#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

kibbe!

• 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 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

kibbe!

• 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"
  • Playing all the festivals and dates in Europe right now.
• Teen Daze - "Let's Groove"
  • Grab this track for $FREE.99 on Soundcloud!
  • Hitting the road in September. See you there?
• 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!

[Listen] Sonic Youth's First Live Recording

See what I mean?! Another track from the depths of the sea that we call history has found its way online via YouTube user RockNimbie. The future of Sonic Youth may be in a state of yo-yo right now but this recording is from a cassette dating back to June 1981's Noise Fest in NYC’s White Columns art space. As with the Radiohead demos we got to hear earlier in the week, hearing a band that we know blossom into a behemoth of influence at these early stages is a thing of brilliance. The recording is raw and rough around the edges but it's Sonic Youth through and through. Check it out below via CoS.

[Download] Wavves - "100%" (Sonic Youth Cover)

Who says stoners are lazy? Pffft. Nathan Williams aka Wavves yesterday took to Twitter to give his fans an acoustic rendition of Sonic Youth's  first single from their 1992 album Dirty, "100%". Recorded whilst Nathan was stoned and watching The Price Is Right, that's some pretty impressive multi tasking considering the blood shot eyes and dry mouth that were no doubt present. You can download the track over here or simply give it a spin below.

If you missed it earlier in the week check out Nathan's effort from his Life Suxx EP, "Destroy" which features Fucked Up. 

[Listen] Hear Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore’s Beck Produced Album 'Demolished Thoughts' In Full

After hearing the first two releases Sonic Youth's own Thurston Moore’s upcoming fourth solo album, Demolished Thoughts from "Benediction" and "Circulation," the day has finally come to get your first full listen of the new album in its entirety before its release next Tuesday. Moore's friend, Record Club collaborator and SKoA favorite Beck Hansen handled the production on Moore's newest opus which reminds us alot of Beck's moody, acoustic classic Sea Change. Give your ears something to enjoy this afternoon after the jump.

[Listen] Thurston Moore - "Circulation" (Prod By Beck)

Take a listen to another track off Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's upcoming Beck produced solo album Demolished Thoughts. The new track "Circulation" was made available via Thurston's Facebook page and you can listen to it in full below. And make sure, if you haven't, already check out the first track "Benediction" here.  Demolished Thoughts comes out May 24 via Matador Records.

[Watch] Beck's Record Club - “Santorini” (Yanni Cover)

Beck teams up with Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Tortoise for the 5th Record Club session which features re-interpretation of Yanni's Yanni Live At The Acropolis. But i'll let Mr. Hansen explain more:

This installment of the Record Club takes on ‘Yanni Live At The Acropolis’. The original album featured Yanni with a full orchestra at the Athenian Acropolis. A TV special of the concert was played repeatedly on PBS through the mid 90’s. To flesh out and capture the complex arrangements, several studio musician heavyweights were brought in to read a heavily doctored score with interpolations of everything from Stravinsky to Shania Twain (look for others). Beck and Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth provided auxiliary music and noise, with Thurston improvising lyrics over the previously instrumental track ‘Santorini.’ The new lyrics give the track an added urgency and pathos. Tortoise show up later on a few other tracks.

[Download] Thurston Moore & Memory Tapes Remix Crystal Castles and Upcoming Tour Dates

With the release of their second full-length album, Crystal Castles members Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, have found themselves as being the center of attention in the indie music world. They recently performed their latest lead single "Celestica" on the BBC's Later with Jools Holland, also released 2 new remixes, one being their single "Celestica" by mutual admirer Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and another new remix for "Suffocation" by Memory Tapes. Both which you can grab and listen to below.  

The band will be touring in support of their new sophomore album Crystal Castles (II), and promise to deliver the volatile, highly potent, and often controversial live shows the band is infamous for.  Check out the tour dates after the jump.

[Download] Crystal Castles - Celestica (Thurston Moore Remix)

[Download] Crystal Castles - Suffocation (Memory Tapes Remix)

[Bonus Download] Crystal Castles - Celestica (Bears In Heaven Remix)

Tour Dates: 

8/6/10      OAKLAND, CA             FOX THEATRE (w/ Rusko and Proxy) *
8/7/10      LOS ANGELES, CA      HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL @ LA STATE PARK #
8/9/10      DENVER, CO              OGDEN THEATRE (w/ Proxy) *
8/11/10    AUSTIN, TX                STUBBS WALLER CREEK (w/ Proxy) *
8/13/10    CHICAGO, IL              CONGRESS THEATRE (w/ Proxy) *
8/14/10    TORONTO, ON             KOOLHAUS (w/ Rusko) *
8/15/10    MONTREAL, PQ           METROPOLIS (w/ Rusko) *
8/17/10    BOSTON, MA               HOUSE OF BLUES (w/ Rusko) *
8/18/10    PHILADELPHIA, PA      ELECTRIC FACTORY (w/ Rusko) *
8/20/10    WASHINGTON, DC      9:30 CLUB * 
8/21/10    NEW YORK, NY           TERMINAL 5 (w/ JDH & Dave P + more) *
8/22/10    BALTIMORE, MD         SONAR *
9/7/10      NASHVILLE, TN          CANNERY BALLROOM
9/8/10      ATLANTA, GA              MASQUERADE (HEAVEN ROOM)
9/9/10      ORLANDO, FL             CLUB FIRESTONE
9/11/10    MIAMI, FL                  GRAND CENTRAL
9/13/10    HOUSTON, TX            HOUSE OF BLUES
9/14/10    DALLAS, TX               HOUSE OF BLUES 

* = HARD Summer Tour w/ Sinden + Destructo and more TBA 
# = w/ Soulwax, Major Lazer, Erol Alkan, Diplo, Tiga, Digitalism, Green Velvet, and many more