Don't you hate it when something really exciting happens and you aren't allowed to talk about it. These are all things I will be able to share in the near future, I don't like surprises but that's the way it goes sometimes. Fuck it's like the moment I turned 30 and things just started falling into place. 20's were the "make mistakes but make sure you are also working hard at whatever it is you love to do." Get your heart broken, clean up the mess, pick yourself back up and do it all again until you hit 30 if ...
EXGF – We Are The Hearts (Premiere)
We Are The Hearts...
Have you ever denied yourself the opportunity to make the right decision? i.e. You know shouldn’t take a job for the money, you know the person you’re with isn’t right for you, but you do it anyway, you carry on for the wrong reasons. What makes us so reluctant to choosing our nobler influences and why are we ruled by habitual vices, weak to our desires?
Those are tough questions but often times it’s our own ego hidden in the form of intellect that gives credence to our ego supported qualities. The intellect is nothing more than a middle man ...
Parra For Cuva feat. Anna Naklab – Wicked Games (Original Mix)
The original "Wicked Games" by Chris Isaak has to be one of my favorite songs, the lyrics, and the luring strums of the guitar, it's so effortlessly beautiful and timeless. So when I heard this original mix from Parra For Cuva & Anna Naklab I fell in love all over again. I can shamelessly say that I am in love and it doesn't matter with what or with who, so you can just keep on guessing, but the original is what plays in my head on a weekly basis, and now depending on my mood I now have two versions ...
Marina & The Diamonds – Starring Role
I've been a little under the weather the past few days but I guess that's just the time of year that's why I always like to find new tunes that are a little more upbeat but still have an aggressive message, I just think the majority of us are feeling a little more aggression around this time.
Marina & The Diamonds really hit home lyrically in this track. I have to always stop and remind myself that maybe when we feel a distance from someone in our lives or anything in general its not necessarily us, but maybe the weather or ...
I express my deepest sympathy to the girls who may relate to these lyrics. Tragic.
“There’s just one thing that’s getting in the way
When we go up to bed you’re just not good it’s such a shame
I look into your eyes I want to get to know you
And then you make this noise and its apparent it’s all over.
It’s not fair and I think your really mean
I think your really mean
Yes I think your really mean
Oh your supposed to care but you never make me scream
You never make me scream
Well I lie here in the wet patch in the middle of the bed
I’m feeling pretty hard done by, I spend ages giving head…
Alter ego’s are nothing new when it comes to musicians, from Beyonce’s beyond corny Sasha Fierce, Eminem’s dark side Slim Shady, to Garth Brooke’s alternative rock weirdo Chris Gaines and now Bat For Lashes’ sinister blonde rendition Pearl. First of all, I started cracking up with the dramatic introduction of Pearl in this video. A blonde Natasha Khan looks like a strange creature from another dimension, but then again I think that’s the effect they were going for.
This is clearly a new version of Pearl’s Dream, the version on Two Suns isn’t as involved rhythmically. The producers did the same for the video version of Daniel, which also differs in terms of arrangement and drums. Yet another extremely creative and entertaining video from Bat for Lashes, enjoy.
So I’ve been a little bored of the new stuff lately and as I was just about to head back into the comfort of the past for today’s post I got an email from Steph Lund(Le Miel du Mois) telling me to check out the latest from The Twelves. As usual, they nail the remix/cover and while not as hype as most their works, it completely holds up in quality. If you haven’t heard of The Twelves by now I highly recommened going to town on google and checking them out. They are an extremely gifted production duo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a nack for making some of the best remixes you’ll hear. I skipped the A-Ha remix they did because it was getting blogged about too much but I’ll use this new song as an excuse to post it because it’s pretty damn good. Enjoy.
For those who may not know, Air France is a band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They’ve released two critically acclaimed EP’s - On Trade Winds and No Way Down, I highly recommened both. I know I posted an Air France song yesterday but I’ve been on a complete binge so naturally the blog is going to reflect that. Like most Air France stuff, this song makes your feel like your on a beach some other place, somewhere, some other time. Pretty much the only musical act that can completely change my state of mind on call is Van Morrison, but I have say that Air France’s care-free style gets pretty close. The summer couldn’t come fast enough! Enjoy.
A lot of blogs out there just post new stuff for the sake of posting so I’ve been waiting to write about Daniel, a fantastic song that deserves more than 2 minutes of my time. I’m starting to question if these publishers even listen to music anymore, you go on the sites and all you get is “Here’s the new Bat For Lashes video! So Cool!†It’s a damn shame. To quote Jay-Z when he was good, “Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?†Anyways, back to the lecture at hand…
“I got fed up of everyone thinking I was this mystical creature that drinks unicorns’ tears for breakfast!†If the new album “Two Suns†was supposed to be an answer to that, I’d have to give her a thumbs up, because she managed to it without compromising anything that made her unique. I for one was a huge fan of the dark, theatrical and eerie story telling, I can listen to it all day. “What’s A Girl To Do†from her first album is in my Top 5 love songs, all which I require to have a deep understanding of the complex, intense and necessary love/â€hate†emotions one has for a real significant other. Mix that in with the creepy 1970’s horror film production and next thing you know I’m at the record store buying all your CD’s…
Bat For Lashes – Daniel
Phoenix’s fourth studio album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix isn’t due till May 2009, which is why posting the first song from the album on March 9th is bound to get us a slap in the wrist. But were willing to take the risk if your willing to take the interest. Buy the album when it comes out!
1901 was leaked a few weeks ago and it pretty much dominated the blogosphere for a good week. Here’s Lisztomania, and equally good maybe even better song from the new album. Enjoy.
Just got the new Calvin Harris single and let me just say this song is sure to be the rage. It starts off sounding like a depressed, just lost my girlfriend acoustic guitar crybaby song, only to do a complete 360 into straight up 90’s big chord trance. With everyone in full blown 80’s mode, here come the 90’s!
Had this song for a while now but never got to posting it. It’s from the martians upcoming album, Man On The Moon: The Guardians, which Kanye calls, “a classic in the making.†I would have to agree. Cudi’s mellow dramatic style is refreshing in the face of all the dance music dominating the market. Kanye did a great job on the production as it is simple and serves more as a canvas for Cudi than an impressive production. In typical Cudi style the lyrics are very reflective in nature, uplifting while at the same time embracing realities, the key to having true perspective, enjoy.
