Summer Jams '10 [Part 1 of...]

let's get this party started, 5 sun-tinged mp3s

DOM - Living In America

IT IS SEXY TO LIVE IN AMERICA. You bet that if you have to scroll down to the U's whenever you declare your country, you're not sexy. That is why United States is found at the top, usually the first choice. This song sounds like an 80's synth-pop hit remixed by WAVVES lo-fi ingenuity. If it wasn't for all these recent releases I would probably set this song on repeat.

Lookbook - Yesterday's Company

I don't usually promote the pop genre but this song is downright catchy as hell. It takes about 1:45 to really kick in but when it does the voice of Maggie Morrison really digs down deep. Check out Over and Over, it's not too shabby itself.

Late of the Pier - Best In Class

I believed I have already posted this song....but it warrants a second post. it is hands down the catchiest song that Late of the Pier has put out. I hate that they are veering away from their alternative side procured on Fantasy Black Channel, but if they keep putting out stuff this eclectic and poppy, I'd be thrilled.

Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn Flexin' It [Passion Pit Remix]

I am making some bold statements in this post, so just know that these are some good tunes. But, this is the best remix I have heard in 2010. It is 10x better than the original version, and the original is decent. Proves that Passion Pit are some of the most brilliant electronic minds this side of 2009.

Hula Hoop - Ladies [Let's Go]

First off, could this title embody summer any better? Especially the band name. I am digging this beach-tinged tune. It begs "I wanna get you moving," for a better part of the song and you bet it it gets you moving. 

Late of the Pier | "Best In Class"

|:|New EP from British Electro-Pop-Alternative Group|:|



Late of the Pier - Best In Class

Here is a new single from Late of the Pier, an electro-pop consortium that bends the solid conceptions of rock and techno to create a sound that is unique. The group has some new material recently out, where you can find this song, Best In Class EP. They have choruses with choruses made of a smorgasbord of sounds and vocals that blend together better than vegetables in V8 juice. Their debut album, Fanstasy Black Channel, is astonishingly brilliant with misplaced guitar riffs, simple drum kits, and extraterrestrial background sounds all supporting grasping synthesizers. If you are looking for an almost dance floor type tune with musical substance in the alternative genre, you've found it.

A post on the eve

The Canon Logic
I heard these guys over at Suspicious Sounds. SS listed Vampire Weekend as a similar artist, so I had to check them out. The piano is a big part of this group's sound and might I venture to compare the singers voice to that of Freddie Mercury of Queen? I think it is a fair comparison. They have very catchy tunes that will make you anything but sad. Have a listen. (if you know how to work rapidshare, you can download their 3 EP's at SS)

Update on Broken Bells
Found an mp3 of the song for your enjoyment.
Broken Bells - The High Road


Late of the Pier
If you didn't catch their debut album in 2008, you missed out on a rarity. I read in an article in SPIN that if they thought it sounded right, then they needed to change it. Obscure guitar riffs and synth beats satiate every song, which can turn a song on a needle to one that is unrecognizable to its beginning, a trend which is completely opposite for just about the whole music industry. Here is a new song that I found by them. You'll know what I mean with unrecognizable parts of songs when you think it cuts off as a 30 second sample. Great song, hope an album follows.
Late of the Pier - Blueberry