Top 20 Songs of the Year (so far)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Very Warm

It’s already about a fourth of the way through 2012! I’m four weeks away from being done with my first year of college! There are so many good releases still to come! Let’s check out 20 of my favorite songs of the year!

  1. Myth – Beach House

  2. Sinful Nature – Bear in Heaven

  3. Ashtray Wasp – Burial

  4. Swervin’ (Instrumental Remix) – Clams Casino

  5. Wasted Days – Cloud Nothings

  6. Saint Nothing – Daniel Rossen

  7. Here, In Heaven 4 & 5 – Elite Gymnastics (CFCF Remix)

  8. Genesis – Grimes

  9. Flutes – Hot Chip

  10. Jasmine – Jai Paul

  11. Oro Y Sangre – John Talabot

  12. Neptune – Lemonade

  13. Strangers – Lotus Plaza

  14. Please Don’t Go Away – The Men

  15. New York City – Punch Brothers

  16. Disparate Youth – Santigold

  17. Hands on the Wheel – ScHoolboy Q (feat. A$AP Rocky)

  18. Leader of the Pack – Sleigh Bells

  19. Petition – Tennis

  20. Candy Girl – Trailer Trash Tracys

    Have a great day!
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New Album: A Place to Bury Strangers – “Worship”

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Very Warm

My favorite noise/distortion smeared, Jesus and Mary Chain evoking band, A Place to Bury Strangers, is returning to release another album entitled “Worship” on June 26th via Dead Oceans. A Place to Bury Strangers is known for their frontman, Oliver Ackermann and his knack for creating great pedals that make insane, distorted sounds unlike any others on the market. Their songs are characterized by goth pop vocal lines and giants washes of distorted guitars. The basslines are pretty good too, along with the drums.

In fact, you can hear a new song they’re releasing for this album entitled “You Are the One” which features all of the qualities I listed in said band description! Listen and download below via Soundcloud.

Have a nice day!

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New: Dirty Projectors – “Gun Has No Trigger”

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Very Warm

Today has been a fantastic day for music in general.

Previously today we had heard Jai Paul’s new song that I’m still recovering from and now we have a new song from abstract indie rockers Dirty Projectors, whose 2009 album, Bitte Orca, blew the socks off of many a music-listeners that year and won the hearts of the populous. They’re back again to release an album later this spring but first they’ve released a great track “Gun With No Trigger” that really showcases David Longstreth’s crazy ingenuity.

Listen to it below!

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Radical Track!: Jai Paul – “Jasmine”

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Very Warm

YES. FINALLY.

I have been waiting kind of unpatiently for some new Jai Paul material to drop ever since he laid down my second favorite track of last year, “BTSTU” almost a year ago. Well everyone, Jai Paul is back with “Jasmine,” a song that features a pulsing bass line, sexy-as-fuck guitars and Paul’s sweet voice. Like BTSTU, the song builds like crazy, coming in with gigantic, crunching synth washes that really drive the song home.

Please listen, I don’t want you to go through life without this song.

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Radical Track!: Elite Gymnastics – “Here in Heaven 4 & 5 (CFCF Remix)”

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Very Warm

One of my favorite releases of last year, Elite Gymnastics’ Ruin 1&2 featured tracks with breakbeats and overloaded noise as well as cavernous, majestic remixes of all the previous tracks. The band has just released Ruin 3, which is a collection of remixes from Ruin 1&2. The band is also releasing Ruin 4, which includes the songs from Ruin 1,2 and 3, a t-shirt, a poster and three buttons. Wonderful. I would get it, but I am a poor college student. This is why I love free mp3s. Like this one.

This remix of “H e r e,  i n H e a v e n  2” by CFCF is the most beautiful and my personal favorite off of the mix. CFCF takes the beautiful pitch-shifted vocals of the original track and puts it to piano and strings akin to those you would probably hear in a Hayao Miyazaki film. Paired with a few cheesy 90’s infomercial synth textures in the background, this track lifts you through a gorgeous, neon-lit environment filled with Anime-inspired sprites floating around you. Truly a magnificent experience.

Download Ruin 3 at Elite Gymnastics’ site

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New: Beach House – “Lazuli”

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Very Warm

Hello all!

Well, another track from Beach House’s upcoming album, “Bloom,” has surfaced entitled “Lazuli.” This track is gorgeous, like all other Beach House material and features a driving, plinking synth melody, a solid, reverbed drum line and all of the things that are usually in Beach House songs (GREATNESS).

Stream it at exfm HERE

Have a great day!

 

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New Video: Danny Brown – “Radio Song”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Very Warm

Hey all,

The excellent Detroit rapper Danny Brown has released a new video off of his great album from last year, “XXX” for his song “Radio Song.” It features many Danny Browns, psychedelically layered all over a green screen. Pretty cool. Watch it below:

Have a nice day!

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BEST OF FEBRUARY

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Very Warm

Hello everyone,

Here we have another list of songs that I listened to endlessly in the month of February! February seriously spoiled us, giving us releases from Tennis, John Talabot, Grimes, Sleigh Bells, and many many more. I also went back and rediscovered some great hits. Let’s check em out!

1. Bad Girls – M.I.A.

2. Destiny feat. Pional – John Talabot

3. Thrown Like Jacks – Evian Christ

4. Serpents – Sharon Van Etten

5. Life Is Beautiful – The Appleseed Collective

6. The Glow Pt. 2 – The Microphones

7. Petition – Tennis

8. Make Up Your Mind – Here We Go Magic

9. Oro Y Sangre – John Talabot

10. Nightmusic (feat. Majical Clouds) – Grimes

11. Queens – Yamantaka/Sonic Titan

12. Crew Love (Shlohmo Remix) – Drake feat. The Weeknd

13. Hood – Perfume Genius

14. New York City – Punch Brothers

15. Don’t Get Married Without Me – Punch Brothers

16. Leader of the Pack – Sleigh Bells

17. Demons – Sleigh Bells

18. Brodermordet – War

19. Cartoon and Cereal – Kendrick Lamar

2o. Ashtray Wasp – Burial

21. Giants of Canaan – Air Drops

22. Polaroyced – Mouse on Mars

23. Fell Sound – Mirrorring

24. DoYaThing – Gorillaz, James Murphy, Andre 3000

25. You Know You Like It – AlunaGeorge

26. Kicking – Torche

27. Disparate Youth – Santigold

28. Stay Away – Charli XCX

Have a nice month!

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Radical Tracks: Lemonade, El-P, Bobby Womack, Beach House & More

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Very Warm

Hello everyone,

We have some more new tracks that deserve to be labeled as RADICAL due to their overwhelming amounts of greatness. Let’s check em out:

Lemonade – Neptune

Download Neptune

El-P – The Full Retard

Bobby Womack – Please Forgive My Heart

Beach House – Myth

Bear in Heaven – Sinful Nature

Bondax – Only You Know (ft. Dee)

Clams Casino – Swervin’

Big KRIT – 4EvaNaDay (Theme)

Have a nice day!

 

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New: Beach House – “Myth”

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Very Warm

OH LAWD

If you can’t tell, I’m very excited. Beach House has a new album coming out this year entitled “Bloom” and they just dropped the first song off of the album, “Myth” about 10 minutes ago. So far from listening, I LOVE IT. It’s classic Beach House; tons of reverb, Victoria Legrand’s silky vocals, organ synths, this song rocks. Download it by joining the mailing list HERE.

HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!!!

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