Toro Y Moi - Still Sound

Toro y Moi, should release their second album early this year. The album, Underneath The Pine, had originally planned to release both last year. And this one, unlike Causers Of This features all live instrumentation and no samples. Check out their new single "Still Sound."

Also, I had the opportunity to see Toro y Moi when they were in San Francisco with Nosaj Thing. Both groups ripped along with a great lights show from LA born Fair Enough. If you get a chance to see, don't miss it.

Toro y Moi - Still Sound

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Class Actress

Brooklyn-based electro-pop trio Class Actress is Elizabeth Harper, Scott Rosenthal and Mark Richardson.  I'm captivated by the title track of the 2010 EP, Journal of Ardency.  Here it is along with another track off the EP.  The production work is pretty damn sexy.

Class Actress - Journal of Ardency
Class Actress - Careful What You Say


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We Are Trees

We Are Trees is making my Saturday morning that much better than it already is.  Slept in, took a nice stroll with the pooch through Vicki Park, home brewed some  Climpson & Sons coffee, cooked up an omlette and then designed a few textile patterns.  Before I hop into a book on the oddball Viennese architect/designer Frederick Kiesler, I thought I'd share a few songs that have accompanied me so far this Saturday morning.

We are Trees is a four-piece consisting of James Nee (Guitar, Bass, Vocals), Rocky Capizzi (Violin), Pearl McReynolds (Cello) & Josiah Schlater (Percussion).  Have a listen to two tracks off their Boyfriend EP, released this past summer.

We Are Trees - Dear Chan Marshall
We Art Trees - Sunrise Sunset


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Mickey Mickey Rourke

 Mickey Mickey Rourke just released Inner Gazing.  Here's my favorite track off the album, perhaps because it the most 'song-like.'  Most of the other songs on the album are quite ephemeral and rather dreamy, which I certainly dig, especially as the sun begins to set earlier and earlier each day here in London.  However, for the sake of being accessible and pop oriented, have a listen to this.  It's a synthy, melodic, dream-pop jam for you lovebirds.


Mickey Mickey Rourke - Gloomy Guts (feat. Craft Spells)

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Korallreven & CFCF

Swedish duo Korallreven have slowly but surely made their way into my daily life.  A track here, a track there, a remix here, a remix there.  All of a sudden, they're popping up on all my playlists left and right.  Ever had one of those moments when a song comes on while your walking around or riding the tube/subway/bus and it perks you up a bit, but you can't remember who it it is?  Well, that is/was me with Koralleven.

Here are two originals and a remix.  I picked these up over time, but you can have them all at once. Oh yeah, and Victoria Bergsman is the voice of Taken By Trees, also worth a listen HERE.

Korallreven - Honey Mine (ft. Victoria Bergsman)
Korallreven - The Truest Faith
Korallreven - The Truest Faith (CFCF Remix)

And if you like the CFCF remix above, here's a few more of Memory Cassette, Femme & The Presets.  All of these have been on repeat for me at one point or another, especially that Presets mix.  Brings back dark and sweaty memories...

Memory Cassette - Last One Awake (CFCF Version)
Femme - Bathtub Clash (CFCF Remix)
The Presets - Talk Like That (CFCF Remix)

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Keep Shelly in Athens v. Memory Tapes

Here is the Memory Tapes remix of Keep Shelly In Athens' Running Out of You.  Go and grab the original at my sweetest lil blog by clicking HERE.

Keep Shelly In Athens - Running Out of You (Memory Tapes Remix)


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Small Black

I am looking out my window, and it's snowing.  Just checked the weather, and it's 28 degrees here in London.  While Small Black's warm tones and hazy melodies might seem more appropriate for Summer, I have to say, they are keeping me pretty warm right now.  Good music has a way of doing that, it seems. 

If you like Washed Out, Toro y Moi, and all that blissed out chillwave goodness, you'll love this.  As Pitchfork writes, "feels like a sunrise bike ride with a head full of weed, but this time in full-blown technicolor."  Yeah, that's about right.

Small Black - Photojournalist
Small Black - Despicable Dogs
Small Black - Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)

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oOoOO

oOoOO is the best music to come out of San Francisco in a long time, and there have been some good ones recently (i.e. Girls).  I'm very happy to see my hometown breeding music as haunting and infectious as this.

Here are two tracks off the just released EP.   Now turn down the lights and the volume up.  Let me take you into the deep...

oOoOO - Burnout Eyes
oOoOO - Hearts


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Dynamite

 Cuz we gonna light it up like it's dynamite.  Although, this time a bit softer than the original.

Sarah Winters - Dynamite (Taio Cruz Cover)

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Twin Shadow v. Com Truise

Twin Shadow's just released album 'Forget' is rad.  And that means we are sure to discover some rad remixes.  Well, here's the first of many, I am sure.

Twin Shadow - Castles In the Snow (Com Truise Remix)

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La Roux v. Chromeo

I have to admit, it's the hook of this track that got me.

New Chromeo ft. La Roux, can't go wrong really. Just in time for the weekend.

Chrome - Hot Mess (Ft. La Roux) 

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Casa del Mirto

Some say Italian's Do It Better.  Although Casa del Mitro is not on Mike Simonetti's fabulous disco label, the Italian producer/DJ's sound is catchy, cool and perfect for tonight's darkest urban haunts.  Or the pool.  All good music works poolside, right?  But it's November, so that'll have to wait, unless your Down Under or in LA.  Anyway, have a peek...

Casa del Mirto - The Haste
Casa del Mirto - The Sun
Casa del Mirto - Jacket & Shoes

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Hurtful (2x)

Hurtful(2x). One song, two mixes.  The Penguin Prison remix brings me back to SF, HiFi and all those wild and crazy Thursday nights Erasing Texts and hanging with the home boys and home girls.  The George Lenton is newer, and a bit harder at points, but also very catchy.  A nice track to tackle an English cobblestoned jungle on foot.  Perhaps this will be my London memories in the making...


Erik Hassle - Hurftul (Penguin Prision Remix)
Erik Hassle - Hurtful (George Lenton Remix)

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FLORRIE

My battery is about to die so I need to be quick.  How about this...

I LOVE GOOD POP MUSIC!  New Florrie w/ Fred Falke on the production!  Check it out. 

Florrie - Left Too Late

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Wild at Heart

This fantastic Swedish pop song inspired me to blog well past my bed time.  Such is life when you're Wild at Heart.  This track is about to be released on Kitsune's 10th compilation, so you know its a good one.

Wild at Heart - Get Related

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Here We Go Magic

Here we go again...another great tune heard while shopping for vintage duds.  Although, unlike my previous post about Active Child, this Here We Go Magic track was entirely new to me until the nice gent at the front register wrote it down upon request.  Now, it's on repeat in my cozy Hackney flat as the leaves fall from the trees outside.  As Winter approaches, wherever you are, I hope this track makes its way into your routine.  It's a gem.

Here We Go Magic - Fangela

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Active Child v. Classixx

My Sweetest & I were putzing around London today, no real plans except to take it all in.  We began at the Elk in the Woods in Angel for a super tasty brunch.  It was then onto Dover Street Market for some Fall/Winter fashion inspiration and a couple spritzes of Commes de Garcon's fragrance.  While "shopping" (loving the clothes, not the prices) a familiar track came on and put a smile on our faces.  And so....

Here's the original and the Classixx remix of Active Child's 'When Your Love is Safe.'  It's been called bedroom pop, which makes sense given the fact that it's smooth, sexy, emotional and cozier than a goose down comforter.  The Classixx remix gives it that oh-so-good saucy R&B'ness we all have come to know and love from the two dudes.  Just sit back and enjoy these both....

Active Child - When Your Love is Safe
Active Child - When Your Love is Safe (Classixx Remix)

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Electric Youth & Rory Kane

Make your way to the dance floor.  Grab a drink and turn the lights down on your way.

The Electric Youth track is an 80s'esque pop explosion.  The second is a slick R(ub)&B(ass) track I think you'll want to hear just after midnight on New Years.  An anthem for champagne soaked hair...

Electric Youth - Right Back To You (Demo Mix)
Rory Kane - LA SUXXX (ft. Nika Roza Danilova)

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The XX & Beach House

Found the image of a lonely tree online, added a few squares, and that's about it.  Here are some songs of bands you love, remixed.

Beach House - White Moon (JAQUES remix)
Austin Eterno - I Remember Shelter (The xx vs. Deadmau5 & Kaskade)


And a new one I think you'll like as well...

Young Empires - White Doves 

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Coeur de Pirate

I added this track to a mellow playlist earlier in the week, to accompany a bit of writing.  It was one of about fifteen songs, all on the calmer side.  I shuffled through the list of tracks and had them repeat as well, intended as background sound.  Each time this track came on, however, I paused from writing and simply listened...

Perhaps the duet of a boy and girl and the paired down melody remind me of my first listen to the XX - an album that grows and grows and grows on you listen after listen after listen.  Either way, play this track alone and on repeat a few times.  You'll be taken by its calming sincerity, at least that's what I hope.

Bedouin Soundclash - Brutal Hearts (Ft. Coeur de Pirate)

And here's another track from the French speaking Canadian songwriter along a buzzing remix of the same track.

Coeur de Pirate - Commes des Enfants
Coeur de Pirate - Commes des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix)

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