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SONG OF THE DAY: Kisses – “Midnight Lover”
Described as “thrash” music, I can imagine Kisses being bumped out of some sweaty Miami club on a hot summer’s eve, perfect for this snowy February night.
SONG OF THE DAY: Black Whales — “Elephant No. 2″
Black Whales are a great rock/pop outfit based out of Seattle and this is a new video for their song “Elephant No. 2″ off their most recent album.
SONG OF THE DAY: Blondfire — “Where the Kids Are”
Here’s some musical and visual content for you. My buddy Sam is an awesome videographer and just put out his cinematography reel for 2011. He always uses great music in his videos, and this is no exception. But this is by far the best video he’s ever put out, in terms of filming, flow, and editing. This is some (not so) shameless promotion of his talents, props!
SONG OF THE DAY: Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Jamie XX Remix) ft. Childish Gambino
A friend played this song for me and I can’t stop listening to it–its a fantastic song to begin with plus Jamie XX of the XX plus Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover, who plays Troy on the show Community).
UPCOMING SHOW: Atmosphere, Common, and Grieves at Red Rocks 1/27
That’s right ladies and gentleman, what better way to start the first week back at school with the FIRST EVER WINTER SHOW AT RED ROCKS? Atmosphere, Common and Grieves this Friday.
SONG OF THE DAY: Zola Jesus — “In Your Nature (David Lynch Remix)”
Protean genius David Lynch can’t help but be better than everybody at everything. The dark lord of all things strange and sublime, his appreciation for the uncanny power of subtle surreality infuses all of his work, imbuing it–and, by extension, the scenes of middle American banality typically depicted therein–with a kind of ill-begotten, paranoid profundity. While Lynch’s remix of Zola Jesus’ “In Your Nature” surely doesn’t ascend to the magical heights of, say, Blue Velvet, it nevertheless bears traces of his enigmatic aesthetic. Shimmering guitars, plodding drums, and an ominous grinding sound lend a certain hypnotic momentum to Nika Danilova’s powerful vocal performance that the original utterly lacks. This is one of those rare instances when the remix wins.
SONG OF THE DAY: Massive Attack — “Teardrop”
Heard this song on 89.3 the current–my home state radio station ya’ll should check it out–while I was driving and it seemed to fit the mood of my day. Hope you enjoy!
SONG OF THE DAY: RUN-DMC — “Christmas in Hollis”
I’d love to be more secular, but it’s hard to ignore RUN-DMC around Christmas because of this song. Face it, this song is a classic.
SONG OF THE DAY: Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside – Danger
This band is from Portland Oregon and has a sound that is infused with jazz and blues influences but still carries a really modern feel. Sallie Ford’s voice is reminiscent of old icons like Etta James, not for everyone, but I find it refreshing and raw as compared to the sweet sounding indie babes of late.
SONG OF THE DAY: LCD Soundsystem — “All My Friends”
This song is one of those ones that once I start listening to I just can’t stop–there is just something so truthful about the lyrics (not to mention its fantastic to run to).
UPCOMING SHOW AND SONG OF THE DAY: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis — “Otherside Remix”
Macklemore is playing in Denver this Friday, the only problem is that the show is sold out already. For those of you who don’t have tickets, you can spend your Friday night watching this video. It’s a remix of “Otherside”, featuring Fences.
SONG OF THE DAY: Fleet Foxes — “The Shrine / An Argument”
This is a masterly song in itself, but the video is beyond wowza and features mask-wearing tribesmen, sentimental kudus and ginormous saxophone-schreeching eels.
SONG OF THE DAY: Deer Tick — “Main Street”
This is a new song from Deer Tick released last week. You know the video is going to be good when they release two versions of it, one of which has UNCENSORED in the title. This picture is a screenshot from the video to give you a feel. Lots of explosions and things breaking, so check it out.
SONG OF THE DAY: Sharon Van Etten — “Serpents”
Sharon Van Etten is a more-than sensational singer/songwriter and person, or so I am pretty positive from what I’ve read and/or seen. “Serpents” is the single from her album due out in February of next year.
SONG OF THE DAY: Gotye — “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Gotye is a solo act from Belgium. This song features Kimbra, and the video for it is really awesome. The picture above is a clip from the video to give you an idea.
SONG OF THE DAY: Portage — “Into the River”
“Into the River” is one of the standout tracks from Portage’s debut album released earlier this year.
SONG OF THE DAY: The Submarines — “You, Me & The Bourgeoisie”
The Submarines are a two-member band from LA who’ve been around since 2006.
SONG OF THE DAY: BlakRoc – “Ain’t Nothing Like You”
BlakRoc is The Black Key’s hip hop/rap side project, combining their soulful bluesy sounds with a variety of rappers from Mos Def to Ludacris.
SONG OF THE DAY: Russian Circles – “309”
The first track off the new Russian Circles album Empros is dense, bleak, and sprawling. Listen and connect yourself to the autumnal node.
SONG OF THE DAY: Penguin Prison – “Don’t Fuck With My Money”
Penguin Prison (AKA Chris Glover) Just dropped a new album. It’s like the 80′s just fell out of some sort of neon dance timewarp into your speakers.
SONG OF THE DAY: Ingrid Michaelson — “You and I”
This song has been playing a lot in our hall, thanks Gabi! Ingrid Michaelson’s voice is like heaven, damn.
SONG OF THE DAY: Wild Child – “Pillow Talk”
Wild Child is the blogosphere’s new folk lovechild. You can expect it to appear on many best albums of the year lists. It’s honest, sweet and playful.
SONG OF THE DAY AND UPCOMING SHOW: Murs
Happy Halloween! Murs, the LA hip-hop genius who is also a part of Felt and Living Legends, is performing this Sunday at the Black Sheep.
