"With a steady, heavy kick and entrancing chords this song gives you the option to recline in your whip and drift away, or hit the dance floor and stomp out some stress."
Monthly Archives: February 2010
hiphop
Chosen Few
Understanding
from "New World Symphony" (Hieroglyphics)
blues
Bill King
Easy, Easy, Easy
from "The Best of Bill King's Saturday Night Fish Fry" (7 Arts Entertainment)
Bill King "Easy, Easy, Easy" (mp3) from "The Best of Bill King's Saturday Night Fish Fry" (7 Arts Entertainment)
dance
DJ Dealer
You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett) (Word of Mouth Remix)
from "You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett)" (feat. Lisa Millett)
DJ Dealer "You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett)" (mp3) from "You're All I Need (feat. Lisa Millett)" (Look At You Records) More On This Album
hiphop
TRUTHLiVE
Broken
from "The Unlearning" (Interdependent Media)
"TRUTHLiVe spits cold actuality and defiant advice while The ARE's headstrong rhythm commands your attention."
dance
1 tour dates
Mark Farina
That's How
from "Geograffiti EP" (Great Lakes Audio)
Mark Farina "That's How" (mp3) from "Geograffiti EP" (Great Lakes Audio)
indiepop
Jason Collett
Love Is A Dirty Word
from "Rat A Tat Tat" (Arts & Crafts)
"With Love is A Dirty Word, we get more of Jason Collette's Dylan-meets-country dancefloor sensibility, which makes for a smart fit on a long car trip."
electronica
Nedry
A42
from "Condors" (Monotreme Records)
"Once you get over the obvious Bjork-ness of Ayu Okakita's voice and tempo, the originality of Nedry blossoms, with a dustup here and a jazz riff there."
altrock
Spoon
Got Nuffin
from "Transference" (Arts & Crafts Mexico)
"Years of seasoning strips Spoon down to the essentials: intense, slightly beguiling, but intentional alternative rock."
blues
Lurrie Bell
I Believe
from "Chicago Blues - A Living History" (Raisin Music)
Lurrie Bell "I Believe" (mp3) from "Chicago Blues - A Living History" (Raisin Music)
hiphop
Ruste Juxx
Rearview
from "The Exxecution" (Duck Down)
"A monsterous Marco Polo beat and Juxx's bloodthristy delivery evoke memories of mid-90's hardcore hip hop fervor, with an updated formula."
electronica
Outputmessage
Get Away
(Outputnoise Records)
"Bernard Farley lends his pop aesthetic and clean voice to an already padded pedigree of sonic skill-set, and vaults Outputmessage into a new segment of audience."
indiepop
Zeus
Marching Through Your Head
from "Say Us" (Arts & Crafts)
"The ELO soaked intro soon gives way to a punchy, gratifying narrative delivered with the kind of energy that lifts a good pop song above the fray."