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one: athlete - airport disco
-----i dont know dick about athlete. theyre english. i remember hearing something about them last summer, and i couldnt get the download to work. at some point i picked up this track, and it slowly creeped its way into my subconscious. it does that. this song creeps, until it decides to soar. thats why i like it-make what you will of it.
two: metronomy - this could be beautiful
-----yeah i dig metronomy, a lot considering how little i have. i desperately need their debut lp, Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe) on holiphonic records, and i heartell a sophomore release called 'nights out' will drop in september on france's because music. oh yeah, the song. its a beaut and its instrumental, so do your own thing to it. need i say more? off kitsuné maison comp #1, which you should have.
three: lykke li - little bit
-----a darling. thats how i keep hearing lykke li described. indie darling, swedish darling, things along those lines. shit is indie, and yes, she is swedish, so if the shoe fits. came to my attention via the swedish blog psl, with their musik med series, then came all the sxsw blog buzz and lots of free tracks floating around (+a live set from sxsw), and now shes rolling stone's breaking artist from last week. and this track is worth the hype i think. it works. if you need proof, check the musik med video from october 07.
four: lawrence arabia - the beautiful young crew
-----dont know anything about lawrence arabia, other than that they have a compelling name and some compelling lyrics...'we love each other, we hate each other, were afraid of each other, because we want to screw each other...' this little jig is complements of transparent magazine.
five: late of the pier - broken (fairy lights mix)
-----allegedly there is no fairy lights, and this is just the band's own edit of their song. regardless, its frenetic and playful, and makes for a good time. from kitsuné maison comp #5
six: jaguar love - bats over the pacific ocean
-----jaguar love is ex-blood brothers and ex-pretty girls make graves. and johnny whitney's voice is a little less abrasive, going for a little more of a song than a holler, which makes jaguar love a no brainer, for me at least. see earlier post.
seven: the national - green gloves
-----how sad would my life be if i had never heard matt berninger's voice? not very...but luckily i did, and the national's tunes consistently make my life sadder when i let them. everybody needs this kinda of soft and lost-sounding beauty every once and a while, and some more often than that. the national does it best.
eight: the whip - trash
-----the whip is from manchester, and have that sound. feel the darkness? its a dirty dingy club and you dont give a fuck-you move. and you yell that chorus like your life depends on it
nine: shout out louds - the comeback (big slippa mix by ratatat)
-----this is smooth, slick, and in control. there is signature ratatat work going on, and you have to love the confidence of this comeback. its too slick not to believe these swedes when they proclaim their comeback. this is good to kick back to, let it wash you in sweet guitar and synth.
ten: black kids - hurricane jane (SQZMYLMNS remix)
-----in my opinion sqzmylmns beats the nuts off mgmt's remix, mostly with the guitar lick off the start. black kids are apparently a rolling stone pick for artist to watch in 08, so i guess watch them or something. im not convinced, something about the guitar effects and the vocals just doesnt click for me.
le video: esau mwamwaya - secousse (live with marina [ex-bonde do role] & radioclit for last.fm)
-----oh god, marina+esau+radioclit=fucking livefreediefreedanceyourshitoff kinda good. like whoa. esau's goods, that insanely cool radioclit beat, and marina's borderline insanity make this a total keeper, i just hope it still contains half the oomph if it ever makes it to a studio recording (please oh please drop that album soon). big things coming from esau, just you wait. thank you fader!
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