Synthetica is Metric’s fifth studio album and will be released on June 12 on the band’s own label. Justin Broadband created the precise and disorienting images for the album artwork.
Wait! you say. Schoolhouse Rock? Learning and fun? Good music that also teaches you your six times table? I say Yes, yes, and yes. Travel back in time with me to an era saturday morning cartoons did more than try to sell merchandise.
Teo is a sophomore at CC. He has a radio show every Tuesday 7-9pm, it’s got all sorts of stuff. Check it out.
Charles Bradley has been performing at venues in New York for a while now, but released his freshman album, titled No Time for Dreaming, last year.
“Baby Missiles” is from their glorious album Slave Ambient released on Secretly Canadian last year. They are based out of Philly and are playing Sasquatch and Bonnaroo this summer, so try to catch their performance if you happen to be going to either of those festivals.
I must confess, I only discovered this song because someone showed me the music video. I am probably the biggest Dazed and Confused fan around, so seeing Matthew McConaughey reprise his role as David Wooderson literally made me giddy. For a song completely about liking party but without all of the glitter and flare that comes with it nowadays, Butch and the boys couldn’t have picked a better face for it. As a DaC fan, I like to think Wooderson would be exactly how he’s depicted in the music video; dressed exactly the same and picking up (multiple) women exactly his age. Music video aside, “Synthesizers” is a song to groove to. The build is perfect and it’s chorus is just catchy enough that it never gets annoying (at least it hasn’t for me yet).
Butch Walker and the Black Widows’s new album The Spade came out August of last year (sorry this isn’t the most current song, but it’s gonna make a comeback). If you’ve never heard of Butch Walker, you should probably Google this guy. He’s been in the music business for a while and done everything from 80′s metal to Southern blues. He’s been with the Black Widows since 2010. I would recommend listening to a little bit of everything from this guy, but mostly “Synthesizers.”
(Fun Fact: Butch Walker is the bartender in the music video)
The whole album is really great from start to finish, but be sure to check out the songs “Melanie” and “I Build Machines,” which has some excellent lyrics. They self-released their first full length, REUNION!, about a year ago and their second album should be coming out soon.
The EP, called Open, only features 3 songs. Look out for Rhye to release more stuff in the future, but until then, this will definitely do.
Girls are a rock pop outfit based out of San Francisco, and Honey Bunny is from their most recent release, Father, Son, Holy Ghost (True Panther, 2011). They have a wonderfully accessible sound and lyrics that cut straight to the reality of it all, and have been compared (with good reason) to the likes of Buddy Holly and Elvis Costello. This video was taken in an abandoned church in Brooklyn.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is from Portland, OR and they released their self-titled debut last year. The album as a whole is a beautiful brief and entrancting foray into noise pop. Be sure to check out their Daytrotter session.
On-Campus Events- "Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration" — Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson
- "Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration" — Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson
- "Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration" — Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson
- "Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration" — Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson
- "Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration" — Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson
- "Lost and Found: A North Sea Collaboration" — Carl Reed and Thomas Claesson