blog 2010/02/03 - This special feeling of inadequacy only comes up in malls.
Bill Withers - Who Is He (Henrik Schwarz Edit): Let's get straight in to the thick of it with some sexy understated house grooves here.
Donnis - Go Home: After the first half of the 90s basically used every single Parliament sample ever, it's proof that a generation cycle has passed when the kids today are ready to ressurect those classic horns. Straight-up party business here.
Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets: Wow. Just wow. Goulding has been melting my mind for a few months now, with each single more delectable than the previous. SUCH a unique voice and fantastic pop talent. Incredible.
Glen Porter - Goodbye: Smooooth downtempo, in that traditional atmsopheric style.
Hot Chip - Slush
Hot Chip - Take It In
Hot Chip - Thieves In The Night: The new Hot Chip "One Life Stand" is like their other albums: iconoclastic, astounding, and a bit bewildering. Many of the songs run a bit too long, and the albums tend to never work as a whole, but the parts tossed in there are all so good that who cares. Highly recommended for Hot Chip fans new and old.
Jogger - Napping Captain: I can't help but read the name with a soft J. The new album "This Great Pressure" didn't do much for me, but this single is delightful. Have I heard this before? Almost every line of the lyrics is so catchy I swear it was from somewhere else.
Phil Kieran - Cut Copy Waste: Kieran takes what he does best -- slam you with amazing and innovative electro sounds -- and then works it in to a dense track that acts as a homage to Kraftwerk. Very awesome.
Post Harbor - Cities of the Interior
Post Harbor - The End of Something Great is Coming
Post Harbor - With a Line Graph I Can Tell the Future: The new album is "They Can't Hurt You If You Don't Believe In Them" and it's quite a joy. It's not revolutionary sonically, but it melds together the (guilty?) pleasures of Tool with Explosions In The Sky. Recommended for fans of prog rock and post rock. Bonus points for sampling Crispin Hellion Glover on The End of Something Great is Coming.
Sufjan Stevens & Aesop Rock - Star of Wonder, None Shall Pass (Tor Mashup)
Sufjan Stevens & Brother Ali - Night Zombies, Talkin My Shit (Tor Mashup): Mashups have long ceased to have revelatory effects, but they can still be good for a lark. Montreal Tor loops up some Sufjan, pops some drums, and drops some acapellas on top. Some of it works, like the two tracks here, but many of the classic acapellas just fall flat and sit in opposition to the music. But whatevs, you can download it all for free at http://www.illinoize.biz/
The Heavy - How You Like Me Now (Joker Radio Edit): Oh god damn Joker, you're just so damn amazing. Your remixes aren't scared to let the pop goodness shine through. Your beats are well produced and confident enough that they don't have to constantly wallop us with sub and mid-range flutters. This works so damn well.
Tosca - Birthday
Tosca - My First: Tosca's 2009 album "No Hassle" took me by surprise. I was expecting boring, adult contemporary chillout fare. What I got was totally engrossing and entirely original adult contempoary chillout fare. Taking funky hints of Roisin Murphy, Golden Palominos dub, and classic Ninja Tunes vibes, Tosca's managed an album that can shock and delight even a jaded old downtempo hag like me. I missed this in 2009, and I am oh so sorry. Highly recommended.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Bill Withers - Who Is He (Henrik Schwarz Edit)
Donnis - Go Home
Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets
Glen Porter - Goodbye
Hot Chip - Slush
Hot Chip - Take It In
Hot Chip - Thieves In The Night
Jogger - Napping Captain
Phil Kieran - Cut Copy Waste
Post Harbor - Cities of the Interior
Post Harbor - The End of Something Great is Coming
Post Harbor - With a Line Graph I Can Tell the Future
Sufjan Stevens & Aesop Rock - Star of Wonder, None Shall Pass (Tor Mashup)
Sufjan Stevens & Brother Ali - Night Zombies, Talkin My Shit (Tor Mashup)
The Heavy - How You Like Me Now (Joker Radio Edit)
Tosca - Birthday
Tosca - My First
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