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[SONG OF THE DAY] Big Black Delta - "Lord Only Knows"
photo credit: Josh Giroux
Omg cute internet people I have the BEST NEWS TO SHARE!
My most favoritest man crush Monday, Jonathan Bates, better known to y’all as Big Black Delta has announced that we’re getting a fourth BBD full-length AND he further blessed us with a new single, “Lord Only Knows”. This dramatic little ditty that he’s just casually launched into the universe is such an exciting evolution for Bates and his signature sound that comes through in all the right moments on this track. It’s loud. It’s lush. It’s certainly not what I was expecting what would follow lead single from back in March, “Summoner”, which makes me love it all the more. Anyone who listens to “Lord Only Knows” for a whopping 30 seconds would not be the least bit surprised that Bates has recently rekindled his romance with heavy metal. The sharp left-turn to that Liberace moment, though. *chef’s kiss* That’s when things go next-level. The track isn’t long enough for me to toss it in a rock opera-esque kinda category, but if ever there were to be an extended edit of this song, I can only imagine the places it would go.
As previously mentioned, “Lord Only Knows” comes from Big Black Delta’s [now HIGHLY FUCKING ANTICIPATED] forthcoming album, LP4, which is available for pre-order now and drops on July 10th. From first glance at the tracklisting, hopefully I don’t have to wait very long to know what a song called, “Air Conditioned Dork” sounds like and I am already bracing myself for what something titled “Ballad of the Co-Dependent” is probably going to do to me. Regardless, the t-shirt + LP combo pre-order is calling my name, possibly that slick mask, too?
While we wait, please enjoy the third installment from director Adam Osgood, who previously provided the BBD universe with videos for, “Huggin & Kissin” and “Bitten By The Apple”. At this rate I would totally watch a movie exploring this father-daughter relationship that continues throughout all three videos, if only to clarify the timeline going on here. Does god-dad get to go back in time once he becomes god-dad so he can accidentally kill the dinosaurs? Did god-dad always know he was a deity? I have so many questions, lmao.
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Release Date: July 10, 2020
01. Lord Only Knows
02. Vessel
03. Politics Of Living
04. Summoner
05. Ballad Of The Co-Dependent
06. Sunday
07. Heaven Here I Come
08. Canary
09. White Lies
10. Killing Me
11. Air Conditioned Dork
12. Yes
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[SONG OF THE DAY] Mellowdrone - "Let It Out"
I would apologize for the Bojack season 5 binge that delayed me getting to today’s SOTD, but considering the depth of the subject matter for both the series and Mellowdrone’s latest single from their upcoming EP, 3, I’d say it’s pretty kismet that I decided to pour myself into both of these things today.
Enough Bojack! I’m so glad that Mellowdrone is back! Admittedly I’ve been a more committed Big Black Delta fan, but it’s very exciting to see frontman Jonathan Bates going back to this project along with his bandmates guitarist Tony DeMatteo and drummer Brian Borg.
Other things I’m really excited about: Jonathan Bates is sober!🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻
You can’t see me right now, but I’m waving invisible pom-poms so hard right now after writing that last sentence. Bates has hinted at his relationship with alcohol on Big Black Delta material in the past, but apparently has made the decision to get clean and put a priority on himself. I couldn’t be happier for him.
As he starts this new chapter of his life, “Let It Out” is his opportunity to explore what it means to be a man. As he told Buzzbands.LA, “[…]Being raised as a male in my generation, you’re never allowed to show feelings.” In “Let It Out”, however, Bates is doing the exact opposite, specifically in the chorus where as he described there’s, “[…]a group of people operatically crying and a dude is saying, ‘Just let it out,’”
I will point out that of the three Mellowdrone songs we’ve been blessed with this year that you can smell some Big Black Delta fumes on this one, which I actually think was a very beautiful conscious choice. Within the first few seconds you’re ears perk up due to some familiar sounds from whoRU812, a record meant to be the final purge of art he created in response to his father passing away. It’s not lost on me that after making an ambient instrumental album and then switching to a different project where he very candidly opens up that somewhere we’d find traces of what will likely be his ongoing mourning.
Bates has actually been at the top of my mind a lot lately because my father passed away in July. Knowing that such beautiful things like Trágame Tierra, whoRU812, and now these new Mellowdrone songs can be the product of such deep loss has been very comforting for me, which is part of why I’m so happy that Bates is doing better.
Thankfully we don’t have long to wait for the 3 EP, it’s dropping on September 26th. In the meantime, if you’re having a much needed self-care Sunday, spend some time with this much needed three minutes and fifty-nine seconds of taking care of yourself this evening.
[2016 Recap] A Few Of My Favorite Things
bless Topsters for assembling this graphic infinitely easier than prior years
Surpriiiiseee!! I'm going to do my year end wrap up differently than most of the ones I've seen. Mostly because I have so many to share, but mostly because I like to let the music do the talking and help you get better connected to the artists themselves. Instead of recaps of each record, I'm going to point you to my favorite tracks so if any of these are new to your ears you'll have the best starting point I can give you.
Personal Observations for 2016
This was a weird year for me in terms of listening/discovery habits. Instead of fighting against music consumption trends, I decided to play along. I dove head first into my Discover Weekly playlist. I even followed some of my friends' in order to see what I would find and set up an IFTTT recipe to archive everything recommended to me so I could go back and reference it later if I wanted. I barely touched my SKOA inbox, which probably upset a lot of publicists. Anyway, according to Last.FM's data (since Spotify never ended up sending me mine), I listened to 1,919 new artists this year, which is ABSOLUTELY INSANE. But really when you think about how much music Discover Weekly puts in front of you, it's really less than what everyone had the potential to check out (which is 1,560 if you figure we get 30 new tracks a week for a year). I am in the 98th percentile in music listening per Last.FM (meaning I listen to more music than 98% of people who still scrobble to Last.FM) and I found myself panicky and overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music that Spotify thinks I can get through on TOP of the music I already love and want to enjoy, or the random rabbit holes I end up falling into that typically bring me great new baby bands. I guess most people approach Discover Weekly differently than I do, letting artists come and go as they please, but knowing the transformative power that music possesses, I'm always wary of passing on an opportunity to be affected and share those experiences with others.
It's crazy to think that 20% of what stuck with me this year was randomly generated by The Algorithm and not delivered to me by humans. I almost said that the human delivery was through cosmic forces, but really, if music finds its way to your ears/hearts by friend or by Algorithm, both are cosmic in a way, no?
This is my struggle at present. I value the connection that happens when a humans experience music together, whether it be by recommendation or attending shows together. I worry this experience will continue to be diminished the more we silo ourselves into our algorithm-based echo chambers. I really hope I'm just out of touch and someone will point me to where this is the opposite, but I can't ignore how self-serving shows feel now every time I treat myself to a Night Out. This has been on my heart/mind too much lately to ignore it, so expect some changes to how things go down on the site (starting with making more time for this now that my new job isn't crazy busy for awhile).
What music moved you this year? Did you like some of these records but different tracks? I'd honestly love to know so please drop me a comment. Also if you want more than favorite tracks out of me for these records, feel free to bug me on Twitter I am happy to share!
My Favorite Things Of 2016
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[Listen] Big Black Delta - "Kid Icarus"
With every PledgeMusic update about this record my chill level goes from zero into negative numbers. Upon unveiling the artwork for his forthcoming sophomore album, Tragame Tierra, Big Black Delta mastermind Jonathan Bates shared a new track, "Kid Icarus" in addition to dates for a tour that kicks off in May. I'm already jittery with excitement at the thought of seeing them at Baby's All Right with the lighting that's already there. No doubt Bates will be drenching us in color. New York fam I hope you're ready to lose you're shit. Dis gon' be good.
As of late January, the album had finally been mastered and was slated to be put into final production in the next few weeks, which unfortunately means that the timeline for the album release has been pushed back a bit. Hard to be frustrated that they're taking their time considering the quality of each track that's been released so far.
I know this has been making the rounds for the last few weeks but just to make sure our friendship isn't in jeopardy, feast your ears on this:
OH! Obviously there is still time to help fund the album so get on that.
Big Black Delta Tour Dates:
May 1 – Minneapolis – Fine Line Music Cafe
May 3 – Dubuque, IA – The Venue
May 4 – Kansas City – Middle Of The Map Festival
May 5 – Chicago – Empty Bottle
May 6 – Detroit – UFO Factory
May 8 – Toronto – Adelaide Hall (Canadian Music Week)
May 9 – Montreal – Bar Le Ritz
May 10 – Burlington VT – ArtsRiot
May 11 – Brooklyn - Baby's All Right
May 13 – Boston – Cafe 939
May 14 – Albany – The Hollow
May 15 – Philadelphia – Milkboy
May 16 – DC – Black Cat
May 17 – Baltimore – Metro Gallery
May 19 – Vancouver – Biltmore Cabaret
May 20 – Seattle – Crocodile
May 22 – Portland – Doug Fir Lounge
#skoaradio 10/31/2015 liner notes
When a new song comes out of nowhere and suddenly becomes your favorite.
Happy Halloween broadband buds!
Gotta say, the jams in this week's #skoaradio are so good it's SCARY! hahahaha oh boy am I bad at #relevantcontent sometimes but WE'RE HERE TO TALK MUSIC ANYWAYS SO WHATEVER. I dug up some spooktacular new tunes this week from Sinden, The 1975, Jamie Woon, MALAA, and more so it's a pretty damn good mixtape if I do say so myself. Lots of new music out this week so I hope you weren't planning on buying your family any expensive Christmas gifts because you're about to exceed your budget on music for the zillionth time.
Don't forget you can grab the Spotify playlist at the bottom of this post so you can treasure the order I painstakingly put these songs in. Or you can hit shuffle. Whatever.
Until next week!
<3
- Skaters - "Mental Case"
- Going mental for this new track tbh. Dudes are working on a new album rn, so keep your ears/eyes open for updates.
- Pompeya - "Does"
- Pick up their full length Real. It's....real good.
- Of Montreal - "She's A Projector"
- The Neighbourhood - "Sweater Weather"
- Their new album, Wiped Out! dropped this week! Go grab it!
- Nine Black Alps - "Unsatisfied"
- The Living End - "Pictures In The Mirror"
- M.I.A. - "Fire Fire"
- Peaches (feat. Kim Gordon) - "Close Up"
- Go grab Rub if you haven't yet
- MALAA - "H+M"
- I don't know much, but I DO know MALAA's Soundcloud is full of treats (NO TRICKS).
- Sinden & Herve - "Hit & Run"
- Brand new EP dropped this week! GO PICK UP THICK AS THIEVES PT. 2 ASAP.
- Breakbot - "Back For More"
- NEW. ALBUM. COMING. 2016. HURRRRYYY.
- Neon Indian - "Annie"
- Vega Intl Night School is out now, so get on that mkay?
- Mellowdrone - "Oh My"
- Jonathan still needs your money for album #2 for Big Black Delta, so go pledge your undying love (and dollars) towards that please.
- Here are our 2 interviews with BBD (one from Adrian, one from me)
- Phases - "I'm In Love With My Life"
- For Life out now!
- The 1975 - "Love Me"
- The video for this is hilar so go watch it.
- New album, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it coming...soon? No date yet. We'll let you know when that happens.
- Oh yeah read the interview Shey did with Matt before they blew up.
- VOWWS - "Councilor"
- I MISSED THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THIS WAS COMING OUT THIS WEEK. GO BUY THE GREAT SUN IF IT'S THE ONLY ALBUM YOU BUY THIS YEAR.
- Man Without Country - "Catfish"
- Maximum Entropy is a solid and must-have record, so.
- Ryan has a project called Secular Ghost and it's good! He upped some new songs this week so check those out on Soundcloud.
- Matt Lange - "Inside My Head"
- My interview with him WILL be up on the site this week or you can punch me in the face.
- In the meantime, go grab his album Ephemera
- Jamie Woon - "Skin"
- Um, the press release I got sent was wrong, MAKING TIME IS OUT NOW GUYS OMGGGG.
- The Knife - "Heartbeats"
- RIP The Knife, may your music live on forever <3.
- Wilco - "Kamera"
- The name of their last album is a thing that my roommate is happy to rant to me about.
- Lily Allen - "Never Gonna Happen"
- #Sheezus seems to be straight chillin, but you can still go pick up her latest album.
- SIVIK - "High"
- Grab Spring EP even though it's almost winter. It will keep you warm from all the dancing.
#skoaradio 10/03/2015 liner notes
If you don't like music you can't sit with us.
It's chill af in NYC today. Literally. Like I'm having a hard time getting out of bed because I like my feet not being popsicles. I am writing this whilst I am still in bed. That said, the chill means that all the glorious fall albums are under way and CMJ is quickly approaching. I've also been on a steady streak of shows lately, which I will get up ASAP for you to see and be jealous of me. I'm also working to backdate all the show notes I kept saying I was upping and then rage quit because as you can see below these posts are intense as hell, you guys. OH WELL IT'S WORTH IT BECAUSE I LOVE DOING THIS!
Enjoy this weeks jams and be sure to grab the Spotify playlist below if you want to keep this mix around. As always, I'd love to hear from you so feel free to drop me a tweet and let me know what you thought of this week's show.
<3
- Jacuzzi Boys - "Happy Damage"
- Happy Damage EP out now!
- Playing some shows on the other side of the pond in November.
- Aeroplane (feat. Benjamin Diamond) - "Let's Get Slow"
- New EP Page One Is Love out now!
- Just wrapped some shows in the US. I missed him in NYC. I am sad. :/
- Beck - "Dreams"
- Dude had low key hangs with Sir Paul McCartney this week for a PETA thing. #SQUAD. FRIKKIN. GOALS.
- Big Data (feat. Rivers Cuomo) - "Snowed In"
- Edward Snowden joined Twitter this week (this song was inspired by him). Forgot rule #1 of Twitter: TURN OFF YOUR NOTIFICATION EMAILS. Whoops.
- Touring like freaking crazy still. Will we see you at Webster Hall on November 6th with RAC?
- Late of the Pier - "Heartbeat"
- Sam Dust (the singer for LotP) is in a new project called LA Priest! See below. Yes, I played him twice in my show because IT'S MY SHOW AND I DO AS I PLEASE!
- Dillon Francis - "Coming Over"
- Still on tour with Zedd and the gang.
- Pick up This Mixtape Is Fire to keep you warm on those chilly fall nights.
- JR JR - "Gone"
- JR JR is out now! GRAB IT!
- Touring to support the new record like every good band should.
- Darwin Deez - "Time Machine"
- Pick up Double Down now!
- Touring the UK now, US up next! Wooo!
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "Ur Life One Night"
- Oops. Looks like the limited edition pink vinyl I have is sold out. You can haz a blue one tho. Or grab MP3s. Whatever.
- I don't think these guys are ever going home. Still touring. Bless you, fam.
- The Kickdrums - "Things Work Out"
- Breathe Again EP out now.
- Peep his latest project with Duckwrth too called Nowhere. It's goooood.
- Weaves - "Do You See Past"
- Grab their self-titled EP and their latest track "Tick" to get ready for their CMJ shows! (wow I really need to talk to them about organizing their tour dates better)
- Phases - "Betty Blue"
- Big Black Delta - "Its Ok"
- GIVE THIS MAN YOUR MONEY OKAY? But really, pledge your brains out for his next album.
- Just upped a new song from his upcoming album, Tragame Tierra, with Debbie Gibson (YES, THAT DEBBIE GIBSON).
- Passion Pit - "Let Your Love Grow Tall"
- Kindred has been out for awhile, still worth your dollars if you haven't bought it yet.
- On tour now.
- For Lean - "Just A Little Spirit"
- Quiet Day dropped this very week! YAYYYYY BROOKLYN BANDS!! They have some sexy as hell yellow vinyl on their website for this release, so hollllerrr at a band on their website if you wants it.
- Phoenix - "1901"
- Grab their latest Bankrupt! (or Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix so you can have the song I played)
- LA Priest - "Oino"
- Debut album Inji out now.
- I caught this lil cutie at Baby's All Right in BK this week. That writeup is coming soon. I promise.
- Supporting Tame Impala's shows in NYC and PA. Bust. They're all sold out already :(
- Also his website is trippy but fun to play with, so look at that.
- The Drums - "Money"
- Pick up their latest Encyclopedia now!
- Just announced 3 shows at Baby's All Right! ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT!
- The Getup Kids - "Holiday"
- You should probably own this record if you don't already. It's so perfect for the fall.
- Uh, they're playing a 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW in Brooklyn? Good Loki I'm old. Oh yeah, they're playing elsewhere too.
- The Streets - "The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living"
- I miss you Mike Skinner. Please come back to us.
- PS If you haven't checked out The Story Of The Streets it is a great read. It's even cooler if you get the audiobook because Mike Skinner narrates it. I loved it.
- Tame Impala - "Yes I'm Changing"
- Go buy Currents. I absolutely love Currents. You must have Currents. (My colored version is sold out, #sorrynotsorry.)
- On tour now (remember our friends LA Priest are opening for them next week?)
- Francis & The Lights - "In A Limousine"
- Son Little - "Lay Down"
- Pre-order his debut album before it drops on 10/16! GET THE VINYL! GET READY TO SWOON!
- Touring like a madman and I love his mush face for it!
- Mansionair - "Pick Me Up"
- Grab their new EP Pick Me Up now!
- On tour in support of CHVRCHES!
- Show writeup from me ASAP! Saw them twice in a week! #blessed
- Run The Jewels - "Meowrly (BOOTS remix)"
- When you're done squealing in delight you can grab Meow The Jewels for $FREE.99. IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON VINYL AND I AM SERIOUSLY DEBATING IT.
- Don Diablo (feat. Maluca) - "My Window"
- Lots of stuff going on with his label, Hexagon
- When is this guy not touring, srsly?
- PS have you read my interview with him yet?
- Also I really hope this rumor/possible legit leak is true.
- Justice - "DVNO"
- IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED! THEY'RE IN THE STUDIO! ALBUM #3 IS COMING! THANK YOU #SHEEZUS!
Topics discussed!
Vinyl Is Making More Money Than Ad-Supported Streaming
While US Apple Music Trials Are Ending, China Is Ushering In New Users
#skoaradio 08/22/2015
Really feeling this weeks show, you guys.
Things have been a whirlwind at SKOA HQ so show notes have been a little neglected the past couple of weeks. DON'T WORRY I plan on backdating some posts so y'all have the hookup though! Super excited about the new jams from Peaches, CHVRCHES, and Jacuzzi Boys from this week's show so feel free to drop me a line to let me know what you thought of those!
Until next week, fam!
<3
- Tanlines - "All Of Me"
- Kate Boy - "Midnight Sun"
- Like I said, the video is so Fischerspooner-ific. Can't get enough!
- Playing some scattered shows across Europe, other than that not much else to see here.
- Tobacco - "Mexican Icecream"
- Happy Diving - "So Bunted"
- There's a limited pressing of this single, so if you're feeling this track you best get on this ASAP!
- Ladyhawke - "Blue Eyes"
- Nodaway - "Hairspray"
- The video for this song is hilarious (but also makes you want to make out)
- If you're in Nashville these Belmont boys are playing in the Belmont Battle of the Bands next week alongside COIN and some other great Belmont alumni.
- CHVRCHES - "Leave A Trace"
- New album Every Open Eye drops September 25th! You can pre-order it here.
- Earlier this week the band unveiled the video for "Leave A Trace"
- ARRWS (feat. Fem Fel) - "The Dark"
- From his upcoming EP Motionless For Hours.
- Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi (feat. Norah Jones) - "Seasons Trees"
- Danger Mouse is starting his own label called 30th Century Records and Autolux is his first singing! ISN'T THAT EXCITING!?
- Barbarossa - "Imager"
- Playing a couple of shows in September across the pond. Get on that ASAP UK fam!
- Rainer - "Skin"
- In addition to this song being played on Catfish last week here in the US on MTV, the band just released their debut album on clear vinyl! Get your hands on it before I do!
- The Chainsmokers - "Let You Go (A-Trak remix)"
- On tour now in the US. Go get your dance on!
- Big Black Delta - "It's OK"
- There's still time to pledge your life and hard earned money away. If you need convincing that BBD is worth the money always and forever we have not one but two interviews with him.
- Junior Senior - "We R The Handclaps"
- Mayer Hawthorne - "Handy Man"
- If you want to own this track you have to buy it via hammer shaped USB over at Mayer Hawthorne's site. Yep.
- Mackintosh Braun - "Could It Be"
- Man Without Country - "Romanek"
- The video for this song is trippy and I can't get enough of it.
- Ryan from MWC recently unveiled a new side project called Secular Ghost. You can check out his first track on Soundcloud.
- Hot Chip - "White Wine and Fried Chicken"
- Teen Daze - "Let's Groove"
- Walking Shapes - "Feel Good"
- Heading out on tour with Albert Hammond Jr. soon.
- Peaches (feat. Kim Gordon) - "Close Up"
- Rub is out September 28th!
- Hitting the road in October (like one should with a new album).
- Have you seen the video for this yet? You must!
- Dillon Francis - "Bruk Bruk (I Need Yo Lovin')"
- This Mixtape Is Fire is out now!
- Don't forget he's heading out on tour in support of Zedd on his upcoming True Colors Tour so be sure to grab tickets while you can for that.
- Don Diablo - "On My Mind (Radio Edit)"
- Still time to vote for Don Diablo on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs!
- Dude is never not playing shows.
- Speaking of never not playing shows, you can see what life on the road is like in the video for "On My Mind"
- Oh yeah read my interview with him because he is a wonderful human being.
- Röyksopp - "Save Me"
- Superwalkers - "Judge Me"
- This interview with Superwalkers details my newfound fascination with them.
- Son Little - "Lay Down"
- His self-titled debut drops on October 16th! PRE-ORDER IT NOW AND SUPPORT MY AARON OKAY?
- On tour now. A few dates with Lord Huron (NICE) here and there. Go see him live and try to not get weak in the knees! I DARE YOU!
- The Kickdrums - "Breathe Again"
- Breathe Again is out courtesy of Fitts' own label!
- Jacuzzi Boys - "Sun"
- Check out the trippy video for this song.
- Grab "Sun" for $FREE.99 on Soundcloud!
- Happy Damage EP drops on September 18th!
#SKOARADIO 07/18/2015
me going through all the new music this week
Oof. Really stoked for this show and because I submitted it late it was a little borked airing. You didn't even get to hear the last two segments. :( All good though! There's always next week (not to mention the podcast that will be attached to this show shortly). But yeah, trying to get back to digging out those little diamonds in the rough that I enjoy supporting. Plus HELLO NEW KENNA!! *praise hands emoji* A lot to be excited about. Expect more posts in between this show and the next with more info on the bands we're featuring.
As always feel free to let me know what you thought of this week's show either by dropping a comment here or hitting me up on Twitter.
Until next week!
<3
- Breakbot (feat. Ruckazoid) - "Fantasy"
- DID YOU SEE GUYS!? We're getting SO CLOSE to a new Breakbot record! We've hit the mastering stage of the process per his post on Instagram. Eeeeee!
- Miami Horror - "Love Like Mine"
- North American tour now. August = Australia dates.
- Big Black Delta - "It's Ok"
- Pledge your life and hard earned money away. If you need convincing that BBD is worth the money always and forever we have not one but two interviews with him.
- Rainer - "Marry"
- Grab dat album doe.
- Gothic Tropic - "Puppet Master"
- Playing a couple of dates with Surfer Blood. Debut album Fast or Feast slated for early 2016 release.
- Madeon - "Pay No Mind"
- Heading out on tour with Zedd and Dillon Francis. Snapchat won't know what hit it tbh.
- Tame Impala - "'Cause I'm A Man"
- Go buy Currents! It's so good! Hopefully you made it out to one of their listening parties like I did!
- Tour is in full swing and dates are selling out fast so GRAB THEM WHILE YOU CAN.
- Death In The Afternoon - "'82"
- Available to purchase everywhere August 28. Until then, obsessively listen over on Soundcloud.
- Phases - "I'm In Love With My Life"
- Can't believe I have to miss them on Tuesday (7/21) At The Studio at Webster Hall.
- On tour now if that wasn't obvious from the above.
- Someone we love at SKOA did a fun remix of this song. Any guesses? It was our broadband buddy Big Data!
- ARRWS (feat. FEM FEL) - "The Dark"
- From his upcoming EP Motionless For Hours.
- VOWWS - "The Great Sun"
- Debut full length The Great Sun expected to drop this fall!! ON TOUR NOW!
- Boots - "I Run Roulette"
- Playing the Lollapalooza after show with some other dates. Supporting Run The Jewels this fall. More over on his site.
- On An On - "It's Not Over"
- And The Wave Has Two Sides out on July 24th! Check out the cool game on their website that they used to unlock their next single, "You Can't Escape It".
- Example - "Whisky Story"
- HE DID THE WHOLE BLOODY MUSIC VIDEO IN ONE TAKE ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND! WHAT!!!?!??!
- Oh yeah I interviewed him back in 2012 at his first show in NYC. Is he ever going to break in the US? I sure hope so.
- HEALTH - "STONEFIST"
- DEATH MAGIC is out on August 7th and it is AMAZING (trust me) so pre-order it.
- Like every smart band they're hitting the road to support their new album. Dates over on Facebook.
- PS you can get STONEFIST for free over on their website.
- Ratatat - "Cream on Chrome"
- Magnifique is out now, too! GO GET IT!
- "Guess who's on tour?" "I guess Ratatat!" "YOU GUESSED RIGHT!"
- Sivik - "U Got"
- There are some fun remixes of this song on Soundcloud.
- SEØUEL - "Subtle"
- Reykavik EP drops on July 24th. I'm into it.
- Galantis - "Call If You Need Me"
- Kid Cudi (feat. MGMT & Ratatat) - "Pursuit of Happiness"
- Playing a couple of festivals this summer.
- Man on the Moon III expected to drop sometime this year. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Monarchy - "Black Widow"
- ReVision out now.
- Earlier this week they released a video for their Blur cover of "Girls And Boys" featuring Dita Von Teese that's a bit trippy.
- Kenna - "Sleep When We Die"
- Something must be coming because Kenna has been posting a lot of videos on Facebook lately. (Spoilers: something is, but I can't say because I've been sworn to secrecy).
- Tropics - "Hunger"
- Big Data (feat. Bear Hands) - "Sick For Me"
- On tour basically forever. Dates with RAC coming soon so that's cool!
- Too Many Ts (feat. Great Scott) - "Same Thing"
- You know you can get their latest EP with this song on it for free, right?
- Fair amount of shows this summer. None near me for Too Many Hugs tho. :/
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