Kid Sister (another Chicago favorite) has proven her talents again with her remix of Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation”. The beginning of the track is built to build up to Kid Sister’s verse that drops at about 1:20 and it is totally worth the small wait. It’s so catchy and has that..
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Hercules and Love Affair have taken the xx’s minimalist hit “Shelter” and turned it into it’s robotic counterpart. Whereas the xx turn empty space into an understated symphony of vocals and bass Hercules and Love Affair are able to produce a fantastic cover by filling that space with synth and cold..
Swedish indie singer Lykke Li (one more reason for us to wish that we were Swedish, the list grows) released her first album in 2008 titled Youth Novels. You may recognize her song “Little Bit” which was sampled and remixed a ton over the last year or so. Her sophomore album, Wounded..
Los Angeles bred Foster the People has been gaining notoriety thanks to their energetic live performances and snowballing fame on Hype Machine. The band’s lead singer, Mark Foster, has a great voice that hits all ranges of notes without falling into the realm of Passion Pit’s high pitched off-key vocals. Their..
Flying Lotus has posted some previously unreleased tracks on his soundcloud page and it is some seriously good stuff. Our new favorite track is his remix of Massive Attack which is ambient and sort of eerie. Check it here: via Pitchfork Sphere: Related Content
NPR has offered the public a first listen to YACHT’s new album Shangri-La that’s due out later this month. If you’ve listened to YACHT before you’re probably more familiar with tracks like Psychic City or The Afterlife but their new album offers a good handful of songs that are filled..
Metal Lungies saw The Hood Internet this past year at SXSW. If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing them, The Hood Internet is a Chicago-based production duo made up of ABX and STV SLV and they are best known for providing free downloads of their mash-ups on their site:..
Another June, another Bonnaroo Metal Lungies is going to. Starting today we will be roaming the farm in Murfreesboro basking in the glory of the 10th anniversary of the completely sold out festival. Be sure to catch me on twitter, where we will be ranting, recapping, and instagraming… and other verbs. If you aren’t fortunate..
Pretty Lights has done it again. This track is a seamless integration of three bands that we wouldn’t normally lump together. Our favorite element is the use of Radiohead’s Everything in its Right Place but then you have to give some credit to Nirvana’s vocals from All Apologies and just as we’re making..
Mathieu Santos is best known as being the energetic bassist of Ra Ra Riot but who knew that his vocals could rival those of Wes Miles? I Can hear the Trains Coming is Mathieu’s solo debut and it bodes well for his future as a solo artist. It catches you right..
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