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[Video & MP3] Carousel – Let’s Go Home
Carousel has graced us with a brand new track, and visuals for it!
This is a brand new track called Let’s Go Home and this marks yet another consistent release from them. At this point, they’ve carved out their sound and it’s evident, so if you have yet to check these guys out, you’re craaazzzaaaaay maaaynnneeee.
Check out their SoundCloud for previous releases.
MS MR – Hurricane [VIDEO]
Apparently Sunset is all about some explosive music. I never liked guns or explosives or any of that stuff too much, maybe because I’m a girl. I don’t know. But I really do like explosive music. It’s not crashes or bangs or anything, it’s just BIG. Powerful. It leaves a mark. Yeah, that’s what this song “Hurricane” by MS MR does for me. Apparently that’s not all that much — MS MR is saying it can induce popilepsy. I don’t know much about popilepsy, but as a former epileptic, I think I can dig it. Ya, I’m down.
Download “Hurricane” over at MS MR’s site.
[via Pitchfork]
Foxes – Let Go for Tonight
Louisa Rose Allen, also known as Foxes, released one of the most under-appreciated tracks of last year. I have compared her sound to that of Florence and the Machine. And guess what? Foxes is now working with frequent Florence collaborator Kid Harpoon (co-wrote “Shake It Out,” “Never Let Me Go,” and “Leave My Body” from the new album). The demo below was co-written by Harpoon and is simply explosive.
MP3: “Let Go for Tonight” – Foxes
Foxes’ debut Warrior EP will be released on July 3rd.
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Reptar – Three Shining Suns [Music Video]
Reptar‘s new album (Body Faucet) is phenomenal, but I think my favorite song from it is “Three Shining Suns.” It captured my attention from the first time I got to stream the album, and to this day it hasn’t lost one bit of its touch. I’m a bit late on this one, but the music video has been released, and though it’s a bit odd, what else can be expected from Reptar? It reminds me a lot of that scene in Now and Then when they went into the graveyard at night. That always scared the shit out of me when I was younger. This might even be scarier.
I don’t want to lose you, don’t want to let you go. We fit together so well, fold in to folds.
California Wives – Marianne
California Wives is a four-piece from Chicago (Joe O’Connor, Jayson Kramer, Dan Zima, and Graham Masell) who self-released an EP in 2010 entitled, Affair, which quickly garnered attention from the press. They just signed to Vagrant Records, which for any band these days, is likely a sign of rainbows, ice cream on summer days, sleds in the snow, and candy on Halloween. Okay, maybe that’s weird, but basically I’m trying to say it’s a good thing. Vagrant Records does an incredible job picking a lineup of artists that have incredible talent (think: Reptar, James Vincent McMorrow, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and many more). From the sound of this song and the news of their new label, California Wives seems to have a very bright future.
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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The Tallest Man on Earth – 1904
Kristian Matsson is The Tallest Man on Earth, and he just released a new track from his upcoming album There’s No Leaving Now, which will be released June 12th. There has always been a raw and unflinching quality about Matsson’s music. What has drawn me to him in the past is his distinct vocal twang and the abstract images his lyrics manage to paint in my mind. With “1904″ he maintains this unique aesthetic, which results in the most pleasant thing you’ll hear all day.
MP3: “1904″ – The Tallest Man on Earth
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Interview: One Room + New Song
One Room is unlike any other group around today. Sunset has been supporting them since day one, and all the way up to now their releases have been nothing short of impressive. Their music is a unique blend of that dramatic Weeknd flare and the grounded, honest lyricism of someone like Kid Cudi. The group consists of Samuel (who released a solo track in March) and recent Indie-Pop signee Chris P. I had the pleasure of interviewing the duo earlier this year, and now you can read the full interview and listen to their brand new song “Tip Toe” in anticipation of their debut EP which will be released this June.
Arjun: How did One Room begin? Whose idea was it?
Chris: One Room came from a deep place inside both of us. It was kind of a mutual idea for us to do music together. Before you know it we had all these tracks we called ours.
Samuel: Yeah. We needed a new creative outlet that combined our individual strengths and talents into one big one. Watching all the awesome music happening around us and wanting to make something different… At first it was more experimentation than anything.
Arjun: What exactly is Heavy Roc‘s role in your music (production, distribution, etc.)?
Chris: The Roc is where it all goes down. Everyday pretty much we would go down to the studio and work. I was one of the engineers. Sam was always brewin’ something up as far as production, so by the time it was done I just had to cross the t’s and dot the i’s on it, ya know.
Samuel: The studio is our center, it’s really the way that we met and began to make music together and our friendship and the creative things began overlapping. We also knew that the HRM blog would be the first place we premiered our music. Everyone at Heavy Roc is really supportive, and we definitely owe them a huge thanks.
Arjun: I don’t think I get this whole set up yet. Who exactly does the production for One Room? And Samuel sings and Chris raps?
(Hit the jump to read the full interview, including who they’re both listening to right now and how Chris ended up being Lydia‘s Valentine this year.)
Kishi Bashi – Tiny Desk Concert
Kishi Bashi is one of my favorite new artists. I have to thank Arjun for introducing me to his mastery of music. I believe Arjun had to work at convincing me that Kishi Bashi is actually an artist, not a type of cereal. It’s whatever, he got the job done, and now I’m obsessed.
Here’s a clip of Kishi Bashi performing at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. This song is mostly an improvisation, and as you’ll see as you watch the performance, Kishi Bashi is a one-man show, combining his violin loops with layered vocals and even some beatboxing. With this much talent and such a beautiful voice, this is how you make a name for yourself these days.
Crystal Fighters – Earth Island
Guys. I’ve been sleeping on Crystal Fighters for too long now. I’ve seen email inboxes from one of my trusted press contacts and haven’t had time to get to them (that was my first mistake), but finally today got time to listen, and I’m obsessed. Because I couldn’t say this as well myself, I’m going to have to quote the press email to describe their sound: “melding techno, punk, electronic and dubstep with Basque country folklore and native Spanish instruments (txalaparta, danbolin, and txistu).”
Crystal Fighters released their Star of Love LP ON April 24th in the US, and this song, “Earth Island,” was the main single. I’m absolutely loving it. Such a great collection of unique sounds. These guys are diverse. I can see them matching up with the likes of Reptar, but also somebody like M.I.A. And I can’t say I had put Reptar and M.I.A. in the same sentence before. I’m typically not a big fan of dubstep, mainly because it’s not easy listening. But these guys add a catchy melody to the beats and, suddenly, I’m drooling.
Hit the jump for upcoming Crystal Fighters tour dates.
Low Moon Low – Slow Train
If Low Moon Low was a human, they’d be an infant. Not for lack of maturity, but because they are “brand spankin’ new” (yeah, I stole those words from them). They launched their Facebook page yesterday. It has 60 fans. If “Slow Train” is any indication of what they’ve got coming for us, I’m pretty confident that these London lads will be skipping grades soon. Reach for the Moon, fellows. You don’t have far to go. (Woah. Get it?)
Ghost Beach – Miracle
In March, I professed my love for Ghost Beach’s song “Faded” and came up with a new genre called indietronic. I’m sticking with my indietronic (indie + electronic for those that don’t know) on how to describe these guys. THIS IS SO GOOD.
Yup, this is going on my “long car ride” cd.
P.S. – At around 2:14, it reminds me of this awesome movie.
NERDDSSS!!!!!!
