Tune in today (3/10) at 11:15am (pst) for a live studio performance by the eclectic Denver outfit (and one of my favorite bands), DeVotchka, on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. They’ll be playing stuff from their newest album, 100 Lovers, which is out now (grab a copy here).
Baltimore hip hop duo Nick Often and Greg Ward, better known as Rapdragons, have been busy.
Back in 2009, the duo released their debut record, Ten Stories High, to local, regional, and bloggable acclaim. They followed that up with the remix album, Ten Stories Hijacked, in 2010. Soon after, they released the much-anticipated mixtape album, and one of my favorites, Featuring Baltimore — a collection of hip hop tracks each sampling a different band from baltimore, including Beach House and Future Islands.
Now when I woke up this morning, I was pleasantly surprised and excited to see an email from Rapdragons waiting in my inbox announcing their latest mixtape EP, Natural Born Chillers. I really haven’t had a chance to give the EP a proper listen, but i’m sure it won’t disappoint. Like Featuring Baltimore, the new EP is another collection of hip hop meets indie rock…or as I like to call it, Indie Hop. And like previous releases, Natural Born Chillers is available for free download here!
Like I said before, I haven’t given the new EP a proper listen, but so far I’m really digging the title track:
Rapdragons – Natural Born Chillers (Rapdragons x Moss of Aura)
Tune in today (3/9) at 11:15am (pst) for a live studio performance by English electropop specialists, Hot Chip, on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. They’ll be playing highlights from one of 2010’s best albums, One Life Stand, and more.
If you’re a frequent visitor/listener of the Hype Machine, you’ve more than likely listened to a RAC remix.
RAC (aka Remix Artist Collective) has worked with a boat load of well-known and influential artists/bands, such as The Shins, Bloc Party, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as plenty of unsigned indie bands in their early careers. About three years ago, RAC released the remix compilation RAC VOL 1. It premiered on Stereogum.com and was an instant hit. Lucky for us, RAC just released the much anticipated follow-up, RAC VOL 2, and again it’s available for free! Below are two of favorite RAC remixes right now, but be sure to follow the links below and listen to more…you won’t be disappointed.
Phantogram – When I’m Small (RAC Mix)
Zowie – Broken Machine (RAC mix)
Download RAC VOL 1 here
Download RAC VOL 2 here
p.s. there’s plenty more RAC mixes available on their site (under ‘Albums’).
The Antlers are all set to follow up one of 2009’s best albums, Hospice, and I am super excited!
I’ve been a fan of these Brooklyn indie rockers for quite awhile now, but after listening to Hospice, they became a real favorite of mine. NPR describes it best, “Frontman Peter Silberman is only 23, but has produced one of the most beautiful and moving works I’ve heard in a long, long time. Just astonishing.” If you’ve haven’t listened to Hospice uninterrupted and in it’s entirety…I pity you.
The new album, Burst Apart, won’t be released until May 10 (via Frenchkiss), but on March 17th, they’ll perform at NPR’s SXSW Showcase at the Parish and the performance will be broadcast live as part NPR’s First Listen series.
Stay tuned.