2010's winners The xx Each and every year I look through the Mercury Prize list and tally it up with the list I have in my head. Sometimes the list is good and includes virtually everything that I too considered to be the best of that period. Other times, and particularly in recent years, the list seems to consist of two groups the year's big financial hitters and some seemingly willful curve balls. This year's list falls between the two stalls. There's a lot on the list that seems to be dictated by [...]
Smoking is cool kids. That's according to Tom Vek and his third video from second album Leisure Seizure. 'Aroused' is one of the albums standout moments. More on what I thought about the album over at The Point Of Album Reviews. Now, where can I get my hands on some [Read more]
He's back and sounding as good as ever!
It's one of those days when it seems like everybody has a new video. The "Aroused" video from Tom Vek plays like a smoking infomercial meets "Vogue." David Guetta is following up his smash album with a follow up titled, "Nothing But the Beat" out on August 29 and he's making the rounds with his newest single "Little Bad Girl" feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris. Anything that Taio Cruz touches turns to gold and it appears that Guetta will be following up his formula of creating smashing beats and invite today's hottest acts [...]
From his latest album Leisure Seizure , check out the video for Tom Vek 's single "Aroused." In an interview with Nowness , Vek described the video as "a nod to the way in which smoking is used heavily and quite innocently in art and fashion," and continued to say that "it represents feelings of being overwhelmed and extremities—both of which tie in with the sentiment of the album." [ via ] <embed height="350" width="425" src=" http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/vi deo_embed/Video.13122223" flashvars="&rel=0&border=0&" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave- flash" DOWNLOAD :: Tom Vek [...]
Tom Vek released another video of a song taken from his new album, "Leisure Seizure", directed by Saam Farahmand, known for his work with The xx, Mark Ronson, Klaxons and many more. "Aroused is a prime example of Vek's self-coined "beat rock" - a more controlled, consistent and elaborated version of the unique, raw sound of his debut album." The new single will be released on August 15 on Island Records. The album is out now.
Tom Vek has a new video out for 'Aroused', what I feel is one of the strongest tracks from his new album 'Leisure Seizure' released in June. ( Read my review over here. ) In an interview with Nowness , Vek explained that the video's concept is "...a nod to the way in which smoking is used heavily and quite innocently in art and fashion" and "in the video, it represents feelings of being overwhelmed and extremities—both of which tie in with the sentiment of the album". Agree? Disagree? Watch it [...]
An entire year seemed like too long of a wait to share our favorite songs. For that reason, we've compiled a list of the best of 2011 thus far according to me, Lauren, Hannah, Kim, and Ben. For your listening pleasure, we've made a YouTube playlist for songs 50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, and of course, 10-1. Whenever legally possible, we've included free MP3 downloads. Let us know what you think. What songs are you glad to see on this list? Which songs did we miss? And, of course, check out our list of top 15 [...]
An entire year seemed like too long of a wait to share our favorite songs. For that reason, we've compiled a list of the best of 2011 thus far according to me, Lauren, Hannah, Kim, and Ben. For your listening pleasure, we've made a YouTube playlist for songs 50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, and of course, 10-1. Whenever legally possible, we've included free MP3 downloads. Let us know what you think. What songs are you glad to see on this list? Which songs did we miss? And, of course, check out our list of top 15 [...]
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The Kooks fragen "Is it me"?, Tom Vek ist "Aroused", die Black Lips vertun sich in einem Green Room, Cults haben zu ihrem inoffiziellen Sommerhit endlich ein Musikvideo geschustert. Ausserdem Clips von Thurston Moore, The Forms, dem grandiosen Pictureplane, einem Standbild aka neuen Song auf Youtube von The Drums und vier Newcomer-Clips, die einfach genial sind! Mazes - Summer Hits Theophilus London Yuck - Shook Down The Bullits - Weirdo [...]
Tom Vek's second single from his sophomore album, Leisure Seizure , has been given some stunning visuals. Director Saam Farahmand puts together a visual masterpiece. Tom Vek - "Aroused"
Here's a a fun new dance ready song called "Aroused" by London based Tom Vek to take you into your weekend. The song appears on Vek's recent sophomore album Leisure Seizure which is already available digitally in the US and will see a September 13th physical release. This song is sure to start getting major plays in the indie dance hall world. Download: Tom Vek - Aroused [MP3]
Tom Vek's new video for "Aroused"-the next single from his new Leisure Seizure LP, out now-romanticizes smoking cigarettes in ways Mad Men never could . Continue reading: MP3/Video: Tom Vek - "Aroused" Subscribe to the PMABLAST, a daily newsletter with free mp3s, music news and reviews sent directly to your email inbox. Tags: Tom Vek
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The luxurious folks over at Nowness were kind enough to host the video for Tom Vek's single "Aroused." The clip, which features hip twenty-somethings dancing and going to third base with cigarettes, was directed and conceived of by Saam Farahmand. In Vek's words: It's a nod to the way in which smoking is used heavily and quite innocently in art and fashion. In the video, it represents feelings of being overwhelmed and extremities—both of which tie in with the sentiment of the album. I'll be the first to admit, I enjoyed [...]
Tom Vek présente son nouveau clip vidéo réalisé par Saam Farahmand pour le titre Aroused . Tom Vek: "C'est un clin d'œil pour montrer que le tabagisme est largement utilisé et assez innocemment dans l'art et la mode..." Ne regardez pas si vous tentez d'arrêter la clope, conseil... Ajoute PQTEM sur facebook : Tom Vek - Aroused
Watch 'Aroused' below. Leisure Seizure is out now. Like Tom Vek on Facebook. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: Tom Vek - Aroused
Tom Vek: Aroused on Nowness.com . In pop multi-instrumentalist Tom Vek's new video for "Aroused," a bunch of extremely attractive people who look perpetually bummed about being extremely attractive stare straight into the camera. Then, they begin smoking with an almost comical amount of vigor. The self-described "couture propaganda" clip was directed by Saam Farahmand, and is supposed to act as a nod towards "the way in which smoking is used heavily and quite innocently in art and fashion," according to Vek in this interview with Nowness . [...]
Todo mundo fumando. Esse é o tema do novo video de Tom Vek . Aroused foi dirigido por Saam Farahmand e teve sua estréia no site Nowness . Sobre o video Vek disse que " é um aceno para a maneira em que o fumo é muito usado e muito inocente na arte e na moda". A faixa se encontra em seu último álbum, [...]
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