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Mar 10
Stream MGMT’s “Congratulations” ::/:: Jonsi covers MGMT’s “Time To Pretend
Everyone prob knows but due to the MGMT “Congratulations” leak, MGMT has made their entire album, “Congratulations,” available for streaming on their website www.whoismgmt.com. You can download their promo “Flash Delirium” here.
“Hey everybody, the album leaked, and we wanted you to be able to hear it from us. We wanted to offer it as a free download but that didn’t make sense to anyone but us”
- MGMT
What great bros, they wanted to give it to us for free. Its irrelevant for me though; I already pre-ordered my copy.
In other news – amidst all of the MGMT happenings, Jónsi, did a cover of MGMT’s “Time To Pretend” for a BBC Radio live lounge performance. Listen/download it here.
Jónsi – Time To Pretend (MGMT Cover)
(via Vinyl & Vodka)
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Mar 10
Toro Y Moi – Causers of This (ALBUM REVIEW)
I reeallly thought this was going 2 grow on me. I heard “Blessa” last year and I thought “man these r sum chill dudes, this is gonna be rad.” I heard the album and was bored out of my mind at first and I thought that their totally chill beats would eventually sink in and all the incongruous aspects of their song structure would begin to make sense. That is kind of what eventually happened but not to the level i thought it would. Continue reading →
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Mar 10
CHECK THIS OUT ASAP :: Fang Island – Daisy
This just in. Out of nowhere (besides Pitch4k’s best new music) – comes this band, Fang Island. I just gave the album a spin, and this is fantastic. A review will come soon for this. (BUY IT HERE)
Until then, check out the track “Daisy.” This is hands down the best rocker I’ve heard in 2010. Raining in triumphant guitars, full of brilliant hooks, and following the build-up of the lead two tracks off the album, “Daisy” dazzles in all of its indie-rock glory and then ends beautifully as the band sings their anthem over luscious synths…
Listen here:
09
Mar 10
MGMT – Flash Delirium :: MP3
We’re just a little bit closer to April 13th – the date MGMT’s album Congratulations is released. While MGMT isn’t releasing an official single (the album is meant to be “a collection of nine individual musical tours de force sequenced to flow with sonic and thematic coherence.”), they DID put up a free song on their website. The songs name is “Flash Delirium” which is (as far as we know) track number four off of Congrats… This is definitely some of MGMT’s most psychedelic work and I would not be at all against them going in that direction. Hopefully this will be consistent on Congratulations.
05
Mar 10
jj – jj nº 3 (ALBUM REVIEW)
7.1 / 10
In 2009 jj was submerged in love around here. jj nº 2 got a smashing 9.1/10 album score in July, the album got the number 3 spot on my best 50 albums of the year list, and its opening song “Things Will Never Be the Same” got the number three spot on the best 100 songs of the year… I even want gaga over jj’s awesome album artwork (something jj nº 3 failed to live up to.) That year, jj had similar success all across the blogsphere and the band returned for the fastest followup I can remember; they are back for some more in 2010. Unfortunately jj nº 3 is just flat out not as good as jj nº 2; but hey, jj nº 2 was awesome, that is a hard album for such a young band to top. With that being said, jj’s sophomore listen is still quite an enjoyable listen. Filled with pristine indie dream-pop, jj nº 3 is full of jewels like their lead single, “Let Go” and songs like “Voi Parlate, lo Gioco.” But fundamentally, while the album was a pleasant enjoyable listen, it felt rushed, less cohesive than jj nº 2, less artistic and creative, and less genuine; it felt as if the duo tried so hard to be all dreamy and surreal that it didn’t feel as natural as their first album… it felt more forced.
01
Mar 10
A Playlist: From February
The following compilation is the soundtrack February had. These are either songs with some fitting role in the month or else just songs that got loads of spins… there are also a lot more throwback songs (this could possibly be because there many [any] great February releases, whereas January was absolutely superb.) “Headlights Look Like Diamonds” created one of those musically euphoric moments when I was driving home from work during the night-time rush with all the lights glittering on my frozen windshield. I found myself jamming to my buddy’s “Paper Planes” ringback a few times this month. Animal Collective’s gorgeous “Loch Raven” fits in a month that plays host to Valentine’s Day. And any fan of the XX who’s also been watching the Olympics should understand why their “Intro” gets some love on this playlist…
I hope someone enjoys this as much as I did…
Motion City Soundtrack – Worker Bee
The xx – Intro
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Hot Chip – Brothers
Free Energy – Hope Child
Marina & the Diamonds – Are You Satisfied?
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Me & Jane Doe
The Album Leaf – Within Dreams
Modest Mouse – The Ocean Breathes Salty
Mew – Snow Brigade
Arcade Fire – Headlights Look Like Diamonds
Animal Collective – Loch Raven
Julianna Barwick – Cloudbank
The National – So Far Around the Bend
The Soft Pack – Mexico
Surfer Blood – Catholic Pagans
March is looking bright for new releases… especially with Gorillaz, White Hinterland, Free Energy, and Jonsi…
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Feb 10
MGMT’s Congratulations :: ART & SPECULATION
^^and thats it… the cover art for MGMT’s third album (second studio release), entitled Congratulations. Continue reading →
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Feb 10
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO :: Vampire Weekend – Giving Up the Gun
Here is the official music video for Vampire Weekend’s “Giving Up the Gun” off of the album Contra
