“Golden Sea” by French Films
Finland’s French Films, perfect mood-setter for warm breezes to come …
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This album is easily my favorite of the year, get into this guy!
Soft Moon, Amen Dunes, Tennis, Beat Connection, SLEEP ∞ OVER, Arcade Fire, Menomena, Miami Horror, Mystery Jets, The Hundred In The Hands, Black Mountain, Kiss Kiss Kiss, Coolrunnings, ceo, Sally Seltmann, Tame Impala, Baths, Sarah Jaffe That is all.
“They Are Coming” by Husky Rescue “Young Blood” by The Naked And Famous “Dreaming of Another World” by Mystery Jets “Shocking” for Karl Lagerfeld “Intimate Strangers” by Yoskay Yamamoto Diksi
Boat Beam is the prefect weekend jam for us — soft, smooth and dreamy. Excellent for lounging on the grass in a new pair of shorts drinking a summer ale (or a gin and tonic) on a saturday afternoon! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Shadow Pool” by Boat Beam
Tanlines is NYC based duo (Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm) crafting beat driven Calypso synth-pop for you to drive around with the top down. The Settings EP sounds breezy, unforced and perfect for this spring. Albeit a 6-song EP, I could actually see this lasting through the summer. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [...]
UK’s Bonobo blends breakbeats, 60s french films and downtempo into one massive chill-out record. Every track on Black Sands flows seamlessly into each other in an uncontrived manner. Repeatability: High. Also, incredibly catchy. I’m really into the singles (and the full length) cover photography by Pelle Crépin of northwest England’s The Lake District. Apparently, each [...]
Sweden’s The Radio Dept. is a dream-pop journey of musical delight. Highly recommended. Their new album Clinging To A Scheme (very repeatable!) is dropping soon. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Radio Dept – “David”
Winter is (slowly) melting away and I’m excited about the prospects of spring, warm weather, shorts and sunny adventures. I recently discovered this … “Evelyn McHale” by Parenthetical Girls The band has a new EP out and a behind the scenes video (below) of singer, Zac Pennington, hand numbering each LP with his own blood [...]