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The long and winding road of Season 9 auditions has now come to an end. But that didn't stop American Idol producers from reheating some leftovers and dishing out a best (and worst) of the rest episode. Overall, we saw the judges visit seven cities during the past three weeks, where 100,000 hopefuls auditioned and only 181 made it through to Hollywood. Hop below to meet a few more of the contestants you'll be seeing again—along with some wannabe crooners you thankfully won't be. Amanda Shectman auditioned in Boston [...]
The Van Allen Belt from Pittsburgh are a singular outfit and one we hold dear to our hearts. They even let us release their debut on indiecater last year and we know that some day it will be heralded for the genius piece of bonkers that it is. A knowing bonkers it must be said however because even if the shapeshifting drama knocks you off your feet the home truths in the lyrics will apply the requisite damp cloth to your sweaty forehead. And now and then the words are as hilarious as they are destined to hit [...]
This list could go hundreds, thousands deep and it would still only touch the surface, so you know how much a struggle it was for me to cut it down to just 50. Ranking art is always a bit of a silly process, and it's even more here, when every single song is brilliant. So don't take the order too seriously. The real point of this is to give people a chance to hear the things that I simply couldn't live without, the songs that make my whole world go around – and to hopefully [...]
This track is rough. The recording is totally blown out. The highs are too high...red lining all over the place....not really mixed well at all....but theirs something in this Alex Winston song that's kinda fucking breathtaking...She did this shit in her basement on Garageband...She's in the studio now working with The Knocks....I can't wait till they start dropping finished tracks. This girl is good. Alex Winston - "Pull My Heart Away" (Jack Penate Cover)
With nu-skool nostalgia hat tippers The Knocks and Samuel in tow, Chinatown's own Heavy Roc Music cooly planted their flag on the New York music scene in 2009 as a label with one ear toward mom and dad's dance records; the other on the L train. Even their press photos have headbands! Stepping out confidently this year under the HRM label is Detroit's Alex Winston, whose extraordinarily playful LP debut this February belies her previous Grammy-nominated songwriting career (for Black Eyed Peas of all people, LOL). The below "Animal Baby" skips giddily between back-scratching [...]
check it - the new single from electro-pop darling ellie goulding, starry eyed , is being launched w/ some pretty rad remixes from penguin prison & the knocks, featuring guest spots from rapper theophilus london (who just dropped his debut single, humdrum town, on green label sound - catch it HERE ) & up-&-coming indie popstar samuel (who just finished recording his debut album w/ the knocks & greg wells) respectively. check 'em out below! Starry Eyed (Penguin Prison Remix ft. Theophilus London)- Ellie Goulding [...]
If you hunt for a gentle easygoing tune, that 's full of glistening hearts and a vibe full of sparkle, then this is the perfect post in the perfect moment for your life. In the early fall of last year The Knocks met Ellie Goulding , whipped her sunny gem Starry Eyed up and now shoot it through the wide golden fields of the web. The cover/remix was done with their artist Samuel , who is signed to Startime/Columbia Records and has just finished his debut album Trains To Wanderland , which is [...]
After a disastrous month of technical problems the site is finally back up on its shit...Enough of silence for a month....here's some music. Remember when the Knocks did that "Under The Sheets" remix?...Yes, it was the best one of the million that got dropped...The fellas are back with another remix/cover of an Ellie Goulding track...why not work the girl over twice?....Their piece on "Starry Eyed" features their dude Samuel...and its quite excellent....Do what will you will with it.... Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (The Knocks Remix feat. Samuel)
Ellie Goulding 's lightweight wisp of a voice may adhere well to her "Starry Eyed" single's tender, child-like perspective on first love euphoria, but it's in NY singer-songwriter Samuel (previously hyped here for his acoustic remake of The-Dream's "Shawty Is The Shit") and production team The Knocks ' cover of the track that a far better song is crafted. While The Knocks bring a much-needed heft to the tune's fine, but slightly underwhelming, twee-tronica shimmer in their application of atmospheric synth washes and a toe-tapping downtown strut, Samuel's breathy tenor acts as the [...]
No, that's not me... _____ Deal - The Villain " This Ain't (Love) " Nas & Damien Marley " As We Enter " Styles P & Green Lantern ft. Jadakiss & Junior Reid " Invasion " [ Bonus Beats Styles P & Green Lantern ft. Sheek Louch " Double Trouble " & Styles P & DJ Green Lantern " Shadows " (prod. [...]
The week before the Super Bowl is always the loneliest week of the year. It's so bittersweet. The thought that there will be only one more game of meaningful football until September. Sigh. I'm happy to see that the Saints made it to the big dance. At this point, I'm 50% sure about Favre being 50% sure about coming back. On a music related note, the Grammys are this Sunday, and I can't say that I'm too excited. The nominees are the same year after year and the voters seem a bit out of touch with [...]
The Ellie Goulding remixes just keep on coming! While I'm getting ready for Superfraiche and a big GRAMMY day, make sure to check out this very cool remix/cover of "Starry Eyed" that was produced by The Knocks and features emerging vocalist Samuel. The new track becomes a duet been Ellie and Samual. Very, very cool. Samuel is signed to Startime/Columbia Records (Passion Pit, Peter Bjorn & John, etc) and has just finished his debut album "Trains To Wanderland." Ellie Goulding feat. Samuel "Starry Eyed"
Mediocre soundtrack songs and a 21-minute running time There are a number of commonly held misconceptions about Elvis Presley's film career: Elvis couldn't act, his movies were all throwaways, and the soundtracks were populated entirely with substandard material. But key films in the King's catalog show that he could indeed act, if called upon, there are several high-quality dramatic and musical films in Elvis' oeuvre, alongside many good lightweight romantic musical comedies, and his soundtracks are laced with hits and terrific albums sides. To measure the highpoints of Elvis' soundtrack catalog by virtue of [...]
Congratulations on your new album! I understand that the band recorded the majority of tracks in America. Why did you choose to record in the States? Neil Campesinos! : Thanks! We were kind of living in America for the first half of last year. We went over in January for a tour. That lasted a month, and then we recorded for a month in Stamford, Connecticut. We did another tour and went to South America before resuming recording in Seattle. I guess logistically our choice was made for us, but we recorded the [...]
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Yes Giantess Announce US debut single and tour supporting La Roux Single Name: The Ruins Label: Neon Gold Single Release Date: February 22nd "Their synth-heavy pop songs- reminiscent of early Phoenix or Tahiti 80, only less French and with a firm grounding in 1980s pop- were a crowd favorite" -Pitchfork "Electro pop slingers and all-around rad-as-fuck party synth deities, Yes Giantess are already huge, you just don't know it yet" - Culture of Me "Wall of synths and treasure chest of hooks" - The Boston Herald "Hyper-melodic [...]
Cryda Luv' (aka DJ Puipui) has been one of the producers at the forefront of the French House 2.0 movement and deserves every bit of fame he gets. His tracks are reminiscent of Crydamoure (hmmmm... no surprise there) and injects a unique flavor of bitcrushed funk into every track he has, no matter the sample: Cryda Luv - Beauty Joy And Dream [right click to download] This one's source has been sampled [...]
If you're a frequenter of this site, you've already read one review of Mickey Factz' EP, The Dark Phoenix #Alpha . Of course, it was Factz' own take on the proceedings, complete with esoteric explanations on the deep metaphorical significance of each track. Unfortunately for Factz , a more unbiased listen reveals not some game changing philosophical opus, but an incomplete mishmash of alterna-rap styles that sounds more like a poor imitation of recent albums than the blueprint for the Next Big Thing. Factz has talent [...]
I'm a Luda fan for life. This is a jam and the beat knocks. But I fuckin despise the chipmunk voice in rap songs. Battle of the Sexes drops in March.
Alan Wilkis Yessssss Mr Wilkis is back in action; working his magic to reimagine the Yeasayer's Ambling Alp. He gives [...]More about Yeasayer
Grizzly Bear are one of the true treasures in today’s music world. After releasing albums such as Yellow House, Veckatimest, and Horn Of Plenty, it is [...]More about Hot Chip
On February 8, the highly anticipated new full length from Massive Attack will travel its way through our ears. It's leaked in full [...]More about Massive Attack
Vampire Weekend: Contra On Contra, their newly minted No. 1 record in the U.S., Vampire Weekend had a tough [...]More about Vampire Weekend
Click image to download full album Song: Download audio file (02-Phoenix-Run-Run-Run.mp3) What Others Say: Tasty bait for those who [...]More about Phoenix
This review was originally posted by guest contributor Scott Votel on his own blog, No Genre , which you can visit to [...]More about Beach House
Hey, look at that – we’re still alive! Complete truth: I meant to post this a good week earlier, but was having server troubles. 2009 was a rough year, personally, [...]More about St. Vincent
Marcus Roth/Paolo Proserpio I should start setting aside Tuesday posts for concert announcements – every Monday brings an absolute deluge of them, yesterday through to this morning [...]More about Spoon
aesop rock - daylight tor - the cn tower can work it out (final fantasy feat. q-tip) (Q-tip never lets down. Tor's [...]More about Kid Cudi
While we’re still busy moving the site over to self-hosted, I wanted to quickly share a few recently released tunes that I’ve currently got on on high [...]More about Gorillaz
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