matthew and his atlas.

here's a folk band that actually likes and admits to being a folk band. genre profiling isn't as dead as we thought...

matthew and the atlas - within the rose

i'm tired of walkin' this wire...

"I kind of like the thought of music as a friend, someone you walk around with thinking about things and taking in your surroundings together.”

Alessi's Ark Performing "Wire": Grooveshark Sessions @SXSW '11

Boy & Bear

australian indie folk band, boy & bear, bring more banjo joy. hmm... i wonder who the bald stalker looking guy is... groupie?

Boy & Bear - Rabbit Song from valentina on Vimeo.

1st ^ 2nd floor generator

i thought i had already blogged about freelance whales, but i was clearly wrong. i think they have made some really beautiful music. i've chosen 1st/2nd floor generator, because i love the use of the banjo throughout. yet, another sxsw hit!



Download Generator ^ 1st Floor by Freelance Whales
Download Generator ^ 2nd Floor by Freelance Whales

O' Leãozinho

this is beirut's cover of caetano veloso's o' leãozinho. it's taken from the forthcoming album red hot + rio 2, which is an album in aid of charity (red hot organisation).

Download Beirut - O' Leãozinho

i got me a blue cassette.

friendly fires new LP pala is now out! i've had a listen to a few of their songs, but i think blue cassette has the most in common with what everybody loved about their debut self-titled LP. some of the other tracks on the LP sound a bit pop meets disco (on a bad night out), but i'm sure they'll grow on me...

Download Blue Cassette by Friendly Fires

"obama, osama, bin laden, bin hidin'"

investigation discovery (I.D.), is from heartsrevolution's free mixtape, which will be available from may 30th 2011 (via their website). apparently, the mixtape is a prelude to their new Ride or Die LP.

if investigation discovery is anything to go by then they've got a really nice fresh sound; less gameboy glitch and more hip-hop beat and punchy lyrics.

"it's britney bitch and i'm not that innocent"

Download I.D. by Heartsrevolution via Mediafire

I.D. (Investigation Discovery) by HEARTSREVOLUTION

Just Promise

so we've received some promotional material from mashhh! records, regarding casa del mirto's collaboration with freddy ruppert (former ghosts).

and here's what they had to say: "the deeply emotional voice of freddy meets the sound of the italian band in two tracks (the nature and just promise), on the new casa del mirto album that will be released in summer 2011, via mashhh! records."

does anybody else think that freddy ruppert sounds a bit like wesley eisold of cold cave? anyway, the kind people from mashhh! records have given us a free download link for the new single 'just promise': www.mashhh.com/justpromise.zip

delve into my attic.

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finally, i've found it again! the song that started my rapid descent into a love affair with faux 80s music three years ago.

Digikid84 - BBOY Underground

was dancing like this a career-on-the-side, a hobby?

was there money to be had from being "the wave"?

what happens when you get arthiritis and can no longer perform?

prettttty cool.

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was-been.

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i also like to come across forgotten artists.

"a British Tracy Chapman?"

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never-has-been.

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sometimes, listening to artists that never "made it" leaves me with a warm feeling. Not out of spite, nor malice. Simply because it reminds me that the music world is a fickle one, where meritocracy doesn't always rule.

so, although this bloke might suddenly spring back into somebody's view at some point in the future, i kind of hope he doesn't.

he's not particularly a-mazing, but it's a nice take on a rather over-played song + that's enough to please me.

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star slinger goes on a morning bender.

let's get the formalities out of the way; this is star slinger, and star slinger this is the world. i bring you to a great remix by star slinger featured on the morning bender's 'japan echo EP', which was released in aid of the earthquakes that happened in japan.

i can't describe with words how good this is. star slinger is extremely talented. i love his own material and remixes of various genres.

cold war (star slinger remix) by the morning benders

i got bizness with you

bizness by tUnE-yArDs is a nice fun song for you to end your day! hmm... that's all for now!

www.myspace.com/tuneyards

how to dress well

i use the genre "witch-house" sparingly, because i know that the artists that produce this kind of music don't particular like that label, mainly due to the connotations of the term. i guess the sound is extremely lo-fi with a soothing bpm. there is something very unique in the types of sounds that are produced, whilst evoking the feeling of familiarity.

i think ready for the world by how to dress well is a perfect introduction into a new genre, though we have blogged about visions of trees (who are also a part of this new wave in music), but in comparison they've followed a more poppy route.

i've put a few links below for you to download and enjoy.

How To Dress Well - "Ready for the World"

i wish (r. kelly cover) by how to dress well
ready for the world (xxxy remix) by how to dress well
ready for the world by how to dress well

the dust on the ground...

this is, most probably, still one of my favourite songs. here's the acoustic version, shot in highbury fields where i occasionally used to go last year to smoke some fags and think.

Casa Del Mirto

band: casa del mirto, which in english means "home of the myrtle".

label: mashhh! records

how, what and why?: hmm.. i don't remember how, but i came across these italian stallions purely by chance, and i am extremely glad i did. why, you say? because they're great and their debut LP 1979 is coming out real soon!

file next to: washed out and toro y moi.

myspace: casadelmirto

Download Casa Del Mirto's The Haste

Rhode Island seafood dish.

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Clams Casino.

okay, so he's got a silly ass name, but trust me on this, he's a whizz producer:

“To find things to sample, I used to just type a random word – like “blue” or “cold” – into LimeWire or BearShare and download the first 10 results.”

you can download his mixtape here - download.

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breaking bad

...so it's revision time and of course due to sod's great law, also a perfect time to get addicted to a new tv show (breaking bad). anyhoooo, i quite liked an alternative country song that was played on one of the episodes while walt senior (the main man) was waitin' around to die.

n.b. walt (or walter to you) is an over-qualified high school chemistry teacher, recently diagnosed with lung cancer, who decides to become a meth manufacturer in order to leave the BIG DOLLAH for his family.

Kitsuné FARRSCHUN

this is kitsuné's combined video for their new compilation maison 11 and winter/fall fashion collection. look at these crazy french kids playing dress-up!

facebook is dead.

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i have killed facebook. this picture illustrates my sentiments towards it:

anyway, my point is that I now feel a need to live vicariously through Newfangled. Here starts an assortment of things that make me tick, including flow charts -

click to enlarge. if you are in fact interested, that is.

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when a woman loves.

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well then, what can we possibly have to say about the disreputable R. Kelly when he gives a performance like this:

is he a bit like Michael Jackson?

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pretty brutal.

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but pretty amazing -

ANR - "Big Problem" from stereogum on Vimeo.

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dads.

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update from the earlier Holy Ghost post.

THIS video stars their dads + there's something kinda a) hot about them b) fascinating about them as characters + their dads...

Holy Ghost! - Wait & See from DFA Records on Vimeo.

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break out the doghouse.

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NewVillager.

Part of the Neon Gold gang; I just find them f-u-n.

NewVillager - "LightHouse" from stereogum on Vimeo.

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