun And Under The Radar
The Pass took the time to answer a few questions. Very soon they will be leaving the bourbon soaked lands of Kentucky and will be out and about touring the country… keep eye out for them coming to a town near you. Check out their EP Colors.
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Song: Saturn’s Ocean
Newdust: Will, Kyle, Brian, Neil… What brought you guys together to play music?
The Pass: Kyle and I had been kicking around the idea of starting a band with a dance and synthesizer influence to it. Once we had some songs together we called up Neil and Brian who are amazing musicians and friends of ours from different projects. Then it was like when PB met J.
ND: There are a lot of diverse sounds going on, what are some musical touchstones that influence all of you guys?
The Pass: There are so many bands that have influenced our sound rather it be consciously or subconsciously. We definitely have an affinity for 80s pop like Michael Jackson and Madonna which explains one half of our gear being put out by Roland in 1983. Brian listens to a lot of experimental electronic stuff like aphex twin, squarepusher, ect. which definitely brings its own texture. Then I think theres the modern element of our music which is influenced by artists such as Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, ect. Everyone brings something a little different to the band. One band we all like……ummm…….Maybe the Talking Heads. Does anybody not like them?
ND:Cross Walk Stereo is great song… I was listening to it with some buddies and we couldn’t help but notice the first 10 seconds is eerily similar to the first few seconds of Phoenix’s “1901″. Was this a an intentional homage or more sub-conscious?
The Pass: Ok…yea the 1901 thing was a huge accident. We were definitely listening to them around the time we wrote crosswalk stereo and I guess it was a sub conscious infiltration (sorry Thomas and gang). Once we realized the similarity we kind of like compared them to make sure we were good…like chords and rhythms. Its pretty much the same explanation as Vanilla Ice on Ice Ice Baby. Maybe one day we’ll cover 1901 and you wont even know until 10 seconds in…
ND: I know nothing about Louisville, Kentucky… How is it playing your style of music in a city that is not known for its electronic-pop scene?
The Pass: Well, we’ve actually been welcomed with mostly open arms. Louisville is a really cool open-minded town with a lot of diversity. Also, VHS or Beta are from here which I think warmed a lot of people up to the idea of a dance rock band. Theres really not a lot of similar bands to play shows with though so we kind of like the idea of playing with DJs.
ND: Give me 3 new songs and 3 old “dusty” tracks that our readers have to check out.
The Pass: 3 new songs?….. anything on the new Hot Chip album. Also dig that La Roux album and the new Friendly Fires vs Holy Ghost record. Three dusty tracks? ……..i can give you three dusty albums. Lou Reed – Transformer, Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense, and Nick Drake – Bryter Layter. Honorable mention, Madonna – Like A Virgin
Here’s an easy breezy little song to get you through the rest of the week. Slow Motion Love Hug are jam packed with “gather-’round-the-campfire” tunes that make you wanna just reach out and hug someone.
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Here’s a pretty sweet video from Nashville, Tennessee’s nite nite, off their debut album How To Touch The Moon. I thought I had the genre of this album figured out through the first three songs, but I soon found out what a wide range of moods and influences these guys have crammed into their sound by the time I’d reached the end. Record label Crash Avenue puts it best: “Think of nite nite as a punk-informed version of an Edward Gorey illustration, an early Blondie on acid, or a macabre pop group”. How To Touch The Moon makes for an exciting debut album, and I think these guys will hone and craft their already unique sound into something really compelling going forward.
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FaltyDL is ‘a veritable fountain of electronica, IDM, jungle, and drum and bass.’ This is trip hop at its finest. The album is short and sweet, and extremely addictive. Try listening to it just once. Click here to download the album.
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To be perfectly honest, I do not really know much about Games. I know they are from Brooklyn and have released a few mixtapes via their blog. They have that great chillwave (ugh hate that word, it sounds like some sort of designer drug) sound. I scored these two tracks and I am pretty sure they are demos so… hopefully more tracks will be released very soon. Enjoy!
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If this music video doesn’t slap a huge grin on your face, then you have no soul…..There, I said it. The Sour Notes have been making some noise in Austin for some time now and are finally getting some much deserved recognition. They’ll be playing a ridiculous amount of shows @ SXSW (6 shows!) while currently working on their 5th album, Write What You Know, expected to release later this year. Here’s “Do-ers & Say-ers” from their latest, It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty.
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Artist: The Sour Notes Song: Do-ers & Say-ers.mp3 Album: It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty
The Pass hails from Louisville, Kentucky and are cut from the same cloth as your favorite pop indie darlings Phoenix, Hot Chip etc. This track “Cross Walk Stereo” got my toe tapping so I figured I would share. Check out their EP Colors. Enjoy!
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The Remix Artist Collective (RAC) are three guys based separately out of Portugal, New York and The Netherlands who seem to be on a mission to take your average, everyday Pitchfork-darling bands and spice them up a little, make them more fun, exciting and ready to be danced to by you and your too-thin hipster friends. Instead of the usual remixes you can easily find all over the internets by French dudes in their fancy studios (ahem – Thin White Duke – ahem) using Garageband to create some gawd-awful milquetoast remix of The Killers “Human” (Now with more reverb!), RAC takes something from Ra Ra Riot, U2, Teagan and Sara or The Gossip and adds their own sweet synth beats (among other things) with the blessing of the original artists themselves. The “collective” will work on tracks separately or together, sending them through cyberspace to each other to work on until they’re perfect. They last released a little four-track ep in December ‘09, but another is promised soon, and when you get tired of the ep, check out their older work, all available to download for HERE.
Post by Justin K.
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