March 2011
17 posts
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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?
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
SPRING...