Desde o ano passado que nos encantamos pela Frida Sundemo e, desde então, seus singles recentes "Indigo" e "Snow" , estão cobrindo qualquer falta que podemos sentir a respeito de um novo álbum da Robyn . Vocais adocicados, produção de primeira e refrões que não saem da sua cabeça são basicamente tudo o que você pode esperar da sua artista sueca favorita, e neste caso, agora também da Frida. Sem muita enrolação, a garota lançou neste mês seu primeiro EP, Indigo , em todos os territórios (Brasil inclusive), que chega acompanhado dos dois [...]
Apesar de nem todo artista a sair da Suécia conseguir alcançar o nível de nomes como Robyn , Miike Snow e Icona Pop , não há como negar que o país atualmente é referência quando se fala no gênero. Nossa paixão quase cega pelos suecos pode até às vezes ser enganada pelo pedigree do país, mas a novata Frida Sundemo , que apareceu em nossas páginas com os singles "Indigo" e "Snow" , vem provando a cada lançamento que não deve nada à qualidade dos conterrâneos. Com um contrato firmado com a EMI, [...]
Quando um artista cita como principal inspiração do seu disco seus sonhos, os cosmos e a sensação de voar, pode apostar que ele é no mínimo pretencioso. E é assim, com bastante pretensão, que o Jonathan Bates deixou de lado seu projeto de rock alternativo Mellowdrone para se afogar de vez no mundo dos sintetizadores, resultando no projeto solo Big Black Delta , que ano passado abriu os shows do M83 na turnê norte-americana e ficou famoso pelas suas apresentações cheias de luzes e elementos visuais psicodélicos. Prestes a lançar seu primeiro disco, auto-intitulado, agora [...]
At first, we missed this video featuring Cher Lloyd performing a cover of Robyn 's "Call Your Girlfriend" during a recent promotional appearance last week, but we're more than happy to discover it on this sunny Monday afternoon. Not only does the onetime UK X Factor contestant both nail the vocals and achieve the same emotional impact of the original with her stripped-down rendition, she's also sporting blue hair in the clip, a la Katy Perry circa 2010 . This isn't the first time Lloyd has tackled [...]
Sound Samples is a SOTO feature meant to provide some insight on what inspired and/or influenced an artist’s latest release. Today’s entry comes from Austin's The Couch, who have quickly become one of the city's buzz acts. You can pick up their self titled album now (it came out late last year) here , and like them on Facebook here . The band decided to each provide a section of influences, and first up is Taylor. Taylor Wilkins's Samples [...]
That Russian meteor that crashed in the mountains of Ural was the boom that was literally heard around the world. It could be one of four scenarios. #1-It was an actual meteor #2-The US was testing out a new weapon #3-Russia shot down said "meteor" with their own missiles #4-Alien invasion Shall we put Morgan Freeman/Bill Pullman on the phone and get "things" taken care? Stafford Brothers - Hello ft. Lil Wayne & Christina Milian (Pleather Remix) Parker Ighile - [...]
Robyn - Dancing On My Own Doing the Harlem shake alone in your room on Valentine's Day when the the drier buzzes. [ Body Talk .]
Let’s be real, Idolafans: nothing exacerbates a broken heart like the prospect of another Valentine’s Day alone . If the ubiquity of hearts and flowers doesn’t get to you, the smell of chocolate and the constant reminder that everyone else is gettin’ some certainly will. It’s a painful thing to live through, and not something we recommend facing without the help of empathetic music journalists and their playlist-assembling abilities. We’re here for you. So while you’re spending Valentine’s Eve at home, alone, with a heart-shaped box of candy and a wine-shaped box of comfort, crank up this [...]
Right, I’m running really behind on my blog posts this weather so I'm just going to fire some really quick posts out with songs that have stuck out during my sets in the past few weeks. First off, GIGANTIC the week before last was particularly great. There was a really big crowd of old school heads down for it, which meant that I could play a bit more of a vintage set. It's pretty scary when We Are Scientists and Bloc Party are considered a bit more old school, but ain't that the truth right now. This [...]
To me, the best kind of pop music is the kind that can fashion a certain duality for itself, like upbeat and catchy instrumentation with torn and tender songwriting. Whether it be a classic such as The Beach Boys' "Sloop John B," or the futuristic stylings of Robyn's Body Talk . The combative juxtaposition of upbeat and introspective is one that really brings out the best in the genre. It's also something that Canadian twins Tegan and Sara have attempted to capture on their latest offering Heartthrob . [...]
Sigh . While couples everywhere will be getting all cutesy with chocolates and flowers on Valentine's Day, some of us won't be so lucky. However instead of sitting on the couch with our favorite junk food and streaming a rom-com, we've whipped up a list of the 10 best songs to listen to on V-Day if you're going it sans a date this year. Whether it's an empowering track reminding you why it's great being independent or the song that explains all the ways that your ex simply wasn't worth it in any way, shape or form, there [...]
I’ve gotten pretty into Lena Dunham’s Girls recently. I don’t want to get mired into the whole self-indulgent display of white privilege vs. biting satire debate—something I myself haven’t decided definitively on—but given Girls ’ fairly honest portrayal of what we would broadly term “hipster culture,” the show’s relationship with music is interesting and potentially instructive for us denizens of alternative music fandom. At first glance, it’s easy to read Girls ’ use of acts like Camera Obscura and Sleigh Bells as something akin to its costume choices, [...]
Music licensing and advertising in the modern era of music - selling out or smart business?
If you're well versed in your pop vernacular, you'll be only too aware of the genre's lyrical predilection for drug referencing and the endless possibility for this to be neatly contrasted with the ecstatic highs and debilitating comedowns that love can be known to provoke. It began with Roxy's Love Is The Drug I'd reckon, and has since been grossly bastardised by the likes of Ke$ha, etc. Though more recently there's been something of an influx in the number of songs citing a hunger for drums, and the two combine here on what is, frankly, a total banger from Brooklyn [...]
Apesar de já estar certo para nós que o The Royal Concept será uma das bandas mais legais de 2013, os suecos acabam de subir um pouco mais no nosso conceito com esta série de covers que estão começando a fazer no Youtube, atendendo a pedido dos fãs. E a primeira apresentação contou com nada menos que "Cobrastyle", single dos suecos Teddybears e que mais tarde foi regravado pela Robyn . Se você já achava que as duas versões eram energéticas o suficiente, considere mudar de opinião quando ver o que os caras [...]
Robyn sat down with Pitchfork in Paris to talk about her next album and how A$AP Rocky 's output has restored her faith in hip-hop. Speaking about her new album, the Swedish singer reiterated that she can only effectively write new music when she's not touring, and said she's been listening to a lot of Balearic house for inspiration (get in line , honey). Robyn also mentioned that she'd "lost faith in hip-hop a couple years ago," but young MCs like A$AP Rocky have her excited about [...]
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Robyn talks following up Body Talk , touring, and her favorite kind of audience. Directed by Dan Huiting
It's the ROBYN talking about her new material, and not mentioning anything about GIRLS.
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