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Holy Ghost! – “Dumb Disco Ideas”

May 14, 1:21pm Pretty Much Amazing
Holy Ghost! "Dumb Disco Ideas"
"dumb disco idea #1 - release brand new single called "dumb disco ideas" day after world gets new daft punk stream." So tweeted DFA records yesterday after unleashing the new Holy Ghost! single. It may not really count for anything since Daft Punk are what they are, but we've taken a quicker liking to "Dumb Disco Ideas" than that stream that was released the other day . It's a sprawling eight minute disco jam, and it's lovely. Check it out in the pretty youtube below. This is [...]
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Lollapalooza 2013: Schedule & Conflicts

May 14, 1:08pm Pretty Much Amazing
Heading to Lollapalooza this August? Listen up – the festival's schedule has been announced, and as always, it's full of heartbreaking conflicts. Friday, Aug. 2: The Killers or Nine Inch Nails (or Lana Del Rey!)? Hot Chip or Flux Pavilion? New Order or Queens of the Stone Age (or Disclosure! Or Chance the Rapper!)? Crystal Castles or Band of Horses? Father John Misty or Atlas Genius or Houndmouth? Saturday, Aug. 3: The Postal Service or Mumford and Sons (or Azealia Banks!)? Local Natives or Unknown Mortal Orchestra? Matt & [...]
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FYF Fest 2013: Lineup

May 13, 4:08pm Pretty Much Amazing
FYF Fest have assembled a lineup of artists that manages to stand out just when it was starting to get difficult to tell them all apart. TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloddy Valentine, MGMT, Beach House, Deer Hunter, Devandra Banhart, Solange, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, Kurt Vile, Dan Deacon, Foxygen, Waxahatchee, The Underachievers and more. August 24th: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, FLAG (Keith, Chuck, Dez, Billy & Stephen Performing the songs of Black Flag), Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, The Breeders (Performing Last Splash), Toro Y Moi, [...]
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Album Stream: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

May 13, 3:35pm Pretty Much Amazing
After months of teasing and waiting, you can finally stream Daft Punk's Random Access Memories Listen at iTunes . Read more articles like " Album Stream: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories " on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing . No tags for this post.
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Video: Kendrick Lamar – “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”

May 13, 3:05pm Pretty Much Amazing
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Explicit)
An all-white funeral and a party in a field. A baptism in liquor. You won't find a bigger fan of Kendrick Lamar's stuff, but I really don't "get" this one at all. Which may be the point – to deny us legions of TDE Stans the escapism of a silky smooth big-budget hip-hop video. "Death to molly" says the closing shot. Take your party out of the club and into nature below. Read more articles like " Video: Kendrick Lamar - "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" " on PMA [...]
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Banks + TEED – “Warm Water”

May 13, 2:17pm Pretty Much Amazing
I hope I see these words again: "Written by Banks . Produced by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs ." This one is just a single, but the vibe of producer and singer here seem to go together perfectly. It's warm, aqueous pop, probably making "Warm Water" the most aptly named bit of pop that you'll see today. You'll be able to purchase this one on May 27. Oh and by the way, if you ever feel like calling Banks up, just dial (323) 362-2658. #via [...]
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Artist:BANKS.
Title:Warm Water (Prod. By Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs)
File Name:SoundCloud

James Holden – “Renata”+ Daphni remix

May 13, 2:10pm Pretty Much Amazing
Behold, new James Holden . His new single "Renata" and the remix by Daphni (née Caribou ) is described by his record label collectively as an "arpeggio extravaganza," which does a more-than-apt job of capturing in a phrase the frenzied feeling of unfolding. Both are beautiful and enveloping, such that when the song ends, the quiet of my music-less room feels a little louder. This single release is in celebration of Holden's new LP, The Inheritors . Read more articles [...]
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Artist:Border Community
Title:Holden - Renata (Daphni Remix) [43BC] - 10" Coloured Vinyl
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:House
Artist:Border Community
Title:Holden - Renata [43BCD] - Digital only
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Synth

Vampire Weekend’s Triumphant Return to Saturday Night Live

May 13, 1:59pm Pretty Much Amazing
Over the weekend, Vampire Weekend gave an excellent performance for SNL at 30 Rock's Studio 8H. The quartet churned memorable renditions of Modern Vampires highlights "Diane Young" and my current personal favorite, "Unbelievers." Beloved alumnus Kristen Wiig hosted. Next week on the SNL stage: the return of Kanye West . Yeah, get excited. Read more articles like " Vampire Weekend's Triumphant Return to Saturday Night Live " on PMA - [...]
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Jon Hopkins – “Open Eye Signal”

May 13, 1:45pm Pretty Much Amazing
"Open Eye Signal" came to us immediately following our introduction to the AlunaGeorge remix of "The Socialites," and the songs are something of an ideal pairing. While the latter peels off the layers, this Jon Hopkins jam is perfect for staying on the highway that Amber Coffman and George Reid showed us the way to. Less metaphorically, it's a seven minute bit of throbbing house music that doesn't come so much in ebbs and flows as it does swells of ever-shifting layers of synth. [...]
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Artist:Jon Hopkins
Title:OPEN EYE SIGNAL
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronic

Natasha Kozaily – “The Tiniest Elephant in the World”

May 13, 1:35pm Pretty Much Amazing
The title of this song is, "The Tiniest Elephant in the World," and it was co-written by Dr. Suess. Google it. The piano and cuteness driven song will pick up your mood even if your heart is ten sizes too small. It's off Natasha Kozaily's to be self-released Serenading Renegades album, which is due out sometime this year. Read more articles like " Natasha Kozaily - "The Tiniest Elephant in the World" " on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing . Tags: Natasha Kozaily
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Artist:Danger Village
Title:Natasha Kozaily - The Tiniest Elephant in the World
File Name:SoundCloud

AlunaGeorge remix Dirty Projectors “The Socialites”

May 13, 1:04pm Pretty Much Amazing
We were beginning to get upset over the lack of AlunaGeorge updates we've had in the two months since the duo released their video for "Attracting Flies," and while this is no new single from Body Music (supposedly due out in July), AlunaGeorge's remix of Dirty Projector's "The Socialites" is enough to keep us satisfied until they decide to share more on their debut. Read more articles like " AlunaGeorge remix Dirty Projectors "The Socialites" " on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing . [...]
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Artist:Dirty Projectors
Title:The Socialites (AlunaGeorge Remix)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronic

Review: Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City

May 13, 12:33pm Pretty Much Amazing
by ADAM OFFITZER “I’ve had dreams of Boston all of my life,” Ezra Koenig sang in “Ladies of Cambridge,” the B-side to Vampire Weekend’s first single in 2007. Six years later, he seems to be perfectly content with New York. Manhattan has dominated the press roll-out for  Modern Vampires of the City . The album cover makes it fairly clear what city these modern vampires roam in. The lyrics video for “Step” treats New York as the subject of a glamorous photo shoot, artfully capturing the urban beauty of the [...]
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Review: MS MR – Secondhand Rapture

May 13, 11:34am Pretty Much Amazing
by JEAN-LUC MARSH Above all, MS MR has an affinity for the theatrical. They emerged anonymously in the summer heat last year and dropped the dangerously intoxicating “Hurricane,” followed by the eerie Candy Bar Creep Show EP in the fall. The cloak of anonymity fell away shortly afterwards to reveal the dual masterminds behind the project: Brooklynites Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow. If you feel a strange sensation of déjà vu while listening to Secondhand Rapture , it is probably because you have heard the majority of it before. [...]
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Review: Mikal Cronin – MCII

May 13, 11:18am Pretty Much Amazing
by DENISE LU Earlier last week I randomly rediscovered Ty Segall's Twins , the third in his parade of full-lengths from last year. Coincidentally, MCII , the sophomore LP of Segall's buddy bandmate Mikal Cronin, was also released around that time. I'm sure Cronin has gotten has gotten tired of continuously being labeled as Segall's bandmate, but the connection really bleeds through and makes sense. Both are raw in their composition, honest with their words and generous with their enveloping layers. The trick here is that Cronin does an immense [...]
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Daft Punk – Random Access Memories Unboxed

May 13, 10:36am Pretty Much Amazing
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed
Sweet. We can't wait to do this on our spaceship. Random Access Memories is out May 21. Read more articles like " Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed " on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing . Tags: Daft Punk
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Katy B – “What Love Is Made Of”

May 12, 1:29pm Pretty Much Amazing
If Katy B is to be believed, love is made of catchy-as-hell hooks and bouncy synths that make me want to dance like school just let out for summer break. You can stream some of this pop excellence below on a cloud of sound, but it's being released for real on June 8 via Columbia. Ms. B has a full length due out in the fall. Party at the moon tower tonight? Read more articles like " Katy B - "What Love Is Made Of" " on [...]
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Artist:Katy B
Title:What Love Is Made Of [radio edit]
File Name:SoundCloud

Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap

May 12, 12:36pm Pretty Much Amazing
by NICK McGOURTY “Oh, Weezy?” my roommate inquired when I put on Chance the Rapper’s newest release Acid Rap. I told him this wasn’t the case, but I didn’t judge his hasty comparison; Chance comes in “yeah-ing” and “we back-ing” like it’s “Let The Beat Build” 2. As the mixtape slides on from the opener, it’s as if Chance realizes being pinned a neo-Lil Wayne isn’t the most astute of PR moves, and impresses with his own lyrically nimble and melodic flow. Acid Rap is a road trip mixtape. You’re [...]
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Video: Lana Del Rey – “Young and Beautiful”

May 10, 1:25pm Pretty Much Amazing
Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful
Take this from someone who just saw the movie - as you probably could have predicted,  Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" is probably one of the best things about Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of  The Great Gatsby . Now it's got a video of its own, and, wisely, director Chris Sweeney decided not to go with a cut of scenes from the film and instead do something decidedly more Lana - namely, found footage, face closeups, and eerie shadows. If only the actual film looked more like this... Check it out. [...]
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Video: Foxygen – “No Destruction”

May 10, 1:18pm Pretty Much Amazing
Foxygen - No Destruction
Foxygen's "No Destruction" is one of our favorite songs of the year, so we're glad it's now got the awesome video it deserves. Brilliantly, the band's close friend Bryan Felber decided to get nostalgic, putting together a kind of supercut of some of the homemade films he worked on in high school and college with the band members before they got together to form Foxygen , and stitching it together with some new footage too. The end product is as smart as it is surreal, just like the song itself. Check it out. [...]
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Video: Mariah + Miguel – “#Beautiful”

May 10, 1:12pm Pretty Much Amazing
Mariah Carey - #Beautiful ft. Miguel
It still reveals nothing about why they chose to hashtag the song's title, but the long three day-awaited video for  Mariah and Miguel's collaboration "#Beautiful" premiered yesterday on (the Mariah -judged) American Idol , and if you missed it, you can watch it now. Get ready for lots of motorcycles, cars, chandeliers in a barn (?), and leather. Check it out. Read more articles like " Video: Mariah + Miguel - "#Beautiful" " on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing . Tags: [...]
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