gone to the beach…

..back in a few days.
If you haven’t done so yet, check out the totally free beach-relevant Underwater Peoples Summertime Showcase; it’s a well-crafted fuzzy compilation that features personal favorites like Ducktails, Julian Lynch, and Real Estate… it’ll definitely be keeping me company in the heat.

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein’s Survival Strategies In A Modern World was initially unassuming — that album title doesn’t help — until it dawned on me that I was playing the album almost everyday; it’s even been receiving more playtime then Slumberland label-mates The Pains of Being Pure At Heart.  There’s nothing particularly original about the band’s sound — [...]

thanks for the pop MJ

“I’m not like other guys… I’m different” — Michael Jackson

Animal Collective “Daily Routine” (Phaseone remix)

“Daily Routine” received the Phaseone remix a couple weeks back, and I’ve been enjoying it so much that sharing has become inevitable.  The song is now dancier and groovier… apparently dancier and groovier enough to strip to.

MP3: Animal Collective “Daily Routine” (Phaseone remix) (320kbps)

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MSTRKRFT (the band)

As strange as it might be, MSTRKRFT’s new Letterman-friendly conventional-band-formation (not the actual song “Heartbreaker ft. John Legend”, fyi) excites me more than Fist of God ever will (mind you, that ain’t difficult), and it sure as hell trumps previous TV appearances.  But honestly, if Jesse Keeler wants to get back [...]

jj “from africa to málaga”

jj are 3 for 3 so far.  Although that is only 3 songs, I feel comfortable saying that — regardless of the identity of the mysterious pop-talents behind the capital-letter-free jj — the band are a great addition to the Sincerely Yours roster.  I also love the (true to the previous) black & very white, [...]

Kria Brekkan “Bee Xlaura”

Iceland’s Kria Brekkan — formerly with Múm, currently wife to Avey Tare — has a series of 2x A-Side 7″ Singles on the way.
“Bee Xlaura” is the first free-MP3 from the forthcoming 7inch series, and was premiered today at Gorilla vs Bear.  The song has existed in an unreleased state for a few years, and [...]

Air France “GBG Belongs To Us”

Air France have posted a cute little 3 part love letter — one part video, one part song, one part travel instructions — to their current hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden.  Both the song and marketing approach are fittingly Air France/Sincerely Yours.
“GBG Belongs To Us” immediately struck a I really love Saint Etienne-inspired chord straight to [...]

the Very Best

Remember that really enjoyable, totally free, four language spanning, Afro-pop inspired mixtape from 2008?  The Very Best is back, and have a proper debut LP on the way, entitled Warm Heart of Africa, that will be released this coming fall on Green Owl.
“Warm Heart Of Africa” is the first free-MP3 from the album, and also [...]

Beck’s Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico “Sunday Morning”

Wow, if people stay excited about all these cover songs/albums Beck is going to be posting to his website, the man is going to get written about a million times over the next _________; especially if the quality of the covers stay on par with this excellent Underground cover.
Visit Beck.com for important details, like the [...]