July 2011
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[Video] Algodón Egipcio - El Día Previo
Caracas, Venezuela’s Algodón Egipcio released his debut album La Lucha Constante back in March on Lefse and now one of my favorite tracks of the release, El Día Previo, has a set of visuals to accompany it. Directed by Pablo Ortiz, the video is a sort of multilingual karaoke prompt scrolling over stunning nature scenes— check ittt
Algodón Egipcio - El Día Previo
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Real Estate - Barely Legal (The Strokes cover)
Real Estate contributed this cover of The Strokes ‘Barely Legal’ to Stereogum’s Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It compilation.
Matt, Alex and I – as well as all of our friends – were pretty much obsessed with this band when we were 15. We formed a Strokes cover band and played at Cassie (Ramone)’s sweet 16. When Alex got his first electric guitar, he opted for the white...
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I Always Wanted a Pony - In a Year Or Two (Demo)
I Always Wanted A Pony is the electronic pop project of Felix Hedberg and Tobias Gerhardsson from Östersund, Sweden. Although they haven’t released anything in months, I’ve just today stumbled across their soundcloud and I’ve been pumping their two demos all day. I’m hoping to hear more from these two swedes.
I Always Wanted a Pony - In a Year Or Two (Demo)
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Work Drugs - Catalina Wine Mixer
Philadelphia’s favorite smooth-fi band Work Drugs is back with its latest summer single ‘Catalina Wine Mixer.’
Work Drugs - Catalina Wine Mixer
Prestige. World wide. Enjoy.
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Long Walks On The Beach - Literally Crazy For You
For months, Washington DC-based TV producer by day, musician by night Fritz Kramer has been recording energetic bedroom pop gems under the moniker Long Walks On The Beach as he finishes up the project’s debut EP entitled SINGLES. The release will be out sometime next month and will feature his three previously released jams ‘TRUE LOVE or bust,’ ‘I Didn’t Want To...
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fthrsn - Colors
Ann Arbor’s Macklin Underdown has just finished up work on a quick, three-song release for his lo-fi/bedroom pop side project fthrsn (‘father son’). Nothing’s the Matter // Colors is all about looping beats and synths underneath harmonious atmospheric vocals. Macklin says that a longer release for this project could follow in the coming months, but for now, grab these...
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Tree Hopping - Tough Summer (b)
Tree Hopping is the bedroom pop project of Gainesville Florida-based musican Gabriel Berrios. His latest release Tree Hopping Dance Band is full of dreamy guitar riffs, hazy vocals (recorded lying down in bed in the middle of the night, of course), tropical beats and samples. A rather prolific past few months, the album is Gabriel’s fourth release since his first, Tough Summer, from back...
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Karibien - Stockholm
‘Stockholm’ is the very first demo from the somewhat mysterious Swedish band Karibien. If you’re looking for more on this song, all I know is that it’s as laid-back as they come. I can’t wait to see what Karibien comes up with next…
Karibien - Stockholm
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L/J - I'll Be Right There (The Tough Alliance...
Pure Balearic bliss, baby. “Please don’t hate tomorrow, baby” - TTA
L/J - I’ll Be Right There (The Tough Alliance cover)
[via The Apiary]
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Chrome Sparks - My
Ann Arbor-based producer Chrome Sparks (aka Jeremy Malvin) just released his debut EP entitled My <3. The seven-track release is full of fresh sample-based electronic jams and two of my favorites, ‘All There Is’ and ‘Miss You,’ feature the stunning vocals of Steffaloo (Steph Thompson), who collabs like no other. Pay what you’d like for Chrome Sparks’ EP...
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Sameblod - Dance Dance Dance (Lykke Li Cover)
Swedish electronic duo Sameblod have covered fellow swede Lykke Li’s tune Dance Dance Dance. Check it.
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Toy Camera - Tall Trees
At the beginning of June, Canadian producer Germany Germany (Drew Harris) and California’s Steffaloo (Steph Thompson) teamed up for a little side project called Toy Camera. Steph’s beautiful vocals soar about Germany Germany’s hopscotching beats on their first single ‘Tall Trees.’ You can download the tune over at their bandcamp. Also, on August 16th Steffaloo...