Monthly Archives: February 2010

blues

John Mayall

A Big Man

from "The World's Greatest Bluesmen" (SnailWorx)

John Mayall "A Big Man" (mp3) from "The World's Greatest Bluesmen" (SnailWorx)
dance

Northern Souls

World in a Rage (Lucien Foort Remix)

from "World in a Rage" (Lucien Foort Remix)

Northern Souls "World in a Rage (Lucien Foort Remix)" (mp3) from "World in a Rage" (Gossip Records)
hiphop

Retrospek

So Cold

from "SOMESHYTWEDID" (Unsigned)

"With a track that could score the falling action in a tragedy, and a dark brewed lyrical storm, Retrospek lights a torch in the deep underground."
blues

Fruteland Jackson

from "I Claim Nothing But The Blues" (Electro-Fi Records)

Fruteland Jackson "Alligator Blues" (mp3) from "I Claim Nothing But The Blues" (Electro-Fi Records)
altrock

Alcoholic Faith Mission

Nut In Your Eye

(PaperGarden Records)

"A pretty way to get introduced to the band: sharp and soft contrast of vocals, melody that loops and echos into itself, plenty of auditory material to wrap your ears."
1 tour dates
indiepop

Emanuel and the Fear

Dear Friend

From "Listen" (Paper Garden Records)

"Emanuel and the Fear can play with mid-70's mellow classic rock meets TV theme music, without dripping in hackneyed kitsch."
electronica

Son Lux

Weapons VI (Alias Mix)

from "Weapons - EP" (anticon)

"It starts lo-fi, then blows through a musical membrane, revealing a wondrously wary world of the musical -vocal tension that Anticon label is known for cultivating."
hiphop

InI Mighty Lockdown

1804 Regime

from "New Day" (Trusfund Ent)

InI Mighty Lockdown "1804 Regime" (mp3) from "New Day" (Trusfund Ent)
dance

Aaron Perez

Feel Good

from "Dirty Disco Twenty Ten - EP" (Gossip Records)

Aaron Perez "Feel Good" (mp3) from "Dirty Disco Twenty Ten - EP" (Gossip Records)
altrock

Pariah Piranha

Role Model

from "People People" (Queer Control Records)

"We love it when girls thrash, and well, these three have more pent-up aggravation than a boozy british football fight."
electronica

Pocket

Backwards From Ten (Duplex 100 Remix)

from "Backwards From Ten (feat. Danny Seim of MENOMENA)" (Duplex 100 Remix)

"It's a fun multi-phase song work that features off-beat signatures, and Danny Seim's vocals reminds us of Jimmy Tamborello."
indiepop

A Sunny Day in Glasgow

Shy

from "IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2010" (ioda)

"Shy features dreamy haunting vocals over bright crashes of sounds, like pallets of paint, they mingle then delight."