The Album of the Week goes to Jeff The Brotherhood's Hypnotic Nights, the band's seventh studio album. This is the band's second album (the first was last fall's We Are The Champions) with Warner Brothers, who they signed with in 2011 , while retaining their long-relationship with Infinity Cat Recordings. The deal with Warner has [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
It’s a slow week in the world of new releases, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad one. Milo Greene’s lovely collection of understated harmonic pop is finally available, and Frank Ocean’ s Channel Orange , which the whole world seems to be talking about, is being taken off Tumblr and put onto our iPods. The Very Best is back with another record to live up to their name, and Alberta Cross successfully reaches for the bleachers. [...]
Although many Seattleites may have this weekend's Capitol Hill Block Party on their minds, there's a flurry of new music this week to keep your ears busy until this weekend. Easily the week's highest profile release, Frank Ocean 's Channel Orange is turning out to be one of the frontrunners for 20122s Album of the Year. The follow up to last year's head-turning Nostalgia, Ultra . mixtape, Music Director Don Yates says the album is full of "adventurous modern soul with a haunting, often-somber sound containing echoes of the expansive, jazz-tinged R&B of ‘70s-era [...]
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A few of my favorite new releases, including the latest from The Very Best , JEFF the Brotherhood , and Nas . As always, be sure to check out Largehearted Boy for a much more complete list of this week's new releases. The Dust Engineers// Bail EP [...]
This week is one of exploration for us. We recognize groups such as Citizen Cope and Boys Like Girls, but the true heart of this week's releases falls in the cracks on the Top 40. If you want the best this week, check into Honest Engines and William Becket. Since 20092s EP Captain's Log , the guys from Honest Engines have built a solid foundation for fans of their lo-fi rock that entwines keyboards with some interspersed electric guitars and bass riffs. The show-friendly group presents each song with a story behind it, much like [...]
Back in 2009, the production duo Radioclit and Malawi-born singer Esau Mwamwaya released the insanely upbeat debut album Warm Heart of Africa under the moniker The Very Best . The British producers and the African vocalist came together in a way that sounded seamless, each half contributing equal and powerful elements to the album. Now down to Mwamwaya and Johan Hugo, the gleefully collaborative experience continues to fulfill that original vision. MTMTMK , the third proper album from the duo, ushers in the biggest change in the equation: Whereas Warm Heart of Africa [...]
Song obsessions are those songs that get stuck in your head. This series of posts isn't about what I or the other panel members think is best, but what our brain latches onto, those ear worms that loop around and around in your head. - Adrian ( me ): The Very Best - We Okay (ft. K'Naan) (mp3) ( pre-order ) Neil Halstead - Full Moon Rising (mp3) ( pre-order ) [...]
The Very Best 's second album MTMTMK will be out on July 17th we give you the superhappy Unicorn Kid of Kondaine and you head over to NPR to stream the full LP deal?
Whilst we’re standing here with arms folded, looking anxiously down at our watch and asking ‘when exactly is that Unicorn Kid (pictured) album going to arrive,’ (answer – October possibly) we’ll make do with this. Make do makes it sound like second best, but really this isn’t. This remix of The Very Best’s Kondaine is all rave-space synths and uplifting steel drum sounds that make the song sound like the lost track from the soundtrack to Danny Boyle’s film The Beach . This is parallel universe music and it’s a good place to [...]
What do you get when you team a Swedish producer with a Malawi singer? You get The Very Best . The project from Johan Hugo and Esau Mwamwaya release their second album, MTMTMK , on July 17th. The combination of electronic sounds and traditional organic African music can be a powerful one. Beefy beats help emphasize the rhythms of "Adani". On "Yoshua Alikuti" the beats help build the song to its explosive climax. Sometimes though, the odd couple partnership simply does not work. On those occasions we get the ill-advised dance-slanted [...]
Chama-se "MTMTMK" -- tem piada, porque ao contrário de "The Very Best", arranjaram agora um título facilmente googlável -- e sai já no dia 16 deste mês. É o novo álbum dos The Very Best e pode ser escutado na íntegra através da NPR. Alguém que dê um prémio de reconhecimento à NPR.
The Very Best release its new album MTMTMK on July 17th and are playing Johnny Brenda's on Sunday, August 12th. Go here for tickets and more information about the show. The Very Best is Swedish-born producer Johan Hugo and Malawian singer and drummer Esau Mwamwaya. The band debuted in 2009 with their Warm Heart Of ... Continue reading
It's Monday, which means it's time for another edition of our regular start-of-the-week stream-a-thon, wherein we scour the Internet for worthy and/or noteworthy albums that are streaming this week at absolutely no cost. Today, we are delighted to start the working week with some joyful African vibez, courtesy of the new album by the Very Best. There's also more from the suddenly prolific Mission of Burma, pop-rock stuff from JEFF the Brotherhood, and plentiful noise courtesy of Baroness and Fang Island. It's all awaiting you after the jump, so click through and get a piece of the action! [...]
Stereogum The Very Best, the duo of singer Esau Mwamwaya and producer Johan Hugo, are about to release their latest joy-explosion on the world. It's called MTMTMK , and it features collaborations from a host of other African-born artists. We've already heard the songs “ Yoshua Alikuti ,” " Kondaine ," and " We Ok ," and now the entire LP is streaming below. Read More... [...]
The Very Best, the duo of singer Esau Mwamwaya and producer Johan Hugo, are about to release their latest joy-explosion on the world. It's called MTMTMK , and it features collaborations from a host of other African-born artists. We've already heard the songs “ Yoshua Alikuti ,” " Kondaine ," and " We Ok ," and now the entire LP is streaming below. Read More...
We previously heard from the Very Best when we posted their killer video for " Yoshua Alikuti ", a play on Lil Wayne's "A Milli". And since then, we've been anticipating the release of their new album, MTMTMK . And even though it's not out until next Tuesday (July 17), we're getting a full stream of the dance-infused project right now. You can listen to it in its entirety below and remember: don't be afraid to bust a few moves. [ via ]
Seye By Alex Ward At Lounge On The Farm over the weekend, Alex Ward caught up with Bromley-born and The Very Best collaborator Seye for a chat about his musical influences, collaborations, his new band and future plans. Muso's Guide: How has today been so far? Seye: It felt really good today - my amp had a problem in the clean channel but hopefully the next band have better luck. [...]
The Very Best - MTMTMK By David Atkinson In 2008 the production team of Etienne Tron and Johan Karlberg, also known as Radioclit, requisitioned the Malawian owner of their local junk shop in London to sing on their latest mixtape project. Fast Forward to the end of 2009 and that very same mixtape, Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit are The Very Best , had incredibly been downloaded nearly 1 million times. 2009 also saw the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Warm Heart of Africa which found [...]
This week, NPR’s First Listen series is streaming new releases from Savannah, Georgia sludge metal band Baroness , Providence, Rhode Island indie-rock band Fang Island , Nashville rock duo JEFF the Brotherhood , and Afropop duo The Very Best . - Baroness' third album, Yellow and Green , will be released on July 17th via Relapse Records. The 18-track double LP was produced by John Congleton and promises a "much broader palette of songs." Stream it here . - Fang Island's sophomore album, Major , will be [...]
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