soon we’ll be in the open and the day will start Another all-star cast assembled for a jam I should have brought you weeks ago! Everyone doing what they do best! The Knocks whipping up beats, St. Lucia crooning so smooth, and me being late as shit! Tag team! Enter Goldroom for the finishing move!
it's always a maybe with you Sure, I'm a few weeks late kicking this jam your way but it IS Friday so let's (re)visit the groove party that star chefs Viceroy and French Horn Rebellion have cooked up for us! Take small bites at first. 'Aint nobody time to be cramping on the dance floor!
you break the surface, take the wheel Glasgow's prides share more than just a hometown with Chvrches, both full of big synthy grooves that cut right through the spring fog. Only this one Prides jam out so far but fingers crossed that can keep the quality up. That would set them apart from their neighbors... (Burn!)
drinking till we fall, strong but feeling small It's time to move that body! The tropical dance party train is busting out of the fresh young coconut and spilling margarita on everyone! Jump in the pool to wash it off! Summer is here! More Fashions please!
![[LIVE] Vampire Weekend – Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studio for KCRW](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4950034_lg.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Janair Vampire Weekend are an institution. Or at least they feel that way to me. Looking at their name on my invitation to see them live at KCRW's Apogee Berkeley Street Sessions brought back so many memories. The 2008 Los Angeles live show that left few concrete memories in it's wake of dancing and fun. Two months later in Berlin they showed up to play ping pong at my all time favorite bar . (Ezra is pretty ace). There was the time a year an a half later when I pecked out my disappointed Contra [...]
you’re fucking beautiful and i can’t pretend that that doesn’t mean a thing to me Like a selfish moron, I haven't written about Miquel here but that doesn't mean his album Kaleidoscope Dream hasn't been steaming up my bedroom windows for the past few months. Mariah very wisely wants to hitch her limp wagon to this rising star and wrangled this sultry collaboration that runs so smooth on the ears. She has her name leading on "#Beautiful" but really, its a Miquel song. Get into it.
we don't know what we're waiting for and we don't know the truth anymore Does your car stereo remember Griz Adam's "The Struggle" as much as mine does? That jams has been getting endless play since October and I recently began wondering when we were gonna get a second track. Turns out that the guys changed their name to GrizFolk and have a handful of jams in the pipeline. 1st one out is the rollicking "Hymnals", riding an unstoppable wave of percussion, keys, guitar, and singer Adam Roth's epic vocals. [...]
Yup, another "better late than never" roundup coming at you straight from arctic February. But turn that frown upside down because it is Friday and you have the tunes to do the night justice. With warmer weather comes looser limbs. Move them. ZIP FILE
![[MP3] Mirror Kisses – “Runaways”](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4931138_lg.jpg)
i let you cross that line and leave me hanging out to dry This kind of angsty throwback synth wave magic has been done before but damn if I don't mind it being done again. Get sexy!
![[MP3] Leonard Friend – “Holograms”](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4924150_lg.jpg)
i want to trend when i die, re-release my greatest hits Los Angeles' Leonard Friend topped TBE charts with his party rocker "Middle Of The Night" but now he changes things up with a slower burn groover that wouldn't have been out of place on Timberlake's new album. He is just singing it from the heart here and you can taste it. Yes.
![[MP3] SPEAK – “Peaks”](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4924151_lg.jpg)
an emotion is a terrible thing Hmmhmmm yeah... We know Austin's Speak from their Jukebox The Ghost remix from a year ago, but now we need to know them for their entrancing original jams like the slinky "Peaks". Their Soundcloud is full of jams I have to get caught up and but this 2 day old track implies that there is more to come. Yes please!
Damn, these have been rocking my iTunes for months now but laziness/selfishness has kept them from being wrapped and gifted for your ears. No time to talk. Get down to the rock.
![[MP3] Kid Cadaver – “Stable”](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4917906_lg.jpg)
i'm around and able Kid Cadaver is sort of a misnomer considering the amount of body movement these guys induce. "Stable" is definitely the Weekend At Bernie's kind of cadaver. Booze, bikinis, and pool parties. Get into it now before these indie dance groovers ride their jams from VHS to DVD if you know what I mean... huh?
in my head it all makes sense Brooklyn's Controller are holding it down for all the rock heads out there who just like some guitar, drums, bass, and some lyrics sing along too when you are jumping in the pit. Or driving in the car. Or running in the sun. I recommend doing all 3 to "Make it Up". You will live longer and die happier. "Kicking and Screaming" is a jam too. Gett all that and one more for name-your-price at their Bandcamp. Happy Friday!
in my head it all makes sense Brooklyn's Controller are holding it down for all the rock heads out there who just like some guitar, drums, bass, and some lyrics sing along too when you are jumping in the pit. Or driving in the car. Or running in the sun. I recommend doing all 3 to "Make it Up". You will live longer and die happier. "Kicking and Screaming" is a jam too. Gett all that and one more for name-your-price at their Bandcamp. Happy Friday!
i'm pickin' up really sketch vibes, my girl's been telling me lies As if Austin, TX, wasn't musically famous enough for SXSW now Max Frost is bound to put his town on the map again. His slinking, funked up jams are crafted to burrow deep in your mind and pull out deep thoughts and even deeper dance moves. Get into "White Lies" to warm up and :Nice and Slow" to cool down. Two sides of a damn talented coin.
what once held flowers now holds ash from my two packs a day The Last Royals have been kicking around my iTunes and inbox for a few years now but it wasn't until I caught them live that I was struck with the severe error of my TLR-ignoring ways. These guys do not fuck around. Sure, I take issue with "I Hate California" but the slow jam is a good way to ease into their vibe. It gets funkier on "Crystal Vases" and gets even more rowdy when they tear up a [...]
![[MP3] Hey Champ – “Comet”](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4913252_lg.jpg)
if you see it you want it Hey Champ have been TBE faves since nearly our very first post so I feel like a proud dad watching them grow up so strong and solid over all these years. An absentee dad who has had no involvement in their upbringing, but still. Get funkified with "Comet" and forget all about those Wednesday blues. Now we just gotta get em out to LA.
your love is a house of cards that fractures beyond repair More magic from down under. A bit of sinister edge seeps up from below on this otherwise sparkly groover that scores another goal for Australia's eternal summer domination playlist.
we're gonna stoke the heat till its too much to bear The summer of 2013 is just around the corner and damn if I can't taste it on the tip of my margarita-thirsty tongue. This jam may have come out closer to summer 2011 but that doesn't mean it can't find another life this year. Whether poolside or on the dance floor, "Moniker" has legs. Also, much love to Bearstronaut for the great name and for holding down in Boston these days. Stay strong.
The Burning Ear
Holy Ghost! "Dumb Disco Ideas"
The Weeknd - Kiss Land
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Unboxed
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Explicit)
MØ - Waste Of Time (Audio)
Noteworthy (Stream): Kanye West – Black Skinhead (SNL Performance)
Kanye West Performs “Black Skinhead” & “New Slaves” On ‘SNL’ Season Finale: Watch
Watch Fred Armisen’s SNL farewell with Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon, J Mascis, Aimee Mann
Kanye West: The Past 24 Hours
Watch Kanye West on Saturday Night Live, performing “Black Skinhead” and “New Slaves”
