“It was a long journey, making this record – we really challenged ourselves. It’s odd: you’ve got a classically trained violinist, a dance producer with a DJ background, and two funk/soul musicians. It’s weird how it all gels together, but that’s the unique flavour of Strange Talk.”
Debut album Cast Away out now, iTunes - http://bit.ly/13i8z89
Self-described as "...a transcontinental force devoted to great friends, music, and experiences". We think the half Minnesotan / half New Yorker group sounds like Classixx meets Duke Dumont.
Perfect for some summertime beach cruising.
Woah Disclosure is hot right now and this brand new single fuels it.
The album Settle hits June 3rd and features "Latch", "White Noise", and "You & Me," available for pre-order www.disclosureofficial.com.
Black Lips meets Tame Impala?
What will we do? What will we say to them?
Francis and the Lights doesn't seek answers to those introspective questions, but simply advances them as the unanswerable and mystical that are fundamental to our waking and dreaming experiences. It's simple yet enthralling.
Francis and the Lights - "ETC"
Francis' soaring and angelic vocals matched with the keys (standard and electronic) seemingly make any problems just vanish, and that should make you happy.
Only for rare, appropriate, monumental occasions does troysnoise break from its ethos of discovering and sharing emerging music. We're getting lucky - the release of and eight year drought from a Daft Punk studio album qualifies for such an occasion.
No doubt, the majority of bands and artists we share, have, in some way, shape or form, been touched by Daft Punk. Beyond the obvious (LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Digitalism), groups such as Phoenix, Empire of the Sun, Neon Indian, Lemaitre, Hot Chip and Flight Facilities, to name a few, have all plugged into the Daft Punk motherboard. That said, all bands are influenced by someone or something. In Daft Punk's case, "Teachers" from Homework lays out their list of influencers: Paul Johnson, DJ Funk, DJ Street, DJ Rush, Hyperactive, Brian Wilson, George Clinton, Leo Lewis, DJ Hell, Louie Vega, Dr. Dre, Gemini, Jeff Mills, DJ milton, Red Velvet, not to mention George Moroder, Michael Jackson, and many others.
Yet, Daft Punk absorbed the sounds of the past and created something more - blurring genres, sounds, places - giving life back to music. Their albums have, in our opinion, taken us from the sounds of the street (Homework) to the club (Discovery), to the concert hall (Human After All), to the bright stage lights (Alive 2007), and now back to where it all starts (and ends), the bedroom (Random Access Memories). The latest Daft Punk album has the characteristic catchy loops, syncopated beats and the funkiest of bass of lines, yet it has a certain groove and rythym that articulates the game of love. It goes beyond asking you to lose yourself to dancing; it asks us to reflect on the humanity of music; the relationships we share; the people who influence us; the sounds of tomorrow, the music of today.
There's a certain irony to the underlying "bedroom" theme of this album. Much of today's music is created on a computer, at home. This instant crush of an album is as much a slight of that reality as it is an acceptance and appreciation for where music currently stands. Fragments of time, space, history. Past, present, future. Technology encroaching on society. Singular, universal. Machine or human? Arguably amongst the biggest modern day music stars, 99% of the astute population couldn't identify either of the duo without the trademark robot outfits. Do we know what Daft Punk actually look like? This guise has been carefully crafted over the years, ensuring an audience appreciates the music, not the people.
We appreciate the music, and we too hope to continue doin' it right - helping our audience appreciate the fresh music we digitally love - all around the world, with emotion and high fidelity, in the prime time of your life.
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At first you'll think funk, then you'll get swept away by the bluesy bass lines and saxophones, and it's all topped off with soulful vocals that take Heylady's sound next level and combine it all into unbelievably unique and engaging experiences.
The Brooklyn-based crew just put the finishing touches on their full-length debut LP with Brian Lucey (Dr. John, The Black Keys) and they're showcasing the new tracks tomorrow night live in NYC.
So get off your bums and hit the dance floor, or you're gonna be blue.
Visit www.heyladymusic.com for more info.
Not since the days of Babylon has the world experienced a wonder of this magnitude. No, we're not referring to Vanilla Ice's - "Ice, Ice, Baby", but rather to the new insta-Classixx album - Hanging Gardens. With a steady stream of track releases beginning with "Holding On" in early February, Classixx have been carefully watering a garden of fans, and are ready to bear the fruits of their labor with the album release on May 14. With a full preview here from our friends at NPR, one can take a tour through a fountain of synthesizers, disco beats, bongos, wind chimes and Nancy Whang vocals (formerly of LCD Soundsystem).
Don't stop there though, once you've finished, continue through their immaculate selections, a 47 minute session of beautifully crafted songs dating from the 80's through today.
Do you like bass? we do.
Between the opening lyrics to the new Daft Punk wondersong - "Like the legend of the Phoenix...", Phoenix's new album, and The Phoenix Foundation's album release, we have officially dubbed April the month of the Phoenix. Fittingly, the three bands represent artists at different, evolving stages of their careers.
The Phoenix Foundation, hailing from the land of Mordor and couch burning, aka New Zeleand, has built a loyal, local following in their native country since the release of their first album, Horesepower, in 2003. Yet with the release of their fifth album, Fandango, they seem to have taken flight in a sound best described as folsky, chill, psychedelic surf-synth indie rock. The lyrics exude a slightly off-key David Bowie.
We recommend listening to this album while lying on the beach with a cool breeze, a warm sun and a kindred spirit.
