February 24, 2010

CROOKERS: hot new electro!

One of the beauty of sharing my discoveries with you...is that more people are starting to share more hot music with me! YEAH!!! lol
So here we have Crookers, which I've been playing @ my LIPSTICK night for 3-4 weeks now ( the track "We love animals" feat. Soulwax & Mixhell )...but "Transilvania" ( grrrreat title ) is also a hot catch...very electroclash, just like a classic Linda Lamb song.
Album "Tons of friends" out on March 8th.

CROOKERS feat. STEED LORD "Transilvania"

CROOKERS feat. SOULWAX & MIXHELL "We love animals"

UNKLE feat. THE BLACK ANGELS!!! Yeah!

I discovered The Black Angels in the fall of 2009 and got their 2 albums at the show ( with Raveonettes...hot night! ).
Now, their collaboration with Unkle is just perfect. Surprisingly, it sounds like a Joy Division song to me...who would have expected that!?
Beautiful, dark & haunting.

UNKLE "Where did the night fall" release date: May 11th ( well, I guess we'll have to abuse of this track for a little while... ). Hot artwork too!!!

UNKLE "Natural selection"


February 22, 2010

THE STILLS: a lost song that I love!

Listening to THE STILLS first album...and I really love this track "Love & death", but never heard it on a dancefloor or anywhere actually.
Although the video doesn't really give it justice = grrrreat song!!!!!

THE STILLS - Love & death

February 20, 2010

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB: Hot new band!

We have a really great new band right here. Thanks to my sexy friend who likes good music!
This is my discovery of 2010 so far...OH YEAH!!! Two excellent singles. Can't wait to hear more.
First album out on Kitsune: March 1st!

I CAN TALK

UNDERCOVER MARTYN

February 19, 2010

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE wins Best Album at the BRITS!

"LUNGS", my personal favorite release of 2009 ( #3 in my "Best albums of all time"...got myself the "special edition box-set"! ), just won the "Best album" @ the Brit Awards!!! YYYEEAAAHHHH!

A friend of mine started a FACEBOOK PAGE ( add yourself!!! ) trying to bring them back LIVE in Montreal this coming April, as they will be touring Toronto and the States...but unfortunately not revisiting us so far.
Saw her last November and...W-O-W!!! Incredible voice and performance! Mind-blooooowing.

Here are two of my favorite LIVE performances online:

DRUMMING SONG

BLINDING @ Glastonbury


MGMT's new album details!!!

Yes!!!
Good...I have to admit that I've been abusing of MGMT's first album "Oracular Spectacular - ☆☆☆☆" in my DJ sets!!! Not convinced that some of their new tracks will be "dancefloor friendly" enough as they have described this upcoming release as "weird...almost like a soul album". But still, pretty sure it's gonna be something nice to listen to!

Here is the track listing of their 2nd new album "Congratulations" to be released on April 13th:
"It's Working"
"Song for Dan Treacy"
"Someone's Missing"
"Flash Delirium"
"I Found a Whistle"
"Siberian Breaks"
"Brian Eno"
"Lady Dada's Nightmare"
"Congratulations"

Only 9 songs!?...probably some of them long and experimental, I bet!
Found a live video of the title song for you guys:

CONGRATULATIONS LIVE in Brooklyn:




NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB is back!

New album "The Optimist" out on March 1st and definetly worth a little mention here.
Not a huuuuge fan, but NYPC is a fun light groovy indie/electro band.
And this 1st single is cute and catchy!

NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB - Lost a girl

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB's upcoming album...

...sounds promising!!! Great first single and rarely disapointed with them, I must say. Dirty, driven, hypnotic and oh so sexy pure rock n'roll...and I also love the album's title: "BEAT THE DEVIL'S TATTOO"!
Release date: March 9th 2010.

Never seen them live but won't miss them this time around. I have a feeling it's worth every penny. I highly suggest you catch them in your city!
In Montreal, Friday April 2nd @ La Tulipe.

"CONSCIENCE KILLER" New single:

HOT LIVE VIDEO:

GOLDFRAPP new single "Rocket"...

...sounds like an emotionless Olivia Newton-John song to me. Disapointing and just way too pop; looks like they are really selling out big time this time!
Not good enough for my blog. Sorry. You'll have to look it up on Youtube, my friends. Haha.

Their last and best release "Seventh tree - ☆☆☆☆1/2" is worth a few attempts if you didn't love it the first time around. But I guess it didn't sell that much copies and they needed to eat badly!
Heard another track "Believer" taken from their upcoming album "Head first" ( couldn't have found a more appropriate title! ) as well, and it is no better at all.

So let's listen to our classic Olivia instead! Yeah!!!

OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN - Magic

February 18, 2010

Beautiful apocaliptic videos: MASSIVE ATTACK, RADIOHEAD & MANABE TAKAYUKI!

MASSIVE ATTACK - Splitting the atom
( Album: Heligoland - )

"The jobless return
The bankers have bailed
The mighty retreat
The pleasure it fails
At the end of the week..."
"...Honey scars I'll keep you near
Our blood is gold nothing to fear
We killed the time and I love you dear
A kiss of wine we'll disappear
The last of the last particles
Divisible invisible
The last of the last particles
Divisible invisible"


RADIOHEAD - Reckoner ( Album: In Rainbows - ☆☆☆☆ )
"You were not to blame for
Bittersweet distractors
Dare not speak his name
Dedicated to all of you, all your needs"


MANABE TAKAYUKI - The TV show