off Devotion Implosion, “Beauty” is the new single from LA shoeglam rockers Gliss. like Morning Light, this tune has a lot of the right pieces.. solid hooks, nice arrangement ideas, and an engaging overall sound. a radio edit just might do “Beauty” decent. either way Gliss clearly stand out in the greater number of their contemporaries.
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rating: 7.4
tweet, we take it back! BANGER!
Tweet – Call Me (TOKiMONSTA Remix)
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rating: 8.1
the heavy new single from ‘dark soul’ duo The 39Steps is HMMM.. YES. the collaboration between Leeds UK producer Kato and the sultry as hell Laura Fowles fuses jazz, hip hop, psychedelia and filmscore. off their debut Coming Clean, “Ghost Writing” just gets better with each listen. and that ain’t all! the vid for the track is by far one of our favorite of the year! hazy pianos, scratchy horns, BEEEAAATS.. SIR alfred!! get familliar.
rating: 8.2
an arresting cover of an arresting song. this version of “green grass”, from brazillian singer cibelle’s 2006 record “the shine of dried electric leaves”, is both sublime and stunning. the tinge of bossa used in the song’s spare instrumentation creates a color and atmosphere that evokes an at some times diffuse and at others blended notion/dynamic of romantic idea and stark isolation. cibelle’s breathy float-on-top-of-the-mix vocal feels as an intermediary between that polarity. cibelle’s voice through tom waits’ penetrating words evoke those spaces between moments, the spaces devoid of the capacity even potential to feel something….anything.
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rating: 9.0
the jaxx are baxx with their new “scars” LP. the album, out now on XL, features, among others; cool babe kelis, cool dude sam sparro, and the patently ice cold jose james. “a possibility”, our choice track from the record, has too what is easily our favorite feature on the record, detroit soul vet amp fiddler. fiddler’s buttery vox well compliment the track’s syrupy smooth beat and feel. love it!
Basement Jaxx – A Possibility (Feat. Amp Fiddler)
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rating: 9.0
Simone Lombardi remixes the sultry Emiliana Torrini track for her new Me and Armini EP. it’s kinda like Lombardi “Could You Be Loved ’09’d” the song’s initial mix, melding the groove of the classic Bob Marley tune with the addition of subtle electro flourishes and overdubed rhythmic syncopations. The EP, out now on Rough Trade, also features KCRW performances of “Ha Ha” and “Beggar’s Prayer” as well as an additional take on “Me and Armini” by producer Dan Carey.
Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini (Simone Lombardi Remix)
rating: 8.4
7:31 am this morning NASA’s LCROSS bomb struck the moon in an attempt to uncover ice under its surface. matt lauer (see below) was clearly unimpressed by the lack of “hollywood” awe which the event produced. fuck you matt lauer.. in other news, president b-rock was chosen to recieve the nobel peace prize, of which he stated he’s not worthy to recieve but will anyway. HMMM?! right now somewhere in austin, texas alex jones is totally BAWWWWING the fuck out! we love you, alex! call us!
classic. this CNN bird looks at BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY like he’s straight high when he says the bombing wasn’t alot of tax payer $$$. IT’S A TRAP!
a band musically before it’s time, The Revels helped influence much of what would become the surf-rock movement in rock and roll and american culture. consider the band an early 60’s equivalent of that one bad ass lupine dude who solves problems. you know this guy..
“Mistake” evinces Moby at one of the more vulnerable creative points in his career. Both the song’s composition and delivery attributes communicate a refreshing honesty and personal-ness. Wait For Me, Moby’s latest full length, marks a return to the more down tempo melancholic aesthetic characteristic of his earlier commercially successful releases. And while, his output to date has been defined by consistently solid records, Wait for Me is by far our favorite Moby project. Mixer Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, M83, Bowie and many more) clearly adds to some of the more exciting atmospheric moments on the LP.
In addition to directing the vid for another WfM favorite, “Shot in the Back of the Head”, David Lynch inspired much of the creative direction for Wait for Me. In an April 2009 post on his website, Moby wrote:
“I started working on the album about a year ago, and the creative impetus behind the record was hearing a David Lynch speech at BAFTA, in the UK. David was talking about creativity, and to paraphrase, about how creativity in and of itself, and without market pressures, is fine and good. It seems as if too often an artists or musicians or writers creative output is judged by how well it accommodates the marketplace, and how much market share it commands and how much money it generates. In making this record I wanted to focus on making something that I loved, without really being concerned about how it might be received by the marketplace. As a result it’s a quieter and more melodic and more mournful and more personal record than some of the records I’ve made in the past.”
rating: 8.5
from their up and coming release 3, frenchies Nouvelle Vague enlist the pipes of the king bunnyman himself for a remake of the Bunnymen classic “All My Colours”. McCulloch’s vox add a stunning compliment to the delicate, loungy, bossa nova atmosphere that Nouvelle Vague create so well. we’re digging it, and feel the Vauge are one of the few acts that can actually do the “covers” thing right.
the new album also features tracks by the Sex Pistols, Soft Cell, Talking Heads, The Police and more. other collaborations include Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, Terry Hall of The Specials and Funboy Three, and Barry Adamson (Magazine, Buzzcocks and Nick Cave to name a few). 3 drops in the U.S. via Peacefrog on Oct. 20.
Nouvelle Vague – All My Colours feat. Ian McCulloch)
rating: 8
a special what’s happenin to all our disco zombie werewolf readers! we got a new track that’s got yer name on it. can you say halloween ’09 anthem? WE CAN! “dead disco dancer” is the latest single from up and coming nick cave admirers (check the band name!) O. Children. watching the vid, we can tell singer tobi o’kandi is a walking 24/7 halloween party. rock that thriller lean, homey! it’s monster mash 2009! “so let’s have.. a party to rememberrrr”!!
O. Children – Dead Disco Dancer
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rating: 8.4
everything everything are an exciting new band emerging from the manchester scene. fusing pop-conscious r&b, avant-garde experimental and classic madchester, the band pay no mind to traditional genre boundaries! everything everything are one ambitious bunch, but to the band’s credit, they seem to temper that ambition with at least an equal tonnage of wit. we’re right psyched on ee.’s potential, and for now the smokin’ chorus on “MY KZ YR BF” will hold us over until we’re able to get our grimy yank paws on an official full length debut. the “MY KZ YR BK” single is available on download & 7″ oct. 5, 09.
Everything Everything – “My Keys, Your Boyfriend”
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rating: 7.6
