This evening I will playing the Eurovision drinking game. I will not, however, go as far as to post any of these songs. Here are a few classics, as we are wont to post of a Saturday.
Enjoy!
Primal Scream - Loaded
Doves - There Goes The Fear
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Just Dropped In (Kenny Rogers Cover)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
new stuff from: Alphabet Backwards, Fever Fever, Little Scream, Trophy Boyfriend & Soft
Breaking More Waves picked up on this one, and their thoughts on it are much more insightful than anything I'd manage so link it open there in another tab and have a read. Good eh? Cannot fault this band, it's fun, snappy and nice to listen to. What's not to love!
They're called Alphabet Backwards, their E.P is called The White Russian and they're from Oxford.
Elton John by alphabet backwards
Bratty accents, crunchy riffs, spazz out drumming. Fever Fever are the band, and I've been reading about them on Sonic Masala (great blog if you like your music loud and gritty). Fever Fever are Norwich, they're just back from SXSW and have been garnering much well deserved publicity since. Get this track free on their bandcamp.
And have a listen to an older track and check out their Soundcloud.
Fever Fever - Monster by FEVER FEVER
Currently falling in love with Little Scream. Montreal based singer, with floaty folk melodies and strong, clear vocals. I get a warm, cosy feeling listening to this. Her album, The Golden Record was produced by Richard Reed Perry from Arcade Fire and features guests from Belle Orchestre, Arcade Fire, Stars, Silver Mt. Zion and The National. It's out now on Secretly Canadian, check it out.
Little Scream 'The Heron and the Fox' by Fred Hystere
"Cannons" by Little Scream by DOJAGSC
Chillaxed electro from Irish producer Trophy Boyfriend. It's got a rich synth, 80's pop feel about it, not unlike Cut Copy or Tiga. Get more on facebook and bandcamp. The single was co-produced by Misk of Arveene and Misk fame and the single features a remix by the excellent Casanova Wave.
Feels Like Autumn by Trophy Boyfriend
Finally, a band called Soft. Big love to un-googl'able bands! I have a feeling Soft will be a part of my future, and may drag with them albums by Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie and Ash that I haven't listened to in a bit. Their album is called Dogs and it's a delightful listen.
Soft - Bleary Eyes by SoftBand
Soft - Fall Into Sand by SoftBand
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They're called Alphabet Backwards, their E.P is called The White Russian and they're from Oxford.
Elton John by alphabet backwards
Bratty accents, crunchy riffs, spazz out drumming. Fever Fever are the band, and I've been reading about them on Sonic Masala (great blog if you like your music loud and gritty). Fever Fever are Norwich, they're just back from SXSW and have been garnering much well deserved publicity since. Get this track free on their bandcamp.
And have a listen to an older track and check out their Soundcloud.
Fever Fever - Monster by FEVER FEVER
Currently falling in love with Little Scream. Montreal based singer, with floaty folk melodies and strong, clear vocals. I get a warm, cosy feeling listening to this. Her album, The Golden Record was produced by Richard Reed Perry from Arcade Fire and features guests from Belle Orchestre, Arcade Fire, Stars, Silver Mt. Zion and The National. It's out now on Secretly Canadian, check it out.
Little Scream 'The Heron and the Fox' by Fred Hystere
"Cannons" by Little Scream by DOJAGSC
Chillaxed electro from Irish producer Trophy Boyfriend. It's got a rich synth, 80's pop feel about it, not unlike Cut Copy or Tiga. Get more on facebook and bandcamp. The single was co-produced by Misk of Arveene and Misk fame and the single features a remix by the excellent Casanova Wave.
Feels Like Autumn by Trophy Boyfriend
Finally, a band called Soft. Big love to un-googl'able bands! I have a feeling Soft will be a part of my future, and may drag with them albums by Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie and Ash that I haven't listened to in a bit. Their album is called Dogs and it's a delightful listen.
Soft - Bleary Eyes by SoftBand
Soft - Fall Into Sand by SoftBand
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
new: UNKLE & Nick Cave
Must be quick. Off to see Adebisi Shank at the Old Blue Last in Shoreditch this evening with &U&I and Talons. Woo!
From the forthcoming E.P, Only The Lonely. It's UNKLE and Nick Cave! Cracker.
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From the forthcoming E.P, Only The Lonely. It's UNKLE and Nick Cave! Cracker.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
new: Michael Kiwanuka, Battles, Tom Vek, White Denim and Overhead, The Albatross
I hear Bryan Adams bring played loudly upstairs. Headphones on, lots of music to get through.
We posted about Michael Kiwanuka recently but now we have an mp3. "Nu soul" or whatever you want to call it is rather hot right now, what with Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings and the likes making lovely noise, Cee Lo Green with one of the biggest records of the past few years, Plan B's take on soul receiving acclaim critically and in the charts and the much talked about return of Amy Winehouse on the cards. It doesn't look silly, it's not a shameless revivalist throwback. It's just lovely music to listen to.
Michael Kiwanuka - Tell Me A Tale by Stayloose
New video for the new Battles tune. Had a listen to Glass Drop this morning. It's out June 6th/7th on http://warp.net/. Check back for full review soon.
A few weeks ago I got a shock at the reaction to news of a new release by this guy, Tom Vek. Twitter was abuzz and I was confused. I'd never heard him, and was disappointed as I like to think that I'm an astute follower of modern indie music. He's very good. Leisure Seizure, his second, is out June 6th.
Tom Vek - A Chore by fadedglamourblog
There are a few bands I will pretty much automatically post anything by. White Denim are most certainly one of those bands. Here's a new track, a cover of a song by an old rock band, Hard Stuff. To get this track free the band would like you to:
1. Listen to the record titled Bulletproof by the 1970’s English band Hard Stuff.
2. Listen to this podcast.
3. Have kind of a slightly minorly but mostly harshed buzz from listening to this jam.
Done, done and done. New album, D, out June 3rd in Ireland, 6th in UK and 7th in US. Five (-ish) albums in and they've yet to disappoint.
White Denim - "Jay Time" (Hard Stuff Cover) by One Thirty BPM
An Irish band who I've finally gotten around to listening to. Overhead, The Albatross make tasty melodic epics, not unlike God Is An Astronaut ...another post-rock spectular. Catch them May 20th in the Unicorn in Camden with Orders of the British Empire.
And here's a Phantom package on the band. Phantom is a great rock station in Dublin, worth a listen.
The Listening Post - Overhead, The Albatross by i-con
And lastly, part of the making of Bromst by Dan Deacon. Mindblowing stuff!
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We posted about Michael Kiwanuka recently but now we have an mp3. "Nu soul" or whatever you want to call it is rather hot right now, what with Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings and the likes making lovely noise, Cee Lo Green with one of the biggest records of the past few years, Plan B's take on soul receiving acclaim critically and in the charts and the much talked about return of Amy Winehouse on the cards. It doesn't look silly, it's not a shameless revivalist throwback. It's just lovely music to listen to.
Michael Kiwanuka - Tell Me A Tale by Stayloose
New video for the new Battles tune. Had a listen to Glass Drop this morning. It's out June 6th/7th on http://warp.net/. Check back for full review soon.
A few weeks ago I got a shock at the reaction to news of a new release by this guy, Tom Vek. Twitter was abuzz and I was confused. I'd never heard him, and was disappointed as I like to think that I'm an astute follower of modern indie music. He's very good. Leisure Seizure, his second, is out June 6th.
Tom Vek - A Chore by fadedglamourblog
There are a few bands I will pretty much automatically post anything by. White Denim are most certainly one of those bands. Here's a new track, a cover of a song by an old rock band, Hard Stuff. To get this track free the band would like you to:
1. Listen to the record titled Bulletproof by the 1970’s English band Hard Stuff.
2. Listen to this podcast.
3. Have kind of a slightly minorly but mostly harshed buzz from listening to this jam.
Done, done and done. New album, D, out June 3rd in Ireland, 6th in UK and 7th in US. Five (-ish) albums in and they've yet to disappoint.
White Denim - "Jay Time" (Hard Stuff Cover) by One Thirty BPM
An Irish band who I've finally gotten around to listening to. Overhead, The Albatross make tasty melodic epics, not unlike God Is An Astronaut ...another post-rock spectular. Catch them May 20th in the Unicorn in Camden with Orders of the British Empire.
And here's a Phantom package on the band. Phantom is a great rock station in Dublin, worth a listen.
The Listening Post - Overhead, The Albatross by i-con
And lastly, part of the making of Bromst by Dan Deacon. Mindblowing stuff!
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Playlists, mixes, mashups, and dancefloor magic (vol. 24)
The blogging has taken a minor hit over the past week or so but I promise, I have pages and pages of bookmarked pages and e-mails with tracks to post! I have been putting some mixes and playlists together.
Firstly is a weekly playlist my friend Byron and I have been putting together called Sunday Smile. Byron is an incredibly talented hair stylist with an amazing taste in music. He already had an encyclopedic knowledge of 50's & 60's soul, psych, R n' B, Blues and Rockabilly when I met him first when he was 18. An interesting cat if ever there was one. Check out his One Record project. People anonymously writing about an album that changed their lives. Get involved, I did one, it's pretty therapeutic!
Secondly, I never posted any Dancefloor Magic tracks yesterday. I've been working 6 days a week. I did nothing after work yesterday and promptly fell asleep on the couch in the evening. I'm feeling refreshed this morning so here are a few tracks to pop onto the old "iPod" and dance about the house to. (I've been getting a bit of a Go-Go Girl 50's shuffle going on myself this morning).
99 Problems. One of the greatest songs of all time. Lyrically it's simply sublime. The more I listen to it, and the rest of Jay Z's back catalogue the more respect I have for the man. Also, there are a million mashups and covers of this track out there, many of them very good (note, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings edit, Aloe Blacc's cover, Hugo's cover, Philadelphia Grand Jury's cover) ...and many of them very bad but we'll leave it at that.
I got The Grey Album during the week and listened to it over and over. It's Dangermouse's mashup/bootleg/remix of Jay Z's Black Album with The Beatles White Album. One of the best albums I've ever heard. Get on to it lively if you haven't before.
Jay Z - 99 Problems (Dangermouse Grey Album)
Max Tannone is another wonerfully talented mashup/remix/bootleg artist. He has created some of my favourite albums of the past two years, mashing http://www.maxtannone.com/projects/jaydiohead/, and creating two gems, Mos Dub and Dub Kweli, mashing Mos Def and Talib Kweli with old dub and reggae grooves. Well worth checking out and a great introduction to both mens work. All links above are to these albums, and all are free to download. The world of mashups is a murky hell hole. These are diamonds in a sea of turds.
Mos Dub by Max Tannone
...and while we're on mashups, you better not be taking yourself too seriously!
Gold Mahna Mahna (Kanye West Vs. The Muppets) by BitCandy
Finally, while on the playlists and DJ theme I've knocked together a 15 minute mix of some of my favourite tracks to DJ. Getting back into "the game" at the moment, got a few gigs coming up over the summer. If you need a DJ and can afford a 6 pack of a nice German beer and are happy with a few hours of soul tunes, The Clash and some profane 80's hip-hop gimme a shout. (offers of money will be given priority, I wanna get me some sweet decks you see ...and buy a new pair of shoes, these Converse are on their last legs!)
minimixsummer2011 by Josh Clarke
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Firstly is a weekly playlist my friend Byron and I have been putting together called Sunday Smile. Byron is an incredibly talented hair stylist with an amazing taste in music. He already had an encyclopedic knowledge of 50's & 60's soul, psych, R n' B, Blues and Rockabilly when I met him first when he was 18. An interesting cat if ever there was one. Check out his One Record project. People anonymously writing about an album that changed their lives. Get involved, I did one, it's pretty therapeutic!
Secondly, I never posted any Dancefloor Magic tracks yesterday. I've been working 6 days a week. I did nothing after work yesterday and promptly fell asleep on the couch in the evening. I'm feeling refreshed this morning so here are a few tracks to pop onto the old "iPod" and dance about the house to. (I've been getting a bit of a Go-Go Girl 50's shuffle going on myself this morning).
99 Problems. One of the greatest songs of all time. Lyrically it's simply sublime. The more I listen to it, and the rest of Jay Z's back catalogue the more respect I have for the man. Also, there are a million mashups and covers of this track out there, many of them very good (note, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings edit, Aloe Blacc's cover, Hugo's cover, Philadelphia Grand Jury's cover) ...and many of them very bad but we'll leave it at that.
I got The Grey Album during the week and listened to it over and over. It's Dangermouse's mashup/bootleg/remix of Jay Z's Black Album with The Beatles White Album. One of the best albums I've ever heard. Get on to it lively if you haven't before.
Jay Z - 99 Problems (Dangermouse Grey Album)
Max Tannone is another wonerfully talented mashup/remix/bootleg artist. He has created some of my favourite albums of the past two years, mashing http://www.maxtannone.com/projects/jaydiohead/, and creating two gems, Mos Dub and Dub Kweli, mashing Mos Def and Talib Kweli with old dub and reggae grooves. Well worth checking out and a great introduction to both mens work. All links above are to these albums, and all are free to download. The world of mashups is a murky hell hole. These are diamonds in a sea of turds.
Mos Dub by Max Tannone
...and while we're on mashups, you better not be taking yourself too seriously!
Gold Mahna Mahna (Kanye West Vs. The Muppets) by BitCandy
Finally, while on the playlists and DJ theme I've knocked together a 15 minute mix of some of my favourite tracks to DJ. Getting back into "the game" at the moment, got a few gigs coming up over the summer. If you need a DJ and can afford a 6 pack of a nice German beer and are happy with a few hours of soul tunes, The Clash and some profane 80's hip-hop gimme a shout. (offers of money will be given priority, I wanna get me some sweet decks you see ...and buy a new pair of shoes, these Converse are on their last legs!)
minimixsummer2011 by Josh Clarke
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
new: B I G S L E E P
If this band aren't indie rock demigods in 6 months time either the music industry is completely dead or I've picked the wrong line of work. Nice sounds like.
B I G S L E E P - SEX by B I G S L E E P
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B I G S L E E P - SEX by B I G S L E E P
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new: Black Lips video and Trinity Orchestra play Daft Punk
Morning! Here are a two new videos worth checking out.
New Black Lips. New album, Mark Ronson produced Arabia Mountain out June 7th. Can't wait. Playing The Garage, London on May 19th.
And I got a real kick out of this. It's the Trinity College Dublin Orchestra, playing a medley of Daft Punk tunes. On the evening they played Discovery in it's entirety and finished with this. Great stuff.
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New Black Lips. New album, Mark Ronson produced Arabia Mountain out June 7th. Can't wait. Playing The Garage, London on May 19th.
And I got a real kick out of this. It's the Trinity College Dublin Orchestra, playing a medley of Daft Punk tunes. On the evening they played Discovery in it's entirety and finished with this. Great stuff.
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