With all of this week's festival coverage , we didn't have much extra time to check out some of many new tunes. So putting together this week's edition was not only enjoyable, but a nice chance to catch up on anything we missed. As always, below you will find a mix of new singles, remixes, covers, and a few tunes from young, up-and-coming artists who you might want to check out. All we want in return? Let us know who you like. Oh yeah, and you could subscribe too! [...]
There's still a little time left to enter the Joe Strummer contest --deadline for entry is this Thursday, July 24. Three winners will each get two related prizes: a copy of the movie The Future Is Unwritten on DVD, and a copy of the movie's soundtrack on CD. The Future Is Unwritten is a documentary about the life of the late, lamented Joe Strummer, released on DVD earlier this month.
Exactly three years ago I posted the first Mobtown Mix, and the 4 readers I had (hi mom!) at the time loved it. 30 mixes and more post-punk bands than I can remember later, things are so much more cutting edge now...or are they? For this mix, in commemoration for the 30th mix and three year Mobtown Mix anniversary, I went through all of the previous mixes and picked out the best songs off each mix. I tried to keep it up-tempo and chronological by album release date, but some mixes were themed (valentines day, [...]
If favorite things list includes free stuff, some forlorn lyrics, and an EP with an 80s feel then I suggest you read on. Francis and the Lights recently made their new EP 'Striking' available for free download on their website. It really is an easy and enjoyable listen, that is immediately accesible. It reminds me of a very straightforward and way less abstract Apes and Androids. Also the lead singer reminds me of Caleb Followill from the Kings of Leon. Hell, I mentioned its free that should be enough for you to take [...]
Minute Gun - Education Kills Love Swedish electro-pop. Need I say more? The band is offering several EPs as downloads at their official site if you like this one. Francis And The Lights - I'll Never Forget You Pull out your hankies! This is a wonderful low-key ballad, dominated by a soft piano and tender vocals. Very pretty and intimate. Saint Bernadette - Love Is A Stranger In the verses it sounds almost like PJ Harvey, with [...]
Here's our monthly mix of recent tunes we've been enjoying. Some we have written about before...some are new gems. Enjoy. Download entire mix (.zip) Tracklist (MP3's): Lykke Li - I'm Good. I'm Gone Francis and the Lights - Striking Jon McKiel - War On You Papercuts [...]
It's Peter Gabriel with a Jheri curl baby! Francis and the Lights - Striking Homeys would like to offer you their EP here for free download if you dig it.
When our fearless leader, Joe, sent over Francis and the Lights , I ignored it. When he wrote me again and claimed the band sounded like a mix between Prince and Otis Redding, I had a first--I paid attention to him. With predominately falsetto vocals, 80s-era keyboards and a funky, shuffling guitar groove, I'd have to say that Joe was pretty spot on in his assessment. I'd throw in some of the vocal stylings of Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio, too, as he drops into a lower register than His Royal Badness does when not [...]
February 29 only happens once every four years, so I decided to do something special for my weekly Friday mix. In addition to my normal new indie mix, I decided to add an all hip-hop one. Both consist of the normal 10 songs. I asked Joe to help me out and he came up with a 9 track classic indie mix to round everything out to 29 songs. So here are 3 in 1 post. Have a great weekend. Part I: Indie Fionn Regan - Be Good Or [...]
Get ready to get your groove on, your soul, r&B, and smooth rock mojo. While Prince might be getting a hip replacement , doesn't mean you have to stop gyrating yours. And if you need a new band to "do it" to, you might want to check out Francis and the Lights , who seem to be channeling those falsetto Prince vocals pretty well. The slow burners on here are very soulful and good sensual love making music like "How Could You" and then there are the speedier tunes like "Striking" (which sounds [...]
(as featured on This Week's Finds , Feb. 10-16) "Striking" - Francis and the Lights Funky but sleek, with squeally, retro synthesizers, staccato (and super-tight!) guitar lines, and, what solidifies this one for me, a stirring vocal performance from frontman Francis Farewell Starlite, who attractively combines an airy Prince-like falsetto with a Marvin Gaye-like huskiness in his lower register. For the life of me I can't figure out how this song actually works so well. There isn't any traditional song structure here to [...]
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