Our bloke Mike Skinner returns with the track for “4 O’Clock”. It’s good news to us that The Streets dude is back on his b.i. and releasing music. We’re banking serious pounds sterling on “4 O’Clock” being only a first in lengthy series of quality material.
The Streets – 4 O’Clockrating: 8.1
OK? seriously, Cee-Lo, my man, OK? OK?! This song is way more than OK! It’s freaking awesome! If our excitement for Cee-Lo’s new Lady Killer LP to drop could grow anymore, It’s OK just knocked that shit straight off the meter. The Lady Killer is in stores Nov. 9.
Cee-Lo Green – It’s OKrating: 8.7
FEM link up w OneRepublic dude Ryan Tedder for this follow-up to the their breakthrough Like a G6 #1. For what the song lacks in lyrical imagery, it makes up for on Tedder’s sick chorus hook. There’s sort of a breed of these anthemic chorus/compressed beat rap verse tunes hammering at the charts right now. Think Nothing on You, Love the Way You Lie, Airplanes, etc. Is Rocketeer the best of breed? Prob not. But it is a really solid ’10 pop song and a servicable follow-up for a band that may struggle to stay relevant after Like a G6 has slid from the charts.
Far East Movement – Rocketeer (Feat. Ryan Tedder)rating: 8.1
Nashville’s MONA are one of our fav new bands. Not only do they bring the serious guitar heat and smooth melodies.. but we also hear they make a killer batch of “chocolate chip cookies”. Hot new band + Serious cookie skillz. That’s some serious fire right there. Toast with us to the nascient career of these guys cause that glass of 2 buck chuck we’re raising to you now will be that Dom Perignon shit by the close of 2011. Mark It.
MONA – Walk in the Park (Beach House Cover) Mona – Trouble on the Way
Verbal & Yoon drop some dope visuals for their cover of The Runaways classic jam “Cherry Bomb”. We were pretty stoked on the track when we reviewed it last month. And the vid pretty much takes it all the way there. So yeah we won’t front, we’ve been pretty psyched on this Dr. Martens Covers Series. We featured The Raveonettes killer Stones Roses cover a couple months ago and feel like this track for Cherry Bomb is right on level w it. Our connects at Dr. Martens HQ have pssst secreted to us that The Noisettes (who do awesome covers!) and N.A.S.A. (yeah! outer space!) are among the artist features! Hello Mom, Hello Dad, It’s b-b-b-b-b-b3sci!
rating: 8.0
The place was electric. It was Halloween. “This is the start of our American tour and I can’t think of a better way to start than in Boston.”, said Ms. Welch at the close of the opening set’s penultimate song. HOB roared. Florence was so over.
Florence + the Machine are massive. If for only the sold out House of Blues crowd; but every face knew every word to everyone of those songs. It was an hour long reverie. For the set and encore’s approximate 60 minutes duration, Florence stood before the faithful, her gathered masses. She had the attention of the congregation.
And from the vestments (The band wore skeleton suits. Florence, the dress of a flame-haired corpse girl.) of the assembled Machine, to the performance of Florence Welch (arms waved, arms reaching out, hands held high) to the set’s subject matter (as remarked by Florence herself) “hell. coffins. blindness. werewolves.” It felt almost religious, something between ritual and ceremony. And it was Halloween.
“Dog Days Are Over” sounded enormous, “Cosmic Love” towered and soared, and “Kiss with a Fist” straight knocked us out.
Florence is a star. The UK knows. The US soon will. This larger venue North American tour (NY’s Terminal 5, LA’s Wiltern) should help.
Florence + the Machine – You’ve Got the Love (HaHaHa Remix) Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over (Killabit DnB Remix) Florence + the Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins (Demo)
xaphoon picks up the deez on this bootleg of the track for constellations. the chiddy bang man flips a good tune to a great one on this mix. check it! hat tip to skoa on the track.
Darwin Deez – Constellations (Xaphoon Jones Bootleg)rating: 8.2
if we could marry jessica larrabee’s voice we would.
She Keeps Bees – New Seedrating: 8.9
falling out this new soul jam from bk-based band body language. the track does have that soul, funk, early disco feel at its heart but comes locked w so much more; so many disparate yet complimentary ideas and influences boiled down, simmered, then jamified into one killer track. body language have a four song EP available for stream on their bandcamp page. get into it below.
Body Language – Falling Outrating: 8.5
previewed below is the new single from chi-town it boys the smith westerns. weekend is taken from the band’s upcoming die it blonde LP due in january on fat possum. diggin’ the walter becker guitar tone!
Smith Westerns – Weekend by forcefieldpr
rating: 8.7
first up on this monday, we’ve got the homies from audiodax with a locked and loaded heatrock fresh from the press. if you’re into shit like chiddy bang and travie mccoy (shit, if you have a pulse), you’re hands will be in the air within 15-20 secs. push play. try it.
AudioDax – Make Noise
newcomer clinton rhone blew up our box this morn with this sick Foxey Lady II remix. hat tip on the cool beats, on point.
Jay-Z x Jimi Hendrix – Foxey Lady II (Clinton Rhone Mix)
we caught frank turner’s I Still Believe track on zane lowe’s radio show last week, suffice to say we’ve had it in pretty steady rotation since. the uk singer-songwriter is in the midst of a string of north american dates w social distortion. check his myspace below to see if mr. turner’s rad live show is coming to your town.
Frank Turner – I Still Believe
