girls have an undeniable quality to them – pop outsiders with a bizarre aesthetic, both musically and otherwise. they are another group that have both impeccable production and songwriting ability. yours tru.ly recently filmed them proper in SF, a video release that coincides with a feature from the fader as well as a stream of a killer b-side life in san francisco. can’t get enough of their sound:
Tag Archives: pop
Wild Nothing: “Cloud Busting” AUDIO
wild nothing’s cloud busting is both a great track (the cosmic synth sound riding through out is dialed) and articulates a natural change in response to weather patters – as we shift from summery sounds to fall and then winter, we tend to find tracks that are more introspective, intricate, and subtle (via GvB):
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Music Go Music: "Warm In The Shadows (Live on Face Time)" VIDEO
dope live performance from music go music – always thought they were cool but shit like this really makes me come around on a group. via yourstru.ly:
Atlas Sound: “Walkabout (Featuring Noah Lennox)” VIDEO [Unofficial]
via The Walrus:
posted by cameron on August 4th, 2009| categories: video | Tags: atlas sound, found footage, lofi, noah lennox, panda bear, pop | comments
Plastic Bertrand: "Ca Plane Pour Moi" VIDEO / Elton Motello: "Jet Boy Jet Girl" VIDEO
posted by cameron on July 22nd, 2009| categories: video youtube | Tags: classic, Elton Motello, plastic bertrand, pop, same song | comments
The Nerves: "When You Find Out" VIDEO
left on my computer by one of the hobofm crew:
Kurt Vile: "Overnite Religion" AUDIO
original: kurt vile, make this yellow! | CC BY
kurt vile is the type of artist who continues to make me feel completely inadequate as a musician yet inspired to reach adequacy. one of the few artists who rocks essences of lofi without losing his shit in mush. beautiful voice, great instrumentation, fantastic melodies, and an overall penchant for subtlety:
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posted by cameron on July 20th, 2009| categories: audio | Tags: dope, kurt vile, pop, production, songwriting | comments
Micachu and the Shapes: "Golden Phone" VIDEO
I love this song. So weird and pop-perfect:
posted by cameron on June 1st, 2009| categories: video | Tags: micachu and the shapes, pop | comments
Hot Chip: “One Life Stand” VIDEO
a cool video for sure, but i’m much more interested in the song. yes please thank you sir i’ll have another soon? HOT CHIP HOT CHIP HOT CHIP