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Have I ever really told you about what I’m listening to? Here’s a quick review of the new sounds:
The Kleptones – A Night At The Hip-Hopera
Mixmasters The Kleptones, who brought us the wonderful “Yoshimi Battles The Hip Hop Robots” mixtape are at it again, this time bringin Queen into the mix. Ol’ Dirty Bastard meets Another One Bites The Dust, Bassheads meets Keep Yourself Alive, and they even laid a really good Atmosphere track over Save Me. Like before, they picked the choicest hip hop tracks to marry with the greats of Queen, and I highly recommend it. Another plus? Aqua Teen Hunger Force samples of The Mooninites!!
Download it for free here.
Learn more about The Kleptones here.
Sons & Daughters – Love The Cup
I don’t know much about these kids, but I think they might be from Scotland judging by the lead singer’s accent. Most of the songs are slow rocking, with a bouncy bass line and fuzzy guitar and overall tons of fun. I always enjoy finding something by someone I’ve never heard of before and actually liking it!
Check out some of their songs at their website here.
Le Tigre – This Island
What can I say about Le Tigre? Pretty fun, pretty rocking, pretty synth. Some of the songs on this new album were on the verge of too eurotrash synthy for my tastes, but it’ll probably grow on me. Some of the songs made me think Polly Styrene came back with a rocking vengance, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing now is it? Includes some great songs like the politically charged New Kicks with it’s collection of anti-war chants and protest speeches as well as a pretty nice Le Tigre style cover of “So Excited”. I think my favorite track so far is the title track, This Island.
Fun Le Tigre times are here.
The Go Team – Thunder, Lightening, Strike
Holy crap! At first go this reminded me a little of Arling and Cameron’s first album, but I see now it’s different. Very fun, very upbeat, samples, horns, and a little bit of hip hop. I don’t know much about these kids either… I’m guessing they’re from umm… Sweden. Who knows. But holy crap this debut of theirs is pretty rocking! Highly recommended!
Listen to some of The Go Team’s jams here.
DJ Krush – Jaku
Ok, don’t get me wrong. I love most of DJ Krush’s stuff. This new one though… it’s a little too much in the Buddha Bar camp verging on 93.1’s The Wave (easy listening smooth jazz). There’s some good stuff on here and it might make some good background music for gettin’ chilly-chill, but I personally am not digging it as much as I have his other stuff.
The DJ’s site can be found here.
Ok that’s it for now kids. That was fun! I’ll try to do this more often so as to maybe help you all find some new stuff to listen to. Got suggestions? Email me!
I went to see Sleater Kinney in Santa Cruz the other day, and I learned a few things about myself and the world around me:
1. Drummer Janet Weiss is a woman possessed, not only playing back to back with Quasi and then Sleater Kinney, but playing the drums, the guitar, and singing all at the same time.
2. I hate generic indie pop, and when I hear it, it makes me go wall-eyed, much like on the Simpsons. I now have a much greater appreciation for what they’re feeling when they go googly-eyed, even if they are just cartoon characters.
3. At every show I have ever been to, no matter where it is, there’s always the contingent of crazy butchies who push everyone around and start a mosh pit and eventually throw their tops on to the stage. Yes, there are such thing as unattractive boobs.
You can keep an eye out for their new album and learn more about the wonderful ladies of Sleater Kinney at The Official Website of Sleater Kinney.