June 2011
8 posts
4 tags
The Knocks Drop a new Track Just in Time for...
Sunshine by The Knocks
This one’s getting me in the mood for sun, suds and sand. Too bad it’s in the 60s and rainy. When I close my eyes and try real hard not to look out the window, I can almost imagine myself there now…
4 tags
Last Dinosaurs - Honolulu
Browsing through new...
4 tags
Com Truise - Brokendate
I haven’t paid...
4 tags
4 tags
Germany Germany - Rain
Where did this dude come...
4 tags
The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love
How do I feel...
4 tags
Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles
I wake up...
5 tags
The Naked and Famous - Young Blood (White Sea...
May 2011
12 posts
6 tags
Young The Giant - My Body (Two Door Cinema Club...
5 tags
Chiddy Bang - When You’ve Got Music (Feat....
4 tags
Fatboy Slim - Don’t Let The Man Get You...
4 tags
Bon Iver - Calgary
I often struggle with what I...
4 tags
Memory Tapes - Wait in the Dark
It feels really...
4 tags
Chet Faker - No Diggity, 80
This one time in...
5 tags
Madeon Conquers Deadmau5
Deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Remix) @ Pete Tong 05.13.11 by MadeonThere’s something to be said about Madeon. Actually, there are several things to be said. As I’ve mentioned over and over, this dude’s 16 years old. What he’s been able to do with electronic dance music in such a short amount of time is something that everyone needs to be aware of. On top of that,...
4 tags
The Police Get Dancey
The Police - Roxanne [Discotech Remix] by discotech
There was a time in my life where I would have paid any amount of money to see The Police live. That day came when they reunited and I saw them at Fenway. Good for me! Double check this Discotech remix of a classic track and make sure it’s turned up to 13.
5 tags
Crystal Castles - Not In Love (Feat. Robet Smith)
...
6 tags
Two Door Remix Club
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (The Twelves remix) by soundbleed
It’s no secret. I love this band. Even more so, I love this song. It’s pretty amazing. This remix is no exception. Take a listen and add it to your remix playlist, because I guarantee a permanent addition.
6 tags
The Best Group Name Ever Comes Correct
The Catalina Rhyme Mixers - Nasa Drugs (Kanye West x Wale x Ratatat) by therecordcrate
It’s the fucking Catalina Rhyme Mixers. What a great name. What a great track. Put this on 10 and get it going.
2 tags
Hello, Old Friend
And we’re back! Life has a funny way of steering you away from what you want to do, in the name of what you need to do. It’s a crime against humanity. Enjoy the next several posts. They’ll fill you in on what’s been sonically filling my head over the last few weeks.
April 2011
10 posts
4 tags
Madeon Reworks Pendulum
Pendulum - The Island (Madeon Remix) by therecordcrate
I have been terrible with updates as of late. All too often, this platform comes second to real life and grad school. For that I apologize, but things are on the upswing. This is by no means a new track, but I’ve been getting down to it. It goes down well with a sunny Saturday morning.
5 tags
Remix Artist Collective Tackles Phantogram
Phantogram - When I’m Small (RAC Mix) by therecordcrate
I’ve always had a soft spot for RAC remixes and this Phantogram jam is no exception. If I had it my way (and I usually do), I’d listen to Phantogram forever and ever and ever and ever. Check out this track on RAC’s latest Vol. 2, along with a bunch of other tasty tracks.
4 tags
Dawes Lays it on Thick
Dawes - If I Wanted Someone by therecordcrate
FINALLY. After a year or so waiting for the second coming, it’s finally here. I’ve been excited for this since October and it’s here. It’s finally here!
3 tags
Gold Panda is a Much Better Person Than I
You by Gold Panda
If this song hasn’t found its way onto your Springtime playlist, I’d wager that you’re probably high.
4 tags
More Gambino for the Dome Piece
Childish Gambino - Easy by therecordcrate
Off his new mixtape I Do Not Talk comes this gem. Gambino’s truly unique flow comes through crystal clear on this one. A personal favorite.
4 tags
A Taste of the new Death Cab
You Are A Tourist by therecordcrate
I was a fan of Narrow Stairs, but admittedly, I wanted something different from the dudes in Death Cab for Cutie. I prayed almost nightly and my prayers were answered with You Are A Tourist. 5 stars my friends.
5 tags
Chiddy Bang Team up With Mac Miller
Chiddy Bang - Heatwave (Ft. Mac Miller) by therecordcrate
I’ve never been much of a Mac Miller fan, mostly because I’ve tried to avoid the “frat rap” genre at all costs. However, he comes correct on Chiddy’s latest. Check it out and let me know what you think.
4 tags
I know, I know. I’m like three days late...
4 tags
Of Monsters and Men Might be my Jump-Off
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks by therecordcrate
It’s been a struggle for me lately in terms of posting music. Sure there have been good tracks popping up all willy nilly and whatnot, but there’s no point in posting them if I’m not listening to them, you know? This one in particular, I’ve had for quite a while with every intention of posting, but have never gotten...
5 tags
Welcome to The Jackson Pit
Xaphoon Jones - The Jackson Pit (A Mr. Jay Patt Blend) by therecordcrate
I must say … I’ve wondered what Xaphoon and Chiddy are doing, since they clearly aren’t putting out an album any time soon (I kid, I kid). If this is what’s going on in the meantime, by all means boys do your thing. I’m not altogether sure how I feel about Xaphoon’s second...
March 2011
17 posts
4 tags
Black Light Dinner Party: in search of 80s Movie...
Black Light Dinner Party - Older Together by therecordcrate
We aren’t so different, you and I. Just as people make music their soundtrack to their daily lives, I do the same. Very rarely do I actually pause what I’m doing to post a track, but i couldn’t resist on this one. This track sounds like it belongs in the end credits of an 80s movie. John Cusack…hook these...
5 tags
Last Night at the Paradise: Ellie Goulding and The...
For me, concert lineups that I’m 100% into aren’t a hot commodity. Many of the groups I’m into try to give smaller bands their breaks by taking them on tour. Either that, or the band I’m going to see is the opener for a bigger band that I couldn’t care less about. Last night changed EVERYTHING because last night, The Knocks and Ellie Goulding descended upon the...
3 tags
New Cults! New Cults! New Cults!
Cults - You Know What I Mean by cultscultscults
Everyone remembers where they were when they first heard Cults. Except me. And that’s only because I blacked out, as a result of what was hitting my ear drums. Here’s their newest track, coming off their new album due out in May.
3 tags
Jeff the Brotherhood channels Johnny Ramone
Jeff the Brotherhood - Mellow Out by therecordcrate
I’ve had this track for a while, but only got into it while on a recent trip to Washington D.C. Check it out. It makes me think that guitar-driven rock might not be such a rare commodity after all.
4 tags
Walk The Moon - Anna Sun
Walk The Moon - Anna Sun by therecordcrate
A friend turned me on to this track the other day. For whatever reason, the lead singer’s style conjures up images of a white dude who couldn’t quite make it in rap, but had a good enough voice to front a band who produces some of the greatest instrumentals I’ve ever heard. The hook, in particular, really strikes a chord in me. Get...
3 tags
4 tags
Childish Gambino: Made From Conentrate
Childish Gambino - Freaks Geeks by therecordcrate
Hardly just on the Childish Gambino train, we needed to post this gem. After offering his new EP for free a couple weeks back, this is essentially all we’ve been listening to. He’s hitting Boston in May. Where will you be?
4 tags
Another taste of Young Galaxy
Young Galaxy - Cover Your Tracks by therecordcrate
This song has moved Young Galaxy up about 5000 pegs in our book. The song starts of disguised as a slow feeler and proves itself wrong a little less than a third of the way in. Well done.
3 tags
New Mau5!
Deadmau5 - HR 8938 Cephei by fuckmylife
Joel’s back for more ladies and gentleman! Because the success of his last album apparently wasn’t enough, he released this stomper via Beatport last night. Named after a distant star, one might be able to travel there in the time it takes for this track to play out. Enjoy!
6 tags
Middle Brother revives our love of all-star bands
Middle Brother- Middle Brother by therecordcrate
All-star bands have always terrified me. They always seem to lack the insanity that is always promised. Not Middle Brother. Not ever. No way. These guys killed it live. Dawes + Deer Tick + Delta Spirit = a good recipe for insane indie rock superstardom
5 tags
Johnny Corndog does Daytrotter →
Dude’s magic. Listen to those lyrics. Last month’s trip to Daytrotter was a resounding success in our book. We caught him live last night on tour with Dawes, Deer Tick and Middle Brother and his approach to song writing was unlike anything that’s come across our table recently. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
4 tags
BOAT takes us on an aquatic journey
BOAT - Dress Like Your Idols by therecordcrate
What is this? What just happened? I’m not sure how to classify BOAT’s sound, but it makes me want to commandeer the above pictured boat and listen only to BOAT tracks this summer.
3 tags
Beach Fossils conjure up images of warmer climates
Beach Fossils - Calyer by therecordcrate
This winter’s cruel and unusual punishment on New England has left me longing for warmer climates and warmer sounds. This posting should come as no surprise to our dedicated followers. I’m on a low-fi beach-sound tirade. Meet the genre’s newest culprit: Beach Fossils
7 tags
One man. Two monikers. Caribou goes Daphni.
Daphni - Ye Ye by Caribouband
Am I a bit late on this track? Maybe. But hear me out: Dan Snaith makes music that is simply too hard to keep up with. What he does with samplers, synths and beat machines is something that is real hard to keep up with. What do you want from me? The addition of Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden adds a new demension to Snaith’s patented synth dream.
4 tags
Alex of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros...
Alexander - Truth by therecordcrate
Alex from TRC favorite Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros has been legitimately killing the solo artist scene. This track is living proof. It combines everything I love about Ed Sharpe’s sound, mixed with everything I love about remixes, with the exception that it’s not a remix. Good for you, Alex. Good for you.
6 tags
Gold Panda gets remixed by Star Slinger. The world...
Marriage (Star Slinger Remix) by Gold Panda
For me it’s hard to say no to a number of things. For example, I will rarely say no to a no-holds-barred cage match Cribbage tournament, deep philosophical debates on the merits of The Royal Tenenbaums, or a nice cup of horchata. Seriously. The aforementioned vices of mine have incredible staying power. When it comes to music, there are...
4 tags
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
SPRING...
February 2011
13 posts
4 tags
New Chiddy Bang!
Chiddy Bang - Baby Roulette Ft. Train by therecordcrate
Chiddy comes correct. No matter what. Spent the weekend road tripping to this song. It’s time for everyone else to get down to it.
(Photo via: Tha Good Life Reviews)
3 tags
Rae Spoon Gets Dancy
Rae spoon - You Can Dance by therecordcrate
Not quite the folky nerd he used to be, Rae Spoon offers up tasty dance grooves. Lincoln’s getting down now as we speak.
8 tags
