A Fine Mess
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Robyn on The Late Show
Jul 20th
Hey, Robyn, want to trade lives?
I love this song, even if I’m getting a bit sick of it due to repeat plays (hence the silly mash-up by DJ Schmolli below to switch things up a bit).
Sarasota – “The Chiller”
Apr 29th
I wasn’t planning on posting anything today as I’m feeling a bit under the weather, but then I stumbled (tumblred?) upon this little pearl on Tumblr. Sarasota is his name and he’s made a song (and video) about having ice cream for brains. Or something to that effect. Either way its weird cheerfulness put my in a better mood so I had to spread the word. Fact is you can download his album Things Alive for free here. Oh, and you gotta love this quote made by one of his friends that’s posted on Sarasota’s tumblr: “I don’t mean to keep telling you that everything you make is creepy.”
Here’s the video for “The Chiller”, starring Sarasota himself and what I think is supposed to be an evil scoop of ice cream:
~ “The Chiller” ~
Alphabeat’s New Mix, Video of “DJ”
Apr 27th
Woohoo! Alphabeat are releasing “DJ”, my favorite song of their latest album The Beat Is…, as a single on May 31st. It will be a new mix though and I’m still not sure if I like it or not. Well, I mean I like it but I can’t really say that it’s an improvement from the original. The difference is subtle and that just makes me wonder why they even bothered mixing it again. Anyhow, here’s the new version accompanied by the video which is rather cute:
Sweet Offering from The Sweet Serenades
Mar 9th
The Sweet Serenades‘ new song “Die Young” actually kind of suits their name as it is a sweet (albeit bitterly so) duet with Club 8 singer Karolina about the dangers of falling in love with a one night stand. Apparently it was featured in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, but what upcoming-yet-already-popular-in-the-blog-world band hasn’t been featured on that show? I just hope The Sweet Serenades don’t suffer the same fate as Imogen Heap who I used to adore but can’t listen to anymore without imagining Marissa and Ryan from The O.C. pouting over whatever injustice their upper-class lives have inflicted upon them (or the SNL skit it resulted in, but at least that one was kind of funny). No, do the song justice and listen to it without having it tainted by the context of some American soap drama. And if you simply must have something to watch while listening, then check out the cute video:
“Die Young” is available on The Sweet Serenades debut album Balcony Cigarettes (a previously posted track from said album can still be found here).
Chew Lips – “Seven”
Feb 26th
I haven’t been sure whether or not to feature Chew Lips here, as I got over their album Unicorn pretty fast. It has all the element for me to enjoy it: electro pop with female vocals, good hooks and so on, but I found a lot of the songs to sound too similar to one another, leaving me with a rather blurred impression of the album as a whole. I do still enjoy the song “Seven” though, and since they have a pretty cool video for it plus are offering the mp3 for free, I figured why not share it:
~ “Seven” ~
New O’Spada Remix, Video
Feb 5th
I don’t claim to stay on top of what O’Spada are up to, but I do think they’re pretty good and I gotta support my fellow Swedes, right?
This time it’s a remix of the track “Ten Strikes” done by French producer DAZE, as well as a video of the original version of the song done by “two Englishmen using old stock footage and stop motion animation to create a very surrealistic experience.” Yeah, you be the judge of that.
Personally I think the DAZE remix is much sharper than the original. O’Spada in general seem to go for a sort of late 80′s dance sound that sounded old even back then, but it still has a nostalgic value.
O’Spada’s next single “Pay Off” is due in February and the album (with the same name) will be out sometime before summer.
O’Spada – 10 Strikes (the will of will & george video) from Will Cummock on Vimeo.
60 Watt Kid – “Virtual Plastic Surgery”
Nov 9th
Taken from their new album We Come From The Bright Side, the video for 60 Watt Kid’s “Virtual Plastic Surgery” is as kooky and awesome as the song itself.
Girls – “Lust For Life” Video
Aug 18th
New video by San Francisco band Girls, for the song “Lust For Life”. I love the vintage look it has and the song is good too. Taken from their album Album (yes, that’s the title) that will be out this September 21.
Some upcoming tour dates:
September
21 – Lexington, London
October
09 – The Bodega Social Club, Nottingham
10 – Korova, Liverpool
11 – Night and day Cafe, Manchester
13 – Captains Rest, Glasgow
14 – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
15 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
16 – Bristol, The Cooler
17 – Academy 3, Birmingham
19 – The Albert, Brighton
20 – Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, London
21 – Forum, Tunbridge Wells
23 – SWN Festival, Cardiff
The Octopus Project “Wet Gold” Video, Tour Dates
Aug 4th
Two video posts in a row? What on earth is going on? Well how was I supposed to resist The Octopus Projects‘ new video when I saw the above screen caption? Two green, um, things standing by the sea in front of a lady in a pretty dress who just happens to be waving flags (actually, she’s spelling out “Wet Gold” using semaphore) that are in my favorite color – brilliant! And when you actually watch the video you’ll discover that it also has a singing water raft and funny looking sea creatures:
The song is from the band’s current EP Golden Beds and the video is featured on the enhanced version which also has an additional five tracks and seven videos. The band is currently touring North America in support of the Golden Beds EP on the following dates:
08/04 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/05 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
08/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Starbar
08/07 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
08/08 – Houston, TX @ Free Press Summer Fest
08/13 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
08/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
08/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
08/17 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
08/18 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
08/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/22 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
The Olympic Symphonium’s “Side By Side” Video
Aug 2nd
Here is the first video by The Olympic Symphonium for the track “Side By Side”, taken from their sophomore album More In Sorry Than In Anger. It’s a very beautiful and creative video, not to mention a lovely song. Make sure to check out the mp3 below though, as it’s one of my favorite tracks off the album.
