January 2011
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My Bedroom Floor
Unsurprisingly, Teen Daze is on a never-ending roll again with his new album My Bedroom Floor released just about a day ago—right on time for New Years eve and the various celebratory shenanigans that follow it. We don’t really have to say too much about the new album as he provides quite a great write-up about the release himself which we’ve included below. All we can suggest...
December 2010
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Hearing Gold's Top 10 EPs of 2010
Continuing with the recent effort of listing great albums that have emerged this year as a closing send-off to another year of inspiring music (see our previous post, “Hearing Gold’s Top 10 LP’s of 2010” here), here’s a compiled list of our favourite EP’s released this year:
10. Lord Huron - Into The Sun
Myspace l iTunes l Twitter l Bandcamp
9. Wise Blood...
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Hearing Gold's Top 10 LPs of 2010
In celebration of another great year of music coming to an end, we’ve decided to give our two cents to the already deluged sea of lists. Here’s a compiled list of our favourite LP’s that have been released this year:
10. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
Official l Myspace l iTunes l Twitter l Facebook
9. Baths - Cerulean
Myspace l iTunes l Twitter l Facebook
8. Houses - All...
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Xmasstime
Blackbird Blackbird dropped a new Christmas track entitled “Xmasstime” featuring Austin Wood of Atlantic At Pacific. The song samples The Beatles which is reason enough to take a listen - The Beatles (nor Blackbird Blackbird for that matter) can do no wrong. Check it out below.
MP3: Blackbird Blackbird - Xmasstime (Feat. Atlantic At Pacific)
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Previously: Feature Friday:...
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Displacer Beast
Released about two days ago, the new EP from ambient-electro whiz Glowbug will become your new favourite party soundtrack. Displacer Beast offers more of his synth-heavy drives and smooth, reverb-drenched vocal melodies that we’ve come to know and love from his previous EP, Silian Rail. Party at a lull? Pop that catchy sucker “State Street” on and everything will be fine. Be...
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Funky Beat Freeway
We’ve been talking briefly with Ian Bevis of the local Vancouver band known as Bear Mountain, and so far, we’re digging his chill-funk beats. Ian just sent over his progressively danceable track called “Eden” off of his self-titled EP, which includes two other tracks following his style of funky beats laid on top of old film dialogue samples.
Be sure to grab his track...
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Feature Friday: Twin Shadow
Building up momentum at an accelerated speed since the release of his debut full-length Forget back in August through Terrible Records (Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor’s label), and again with wider releases in October through 4AD Ltd., Twin Shadow has easily become a mellow-dancefloor favourite. The man behind the moniker (originally from the suburbs of Florida) is Brooklyn’s...
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WatchHunting Hat - “Who I Thought”
A video for the track “Who I Thought” (via French Camp Records) by HUNTING HAT from their album There Are Plenty Of People Younger Than You; I Am One Of Them. A really hazy, vintage style video that induces an overdose of summertime nostalgia. A perfect visual accompaniment for a great track. You can get this song and others at their bandcamp.
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Winter Beach
Pretty and whimsical new track from Beach House entitled “I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun.” Victoria Legrand’s rich and soothing vocals flawlessly execute this track; a perfect anthem for the cold winter/holiday months.
MP3: Beach House - I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun
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Feature Friday: Star Slinger
This past year has been a pretty busy and productive one for UK artist Star Slinger (aka Darren Williams). Since April, he has remixed a vast number of other artist’s works, including Deerhunter, COOLRUNNINGS, Small Black, Rollerskaters, Alpine, etc are just a few to name. That’s not to say his own work doesn’t hold its own; in addition to having produced remixes, he also...
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WatchHouses - “This Is War”
New video for Houses’ haunting track “This Is War” for the holidays. You can download the track over at Alternative Blog.
Previously: [MP3] “Sun Airway - Oh, Naoko (Houses Remix)”
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WatchYoung Man - “Up So Fast”
A video reminiscent of playful childhood summers for Young Man’s track “Up So Fast” off of the Boy EP (video by Jon Casey).
Previously: Feature Friday: Young Man
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Feature Friday: Blackbird Blackbird
As far as electronic pop music is concerned, Blackbird Blackbird (formerly known as Bye Bye Blackbird) is by far one of the most prevalent and consistent musicians to partake in the predominantly growing genre. Currently being one of the most blogged about artists on the Hype Machine, Mikey Sanders of San Francisco, a literature major at UCSC, is the engineer behind the one-man band who...
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WatchCandy Claws - “The Breathing Fire”
The brand new video for Candy Claws’ psychedelic chill-pop track “The Breathing Fire” (from the Hidden Lands album) unravels itself as an all-age adventure into the wooded lands, reminiscent of old countryside films. (Via Twosyllable)
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Tropical Summer Yearnings
Millionyoung’s brand new track “Perfect Eyes” reeks of those tropical chillwave summers we’re all so painstakingly yearning due to the early onslaught of winter down here. Good news is, we’ll get to hear more of these summer chills shortly on his new upcoming full-length album, Replicants, due out February 15th via Rix/Old Flame. In the meantime, you can expect a 7”...