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It's your Friday music update
Jun. 22nd, 2012 11:18 amTabs, must close all the tabs. This week we have a four new voices and a couple of great items from familiar names.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Alberta_Cross/track/Magnolia/
Alberta Cross (http://www.albertacross.net/) are a London-based duo who sound like they've been listening to a lot of Oasis and Blur but without all the angst. But don't hold that against them - they're kicking off their US tour in a couple days and it sound like they'd be a good show to catch. This track, "Magnolia" is the first single off their new album, and it has a sound that is kind of folk-rock and even a bit gospel-influenced (check out the choral bits about 3 minutes in). Their site says it was written on a previous tour of the US, which makes sense.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/SINAH/track/Nobody-Knows
Sinah (http://www.sinahmusic.com/) is a melodic, ethereal singer/pianist. The sound is an interesting blend of cabaret-dark and electronica, including echos and playful duets between the acoustic and synth keyboards. Apparently Sinah is pronounced like "Xena"; the warrior-princess bit is silent.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/06/jessie-ware-wildest-moments.html
While we're taking on new female voices, I comment Jessie Ware to your attention. This is her debut single "Wildest Moments" from her upcoming debut album. It's ambitious - she's trying to pull in a lot of things - and the production is not overdone. She has a soft and gentle vocal style that the track is trying to pump up. I think this one will be remixed well and I hope she releases more tracks of her own, too.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Young_Man/track/Fate-Houses-Remix/
Young Man, aka Colin Caulfield (https://www.facebook.com/youngmanmusic) is a five-piece group from Chicago. This is not my usual stuff, and you may need to be in the right frame of mind for this, but I really liked this Houses remix of "Fate." It starts off slow and empty, then adds layers and sounds as the vocals trend up until there is a tight complex mix going on. Compare with the original (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYpU1lN7lP4) which is much more standard rock-and-roll.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Gossip/track/Move-In-The-Right-Direction-CSS-Remix/
Hey, look, another week another Gossip remix. CSS (http://www.myspace.com/canseidesersexy) produce a tight-revving "Move in the Right Direction" remix. It's a little bit overdone on the high-pitched electronic bits, but still good bopping fun. And it's inspired me to look for more CSS stuff, so that wins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-8Rd9QBlJI
DJ Schmolli does a number of things well, but he is the undisputed king of taking classic rock/heavy metal and mashing it into fresh new sounds. This "Rock of Ages" takes 23 different tracks ranging from hair metal Dio to classic heros Alice Cooper and Queen and ... well, you can see the line-up. The whole thing is fun and rockin' and should be played really freakin' loud. I have to say, though, that the Beastie Boys->Queen->Doors bit is particularly brilliant. Even if you don't watch the rest of the video, you should watch the outro from about 4:20.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Alberta_Cross/track/Magnolia/
Alberta Cross (http://www.albertacross.net/) are a London-based duo who sound like they've been listening to a lot of Oasis and Blur but without all the angst. But don't hold that against them - they're kicking off their US tour in a couple days and it sound like they'd be a good show to catch. This track, "Magnolia" is the first single off their new album, and it has a sound that is kind of folk-rock and even a bit gospel-influenced (check out the choral bits about 3 minutes in). Their site says it was written on a previous tour of the US, which makes sense.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/SINAH/track/Nobody-Knows
Sinah (http://www.sinahmusic.com/) is a melodic, ethereal singer/pianist. The sound is an interesting blend of cabaret-dark and electronica, including echos and playful duets between the acoustic and synth keyboards. Apparently Sinah is pronounced like "Xena"; the warrior-princess bit is silent.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/06/jessie-ware-wildest-moments.html
While we're taking on new female voices, I comment Jessie Ware to your attention. This is her debut single "Wildest Moments" from her upcoming debut album. It's ambitious - she's trying to pull in a lot of things - and the production is not overdone. She has a soft and gentle vocal style that the track is trying to pump up. I think this one will be remixed well and I hope she releases more tracks of her own, too.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Young_Man/track/Fate-Houses-Remix/
Young Man, aka Colin Caulfield (https://www.facebook.com/youngmanmusic) is a five-piece group from Chicago. This is not my usual stuff, and you may need to be in the right frame of mind for this, but I really liked this Houses remix of "Fate." It starts off slow and empty, then adds layers and sounds as the vocals trend up until there is a tight complex mix going on. Compare with the original (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYpU1lN7lP4) which is much more standard rock-and-roll.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Gossip/track/Move-In-The-Right-Direction-CSS-Remix/
Hey, look, another week another Gossip remix. CSS (http://www.myspace.com/canseidesersexy) produce a tight-revving "Move in the Right Direction" remix. It's a little bit overdone on the high-pitched electronic bits, but still good bopping fun. And it's inspired me to look for more CSS stuff, so that wins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-8Rd9QBlJI
DJ Schmolli does a number of things well, but he is the undisputed king of taking classic rock/heavy metal and mashing it into fresh new sounds. This "Rock of Ages" takes 23 different tracks ranging from hair metal Dio to classic heros Alice Cooper and Queen and ... well, you can see the line-up. The whole thing is fun and rockin' and should be played really freakin' loud. I have to say, though, that the Beastie Boys->Queen->Doors bit is particularly brilliant. Even if you don't watch the rest of the video, you should watch the outro from about 4:20.
