Blog: Lightly Toasted Beats

Ra Ra Riot 's singer Wes Miles and Vampire Weekend 's keyboardist/guitarist/singer Rostam Batmanglij combined their indie rock/pop musical powers to create Discovery , a quasi-grungy electronic side project. Discovery's "LP" came out over the summer and included, reportedly by coincidence, a cover of Michael Jackson 's (ok, the Jackson5's) "I want you back." When the weird one died, Discovery boomed. That said, I think the attention is relatively well deserved. Their music fit the lingering heat of summer perfectly, and I continue to tap my toes to their beats amidst this thunder/lightening/rain [...]

• Discovery - It's Not My Fault (It's My Fault)
• Discovery - Orange Shirt