King Charles is a solo artist out of West London that is quickly turning some heads with happy ears attached to them. Previously in the band Adventure Playground, King Charles is now on his own and has put out his first single, “Time Of Eternity”, via Mi7 Records. The song starts off fairly sweet and nice with acoustic guitars and his spoken word/singing barrage of lyrics style…then it escalates with swells of energy and spirit highlighted by some Animal Collective/My Girls-esque “Whoo”s. This song is…shall we say. SPLENDIFEROUS. I can’t seem to stop listening to it. Turn it up:
From the sugar sweet album Technicolor Health, Harlem Shakes now bring us the first video for one of my favorite tracks, “Strictly Game”. The video is full of whimsical semi still photographs. Check it:
Sometimes remixes simply sound like remixes – a dance floor version of a popular track. Other times the remix comes together so well, I find myself liking equal to or better than the original. This happens for me with Denmark’s Trentemoeller and his remix of Franz Ferdinand’s “No You Girls”. The electronics and beats he throws behind the vocals are sinister and wonderful – I’d almost swear this was some sort of original new band if I had not heard the real track previously. Anywho, take an ear to it:
There’s a slew of sweet music out right now, but do you know what I’m really in love with? Souvenir, a french singing Spanish electro pop band. Maybe it’s my love for all things Depeche Mode and The Knife, so when a band incorporates a big slice of these bands into their sound I can’t help but dig them. Whatever. Souvenir bounces my pop the right way even if I can’t understand the words and that’s all that matters. Check their album Drums, Sex, and Dance if you can and check these right now:
It’s along wait until Sally Shapiro’s follow up album Miracles comes out (don’t worry, it’s worth the wait), but some tasty remixes are sure to quench the thirst, right? How about one from Bulgarian producer Bogdan Irkuk aka Bulgari? I thought so. Take an ear to it:
Last years The Very Best mixtape was just that, the very best. The combo of Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit (aka The Very Best) was irresistible and had me on my toes for some sort of album in the future. Well the wait is over because here comes Warm Heart Of Africa just in time for the summer. The newly released track for the album is the title track and features Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend. I’m certainly not shocked by the guest appearance of Koenig given that The Very Best reworked VW’s song on their mixtape and the two group’s styles have a common denominator. Needless to say the song crushes!
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