A little late with this, the second part of the top singles from albums dropped in the past week. Check out Volume One. Straight out of Nashville, the popular 30-year-old Americana folk songwriter/singer and musician, Justin Townes Earle, released his fifth album, Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, this past week, and [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Friday, March 30, 2012 Well, it's late March, so much of Austin is still recovering from South by Southwest. Here's a chill mix for you to stream in your office, home, or candle lit bathtub while you contemplate all the mistakes you should have made and did/but didn't. : Lazerbeak - LRL : : Jean Grae - Uh Oh (Featuring Talib Kweli) : : Nocando - You Got Me Fucked Up : : Outasite - Apani B-Fly Emcee [...]
Another day, another boatload of awesomely cutting-edge new music for ya. If you don't find something you like here, don't worry, I'm sure you can always hear that rocking new Linkin Park track on your favorite alt-rock radio station. Or maybe you'd rather connect an old 56k modem to a subwoofer to emulate the sound of a new Skrillex album? I won't judge. (OK, I'll totally judge) Blood Orange - Sutphin Boulevard I should really send a nice thank you card or fruit [...]
THEESatisfaction "Existinct" This song plays very well on repeat, mainly because it begins and ends on this elliptical rhythm and just seems to loop back to the start. That suits the tone and theme pretty well, as the words meditate on the past and potential of a relationship without coming to any conclusion. This song is like having your thoughts and emotions travel through an elaborate maze, and the exit is basically right by the entrance. Buy it from Amazon.
Justin Timberlake may have brought sexy back years ago, but THEESatisfaction's new album spins the hip-bumping grooves to bring that sexy back to your place.
Our in-studio guests today, THEESatisfaction , debut awE naturalE this week. Their new release seems like it should be their second or third, seeing as how the local duo have performed live on KEXP for several years and have been together for the last six years or so. Though Cat and Stasia enlist their pals from Shabazz Palaces for assistance, their music has its own unique groove. As our Music Director, Don Yates, says, the album is "an adventurous blend of cosmic hip hop, psychedelic funk, abstract R&B and bohemian jazz, combining woozy synths, jazzy piano, blunted [...]
"Turn off your swag... check your bag." That's how THEESatisfaction lead off "QueenS", the single from debut full-length awE naturalE . It's the perfect call to action for anyone listening to the band's fantastic new release. If you want to experience awE naturalE in full, you need to turn off a lot of swag. You need to turn off your ideas of what an album - or even a song - look like You need to turn off any inclination to relate THEESatisfaction to anything you've heard before. And most of all, you need to [...]
The THEESatisfaction have become the proud owners of one of my favourite choons of 2012 ! Get playing the trippy wobbling hip-popping, QUEENS mp3. And then get downloading their LP, out in the USA today via Sub Pop
photo by Brittney Bollay This week starts off with a bang with a show by the hugely popular Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men , at Showbox Sodo. If you're a KEXP listener you know just how much we love this great Icelandic band. This is a can't miss! Speaking of can't misses, on Tuesday, THEESatisfaction is giving a free performance at the Queen Anne Easy Street Records, Point Juncture WA is at the Comet Tavern, and Poor Moon is at the Tractor with Lost In The Trees and [...]
The trippy, wobbling hip-hop produced by THEESatisfaction (aka Seattle's Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-White) is a breath of rare air, a genre offshoot akin only to label mate and collaborator Shabazz Palaces. When they guested on Ishmael Butler/Palaceer Lazaro's masterpiece, Black Up , it was as if a pair of futuristic alien-angels had floated down to a Sun Ra jazz temple. While they haven't repeated the near perfection of that LP, they've certainly captured its energy and made it their own on their Sub Pop debut, awE naturalE . Near [...]
THEESatisfaction awE naturalE out on 3.27 MP3 | CD | Vinyl | Stream A- Turn off the swag and check your bag. This is the advice that Catherine Harris-White gives at the beginning of "QueenS", as a sultry, disco-funk melody starts to creep into the arrangement. It is sound advice; one should not come into this album expecting "swag", in the modern sense of the word. AwE naturalE is [...]
Frankie Rose - Interstellar John Talabot - fIN School of Seven Bells - Ghostory Novella - Novella EP Grimes - Visions Thee Satisfaction - Awe Naturale Terry Malts - Killing Time Mouse on Mars - Parastrophics The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever [...]
Somebody, somewhere best beware of Jimmy Ness ' crew. Do I sense a funk revival? "Trippy Mane" is the best recent ad-lib, TDE are the coolest black hippies around and Dam Funk has been making undeniable cosmic jams for years. Maybe we won't be wearing flowery headscarves anytime soon, but these two Seattle ladies are definitely onto something a young John Travolta would enjoy. Catherine Harris-White and Stasia Irons urge listeners to "Leave your face at the door" and "Turn off your swag" at the beginning of this carefree joint. "QueenS" is about [...]
This year was my fourth South By South West and before I left for Austin, I was apprehensive about the festival's status as a relevant music event in its 26th year. Over 2,000 bands visit the Texas capital to try and advance their careers and I wondered why they bothered anymore? Was there actually worth in them playing? Any band who travel the large distance must have a profile, a buzz or are there to strike a deal on Texas soil to make it really worth their while. Bands that travel on blind faith and hope that something [...]
The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page. Action Bronson - Blue Chips Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile EP Frankie Rose - Interstellar Georgia Ann Muldrow - Seeds (Prod. Madlib) Gift of The Gab - The Next Logical Progression [...]
We've already heard a couple of joints from abstract R&B outfit THEEsatisfaction's debut LP, " QueenS " and " Enchantruss ," the latter of which featured collaborator Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces. Head to NPR to hear it. awE NaturalE is out 3/27 on Sub Pop .
s / s / s is the new collaborative project of indie god Sufjan Stevens, rapper Serengeti, and Indianapolis rockers Son Lux. Their debut EP, Beak & Claw , is out today via Anticon and you can stream it at VPRO . Also available for a spin is the debut solo EP from Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen , Silent Hour/Golden Mile . Out today via Warp, you can stream the five-track effort at Spinner . When you're done with all that, visit NPR to stream THEESatisfaction' [...]
Last year we fell in love with Shabazz Palaces album Black Up , partly due to the wonderful female accompaniment (i.e. "Endeavors For Never" ) from THEESatisfaction. 2012 finds the powerful duo releasing material of their own, equally as funky, spaced out, and attitude filled as Shabazz, this time from a woman's perspective. The two would make one hell of a power couple. With their album streaming over at NPR , it's clear that we've only begun to experience the brilliance we can expect from this camp. "Enchantruss" off the upcoming [...]
Stream THEESatisfaction's debut album over at NPR . The previously released tracks, "Enchantruss" and "QueenS" had me super hyped for the LP and after my initial listen I'm thinking it definitely delivers the quality material I was hoping to hear. Production wise awE naturalE touches on funk, hiphop, jazz, and even a bit of rock. While I haven't had the time to engage in a focused "lyrical" listen, from what I can tell they stay on point throughout. Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces is featured on "Enchantruss" along with one of [...]
So far we're heard 2 snippets from the debut full length from THEESatisfaction , the Shabazz Palaces collaborators who've been harbouring a fair amount of buzz recently. Ahead of the LP's March 27 th release date, Sub Pop has graciously put the album up for streaming. OMG THNX SUBPOP. Pre-order the record here and stream the whole thing here.
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