linus: harper simon – “wishes and stars”
check it – harper simon dropped his self-titled debut album at the end of last year; we’re only just stumbling across some of his stuff now, but it’s all majorly fantastic. harper simon has a soft, acoustic, almost vintage, folk sound – in fact, he sounds a lot like dad: paul simon. we were dubious too (paul simon’s son??) but he definitely manages to make this sounds his own. the album features production from bob johnson (who’s worked w/ bob dylan, willie nelson, johnny cash, & of course simon and garfunkel) – wishes and stars is a beautiful, pop-folk tune (kind of reminds us of american tune, no?), and we think this album has the real potential to make an impact!
also: check out this pretty awesome clip of a 4-year-old harper & his dad singing bingo on sesame street from the 1970’s.
all they do is just have fun.
covered: new the bird & the bee – “rich girl (hall & oates cover)”
check it! phenomenal electro-pop duo the bird & the bee have a new album dropping at the end of the month, a cover album of hits from 70’s pop-masters hall & oates (the album also features one original, heard it on the radio.) inara george is sounding as divinely-inspired as ever, & greg kurstin, surely a pop-music-god among men, nails the production. below you can check out one of our favorite tunes from the new album, their take on the classic rich girl – v. nice!
“interpreting the masters volume 1: a tribute to daryl hall and john oates” drops march 23rd on blue note records.
it’s a bitch girl.
sally: new she & him – “in the sun” music video
check out the brand new video for the lead single, in the sun, from she & him’s upcoming sophomore album “volume 2,” an absolutely lovely high-school-musical-inspired romp through the halls of a public high school (think: hoola hooping in gym class, dancing around the overhead projector, climbing onto library tables, etc). zooey is, quite frankly, a goddess.
“volume 2″ drops march 23rd on merge records.
it’s hard 2 be ignored.
sally: cults – “go outside”
check it! go outside is an absolutely spectacular new retro-twee-pop, labrador-esque tune from awesome mystery band cults. we don’t know much about cults except that they’re a boy/girl duo from nyc, but they’re debut 3-song ep is available for free download on bandcamp. catch go outside below!
it’s living that’s treacherous.
snoopy: new vitalic – “second lives” music video
check out the really awesome new music video for french electronic producer vitalic’s new single second lives, from his album “flash mob” which dropped last september. the clip, directed by julien henry, is conceptually bizarre – it’s shot in a public bathroom – a little disturbing, & v. thought provoking! catch it below!
new temper trap + the knocks + samuel – “fader (the knocks remix)”
check out an awesome cover of the temper trap’s fader w/ production from the knocks & featuring lead vocals from nyc-based up-and-coming pop voice samuel. the cover is a complete & utter renovation of the original – & also a significant improvement! it’s a sparkling electro-pop road trip now, & we absolutely love it. in addition, check out the knocks & samuel’s take on ellie goulding’s starry eyed + samuel’s say goodbye.
samuel’s knocks-produced debut album “trains to wanderland” is due out this spring, so watch for that & catch samuel at his myspace here! via
- Fader (The Knocks Remix ft. Samuel)- The Temper Trap
- Starry Eyed (The Knocks Remix ft. Samuel)- Ellie Goulding
- Say Goodbye- Samuel
bless this mess.
sally: new kate nash – “do wah doo” music video
check it! do wah doo is the new single from uk chanteuse kate nash, the lead off her upcoming sophomore album “my best friend is you.” we absolutely love the single, it’s got a lovely pipettes-esque retro-pop vibe, & we think it has a lot of potential to impact radio! catch the new vid for the single below!
but i think that she’s not so nice.
lucy: new justin bieber & sean kingston – “eenie meenie”
check it! sean kingston joins preteen phenom & literal heartbreaker justin bieber for a new jam off his upcoming album “my world 2.0″ - it’s a mid-tempo rehash of kingston’s own fire burning by-any-other-name, & also v. catchy!!! they pull the ever-popular nursery rhyme/playground anthem reinterpretation & it even features a lovely rap-breakdown from the prepubescent himself at the end!! give it a listen below!
if she holla:
sally: new joanna newsom – “easy”
joanna newsom’s much-buzzed but vastly under-performing new album “have one on me” dropped at the end of february – it’s a sweeping, three-album & 18-track affair, a rather sparse effort & largely lacking in so-called pop sensibility & aesthetic coherence, but an absolutely lovely sound nonetheless. below you can check out one of our favorite tunes from the new album, the soft & somehow gershwin-esque album opener easy. catch it below, & grab the album today!
“have one on me” is out now on drag city.
Easy- Joanna Newsom
honey you please me. even in your sleep.
florence & the machine + the xx + the very best – “you’ve got the love (the very best redo the xx remix)”
this is kind of confusing but: the very best remix the xx remix of florence & the machine’s jam you’ve got the love, which is actually a cover of the source & candi staton’s 1991 hit… & it’s pretty hot! it’s not all that different from the xx’s version which was all over the place last year, but esau mwamwaya & co. sound bomb on pretty much anything! grab the new remix below.
You’ve Got The Love (The Very Best redo The xx remix)- Florence & the Machine
time after time…
