Photos by Erez Avissar [MP3] Friends Friend Crush Friends has been incubating in the buzzosphere during 2k11, but due to a forgettable name and a generic 'we're from Brooklyn' buzz aesthetic, I chose to ignore them. However, after a closer inspection, it seems clear that they are the destined for such buzzworthy heights. The song 'Friend Crush' has lofi appeal, mnstrm appeal, cutesy female appeal, and buzz appeal. The song makes u yearn for a dark friendship [...]
</embed> Being a relevant/respected rapper seems like the easiest thing to do in the world (except if ur Donald Glover ). All you have to do is 'steal' songs that already sound good, then rap over them. The more famous you get, the easier it is. Kanye West . Jay-Z . Drake. Beyonce. Not Donald Glover . All of them do it over and over again, and midmarket America is all like 'this is hella swag deep.' Anyways, Jamie xx recorded a hit song 'I'll Take Care of [...]
</embed> It's been a really dark year for music. We've joked around that we are lingering around in the buzz drought which started in 2k10... but now it seems like we have moved into a complete 'buzzpocalypse.' Odd Future 'remixed' Lana Del Rey . I tried to listen to the mp3, but it seemed really pointless. I am not sure who would even 'get excited' abt this remix except the most one-dimensional blogstreamer who needs to stop building their entire existences around mp3 blogs. I'm really confused about who thought [...]
</embed> ROSTAM - Wood by ROSTAM Let's face it. Ezra Koenig has it all. Tons of alt bitches, entry-level alts with posters of him up in their rooms, and tons of entry-level alts tweeting at him every minute of the day. When a frontman has so much, you can't help but think there are some toxic vibes within the band. We've seen a similar scenario with Animal Collective . It is s0 0bvi that Panda Bear [...]
[MP3] Childish Gambino - Bonfire </embed> Donald Glover is a C-Level comic who every1 overvalues just because he is on a show that barely any1 watched on NBC. (Every1 on an NBC comedy is mad overrated, even top dogs like Steve Carrell and Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin). I have no idea why Donald Glover is trying to 'make it' as a rapper. If anything, it advances some sort of misguided stereotype that I have from my youth that 'all black people [...]
</embed> We all know that WAVVES and Best Coast are addicted 2 alt fame, which is the only reason they are still 'together', probably. THey probably have some sort of informal agreement to pretend to be together for a while longer while they continue to try to milk the gimmick until its womb of milk runs dry. I guess it is 'smart', but they are kinda going a little bit too tweenaltstream due to recent cobranding with MTV. They are basically just begging 2 be panned by P4k for losing their authentic fuzzy [...]
Indie Gods? R u there? It's me Carles We've been in a really buzzless drought reduced to posting really mediocre memes Uninspired content Hollow buzz Sometimes I miss my youth When I felt excited abt relevant mp3s Am I too entitled now? Am I jaded by the VIP experience? </embed> I just want authentic buzz I'm not going 2 lower my standards I'm not just going 2 'hype' any mp3 that has weird owl hoots in it [...]
</embed> Let's be honest. James Blake only has abt 2.5 listenable songs, and he didn't even really write them himself. Bon Iver's latest album was a snoozefest, every1 thinks he has a good voice, but he actually just sounds like my uncle who does a really good impression of Bruce Hornsby (with a lil bit of Steve Winwood) whenever he makes us listen to soft rock radio. Anyways, the song is called 'Fall Creek Boys Choir', and if I had to guess, it talks abt when Bon Iver and James Blake were [...]
[MP3] Washed Out Amor Fati Washed Out is launching his sophomore album cycle, and this is the second MP3 that he has brought 2 the public after "Eyes Be Closed." Every1 is basically trying 2 determine whether or not this song is chillwave, and if the chillwave genre still lives on, or if perhaps we can no longer Feel_it_all_around. This song seemed chill, but also kinda dreamie. I wonder how well this album is going 2 on p4k. Does it sound innovative and [...]
</embed> Best Coast is totally back and bttr than ever! And that basically means she released a new song that sounds the same as all of her other songs. She plays fuzzy buzzy guitars and does all of the "OOOOooooooOOoooh!' lyrics. She sings abt a fictional character being 'Gone Again.' Wah Wah. So sad. Boo hoo. Blah blee bloo. Fuzz Buzz. Best Coast ... I really just hope this was a b-side that she gave to Adult Swim just to pick up a few thousand dollars. At [...]
The Rapture has some new song "How Deep Is Your Love?" coming out, and they are basically trying to ressurrect their career. They basically were totes authentic 'way back in the day', then they tried to go more mainstream and sorta failed, and now they are just in buzzband purgatory. They could probably be where The Strokes are now if they had made some better branding decisions. Anyways, they are back with this song, and it seems like some pretty chill disco. I don't know how hard they are trying to 'come [...]
[STREAM] Twin Sister - Bad Street </embed> Twin Sister is kicking off their first 'real' album cycle on a 'real record label', Domino Records , so they probably have TONS of expectations on them 2 perform well. They have some really solid buzz mp3s from their formative buzz era, but now they have the pressure on them 2 'prove they are a real band', so then they have to write songs that sound like high-end pop songs. This is their first MP3 "Bad Street." I am not sure how [...]
Jamie xx - Far Nearer </embed> It seems like we are in the middle of some indie Dubstep Wars, perhaps a new war that was born from the Electro Wars. I really don't know anything about dubstep, music, electro history, or anything that gives me any authority to genrefy or even analyze music, but maybe that makes me a lot like u... just another bro searching for relevant mp3s that send positive vibes in2 ur life, inspiring u to connect a USB cord from ur compy 2 ur iPod phono, loading a relevant buzz [...]
</embed> I just listened to this 'remix' of Britney Spears hit dubhousestep anthem "Til the World Ends." It was done by Salem . I think they just slowed it down and added dark synths and heavy drums. I guess that's pretty chill. Once again, they made a snuff video. ***~~Just wanna keep dancin' til the world ends~~*** U have to wonder if representatives from Britney Spears are going to attempt to get this taken down. I heard her dad has 'legal ownership' over her, as if she were an invalid. [...]
Link: http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2 011/05/02/mp3-washed-out-eyes- be-closed/ [MP3] Washed Out Eyes Be Closed Ernest Greene is a chillwave crooner from the Southern United States, and is widely credited as being the 'founding father of living a chillwave lifestyle.' I am not sure what 'crooner' means, though, but I think music journalists get 2 use that word to describe bros who sing. Anyways, Washed Out released the [BREAKING] [NEW] mp3 called "Eyes Be Closed". [...]
[MP3] Holy Ghost! Wait And See Sometimes I wonder about the state of 'electro' in the modern indie world. I am not sure if people are 'still into it' or if it was 'just a fad' when indie music needed a little bit more diversification/a wider sample size, so every1 decided to 'honor' early indielectro bands like Daft Punk , LCD Soundsystem , and Cut Copy . Now Daft Punk is lamestream, LCD Soundsystem retired and never really captivated any1 as much as [...]
</embed> Now that Panda Bear has 'TOMBOY' out of his system and Avey Tare has his failed solo project out of his system, the great Animal Collective band is back 2gether, 'testing out new material' on stage before they record it in2 album format. This is what AnCo usually does to 'test out material' and make sure it isn't too horrible, and to 'get their fans' pumped up, trading bootlegs and making up fake song names for the bootlegged MP3s. After hearing these live demos, I only have these reactions: [...]
Link: http://pitchfork.com/news/4213 6-listen-ezra-koenig-covers-pa ul-simon/ [MP3] Ezra Koenig Papa Hobo This is an MP3 by Ezra Koenig for some soundtrack. I guess this means he 'went solo' and left Vampire Weekend behind. The MP3 is a cover of a Paul Simon song, but I would probably never listen 2 it bc it is all old, and every1 knows that Paul Simon was a 'streamer' and Garfunkel was 'pretty alt.' [...]
</embed> Death Cab for Cutie just released this new MP3, and I can't really tell if it is a 'well-crafted indie song' or a 'generic indie pop mainstream mp3.' Part of me wishes I could be young again and think this was meaningful, but I'd rather vibe out to Coldplay or the Kings of Leon bc they really know how to generate radio-friendly pop rock hits. Sorta wish Ben Gibbard would stop writing about feelings, hearts, relationships, and other emo topics, and maybe just write songs about 'the sweet [...]
STREAM: </embed> Justice "Civilization" High Quality by 1077 The End Justice finally released some 'high quality' stream of their new hit song "Civilization." It was utilized in an adidas commercial so that they could make $$$$ on an [EXCLUSIVE], but it is nice of them to finally release this mp3 to the market in its authentic format. Don't really have any insight 2 add to this song [via words/analysis]. Banger filter woosh boom bang 'CIV A LA ZA SHON.' [...]
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