[Brenton Duvall Remix] The Knocks – All We Got ft. One Room & Kardinal Offishall
Our guy Brenton drops this brand new joint, remixing The Knocks song with Kardinal Offishall, All We Got (original), and he adds in one of our favorites, One Room.
Two favorites in one song? Yeah, we’re kind of excited about this drop. Lydia should be too. Two people in this song crush on her! Chris (of One Room) and Brenton…I see you both!
Kardinal Offishall used to be my shit back in the day.
Brenton Duvall – All We Got Remix ft. The Knocks, One Room & Kardinal Offishall
Noah – Sexy and I Know It (LMFAO Cover)
LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know” is dead is buried. The radio killed it. Then Bruce Springstein buried it. Then Madonna took it out of the grave and killed it twice over. Fuck, even Nicholas Cage has reminded of us of how annoying this song can be.
But then there was Noah.
Noah took every notion that’s ever been constructed from this song and threw it out the window. He produced a cover to end all covers.
By now many of you may have seen this viral cover of the transcendent LMFAO song, but I’ve also included an MP3 for your enjoyment. Thank you Noah. You’ve showed the world that even the most commercial of songs can be oh so soulful.
ft. Celeste – A Monarchs Mixtape
I came across this mixtape in my inbox today called ft. Celeste by Monarchs. Celeste Griffin traditionally performs under the name Monarchs, but today she’s taken a path away from her typically alt-soul and folk-rock singing styles and instead toward hip-hop, a genre she loves. This tape features the results of Celeste writing, singing and rapping over hooks by some of today’s best hip-hop producers, including J. Dilla, Jake One, Reggie Coby, Javelin and MF Doom. Put together, we’re left with a 10-minute mixtape called ft. Celeste – a Monarchs Mixtape. I’m not sure I’m feeling the whole compilation, but am totally loving these two, “Loose in the Knees” and “Make Some.”
MP3: “Loose in the Knees” – Monarchs
Hit the jump for the link to listen to the whole mixtape.
[Mixtape] Aylen – The Remixtape II
When Aylen first really caught my eye, he was releasing his first Remixtape. Now, he’s on his second of his Remixtapes, and his progression as an artist is apparent–I’ve said it again and again, the kid just keeps getting better.
One thing I really love about his music is his ability to cover such diverse ranges of music. It’s not often that you see an electronic artist whose remixing repertoire spans the likes of Regina Spektor to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Ellie Goulding. He puts a very unique twist on each song–every record he releases is thoroughly reimagined and reworked, and I have to credit him for that. It’s truly impressive to be able to flip such a wide range of genres, infusing your own unique sound into every track.
This is the kind of tape you can play continuously throughout without skipping any songs–through this on at a party this weekend and see how well it works. Trust me, you’ll be killing it on the DJing and you won’t have to change the song even once.
Enjoy, and show your friends. Let’s get Aylen the recognition his music deserves.
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) (Aylen Re-Fix)
Regina Spektor – Us (Aylen Remix)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Around The World (Aylen Bootleg)
Len – Steal My Sunshine (Aylen Remix)
College Ft Electric Youth – A Real Hero (Aylen Remix)
Head over to Aylen’s Facebook page to Download “The Remixtape II”
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Dream Big
ANTHM – Polaris (ft. Blu)
ANTHM sent me a preview of this track a couple months ago and I was sworn to secrecy about it and the feature on it. Listen to this song for yourself and keep in mind that Blu (one of my favorite rappers) is featured on a track with my buddy, and imagine having to keep that to yourself for a significant period of time. Oh, and it samples James Vincent McMorrow. Let’s just say shit was hard. And on that note, ANTHM and Blu both go hard. I absolutely love this track.
Shouts to 2DBZ for the premier!
Live Review: Youth Lagoon, Death Cab For Cutie
YOUTH LAGOON:
MP3: “17″ – Youth Lagoon
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE:
Magik Magik Orchestra started the Death Cab for Cutie portion of the show, playing the opening notes of “Passenger Seat” as Ben Gibbard quietly slid out on stage. The rest of the band joined him during “Different Names for the Same Thing”. The ornate nature of the Fox Theater was in stark but lovely contrast to the understated set up of the show and stage. All members of the band were clad entirely in black and the Magik Magik Orchestra members wore black and white. The light show was minimal, serving its purpose of playing up the mood of each song, nothing more. The focus was definitely on the music, appropriately somber with the orchestral accompaniment. There were some light moments and jokes, but this was definitely the most serious and most beautiful Death Cab concert I’ve seen.
Hit the jump to see the full Death Cab for Cutie set list.
-Written by Debbie Liu
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Flight Facilities – With You (ft. Grovesnor)
Everybody who is anybody knows who Flight Facilities is–at least from their massive global sensation “Crave You,” which came out two whole years ago. Since then, the Aussie duo has kept busy, releasing another international smash, dropping tons of big name remixes, and touring around the world.
Yesterday, they released a brand new single, which features “something darker, something deeper, and something more mature” and vocals from Hot Chip drummer Grovesnor. I’ve had this on repeat since last night. The music video is really cool, too. Sexiest song of the year right here. LET’S GO!
Take a risk, well that’s all you keep on saying / And the point that I’m relaying is it shouldn’t be like this
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