A friend of mine turned me onto Kisses about a month ago, and I’ve gone back to the album time and time again. From Los Angeles, this duo really captures a sound that I didn’t think I’d be hearing again and enjoying so soon – if I had to, I’d relegate them to a similar category as Air France, but with a little more melody, and a little less boisterous electronica. Check them out.
Kisses – Kisses
Kisses – People Can Do The Most Amazing Things
I posted about Future Islands a little while back, and since that time they have become one of my very favorite bands of two-thousand-ten. This song happens to be one of my most treasured from In Evening Air. Great band. If you’re in Los Angeles they’re playing May 21st at Syncronicity Space, and May 22nd at The Smell. Check them out.
in reply to cameronparkins # in reply to vejnoska # it made me feel sick in reply to ChristieHemm # also @alecowen go to sleep in reply to spladow #I hear that you and your band have sold your guitars and bought turntables.
I hear that you and your band have sold your turntables… and bought guitars.
With the release of the new LCD System recording imminent, I think it’s necessary for all of us to take a step back and appreciate Losing My Edge, one of the best tracks of the last fifteen years.
do you love her… do you wonder… why the starship shines above
do you love her… do you want her… have you ever had enough?
When you hear a song, and it sounds like something else you’ve heard, generally one of two reactions follows: Either “Wow, these guys are lame, they sound just like _____, so unoriginal” or “This band is great! They sound like a cross between _____ and _____.” With Free Energy’s new album Stuck on Nothing, I had the second reaction. This Philidelphia rock quartet embodies all of the elements of simple alt rock that I’ve been missing since the 90s, with just enough Weezer to make me think back to the long nights I spent in my room listening to Pinkerton in High School. Uplifting, simple, soft, with a sense of the fading morose, like the sky just after a storm… You know, in the good way.
Yeah, so, you know me. You know me well. I’m a huge, huge fan of The National, and they just debuted the first song off of their new album, High Violet (out May 11th), on Jimmy Fallon. And, of course, it’s awesome.
(via stereogum)
I really enjoyed this Vitalic video, so I’m reproducing it here for you to see. Any description I could give won’t really do it justice, just give this little work of art a chance.
and i hold your hand as i’m walking through that door
I have to admit, even with all of the incredible albums I’ve stumbled upon in the last three weeks, Future Islands still took me by surprise. The synth combined with the pop, all cobbled together with a bit of raw emotion that begs at a much deeper ocean just beneath the surface make for an absolutely wonderful album. Please listen to these, two of my favorite (but not my only favorite) songs off of their album In Evening Air, out May 4th on Thrill Jockey.
Future Islands – Walking Through That Door
Future Islands – Tin Man