October 22, 2013 · 11:51 am

New Music From Cut Copy

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Check out the new video for Cut Copy’s title track, “Free Your Mind”. Alexander Skarsgård fans rejoice!!!

Cut Copy’s fourth studio album, titled Free Your Mind, will be released November 5th. The album is now available for pre-order via iTunes. Pre-order comes with an instant-grat download of the “Free Your Mind” single. And check out the remix from Spiritualized below.

Listen: Cut Copy – Free Your Mind (Spiritualized Version)

And today, the band’s released yet another new track, “We Are Explorers”.

Listen: Cut Copy – We Are Explorers

Cut Copy US Tour Dates:

10/27: Asheville, NC @ Mountain Oasis Festival
10/29: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/31: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
11/1: Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
11/2: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
11/3: Los Angeles, CA @ HARD Day of the Dead Festival
11/6: Tempe, AZ @ Marquee
11/7: El Paso, TX  @ Trickly Falls
11/8: Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/9: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
11/10: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
11/11: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/13: Madison, WI @ Majestic
11/14: Chicago, IL @ Riviera
11/15: Toronto, ON @ Danforth
11/16: Boston, MA @ House of Blues

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October 7, 2013 · 10:12 am

Listen: Gossling – “Never Expire”

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Tastemakers around the US have been buzzing ever since Gossling’s new single, “Never Expire” hit the web in late August, climbing to  #7 on Hype Machine at the same time it hit the Top 20 on Australia’s Triple J.

Plucked harps, guitar climaxes, and retro, European disco. Such is the amalgam of sounds that form the musicianship of Melbourne’s Gossling, also known as singer/songwriter Helen Croome. With sonic inspiration found in records by artists such as Goldfrapp and Metronomy, combined with Gossling’s heartfelt, diverse, and seriously enchanting talent and dreamy, startling voice, her upcoming full-length, Harvest Of Gold (to be released in the US in early 2014), insures that another great Australian talent is about to sweep the globe.

Listen: Gossling – “Never Expire”

“Hopefully with this album the people who’ve only heard my singles will realize the extent of my songwriting,” says Helen, who signed to Dew Process in September 2012 following three acclaimed independent EPs: 2009 debut If You Can’t Whistle, 2010’s Until Then, and 2012’s Intentional Living. “I want listeners to stick with me as an artist, and enjoy the progression I’ve made.”

Gossling has already caught quite a few ears in the US via TV placements in American Horror Story, Gossip Girl, Nashville and Graceland.

October 15 @ Pianos (NYC)
October 18 @ Pete’s Candy Store (NYC)
Oct 19 @ The Delancy (NYC)
Oct 19 @ Arlene’s Grocery (NYC)
Oct 21 @ Bootleg Theater (Los Angeles)

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September 26, 2013 · 3:32 pm

Download: SWF – “Let It Be Told”

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If you missed my post last month for SWF’s “Black & Golden”, be sure to check it out. Of the video, Impose Magazine says “The beach-side conquering-god-like-antics are what sell the song as you and ride to the tide of the song’s title verse. Kick it the sand and watch what might be your favorite song and video to rock beneath the sweltering beams of sun.”

Now, Brooklyn’s lo-fi rock & roll mystic SWF has shared a free download of “Let It Be Told,” the title track from his debut album, which see a vinyl/digital release October 8th through Mecca Lecca. From the fuzzed-out bass at the beginning, to the unforgettable hooks (and impassioned lyrics) throughout, “Let It Be Told” is truly representative of the feel-good nature of the album as a whole.

Listen/download: SWF – “Let It Be Told”

SWF’s messages of love and longing roll from his debut album, Let It Be Told, like mantras blasted from the radio of a brightly re-painted VW van, cruising a metaphysical highway of endless summer with the windows down. Revealed in both the spirit of light and darkness, Let It Be Told is a work of truth, love, and a heart that beats for rock & roll. It has a lot of soul.

 

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September 26, 2013 · 3:21 pm

New Track: Chromeo – “Over Your Shoulder”

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Following Chromeo’s advance album trailer, a joyride through the desert, beautifully shot by Surface 2 Air, starring one bride, two grooms (Chromeo’s Dave 1 and P-Thugg) and a 1987 Camaro, Montreal’s reigning funkmasters unleash the full version of the clip’s music: “Over Your Shoulder”, the first new Chromeo song in three years! This superbly produced slice of Cana-disco serves as an ode to feminine self confidence and empowerment, with Dave 1 crooning: “it’s those little imperfections that make beauty in my eyes/ I want to be in the intersection of your thighs/ and you worry about your size it’s nonsense/ it’s not a contest and besides, if it was a contest you’d win it…“.  It’s quirky, it’s genuine, it’s outlandish and straight faced all at once…suffice to say, Chromeo is back!

Since 2010’s critically acclaimed Business Casual album, it seems that the world has caught up to the brand of 80s inspired electrofunk that Chromeo has diligently been crafting for almost ten years. Their upcoming White Women LP is certainly the group’s most ambitious, as it crystallizes their unique arch, high brow-low brow aesthetic. Filled with seven-minute synth jams, orchestral arrangements, more live instrumentation than ever before and of course, hilarious lyrics, White Women also sports Dave and Pee’s catchiest pop tunes to date. Stay tuned for the first official single, “Sexy Socialite”, dropping very soon.
 

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September 26, 2013 · 3:07 pm

FULL TRACK: The Chain Gang of 1974 – “Sleepwalking”

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The Chain Gang of 1974, the moniker of genre-jumping singer & multi-instrumentalist Kamtin Mohager, is making headlines with his enthralling new single “Sleepwalking” which is featured on the new television commercial for Grand Theft Auto V. The commercial has been in constant rotation since its debut earlier this month during a new episode of “Breaking Bad,” and the song is the most popular on Grand Theft Auto V’s soundtrack, on sale now at iTunes. “Sleepwalking” is the first single from The Chain Gang of 1974’s highly anticipated sophomore LP Daydream Forever, which is due out February 4 on Warner Bros Records.

The Chain Gang of 1974 just finished a run of West Coast dates with The Vaccines, and is gearing up for a week-long trek with Sir Sly, kicking off October 8 in San Francisco. See below for details.

Daydream Forever was produced by Isom Innis (Foster The People), with additional production and mixing from Tony Hoffer (M83, Phoenix). Earlier this summer, Neon Gold unveiled a first look at the new album, by premiering the song “Miko.” Watch the official lyric video for it below:

The new album is the anticipated follow-up to The Chain Gang of 1974’s widely acclaimed 2011 debut Wayward Fire, which Esquire declared “one of the summer’s most surprisingly fantastic new records,” and earned similar praise from the likes of SPIN, MTV, FADER, NYLON, RCRD LBL and more. The band has shared the stage with the likes of Foster the People, Big Audio Dynamite, Tapes N Tapes, and The Naked and Famous, as well as a lauded performance at 2011’s Lollapalooza, which Yahoo proclaimed “a fabulous onstage display.”

THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974 TOUR DATES:

  • September 27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
  • September 28 – San Diego, CA @ The Griffin
  • October 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (w/ Sir Sly)
  • October 10 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl (w/ Sir Sly)
  • October 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos (w/ Sir Sly)
  • October 12 – Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Sir Sly)
  • October 14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Sir Sly)
  • October 15 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater (w/ Sir Sly)

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September 26, 2013 · 9:43 am

New track: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – “Don’t Tell Me”

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Just two weeks out from the release of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s sophomore LP, The Speed of Things, the guys have dropped a brand new song, “Don’t Tell Me.” DEJJ’s Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott explain: “Before we even knew we were going to make a second album we began playing this song live almost two years ago and have been dodging questions after shows about when it was going to be made available ever since.” The track premiered with Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco yesterday.

Listen: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – “Don’t Tell Me”

Paste recently championed DEJJ’s lead single, “If You Didn’t See Me, Then You Weren’t On The Dancefloor)” as one of the “Best Songs of Summer” alongside the likes of Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, Vampire Weekend, and more. Teen Vogue just called out the album as one of “The Most Exciting Albums Coming Out This Fall” raving “Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. makes straightforward, infectious indie-pop that you’ll listen to again and again.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have linked up with labelmates Atlas Genius for the “Ones To Watch Tour” this fall, which just launched this week. It includes two nights in NYC on October 10th and 11th at Irving Plaza, The Wiltern in LA November 6th and The Fillmore in SF November 7th. A full list of dates is below.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Upcoming Tour Dates:

  • 09/25     Pabst Theater- Milwaukee, WI*
  • 09/26     Varsity Theater- Minneapolis, MN*
  • 09/27     Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA
  • 09/28     High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
  • 09/29     Mojo’s – Columbia, MO
  • 10/01     House of Blues- Chicago, IL*
  • 10/02     House of Blues- Cleveland, OH*
  • 10/04     Danforth Music Hall- Toronto, ON*
  • 10/05     Cabaret Mile – End – Montreal, Canada
  • 10/06     Port City – Portland, ME
  • 10/08     House of Blues- Boston, MA*
  • 10/10     Irving Plaza- New York, NY*
  • 10/11     Irving Plaza- New York, NY*
  • 10/12     Theatre of the Living Arts- Philadelphia, PA*
  • 10/13     The Fillmore/Silver Spring- Silver Spring, MD*
  • 10/21     The Borderline – London, UK
  • 10/23     Hoxton Square – London, UK
  • 11/01     House of Blues- Anaheim, CA*
  • 11/06     The Wiltern- Los Angeles, CA*
  • 11/07     The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
  • 11/09     Crystal Ballroom- Portland, OR*
  • 11/10     Venue- Vancouver, BC*
  • 11/11     Neptune Theatre- Seattle, WA*
  • 11/23     Detroit Masonic Temple – Detroit, MI

*”Ones to Watch” Tour w/ Atlas Genius

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September 25, 2013 · 2:10 pm

Listen: The Wanted – We Own The Night (The Chainsmokers Remix)

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And here we have another remix from The Chainsmokers, probably the only emails that I actually like to read as the duo (Alex and Drew) are fun dudes.

Check it out!

Listen: The Wanted – We Own The Night (The Chainsmokers Remix)

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September 25, 2013 · 2:01 pm

Another New Track From The Fratellis

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Earlier this month, I posted a new track and video (“Seven Nights Seven Days”) from The Fratellis. Now, the band shares another new song “This Old Ghost Town,” which premiered with Rolling Stone.

Listen: The Fratellis – “This Old Ghost Town”

The full length We Need Medicine album is preceded by a special digital EP which is out now, ft. the studio version of  “Seven Nights Seven Days” & two live album tracks “She’s Not Gone But She’s Leaving” and “Whisky Saga” recorded at Glasgow Barrowlands.

The Fratellis US Tour Dates
11/1: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/2: Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
11/3: Boston, MA @ Paradise
11/4: Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
11/6: Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/7: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
11/8: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/9: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/12: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre

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September 25, 2013 · 1:49 pm

Video: Pompeya – “Slaver”

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Pompeya is about a month away from releasing Tropical, their first LP in America out on October 29th via No Shame. Today, the band is putting out the single for the third track on the album, “90“, and a music video for the song “Slaver“. While both tracks feature the signature Pompeya groove, they each have their own distinct flavor, showing off the consistency and versatility of the band’s songwriting abilities.

MTV Hive had this to say: “Slaver”, the first single and opening track off ‘Tropical’, is a supreme debut into the celestial world that is Pompeya. With a clear knack for arrangement, the band merges lush synths with spiraling guitars and a rhythm section bringing relentless, heavy funk.“ Click here for the full feature.

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September 16, 2013 · 10:59 am

Download: Caveman vs Al Green – “In the City” (Chrome Canyon remash)

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Listen/download: Caveman vs Al Green – In the City (Chrome Canyon remash)

Caveman live:
# w/ Ra Ra Riot

Tue 9/17 – Marfa, TX @ Padre’s #
Thu 9/19 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s #
Fri 9/20 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s East # (tickets)
Sun 9/22 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon # (tickets)
Fri 9/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival
Sat 9/28 – Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival (tickets)
Sun 9/29 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In #
Wed 10/9 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 # (tickets)
Thu 10/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts #
Fri 10/11 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club # (tickets)
Sun 10/13 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues # (tickets)

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