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diSKOAver weekly: Week of December 8, 2021
Hello gorgeous internet friends!🥰✨💖
Did you miss me? I sure missed you.
I think the hiatus is over? IDK. I feel like I keep saying that, but I’m pretty sure this is the real deal this time, haha.
In the past I have spent a lot of time overthinking what I share on this silly little site because I want it to be an equally fun and informative space that also happens to be aesthetically pleasing to My People. Plus there’s that pressure to figure out how to monetize the thing that makes you happy 🤑, which can easily become a thing that makes you really unhappy when you get caught comparing your internet offerings to someone else’s. Juggling all of those feels on top of a pandemic made trying to express myself even more stressful so I gave myself as much space from this as I needed until I missed it so much that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
And some of you even reached out a few times to ask when the next update was coming. 🥺 You’ll never know how much that meant to feel like my contributions are actually meaningful to y’all even though most of the time I feel like I’m gushing into the void, lmao.
Anyway I hope you all are doing well and have been stuck at least twice by now. 💉
Enjoy!
Mickey Kojak - ”Club Is On Fire”
Okay so for whatever stupid reason when I want to take myself seriously about loving on this Sydney sweetie I always tell myself his full name is actually Michelangelo Kojak. I might have dreamed that once? Either way, that’s not even remotely true. I know his real name is actually Michael Dable and yet here we are lol. At any rate, our fateful hero has been doing his part during the pandemic to regularly drop techno treats on Tuesdays of his choosing to keep the fire burning in our hearts for his adorkable ass while he continues to work on new music. Luckily we managed to get a remix and two originals from Mickey in 2021, “Lights Out” and “Club Is On Fire”, the latter being the more splendidly chaotic of the two.
Pat Lok x Party Pupils - “So Fine”
Over the course of 2021 the Twitter homey Pat Lok has been doing the Lorde’s work by keeping us satiated with shit that slaps. His recent collaborations with Party Pupils have been especially hitting the spot as of late. “So Fine” is an obvious fave because it makes it easier for me to pretend like I’m getting the attention I know I deserve, but I also really love their latest, “I Want You”. Which is also more attention seeking from me I guess? lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Lxury - “PAD MA”
I was really glad London’s Lxury snuck in another EP after last year’s No Real Rush. This new one, Smart Digital Life is a lot more airy and brighter than NRR. There’s not a track I’d cut. In a parallel universe I would’ve included “Up High” but I was really feeling the high energy of "PAD MA” to compliment everything else in this weeks playlist.
Simon Hinter - “Wanna Make Love - Mixed”
I love a good DJ Kicks mix, which is where I fell for German producer Simon Hinter. While I thoroughly enjoyed the entire mix that Disclosure put together, “Wanna Make Love” easily stands out as a moment to shut the fuck up and dance. Do not try to shift your focus otherwise you might get swept away on the dance floor.
Alfie Templeman - “Wait, I Lied”
If these are the kinds of songs that Alfie Templeman is writing at 18, mannnn I’m like dying to know how his sound is gonna evolve in the next, like, 5 years. The progression from Don’t Go Wasting Time to Forever Isn’t Long Enough is somewhat subtle but you can tell that he’s feeling a lot more confident in his sound. Here’s hoping he continues on this trajectory he’s clearly on at the moment.
Jaded - “Welcome To The People”
Lovely London lads Jaded have also been doing their part holding it down in 2021. I think “Welcome To The People” is a nice change of pace for the trio. The beat is super addictive. It keeps you stimulated as if you’re slightly over caffeinated and leaves you wanting like a 10 minute edit of this or some other absurd length.
Darius - “Feels Right (feat. Duñe)”
Let the record reflect that the only show I went to in all of 2021 was to see Darius and Étienne de Crécy while I was in Paris for part of August and most of September. I just can’t bring myself to do shows in the US yet. I got hella trust issues with this country related to this pandem. Meanwhile, France’s vaccination efforts coupled with the countrywide implementation of the Pass Sanitaire put my mind at ease to dance the night away. And you better believe I barely moved the next day I went so hard at that show. While every track on Darius’ new EP, OASIS (Prelude), has its each little flavor to savor, “Feels Right” is my favorite mood enhancer of his and I had to make sure this one got to y’all. 🥰
Louis La Roche - “One Big Gay Disco”
I very much like Louis La Roche’s new album, We’re Not That Different. There are so many good details about this record that make me keep coming back to it. My first taste of the record was, “One Big Gay Disco”, which is how I would succinctly describe what I hope heaven is like if it exists. I did ⚡️The Kibbe Thing⚡️ and hunted down the origin of this sample. I’m not going to publicize the hateful homophobic person’s name who said some horrible shit in an interview that Louis chose to transform into something positive and fuckin fabulous. I’m not mad it wasn’t easy to find the clip. Maybe just take my word for it that it’s awful and as someone who has people who lost people in the Pulse shooting that this song advances the slay agenda and is defiantly gay as hell.
KUNZITE - “SUPREME BEAM”
I’m such a doofus. I went way too long not putting it together that KUNZITE was Ratatat adjacent. Never not embarrassing when something that later seems painfully obvious just flies over my head. I mean how long have I been at this shit, 12 years now? Anyway for the record KUNZITE is comprised of RATATAT's Mike Stroud and Agustin White from White Flight which is why it’s vibey af. I really love their latest album, VISUALS and I cannot recommend it enough.
Willow Kayne - “Opinion”
When last we met this little sweetie was just stepping out with her debut single, “Two Seater”. Since then she’s released tracks “I Don’t Wanna Know” and more recently, “Opinion”. Have a peep at the brand spankin’ new music video for IDWK which Willow shot during her recent stay in Los Angeles. If you need any concrete evidence that the 90s are absolutely back in style, just sit back and let Willow’s ‘fits wash over you in all of their Delias-era glory. For some reason I really want Willow and BENEE to be besties. I feel like they would get into the best kind of trouble together, you know?
Noah Davis- “How Much Cash”
I haven’t watched American Idol since season one so I hadn’t made the connection that Noah Davis has already had a little heat going for awhile. To me he was just some unassuming sweet thing that landed on my FYP and left me fucking SHOOK when “How Much Cash” hit my earholes. It not only makes me want to go to a gay bar full of hot lil go-go boys, but given that I’m in a space to call in the blessings I’ve been blocking, I always feel richer and mad sexy after playing this.
Magdalena Bay- “Secrets (Your Fire)”
Only been trying to make this band happen since *checks notes AKA the DW archive* 2019. Glad everyone has joined the party! Like sincerely. I really am. Gotta say tho, they really fucking nailed it with this record. Mercurial World is just… *chef’s kiss*. Also this 90s nostalgia aesthetic just makes me feel like I’m on Geocities talking about this. If you don’t know what Geocities is please don’t tell me and just Google it. I can already feel the “kids these days don’t know how good they have it for making websites” spiel and I’m not in the mood to embarrass myself. Just let me casually obsess over their music video for this song and their website in peace.
Griff - “One Night”
Fun true story: while working from my Airbnb in Paris I would leave MTV France on because I figured of all the TV shows that would teach me useful French vocabulary that Catfish would be perfect for someone as Very Online as yours truly. In France they were going HARD with plugging this song in the commercial breaks. Admittedly I haven’t given Griff a lot of attention in the past, but the clip from, “One Night” left me curious about the story behind the song. Apparently it’s about, “feeling like you’re always carrying this darkness or burden.” As Griff told NME, “I think in the daytime we can feel distracted because we’re around people and we’re busy, but that moment between going to bed and falling asleep, there’s just enough silence for those burdens to get louder. Essentially this song is trying to understand why I can’t shake it, and the chorus comes to this breaking point of desperately wanting at least ‘One Night’ alone.” Yeah girl, feel that. 😔
Carter Vail - “Trash Friends”
Carter Vail makes it very easy to love him, which is why I’m not surprised at his ever growing following on TikTok. He’s a solid songwriter, has a great sense of humor (see also: “Trash Friends”), and also happens to have a face that you don’t mind looking at for long periods of time. It did not surprise me one bit to learn that he’s based in Nashville now and played at Rockwood Music Hall at the end of November. Hell I might DM his ass and ask him if he’s going to Belmont, because that’s the vibe he’s throwing. He’s throwing “homey I could’ve gone to college with who’s having a fun time getting better at writing songs”. That said, it seems his sound has already evolved quite a bit since he started releasing tracks in 2018 and I definitely like the direction he’s chosen for his 2021 cuts.
Nasty Party- “People On The Street”
Are you ready to hit BINGO on your SKOA Bingo cards? This one is courtesy of the TikTok algorithm AND is an Australian baby band, bitches. LMAO. These guys have managed to capture the essence of 1980’s punk but made just enough tweaks to the sound that it could contend with today’s standards. In my ✨Kibbe Flies Aussie Bands To America And Makes Them All Famous Fantasy✨, these guys would be on a bill with Johnny Hunter and These New South Whales.
Jakuzi - “Açık Bir Yara”
My little Turkish darklings Jakuzi have reappeared to seduce us with a quickie two-song EP for 2021, of which the title track,“Açık Bir Yara” is my favorite. Singer Kutay Soyocak has also started dabbling in a new black metal project called Vox In Rama which is a genre I’m not often in the mood for but is very cool to see this side of Kutay’s vocal abilities.
#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. :/
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE MUSIC BIZ STUFF I TALKED ABOUT:
What Really Happened With Taylor Swift and Apple Music
Soundscan's 2015 Half-Year Report
Concerts and Festivals Create Passion Fans (Who Spend) Says Study
NOW ONTO THE MUSIC!
Some Kind of Awesome Radio - 07/11/2015
Typing up all the show notes this week for once because I love you, fam.
YES! I'M ACTUALLY DOING SHOW NOTES FOR THIS WEEK! #sorrynotsorry but like I said in this week's episode I've been dealing with a bit of blogger burnout and even though doing the show is very therapeutic for me when you see how thorough I intend to be moving forward you will understand why I put this off for as long as I could. Again, I really appreciate those of you who listen and never get the promised show notes. NO MORE BROKEN PROMISES! Just quality #content in addition to a bunch of other new things in the works right now.
Hope you enjoyed this weeks show! Feel free to drop a comment here or hit me up on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you thought of this week's picks!
Until next week!
<3
- Tuxedo - "Do It"
- Hitting the road for a mini tour this month! You can check out tour dates over on their site.
- Studio Killers - "Eros & Apollo"
- Ain't No Love - "Cry In The Rain"
- Dillon Francis - "Bruk Bruk (I Need Yo Lovin)"
- Hitting the road this month! Tour dates over on his site.
- This Mixtape Is Fire drops on August 14. You can pre-order it if you're into that.
- Vowws - "The Great Sun"
- Shows in July and August. More info over on Songkick.
- Ratatat - "Club Amnesia"
- Magnifique is out July 14th. You can stream the album in full via NPR.
- The Kickdrums - "Breathe Again"
- Monarchy (feat. Dita Von Teese) - "Girls & Boys (Blur cover)"
- Few shows lined up in the next month or so.
- ReVision out now. As is Abnocto.
- Caribou - "Silver"
- On tour now so get on it! Tour dates here.
- Interpol - "My Desire"
- On tour now! Sprout and I will be heading to the show in Broooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Will we see you there?
- Tame Impala - "Cause I'm A Man"
- The video for this song is super fun and full of puppets.
- Currents drops on July 17 - CAN YOU EVEN HANDLE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T. #zerochill
- Tour is in full swing and dates are selling out fast so GRAB THEM WHILE YOU CAN.
- Hot Chip - "Love Is The Future"
- They just upped these really fun Peanuts shirts in their merch store. I think I want the Snoopy one? idk
- Very much on tour right now.
- The Streets - "Two Nations"
- Fairly quiet in the Mike Skinner camp other than that single he did as The D.O.T. last year. Sigh.
- VHS or Beta - "Can't Believe A Single Word"
- Weaves - "Tick"
- Kenna - "Karma Is Coming"
- Things are in the works in Kenna camp! He just posted a series of videos on Facebook explaining his Land 2 Air Chronicles series. I know more because I'm awesome but can't say just yet. KEEP YOU'RE EYES PEELED FOLKS!
- Maiday - "Wish You'd Met Me First"
- More on Maiday in the coming weeks as I get to the bottom of this woman and her bru-tiful jams. Also getting into one of the producers on this track. More on that next week. :)
- Big Black Delta - "It's Ok"
- NEW ALBUM COMING SOON. Open your hearts and wallets and PLEDGE YOUR BRAINS OUT. (hey buddyyy!) Dude deserves this to get the crap funded out if it considering all his gear got stolen and his dad passed away. Rough year for Jonathan Bates but It's Ok.
- For now you can grab "It's Ok" over on Soundcloud.
- Kate Boy - "Midnight Sun"
- Do not ask me why you cannot buy this yet in the United States of America. I don't get it either. Take it away, UK!
- Few random tour dates if you're in other parts of the world.
- Don Diablo (feat. Emeni) - "Universe"
- I can't keep up with this dude. He's already gearing up to release another single called "On My Mind" which drops on July 27. This teaser for it has got me wanting to dance in space.
- Voting is open for Top 100 DJs so get to voting so my chocolate chip cookie recipe can have more street cred since they're Don Diablo (and Mama Diablo) approved.
- Lily Allen - "Close Your Eyes"
- Animal Kingdom - "The Art of Tuning Out"
- ANAMAI - "Lucia"
- Few shows coming up.
- Dangermouse & Sparklehorse / Dark Night Of The Soul (feat. Julian Casablancas) - "Little Girl"
- Until The Ribbon Breaks - "Taste of Silver"
- Biffy Clyro - "Stingin' Belle"
BONUS JUST FOR YOU FAM! I'm also making playlists on Spotify for every single show. NO SHUFFLE THO BECAUSE THAT'S CHEATING! Additionally, as the shows become available on iTunes I will update each post with a link to the show for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
[Watch] Hard Summer Music Festival 2011 (Trailer)
Tickets are on sale for Hard Summer Music Festival 2011. 4 Stages. A boatload of bands, which are all listed in the trailer.
[News] HARD Summer Music Festival 2011 announces official lineup
Today, the official lineup for this years HARD Summer Music Festival was announced, and holy shit is it ever good. The festival, which focuses mainly on electronic music, will boast headlining performances by Duck Sauce, Boys Noize, Chromeo, Ratatat, Skrilliex, and everyone's favourite rap collective Odd Future. The festival will also feature performances by James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem, Digitalism, Carte Blanche (the live collaborative debut of DJ Mehdi and Riton), Caspa, Holy Ghost!, Jack Beats, a DJ set from Karlsson & Winnberg of Miike Snow, Nero, Emalkay, Shit Robot, Acid Jacks, Busy Pictionary (the collaboration between Busy P and So Me), and many more.
The festival takes place on August 6th in downtown Los Angeles, and features four stages. Running one night only, the festival will go from 6 pm to 2 am, with advance tickets selling for $50 - $75. You can purchase tickets for the festival here, and visit hardfest.com for more information.
[Coachella 2011] RATATAT Coachella Performance
The more I watch these Coachella performances from the past weekend, the more I realize that I'm just going to have to suck it up and get ready to camp out for next year's festival. Here we have Ratatat's performance from Sunday night.
If you happen to live in really random parts of the world, the band will be on tour this summer in Europe, Asia and festivals + select shows scattered throughout the US.
Be sure to check out the tour dates that have been announced already after the jump!
The more I watch these Coachella performances from the past weekend, the more I realize that I'm just going to have to suck it up and get ready to camp out for next year's festival. Here we have Ratatat's performance from Sunday night.
If you happen to live in really random parts of the world, the band will be on tour this summer in Europe, Asia and festivals + select shows scattered throughout the US.
Be sure to check out the tour dates that have been announced already after the jump!
Apr 22 Krakatow, Bordeaux, FRANCE Apr 23 Festival Printemp, Bourges, FRANCE Apr 24 Olympic, Nantes, FRANCE Apr 25 Olympia, Paris, FRANCE Apr 26 106, Rouen, FRANCE May 29 Sasquatch, Quincy, WA May 31 Edmonton Event Center, Edmonton, CANADA June 1 McEwen Hall, Calgary, CANADA June 3 Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT June 4 The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT June 5 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO June 7 Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO June 8 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK More coming soon!
[Download] RATATAT - "Neckbrace" (Hyetal Remix)
Yesterday, you got the video and thanks to XLR8R, you get the dope remix of the new RATATAT single "Neckbrace" by Bristol producer Hyetal. Enjoy!
RATATAT - "Neckbrace" (Hyetal Remix) by Some Kind of Awesome
[Watch] RATATAT - "Neckbrace" (Video)
Behold the visual splendor that are RATATAT's music videos! The New York electronic duo have just released the brand new music video for their song "Neckbrace" off of their latest album, LP4. The video features the typical, crazy visuals that RATATAT is known for, as well as their favourite little bird: the white budgie/parakeet. You can watch the video after the jump, enjoy!
Behold the visual splendor that are RATATAT's music videos! The New York electronic duo have just released the brand new music video for their song "Neckbrace" off of their latest album, LP4. The video features the typical, crazy visuals that RATATAT is known for, as well as their favourite little bird: the white budgie/parakeet. You can check out the video after the jump, enjoy!