Favorite Music Videos of 2017: Volume 1
♩ Justice – Pleasure [from Woman] (NSFW)
[justice.church]
♩ Angus & Julia Stone – Chateau [from Snow]
[angusandjuliastone.com]
♩ Julien Baker – Appointments [from Turn Out the Lights]
[julienbaker.bandcamp.com]
♩ alt-J – Pleader [from Relaxer]
[altjband.com]
♩ Benjamin Clementine – Phantom Of Aleppoville [from I Tell A Fly]
[benjaminclementine.com]
♩ Alex Cameron – Candy May [from Forced Witness]
[alkcm.bandcamp.com]
I can’t get enough of this inspirational and upbeat track from Portland’s Ages and Ages. Easily one of the top 10 tracks of 2014. I dare you to a) not sing-a-long with this track and b) not have a more positive outlook on life after listening.
♩ Ages and Ages – Divisionary (Do The Right Thing) [from Divisionary]
I’m a sucker for girl group, doo-wop, so it’s no surprise this track’s been on heavy rotation since first listen. One of the best EPs of 2014.
♩ Babes – ATMO [from Babes EP]
Good old fashioned indie-pop fun. Don’t think i’ll ever get tired of this track, especially the chorus.
♩ Tennis – Never Work for Free [from Ritual in Repeat]
I wouldn’t consider myself a big fan of alt-J. I don’t doubt their talented and creative bunch of musicians, there sound just doesn’t really resonate with me. So with all that said, I wasn’t super excited for their sophomore effort. Honestly, I didn’t even know it was in the works, but I was pleasantly surprised with the new LP. There are a handful of good tracks on this record, but “Warm Foothills” (which features Conor Oberst, Lianne La Havas, Sivu, and Marika Hackman) is easily my favorite…even though Pitchfork shat all over it in their review, which probably has more to do with the band not being as “hip” as they were when they seemingly came out of knowhere in 2012.
♩ alt-J – Warm Foothills [from This is All Yours]
A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Alla-Lah’s//Worship the Sun
[allahlas.com]
alt-J//This Is All Yours
[altjband.com]
BRONCHO//Just Enough Hip To Be Woman
[bronchoband.com]
Lia Ices//Ices
[liaices.com]
My Brightest Diamond//This Is My Hand
[mybrightestdiamond.com]
Octave Minds//Octave Minds
[octaveminds.com]
This Will Destroy You//Another Language
[twdy.tumblr.com]
White Arrows//In Bardo
[whitearrows.com]
Some experimental pop and electro-funk sounds to brighten up your Monday. First up, this year’s Mercury Prize winners, alt-J, followed by the always impressive and ambitious experimental psych-rock of Animal Collective (back with their ninth studio album). After that, the energetic indie pop and fusion sounds from the London based quartet, Django Django, along with the infectious party-pop sounds of Anthens, GA, based Reptar. Last, but certainly not least, the global sounds of dance pop duo, The Very Best, and Brooklyn’s experimental rock trio, Yeasayer. Enjoy.
♩alt-J – Breezeblocks [from An Awesome Wave]
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♩Animal Collective – Today’s Supernatural [from Centipede Hz]
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♩Django Django – Default [from Django Django]
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♩Reptar – Orifice Origami [from Body Faucet]
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♩The Very Best – We OK (feat. K’NAAN) [from MTMTMK]
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♩Yeasayer – Reagan’s Skeleton [from Fragrant World]
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