Music surrounds us, all day every day, and with the amount of music being released, it's easy to miss great tracks. We've put together a selection of songs that have been in the audiosphere for a few years now, but seemingly haven't garnered the attention that they deserved. So whether or not you've already heard these songs or overlooked them, they are well worth the listen. By Desiree Autobee *Tracks and year(s) released are as follows. Best Youth - Honey Trap (2011) [...]
photo by Hollyanne Faber ( view set ) 2013 is going to be a great year for Seattle music, with so many new bands on the verge of blowing up. Seattle trio Dude York stands out among them with a promising 5-song EP released last June. Though band founders Peter Richards and Andrew Hall are such fans of their male moniker as to label their previous EPs Gangs of Dude York and Escape From Dude York , they've recently added Claire England, formerly of Brite Futures, on bass. Together, they create [...]
Wussy perform in the Northwest for the first time ever! / photo from SXSW by Jim Bennett There's something for just about anyone this week and a ton of great local choices. On Monday night, things get awfully loud at the Crocodile with A Place To Bury Strangers, This Will Destroy You, and Dusted, while some of our favorite Canadian's - Japandroids hit the stage at Neumo's. Tuesday night, Posse, Big Eyes, and Battle Stations play a Free show at Chop Suey, Lemonade [...]
As you may have noticed there are some new digs around here. It was time to change things up a little. There we're a few guest mixtapes submitted this week but I decided to go with mine. If you want you can download @ohmonet's mixtape here 140MB .zip . Thank you @ohmonet . The other guest mixtapes we're total rubbish. Anyway let's get on with it. Here is your mixtape coming all the way from windy London. Have a nice weekend and go buy some music ! (iTunes link) [...]
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Summer brings excitement and anticipation for carefree sun soaked days full of close friends, barbecues, day drinking and just maybe the chance for some romance, but no summer is ever complete without that perfect song to capture the way those hot and hazy feel. Kick Kick Snare has scoured the web to find the songs that take us to those rose colored memories of past summers and make us excited for the one to come. So as you embark on your holiday weekends and welcome the official start to new summer memories, we offer you our Summer Days Mixtape for [...]
Brite Futures Confirms Decision To Part Ways With A Heartfelt Note To Their Fans Posted On Their Facebook Page The Seattle Based Band Confirms Final Show For Their Hometown Fans On June 16th At The Vera Project Following is the official note posted from Brite Futures (the band formerly known as Natalie Portman's Shaved Head): Friends, BFFs, everyone, It is with many bittersweet feelings that we announce that as of next month Brite Futures will cease to be an active [...]
First they were Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. Then Natalie Portman, the actress herself, got it into her head that having an electro-pop band named in her honor wasn't such a good idea, so they became Brite Futures . And now Brite Futures have decided to call it quits. The Seattle-based party animals made the announcement on Facebook today , saying their last show would be June 16 at the Vera Project in Seattle. They depart having released three albums (essentially, their debut was released twice, two years apart, after they signed to Warner), the most recent being "Dark [...]
After years of performing together (originally under the moniker Natalie Portman's Shaved Head), Brite Futures announced today that they will no longer be writing and touring with one another. The announcement comes along with the confirmation that the band will play their final hometown show on June 16 at the Vera Project. Brite Futures posted this note on their Facebook page earlier in the day Friends, BFFs, everyone, It is with many bittersweet feelings that we announce that as of next month Brite Futures will cease to be an active band, and we [...]
So an awesome band that briefly contributed to Before Bigs recently dropped a new video. The song is "Test of Time" and features cardboard cut outs of many awesome celebrities partying with the Brite Futures. Watch the official music video to the catchy pop/rock party song from Brite Futures and buy the single on Amazon. [...]
74 mins : 24 secs | 42.5 mb Warm Ghost "Open The Wormhole In Your Heart" ( partisan records ) Uncut Diamond EP [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Blood Red Shoes "Cold" ( co-operative music ) In Time To Voices [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Whirr "Junebouvier" ( tee pee records ) Pipe Dreams [...]
Brite Futures is an indie rock/electronica group based in Seattle, Washington. Formerly known as Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, the group began as two members (Luke Smith and Shaun Libman), and three more were later added. Dark Past is the name of their latest record, following 20082s Glistening Pleasure and 20102s Glistening Pleasure 2.0 (referring to Justin Bieber's "My World 2.03). Listen to "Black Wedding" below. (To download, right click “Download” and “Save File/Link As”) Website // Facebook Page (Submitted by Chase)
Responsible for showing the world The Globes , Brite Futures , The Lonely Forest , and many other KEXP favorites, EMP’s Sound Off! competition is a must know – especially if you live in the PNW. Now in its eleventh year, Sound Off! is an underage “battle of the bands” of sorts. Selecting some of the most promising music from the 21 and younger crowd from the PNW, 12 bands are judged on a set of live music at Seattle’s EMP. The 12 bands are split into three semi-final rounds where they compete for the [...]
The highly theatrical, lovers of space age costumes, glitter and glam Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party play Thursday, December 15th. They are saying it will be THEIR MOST AMBITIOUS performance yet at the Rickshaw Theatre. The unveiling of new costumes is sure to set off an extreme dance fever that will take bumpin' and grindin' to the big leagues. They must be doing something right as they recently sold out the Biltmore which is pretty good for a local act, amirite? Doors open at 8 p.m. TLGLTP perform early in the evening at 10 p.m. [...]
I heard this song back in March on a SXSW 2011 torrent Playlist but recently @DrewShannon hit us up with the official single version which is available FREE to download. "Baby Rain" is off their upcoming album, Dark Past, due out November 1. Here's a little about Brite Futures whose name is fitting for the potential their music has: [...]
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Too Young To Kill is the first song from Seattle based indie rock band Brite Futures’ (earlier known as Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head) soon to be released Dark Past album to get a video. The bands’ quirky sense of humour comes through quite clearly in the video. Catch it below. Brite Futures - Too Young To Kill from thatgo on Vimeo .
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The madness that is CMJ Music Marathon has begun. Last night we ran around New York City and tried to cover as many chows as possible. Day one photo galleries of Tall Ships , Body Language , Penguin Prison , and more below. Photo credit: David English View Photo Album View Photo [...]
Don't know if you've heard, but we're hosting our first CMJ showcase on Tuesday, October 18th. We've got a bunch of awesome bands - Penguin Prison, Body Language and Electric Guest just to name a few - set to grace Dominion NY's stage next week. One group we're particularly excited about are Brite Futures . Believe it or not you might actually know about these guys, back from when they slayed as Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. After a brief legal spat these cool cats are back and ready to take the world by storm with their upcoming [...]
We're very happy to announce that this year All Things Go will be hosting it's first official showcase as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. Join us Tuesday, October 18th at Dominion NY to kick off an amazing week of music with, what else but, an amazing group of bands and DJs. The night's line-up includes live performances from Penguin Prison, Electric Guest, Body Language, Brite Futures, ANR, Clubfeet, St. Lucia and Nicky Blitz plus DJ sets from Lenno and Brenton Duvall. Get there early - we'll be offering an open Bulldog Gin cocktail bar from 8PM to 10PM - [...]
Inspired by the band's obsession with sharing random images from the 1940s, 50s and 60s on their Tumblr account , Brite Futures (formerly known as Natalie Portman's Shaved Head) gives us the video for "Too Young To Kill." The video features the band playing the roles of The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nirvana, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles and many other film and music references. Brite Futures is set to drop their new album, Dark Past , on November 1st. Watch the video and see how many pop culture references you can spot.
Click here to view the embedded video. The kids from Brite Futures have just unleashed the music video for their brilliant track 'Too Young To Kill'. It is a quirky, campy, retro romp of an homage to so much of the pop that has come before them. "Make it a pop song so we can sing along!" Brite Futures Official
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