#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.

[Listen] The Neighbourhood - "A Little Death"

A few weeks back The Neighbourhood gave us a brand new track in the form of "Let It Go", a song that will be included on both the band's debut album and a 7" single called "Thank You". Now, the band has dropped the b-side to "Let It Go", a subtle, brooding number that fits right into the band's current repertoire. 2012 has already proven to be a standout year for The Neighbourhood, so let's see how 2013 goes. Stream "A Little Death" below.

[Listen] The Neighbourhood - "Let It Go"

We here at SKOA have been fans of The Neighbourhood from the get-go (how could you not be with a song called "Sweater Weather"?), and things are coming together nicely for the band. First, they re-released their debut EP and now they've signed to Columbia Records with a full album in the works. "Let It Go" is the first new material from the band since signing to Columbia, and they're clearly not fucking around. Serving as the b-side to the upcoming 7" single "Thank You", "Let It Go" has a tinge of hip-hop to it, whether it's in the instrumentals or the psuedo-rap stylings of Jesse James Rutherford. In the end, it all works surprisingly well. Check it out below.

[Watch] The Neighbourhood - "Female Robbery" (Official Video)

California outfit The Neighbourhood have a single EP to their name, but they are one of the most promising discoveries of the year. Now, the Newbury Park, CA quintet are working on their debut full-length, and in the midst of recording they churned out a new version of their song "Female Robbery". The result is a much more gritty song, with distorted vocals and much more prominent percussion coming together with heavy-hitting delivery.

Along with the reworked version of the song, the band has released a new version of the video for "Female Robbery". Much like the song, the video is similar to the original with its use of found footage, but the end result is a grittier, darker tale. Watch it above.

[Watch & Download] The Neighbourhood - "Sweater Weather" (Video)

I just can't get enough of The Neighbourhood. After obsessively playing "Female Robbery" until I swear I was dreaming the song, the band is back with a new track, "Sweater Weather". The lyrics are sweet, the melody is soothing and dark, and the vocals give you goosebumps on the back of your neck. I can't wait to see what else this band has up their sleeve. They are slowly climbing higher on my list of new favorites of the year.

Once you've enjoyed the video above, make sure you grab the track here.

[Watch & Download] The Neighbourhood - "Female Robbery" (Video)

Last week, Newbury Park, CA quintet The Neighbourhood released the video for their single, "Female Robbery" from their upcoming debut EP that is slated for a late March/early April release. The song is dark, dismal and peppered with paranoia but also incredibly infectious because by the end of the song you want to put it on again to enjoy its hazy guitars and steadily churning percussion.

Looking forward to hearing more from these guys. Should you find that you enjoyed the video above, make sure you grab the track below.