It may be Sunday, but there’s no reason to feel down when you have Bostro Pesopeo’s upbeat nu-disco track to lift you up. The German producer — known as Florian Peter in real life — just released his second EP “Cheer Up” via Permanent Vacation.
Fischerspooner – Emerge
Saturday night throwback from Fischerspooner, the electroclash duo from New York City. In a world filed with ‘hyper-mediocre’ electronica, their high-octane track “Emerge” still holds up.
Seoul – Stay With Us
Digging this diaphanous number from new ambient-pop indie outfit, Seoul. Based out of Montreal, the group is scheduled to support Local Natives and Wild Nothing in concert later this month. Stream their dreamy single “Stay With Us” and pick up a FREE download below.
HAIM – The Wire (Tourist Remix)
Until now the buzz around HAIM, the sister trio from LA had all but escaped my attention. This remix by the London producer Tourist, however, changed that with his tropical twist on their single “The Wire.”
The mix will be part of the Amazon’s UK deluxe edition of the bands forthcoming LP Days Are Gone, out September 30th. Stream below along with the virtually unrecognizable original, which, while not my fave, has an undeniably catchy chorus.
Tourist 2013 North American Tour Dates:
10/18 New York, NY @ CMJ
10/19 New York, NY @ CMJ
10/23 Boston, MA @ TT The Bears
10/24 Washington, DC @ U St Music Hall
10/25 Montreal, QC @ Belmont*
10/26 Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar*
10/27 Asheville, NC @ Mountain Oasis
10/29 Miami, FL @ Bardot*
10/30 Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
10/31 San Francisco, CA @ 1015 Folsom
11/1 San Diego, CA @ Bang Bang
11/2 Seattle, WA @ Lo-Fi
11/3 Los Angeles, CA @ Hard – Day of the Dead
11/7 Chicago, Il @ Concord
11/8 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
11/9 Denver, CO @ Norad
*Supporting Duke Dumont
Geographer – This Is How We Walk On The Moon (Arthur Russell Cover)
Referred to as “the first modern musician” by Nico Muhly, Arthur Russell is the late New York composer whose experimental music ranged from avant-disco to classical cello compositions. Russell influenced a generation of artists to come, including Devendra Banhart who wrote:
I moved to New York because of Arthur Russell — he’s my favorite musician. Over the last two years, I’ve listened to him constantly and have been reading [Tim Lawrence’s 2009 Russell biography] called ‘Hold On to Your Dreams’ about how downtown, experimental, underground disco and classical composition and all those scenes blended together.
That said, enjoy this quality rework of Russell’s “This Is How We Walk On The Moon” by San Francisco-based indie band Geographer. A free download is available here.
Lane 8 – Every Night
Daniel Goldstein, the house producer from San Francisco known as Lane 8 has been making waves in the world of electronica this year. The shimmery downtempo track, “Every Night” samples vocals from Diana Ross & The Supremes “Reflections” and is a perfect number for your end-of-summer playlist.
HLD weekend, everyone.
Upcoming tour dates below. Serendipitous that the day I go to post this track, he happens to be playing in DC the next day, non?
August 30 – U Street Music Hall, Washington DC
October 4 – Zanzabar, Louisville
October 4-6 – Music in the Middle, Tennessee
London Grammar – Strong (High Contrast Remix)
The EP for London Grammar‘s new single “Strong” is set to release September 1, which includes the High Contrast remix by Welsh producer Lincoln Barrett. With his trademark addition of d&b, the rework is a solid – dare I say stronger – reinterpretation of the original.
Listen below, along with another track off their Metal & Dust EP, “Darling Are You Gonna Leave Me.”
London Grammar will be playing at DC’s U Street Music Hall October 6th.
Kings of Leon – Wait For Me
“Wait For Me” is the second single off Kings of Leon’s forthcoming album, Mechanical Bull. Taking it down a notch after the fast-paced first track “Supersoaker,” their follow-up is a simple but affective number that KOL fans are sure to appreciate.
Dillon Francis – “Without You” (ft. TEED)
Dillon Francis and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs recently paired up to create collaborative single “Without You.” The Moombahton pioneer solicited TEED on vocals, who ended up writing the track on the relationship troubles Francis was enduring at the time. Stream the ruminative nu disco track below.
The Chain Gang of 1974 – Miko
Black and white. Cityscapes. Pulsing synthpop with romantic underpinnings. Pretty much the trappings of an irresistible video/song marriage for me. The frenetic energy of “Miko” perfectly captures the beat of the city – making it the ideal soundtrack for any on-the-go activity. Download the new track by The Chain Gang of 1974 (moniker of Kamtin Mohager) in iTunes and look out for his sophomore LP scheduled to drop in 2014.
poetry in an empty coke can 