![[Video] Saturday feel-good music: Sleepy Rebels' "Unbelievable"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3422991_lg.jpg)
Sleepy Rebels is exactly what I needed to soundtrack my Saturday afternoon: light, uncomplicated acoustic pop that is simultaneously anything but light and uncomplicated. This is a three-piece that masquerades as a 75-piece, playing a laundry list of instruments (including an ocarina !), and making liberal use of the syncopated hand-clap where necessary. Perfect example: "Unbelievable." The video for the single premiered yesterday, and they'll unleash their sophomore full-length Yellow Tree on the world this Tuesday. The video is [...]
![[REMiX] James Blake – Limit To Your Love (Few Nolder Edit)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3420566_lg.jpg)
"Y'all all heard of James Blake , aintcha? No you stupid idjit galoot , not the derned tennis player !! The musician!! He sure does play a song mighty good on that there pianer. He even purty good when that there Few Nolder feller got hold of his stuff. Y'all gonna dance to this? You bet yer sweet bippy you will! "
![[Boogie] Professor LaCroix – Legend Gold (featuring Kestrin) [BlackLodge Remix]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3420123_lg.jpg)
Los Angeles remixer/producer Professor LaCroix pulls together another boogie anthem, perfect for getting the weekend going. "Legend Gold (Featuring Kestrin)" has already been remixed and appeared in his VIP Area Podcast back in February . Now, the track gets elegantly remixed by the good folks over at BlackLodge Music , weighing equal parts of synth-funk and groove in a perfect balance of harmonies and keyboards. If you feel like hearing where it all started, the nice people at TBM Records are offering a free download [...]
![[NEW MUSiC] Oh My! – Run This Town (TMS Remix)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3417443_lg.jpg)
A few weeks back, Pigeons & Planes clued me in on UK duo Oh My! , who had just come out with a new track called "Run This Town" (not to be confused with the Jay-Z track of the same name. ::: EXHIBIT A ::: Oh My! - Run This Town Here's a TMS remix of said song, punched up a bit to become an electropop dancefloor banger. Check [...]
![[NEW MUSiC] Micachu & The Shapes – Everything x Chopped and Screwed Mixtape](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3417360_lg.jpg)
When I first saw Micachu and the Shapes at CMJ in 2008, I was fairly underwhelmed. In hindsight I think it was probably the perfect storm that happens when too much hype (every review I read was all, "this chick plays a vacuum cleaner! OMGZ!") meets an awkwardly early set in the wrong venue. Of course, they'd also literally just signed to Accidental Records two months prior to that show. Not surprisingly, in the three years since then Mica Levi - the gender-bending Micachu herself - has [...]
![[Hip Hop] Cities Aviv – Digital Lows [Release Party x Hi-Tone Memphis]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3417152_lg.jpg)
We will be celebrating (along with a lot of other folks in Memphis) the release of Digital Lows from Memphis hip-hop/surf/psych artist Cities Aviv on Friday night at the Hi-Tone Cafe . The new digital album, released through Fat Sandwich Records , marks the first full-length collection of Cities Aviv's tracks. If you follow this site, you know that Aviv's work has been a regular feature around here , and I've been trying to put things out to you as they've become available for [...]
![[Disco] Holy Ghost! – Say My Name (Eli Escobar Remix)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3415745_lg.jpg)
Undoubtedly one of the hottest new records in my regular rotation comes from New York City electronic dance pop masters Holy Ghost! whose self-titled full-length is out now on DFA Records . This tasty remix, courtesy of Eli Escobar , is a fetching piece of down-and-dirty disco. Having recently completed a series of dates with Cut/Copy , they're playing select dates in Europe (including an appearance at the Primavera Sound Festival in Madrid) before returning to the U.S. to appear at Camp Bisco , [...]
![[New Kid On The Block] Welcome to Elizabeth, a new contributor to Loudersoft.](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3415521_lg.jpg)
Anyone who knows me (meaning EJ) knows that as the editor & publisher of this site since 2005, I have been a solo operation for the most part. I have searched high and low for new contributors to what I do around here & at long last, I've found someone whose voice and whose passion for music matches my own. Welcome, then, Elizabeth to the Loudersoft family of contributors. I feel confident that her contributions will bring you hours and hours of listening and reading enjoyment. - EJ [...]
![[Beale Street Music Festival 2011] A Preview / My Recommendations](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3399686_lg.jpg)
The annual Memphis in May Festival has grown considerably over the last 35 years, and no portion of it moreso than the Beale Street Music Festival . One of the longest-running music festivals in the U.S., Beale Street Music Festival had it's humble beginnings right down on Beale Street in 1976 & has grown consistently every year since. Boasting a lineup which has been described by nearly everyone I've talked to as "The best variety of performers Beale Street Music Festival has ever had", the 35th annual festival lands at [...]
![[in the studio] Little Dragon – Little Man (yourstru.ly version)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3395559_lg.jpg)
Recorded by Little Dragon recently at Different Fur Studios for yourstru.ly , this song, "Little Man", will appear on their forthcoming album Ritual Union though, truth be told, details still remain sketchy about when that will drop.
![[Full Album Stream] Poly Styrene – Generation Indigo](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3394952_lg.jpg)
Of the many things Poly Styrene was, timid was never amongst them. Her personal and musical arc, from 19772s Germ Free Adolescents all the way to this collection of songs for what would be her final album, Generation Indigo , showed quite the opposite. She was many things to many people: a feminist punk icon, an experimental artist, an environmentalist and a staunch anti-consumerist. She openly shunned labels like "riot grrrl" "protest singer" and "sex symbol", [...]
![[R.I.P.] Poly Styrene? Unconfirmed rumors of her passing spread after Facebook post.](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3392598_lg.jpg)
PHOTO: Fabrizio Rainone The internet has been over-run the last several hours by rumors of the passing of Poly Styrene , punk rock icon & lead singer of U.K. band X-Ray Spex . Often considered the original "riot grrrl", her musical evolution has found her wavering between the proto-punk that she pioneered, jazzy experimentation and, more recently, daring power pop and electro-punk. The artists she has influenced reference a who's who of popular music - Karen O of the Yeah [...]
![[Music Monday] Blood Orange – Dinner](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3391835_lg.jpg)
Which Dev Hynes will you be getting today? Lightspeed Champion Dev Hynes? Test Icicles Dev Hynes? Songwriter Dev Hynes working alongside Theophilus London and Solange Knowles ? Today, the many faces of Dev Hynes have recombined to debut his newest project called Blood Orange . Tomorrow, 26 April, this song from Blood Orange will appear on a 73 single recorded & co-produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear . But you may enjoy it now thanks to Domino [...]
![[Album Streams] Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3391686_lg.jpg)
The 2011 'Album of the Year' contest continues to heat up with Fleet Foxes' highly-anticipated, wistful song collection Helplessness Blues which is out May 3rd from Sub Pop . Thanks to NPR , you can become one of the prescient few and join us in the discussion about the record ahead of it's May 3rd release date by listening to this full-album stream & sharing your thoughts. Just need a little something to tide you over? Enjoy the title track from the album & download [...]
![[Listen] Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two [full album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3391477_lg.jpg)
In an even further addition to their crowning album release achievement, the Beastie Boys continue the juggernaut-level rollout of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two with a full-album stream. Just one week to go, so pre-order it at their site & get some really cool pre-release packages for the low-low. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two by Beastie Boys
![[Documentaries] Blank City (2011) [New York City 1976-1986]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3389852_lg.jpg)
Beginning in the mid-to-late 19702s through the mid 19802s in New York City , an art & cultural movement exploded on the Lower East Side in the wake of the city's, and the country's, socio-economic turmoil. Spawning a myriad of new musical styles, bands, visual artists, nightclubs and cutting-edge filmmakers, the volatility and desperation gave us works which recorded and clearly marked the period before gentrification, Reaganomics and MTV began to commoditize the scene. In French director Céline Danhier's exceptional documentary film, BLANK CITY , she takes us on an in-depth exploration of the rise & fall [...]
![[NEW MUSiC] Penguin Prison – Fair Warning (Oliver Remix)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3389807_lg.jpg)
New York City's delightful Penguin Prison has an album coming out soon. In this episode of "When Will It Be Released", Penguin Prison gets a delicious remix from Oliver . Enjoy.
![[Completion Bonus] Yelle – Safari Disco Club + Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3388186_lg.jpg)
There's only one of me at present (though there have been other writers from time to time & if you're a music writer, you could even submit something for review ) and, as a result, I don't get to cover everything I'd like at exactly the time I'd like to. France's very own Yelle has been the subject of more than mere wistful glances around here & I'm a big proponent of her particular electropop. So Yelle, if you're out there, I didn't forget you - I'm just running a bit behind. [...]
![[Stream] Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3388104_lg.jpg)
If you hadn't noticed, the Beastie Boys are back in full effect & they've got a new record about to drop called ... uh wait, what's it called again? Oh yeah - HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART TWO . Leave it to them to find a unique way to have a listening party for their album & none is more unique than playing the album out of a boom box placed at center court, Madison Square Garden at 10:35am EST this morning. As a longtime fan of the [...]
![[Hip-Hop] Beastie Boys – Say It](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3386593_lg.jpg)
The Beastie Boys media blitz continues, here's the newest 'leak' from their album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 , "Say It". Perfectly aggressive & funky, it's classic Beastie Boys at their best. APPROVED.
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