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jj - dean & me

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:47:32 -0400

V som i välkommen tillbaka.

I’m dancing with stars and they’re dancing me with.

Together.

The Bilinda Butchers - Old Style Amami ft. Juri Nakashima

Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:45:00 -0400

I was sixteen when I first listened to The Bilinda Butchers. During a bleak streak in December, I found a few of their early demos and held them close. Now, five years later, I still find a sense of warmth and familiarity in each of their releases. Since putting out two EPs, Michal and Adam have added a third member to the project as they worked on their debut full length. Heaven soundtracks the diary of Nakajima Ume— a story that follows a trail of catastrophically romantic movements towards self-realization and a lost lover. Read more about the album’s backstory and the Edo period on the band’s website. Heaven is out July 15 on Orchid Tapes.

<a href=”http://orchidtapes.bandcamp.com/album/heaven” data-mce-href=”http://orchidtapes.bandcamp.com/album/heaven”>HEAVEN by The Bilinda Butchers</a>

World Tour - Surreal

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:37:13 -0500

World Tour have come down from the snowy peaks with something golden. Ever since I first listened to some World Tour demos almost three years ago I knew I’d never stop pining for more. Over a year since their last single ‘Forever Tonight’, the Swedish three-piece is back with a lush pop gem, ‘Surreal’—and it is just that; the dark winter sky, brimming with stars, falling down. I can feel it.

Yumi Zouma - The Brae

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:22:38 -0500

Christchurch/Paris/New York-based band Yumi Zouma released their debut EP yesterday on Cascine. Four tracks deep, the first glimpse from the three Kiwis has been on repeat all day. They craft the sort of infectiously smooth pop gems that stretch the days and melt the snow outside. Listen to the whole release and Wild Nothing’s remix of ‘A Long Walk Home For Parted Lovers’ below.

Champions League - Ebiza

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:46:00 -0500

French duo Champions League brings back that Air France vibe just as the days are beginning to freeze over. While the rays hardly climb above the horizon, Champions league’s sun-drenched vocals and big beats seem the remedy to these frosted blues. As direct a homage as you’ll find, the duo’s latest single “Ebiza” brims with balearic beats and shimmering synths. Out via (The Tough Alliance-inspired) French label 25 Years & Running, the song is the pair’s fourth single— listen to them all over at their soundcloud.

Mutual Benefit – Advanced Falconry The wonderful Jordan Lee...

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:52:55 -0500

Mutual Benefit – Advanced Falconry

The wonderful Jordan Lee gathered some friends for the loveliest impromptu backyard session in Jamaica Plain, Boston with Allston Pudding. His latest record Love’s Crushing Diamond is simply flawless and after seeing him play in various basements and living rooms around Boston and Brooklyn over the past few years I’m so excited to see him finally get the recognition he deserves— not only for his talent and music, but also his kindness, enthusiasm, and undeniable status as a chill-bro.

Heavenly Beat • Honest

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:02:05 -0400

Jorge Peña (formerly of Beach Fossils) is back with ‘Honest’— our most recent glimpse at Prominence, the sophomore album from his Heavenly Beat project, which is set to drop next month on Captured Tracks.

"How bad does it seem? You’ll have to be honest."

Selebrities - Born Killers (Spanish Version)

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:53:26 -0400

Brooklyn-based four-piece Selebrities are back with their second full-length Lovely Things, following up 2011’s Delusions. The wonderfully romantic, 80s-infused album is out now on Cascine. Today, Selebrities released an alternate version of their track ‘Born Killers’ off the LP. The band’s vocalist Maria Usbeck goes back to her Ecuadorian roots— delivering a swoon-worthy, spanish new wave ballad b-side.

tan felices y contentos

CRISTALLIN • Terranea

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:26:14 -0400

CRISTALLIN • Terranea

Postiljonen - Supreme

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:16:59 -0400

Swedish/Norwegian trio Postiljonen, a staple as of always, returns with their latest single ‘Supreme’. Following up on their last release ‘How Will I Know/All That We Had Is Lost,’ they’ve continued to move away from the slow and brooding nature of some their earliest songs like ‘Vi var en gang’ and ‘Skyer’ in favor of bigger beats. I couldn’t be happier— Postiljonen take it one step closer to that sun-soaked, Air France/Southern Shores/Korallreven irresistibility with this latest jam. Look out for a lush debut album from this crew in the near future.

Good times on the rise.

cry guy - nike, goddess of victory

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:48:00 -0400

Boston-based duo cry guy released their debut EP earlier this month. A soft blend of the sort of beats and bloops that characterize Cameron’s other project Little Spoon and his friend Virginia’s often-ethereal vocals, ‘tears of whatever' houses five alluring, slow-burning pop tunes. I'm already looking forward to hearing what these two will conjure up next.

until then, big love from bosstown.

&amp;lt;a href=”http://cryguy.bandcamp.com/track/nike-goddess-of-victory” data-mce-href=”http://cryguy.bandcamp.com/track/nike-goddess-of-victory”&amp;gt;nike, goddess of victory by cry guy&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

photo by returnthesun

the bilinda butchers - the lovers' suicide!

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:17:30 -0500

San Francisco-based dream-pop duo The Bilinda Butchers have emerged with their latest single ‘the lovers’ suicide’ which will debut march 5th with b-side ‘love so estranged’ as a 7” on BEKO and CD on Zoom Lens. The title track pulses with the sort of the jangly guitars riffs that I’ve come to expect from Michal and Adam alongside a driven drum base while ‘love so estranged’ offers something a bit different— a dreamy wash of synths and airy, vulnerable vocals that begins with birds chirping and builds throughout. This is not last time we’ll hear from these two this year— though they say that their "future plans are shrouded in mist," they’re planning a tour for later this year and are working on their first full length, following up their two EPs goodbyes (2012) and regret, love, guilt, dreams (2011).

Floridas - somewhere else

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:24:50 -0500

Take me anywhere.

Victoria, Canada’s Tayler Thompson is producing some hypnotic tropical getaways under the name Floridas. Little drops of water drip down from the roof— the snow is starting to melt. I know these late-afternoon rays can often be deceptive but this feeling is pure. Spring feels closer than ever. Sunglasses on, I’m soaking it up with Floridas’ first two sun-drenched tracks. Keep an eye on the horizon & maybe we’ll see new things from this project when spring finally arrives.

nordpolen - oh oh

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:32:00 -0500

"vill bara ooh fucka ur ooh" - nordpolen

nordpolen - oh oh

Summer Heart - Hit Me Up Again

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:00:58 -0500

Sweden’s David Alexander is back with his latest single under his sun-soaked dream pop moniker Summer Heart. ‘Hit Me Up Again’ sways and pulses is all the right ways. It made me forget about all those little white flakes flickering outside my window— if only just for a moment. Check out Jonas Börjesson’s video for the track below. The single, which also includes the comparably blissful ‘Stockholm,’ is available over at David’s bandcamp.

foto dei miei ricordi d’estate ☼

The Embassy - Related Artist

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:40:00 -0500

This weekend I made my way north— into a sea of grayness that wrapped itself around each snowcapped peak. I was there, watching snow roll down hillsides and settle in dark valleys, but if you took a close look into my eyes you’d have see the reflection of the soft streaks of some distant sunset. The Embassy's 2005 album Tacking filled my ears and brought me to some distant horizon. I’ve long thought that nine-track release was the Gothenburg duo’s Sunday best, but they’ve now resurfaced in the midst of a swedish winter with yet another fabulously breezy pop tune.

'Related Artist', the first single off their forthcoming full-length Sweet Sensation, bobs to the smoothest disco bass and wonderfully jangly guitar. Fredrik Lindson’s vocals, airy and unfeigned, round out the track… alongside a couple of animals (definitely some chirping birds and I counted at least three monkey whoop-gobbles). Perfect. Sweet Sensation, the legendary duo’s first new full-length in eight years is due out the 26th of February on The Embassy’s new label International and it brims with all those memories of places that always seem just a dream away.

[photo taken june 2012. praiano, italy]

Youth Lagoon - Dropla

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:34:09 -0500

Youth Lagoon returns with a new track— the first off his second album Wondrous Bughouse, which is set to drop March 5th on Fat Possum. ‘Dropla’ took me by surprise at first; its production, especially the beginning of the song’s percussion, feels much more full than the distant drum machines of some of his earlier tracks. It sheds much of the airy film of ethereal solitude that very much characterized his stunning debut The Year of Hibernation. This worried me at first, but I soon picked out so many warm familiarities. Trevor’s latest effort perhaps presents an expanded sound that somehow manages to salvage the intimacy and candor at the heart of the project. Trevor’s lyrics are as tangible as ever; lines like, “I reach my arm across the bed and hold your hand” rekindle a sense of congenial vulnerability into which, after about four minutes, the song soon softly recedes.

Vídeo: Toro Y Moi - So Many Details

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:47:00 -0500

Damn, Chaz Bundick how are you so fly?

Toro Y Moi's latest tune 'So Many Details', a single off his forthcoming LP Anything In Return, gets paired with some stunning visuals crafted by HARRYS; Chaz getting driven around by a rather sultry lady, struttin’ his stuff on the tarmac in slow-mo, and wearing a host of fine turtlenecks— I really don’t know what else I could ask for.

Rhye - The Fall (Hazy Mountains Remix)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:12:54 -0500

Hazy Mountains is the solo project of Julian Prott of the German dream pop fourpiece Shoreline Is and his latest effort takes the form of a wonderfully eased-out take on Rhye’s jam ‘The Fall.’ The Dortmund-based producer also recently self-released his debut full-length Breeze last month and you can get your hands on that over at his bandcamp page.

Iberia - An Ending (Ascent)

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:23:48 -0500

Sweden-born, Berlin-based duo Iberia rises up with their latest single ‘An Ending (Ascent).’ Maja Millner drapes her empyrean vocals and Alexander Palmestål crafts the effortlessly expanding instrumentals— they’ve got it all figured out. Despite their name, the two swedes’ latest tune resides just off the peninsula— in between the sea and the sky— a slow motion jam fit for one of those lengthy nights in Formentera— when everything melts in the moonlight and we move so slowly that you think the world might just have stopped.