Monthly Archives: August 2010

[Album Review] Best Coast: Crazy for You

Posted by Blas Yaselli - August 10, 2010

Crazy for You doesn’t feel forced or contrived, but more genuinely lackadaisical. The Best Coast album is a nice blend of shoegazey sixties girl pop more akin to Vivian Girls or Dum Dum Girls than, say, She & Him. Frontwoman Bethany Cosentino has damn near perfect old-school rocker pipes with sneer to match, but the tracks tend to run together. All of the tracks on the first side are enjoyable in their own right, they’re just somewhat indistinguishable from one another. I do really love the stand-out songs, but they’re all stuck at the end of the disc. On the whole, it’s an enjoyable summertime listen, but be forewarned, these tracks are growers. There’s no real wow factor, even though there easily could have been. This girl is more the type to gradually wear down your resistance and win you over rather than sweep you off your feet. Give the album the chance to do so. Read full review at inyourspeakers.com

Best Coast – I Want To

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Best Coast – When the Sun Dont Shine

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You can stream the entire album here.

Alternative/Rock

[Fresh] Mouth’s Cradle – Summertime

Posted by Blas Yaselli - August 5, 2010

Just like my morning coffee, Mouth’s Cradle from have created a special blend of music that is not only incredibly satisfying to consume, but leaves quite a nice aftertaste. Hailing from Syracuse University, this upcoming college duo are aiming to become leaders in the new class of college artists who create buzz for themselves while sitting through lectures. Do we believe in the buzz? Absolutely. Combining the right amount of pop and hip/hop influences, their future is as bright as their latest song ‘Summertime’. From all the sunny feel good anthems we listened the last couple of months, Summertime is by far the greatest. Sampling Train’s Hey Soul Sister, Mouth’s Cradle leaves us wanting more.

Below is also Front Porch, Back Porch from their EP titled ‘The Next Big Thing‘ released in april and featured on the front pages of iTunes “New and Noteworthy” and “Pop” sections. Enjoy

Mouth’s Cradle – Summertime

’Mouths Cradle – Summertime’

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Mouth’s Cradle – Front Porch, Back Porch

’Mouths Cradle – Front Porch Back Porch’

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[Folk/Pop] Our Husband – Villages

Posted by Chris - August 4, 2010

There’s nothing better than a long session of cleaning out your inbox and finding a hiddem gem of a song among the riff-raff. And such is the case with “Villages” by Our Husband. Australians Nathaniel Morse and Freya Adele really grab you with this one with their somewhat gratuitous but completely appropriate use of reverb (which is sometimes overused, but just seems so right in this case) and the way they build up the layers. It starts out simple enough with a catchy little guitar riff, but as the song progresses, more and more layers are added on, peaking with Freya’s ascending vocals. Can’t wait to hear some more from them in the future.

Our Husband – Villages

Villages

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This post was written by guest writer Chris from dailybeatz.com

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[Album Review] Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty

Posted by Geoffrey - August 4, 2010

Though it doesn’t feel like it, Sir Luscious Left Foot (Purple Ribbon/Def Jam) is Big Boi’s debut solo album. During his time in the spotlight, Big Boi has been assumed to be the straight urban side of Outkast (the Grammy winning hip-pop juggernaut) complementing the pop-inclined Andre 3000.

Recorded over three years from 2007 to 2010 with a collection of some of the greatest producers in the business (Scott Storch, Organized Noize, Salaam Remi), the record has a cohesive feeling to it despite the large cast. This suggests that Big Boi was heavily involved in every step of the process. The resulting album sounds very much like the Big Boi from Outkast, with great hooks and quirkiness that had previously been assumed to be the work of Andre 3000. Sir Luscious Left Foot side-steps the tendency for solo albums to be extravagant and self-indulgent and instead produces a solid setlist of 14 potential singles. It’s worth noting that the recording quality of the album is excellent and that it avoids cliches of modern hip hop. Sir Luscious Left Foot is an album as original and varied as Big Boi himself. It differentiates itself from Outkast’s back-catalogue but without losing anything we loved about Big Boi to begin with.

Personal favourites are Tangerine and Daddy Fat Sax, but every listener will have a different favourite. There are no bad tracks.

Big Boi – Daddy Fat Sax

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Big Boi – The Train Pt. 2

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Hip/Hop

[Video] Ratatat – “Drugs” [WTF!]

Posted by Blas Yaselli - August 2, 2010

Ratatat – DRUGS

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I love Ratatat. This video is weird as hell. Am I surprised? No. Humanity would cease to exists if David Lynch Ever directed one of their videos.

You can stream the entire album here

Experimental

[Fresh] KiD CuDi – Mojo So Dope

Posted by Blas Yaselli - August 2, 2010

Not sure if this song will appear on Kid Cudi’s next album (supposedly dropping October 26th) but nonetheless we love the fact that he is keeping it laid back and chill as always. It almost scared us when we heard his collaboration with Kanye West because being over the top has never been what he has been all about.

KiD CuDi – Mojo So Dope

’KiD CuDi – Mojo So Dope’

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Hip/Hop

[Best Booty Anthem] DJ Schmolli – Big Booty Bitches In Miami

Posted by Blas Yaselli - August 2, 2010

The Anthem of all Booty Anthems. DJ Schmolli masterpiece of combining only the best samples of bootilicious tunes laid under Bombs Away’s Big Booty Bitches intoxicating beat.

DJ Schmolli – Big Booty Bitches In Miami

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Samples of:
Bombs Away – Big Booty Bitches
LMFAO – I’m In Miami Bitch!
Busta Rhymes – I Love My Bitch
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back