Tours – Grand Lux
Grand Lux by Tours Tours was recently featured on Synconation, but recently dropped a new track recently that begged to be spotlighted. “Grand Lux” has an incredible groove, creative breaks and a nice swagger that’s rarely found within this genre. It reminds me of a dream that I had where I was watching a movie on a VHS player that I had to...
Sundrenched – Ice Cream Truck
There is a stigma about Jacksonville. I’ve never met anyone who’s come here and said “I want to live here indefinitely.” Part of this can be attributed to our inability to produce a thriving arts and culture environment. We’re seen as the origin of “Freebird” and the wretched womb that birthed Limp Bizkit, and that’s been very...
Major Lazer – Get Free
Picture me, picturing you, picturing Phil Collins and The Knife getting into a mojito drinking contest. It’s pretty much what “Get Free” sounds like. We all know the best jams come from “animated” musicians, e.g. Gorillaz, Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555, the California Raisins. In that same vein of virtual virtuosos, Major Lazer is the Jamaican dancehall...
Vektroid – Mango / Fuji
I knew this guy who used to study at Georgia Tech. I think he was studying cartography or something. He worked some sort of 6pm – 2am shift pouring through municipal maps. He lived in the dorms and when he would get home around 2am he would use the communal bathroom. Each morning he started notcing...
Hospitality – Friends of Friends
It’s been a while since I posted some legit indie pop, so here it is. Hospitality is a three piece from Brooklyn (of course) on Merge Records. “Friends of Friends” is carried by a gritty, driving guitar riff and accented by some fun saxophone that picks up the slack in the chorus. Listen carefully and there’s some sweet and short...
Young L – Automated Oceans
I never listened to The Pack. When I heard Lil’ B, I was immediately disinterested in visiting his previous incarnation because (to me) he is overhyped and generally boring. By chance, I checked out this mixtape based on the cover art not having a full-body shot of the performer on it. I was too quick to dismiss The Pack entirely,...
212- Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay
Wirdy Dirds? Say it ain't so! The sexualization of fresh fruit and an addicting beat with it's own funny dance!
Zen Mantra – La La La La La
I only discovered New Zealand’s Zen Mantra this morning through the track “La La La La La.” It has that infectious simplicity that harkens early 90s grunge with a psychedelic makeover, along with some deeper layers and a dream-fuzz veneer that makes me so happy when I listen to My Bloody Valentine. Download the track for free-zees at...
Space Monkeys – Sugar Cane
It’s 1997, the Madchester scene is still technically around but they’re calling it post-Madchester now. Like most other bands in that scene, the Space Monkeys were signed to Factory Records. Allegedly, there is a second album produced by Prince Paul that was shelved due to the collapse of Factory Records. In retrospect, this is pretty much...
Giraffage + xxyyxx – Even Though (Teen Daze Remix)
Giraffage is one of our recent favorites, as evidenced by how recently we featured him. “Even Though” is a forthcoming collaboration with XXYYXX, with remixes of the track performed by Teen Daze, Slow Magic, Reid and The One AM Radio. The single, along with the remixes, are set to be released on Kitsuné and will also...
Tv Girl – It Evaporates
TV Girl is from San Diego. They sound a lot like Cults, also from San Diego. And share a member with DUDES, also from San Diego. It’s dream pop / “neu wop” in the same vein as Cults but even more like Generationals. Music recorded now but for another time. Imagine a Cold War era where we gave...
Christian Lehr and Mark Thompson- Hip Hip Hurray!
Their sound and style dips deeply into the “Better music through chemistry” pool.
It's a graceful mix between calculated melodic math and impromptu jam-out. Oh the wonders and perils of transcending space and time!
