March 2011
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Work Drugs - Tropic of Cancer / Tropic of...
Yesterday Tom and Ben of Philadelphia-based duo Work Drugs sent over their debut album Tropic of Cancer/ Tropic of Capricorn which they’ve been putting together in preparation for their April tour with Two Door Cinema Club. When the Irishmen first approached them a few months ago, Work Drugs only had a handful of songs to their name, but now, with the release of their first album, they...
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WatchBlackbird Blackbird // It All Comes Back To Us
I just got back from Barcelona and found a bunch of sunny footage sitting on my computer, so I cut together a few clips to a short jam off Mikey’s new Halo LP. What else is there to do on a Saturday night? Anyways, Mikey just set up a kickstarter to help fund his first studio-recorded album and the physical release of Halo— check it out...
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Sun Glitters - outside (reprise)
Sun Glitters is the new project of Luxembourg’s Victor Ferreira. Since 1998 he’s been producing some pretty rad downtempo beats under the moniker Sug(r)cane, but on March 11th he dropped his first release as Sun Glitters, an eight-track album entitled everything could be fine. It oozes airy, pitch-shifted vocals that float above loop-based expanses of chilled-out electronica. Sun...
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Delorean – Stay Close (RAC Mix)
Andre Anjos, the Portuguese beatmestre behind the Remix Artist Collective (RAC), just released the fourth track off his upcoming remix album, RAC Vol 2, which drops tomorrow. Today’s remix comes by way of one of my favorite Spanish bands, or just bands in general, Barcelona’s Delorean. The remix takes the original dreamy, sun-soaked song and turns the jam into a total dance party,...
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Billy Comfort - Wonder of We (feat. Steffaloo)
Billy Comfort’s newest track ‘Wonder of We’ brings summer’s rays just a step closer with it’s chopped and chilled out bouncing beats. Melting away winter’s grip, the always wonderful Steffaloo is also on track delivering airy, sun-streaked vocals. I can’t wait to see what else señor Comfort has up his sleeve.
Billy Comfort - Wonder of We (feat....
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...al cruzar la calle - Asuntos Internos
Linda Sjöquist is a promising Venezuelan musician who plays under the name …al cruzar la calle. Her latest tune, Asuntos Internos, clocks in at just under two minutes but bulges with emotion— and dreamy guitar. She fills the contemplating track with her poetic accounts of adolescent longing. As a self-proclaimed teenage dreamer with nothing more than a poorly tuned guitar and a whole...