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Favorite EPs of 2016

bed.//klickitat

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♩ bed. – Billy Joel [from klickitat]

[thisisbed.bandcamp.com]

 

Braids//Companion

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♩ Braids – Companion [from Companion]

[braidsmusic.com]

 

CC Dust//CC Dust

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♩ CC Dust – Never Going To Die [from CC Dust]

[ccdust.bandcamp.com]

 

Charli XCX//Vroom Vroom EP

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♩ Charli XCX – Vroom Vroom [from Vroom Vroom EP]

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Flasher//Flasher

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♩ Flasher – Destroy [from Flasher]

[flasherdc.bandcamp.com]

 

Gordi//Clever Disguise EP

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♩ Gordi – Nothing’s As It Seems [from Clever Disguise EP]

[gordimusic.com]

 

Holy Ghost!//Crime Cutz

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♩ Holy Ghost! – Crime Cuts [from Crime Cutz]

[holyghostnyc.net]

 

Kllo//Well Worn

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♩ Kllo – Bolide [from Well Worn]

[facebook.com/kllomusic]

 

Linying//Paris 12

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♩ Linying – Paris 12 [from Paris 12]

[linying.live]

 

Lowell//Part 1:PARIS YK – EP

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♩ Lowell – Blow the Bass [from Part 1:PARIS YK – EP]

[oncloud69.com]

 

Naps//The Most Beautiful Place on Earth

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♩ Naps – The Most Beautiful Place on Earth Is the Moon [from The Most Beautiful Place on Earth]

[facebook.com/napsisaband]

 

Nutrition//These Days Don’t Exist

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♩ Nutrition – Lost [from These Days Don’t Exist]

[nutritionmusic.com]

 

Sorority Noise//It Kindly Stopped For Me

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♩ Sorority Noise – XC [from It Kindly Stopped For Me]

[sororitynoise.com]

 

Strange Ranger//Sunbeams Through Your Head

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♩ Strange Ranger – Sunbeams Through Your Head [from Sunbeams Through Your Head]

[strangeranger.bandcamp.com]

 

Vince Staples//Prima Donna

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♩ Vince Staples – War Ready [from Prima Donna]

[vincestaples.com]

 

#31days2016

 

p.s. Favorite LPs of 2016 drops Dec 15th

(31) Days of Good: 12.8.12

I know it’s the Christmas season, but Charli XCX’s synth-pop ballad “Valentine” was one of my favorites this year.  So in keeping with a Valentines theme for today, it’s only right that I highlight The Temper Trap’s “Need Your Love”, along with tracks from the UK’s Citizens!, Brooklyn’s HAERTS (can’t wait to hear more from this duo, probably my most anticipated of 2013), and LA’s Kisses.  And for my anti-Valentine’s Day readers, Deerhoof’s “Breakup Songs” and La Sera’s “Break My Heart”.

 

 

Charli XCX – Valentine [single]
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I love this song.  It’s been on constant repeat since first listen and i’ve yet to get tired of it.  When you have a chance, definitely check out the music video (one of the year’s best) and the Gigamesh remix.

Citizens! – True Romance [from Here We Are]
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“Breakup Songs” from the album Breakup Song.  A bit confusing, but after eleven albums of energetic and delightful noise-pop, I expect nothing less.

Deerhoof – Breakup Songs [from Breakup Song]
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As far as I know, this track is the first (and only) release from the duo.  I can’t wait to hear more.  Might be my most anticipated of 2013.

HAERTS – Wings [single]
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Kisses released this single back in August, their first new track since their 2010 debut, The Heart of the Nightlife.  I’m hoping this is the precursor of a new album in 2013.

Kisses – Funny Heartbeat [single]
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Sees the Light is the second album by Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls, All Saints Day), whose pure and melodious voice, masks a tragically beautiful breakup record.

La Sera – Break My Heart [from Sees the Light]
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Great follow up to 2009’s Conditions.  Leadoff track, “I Need Your Love”, has been my favorite since first listen, but “Trembling Hands”, “Miracle”, and “Where Do We Go From Here” are a few more tracks worth a listen.

The Temper Trap – Need Your Love [from The Temper Trap]
♩[bonus] The Temper Trap – Need Your Love (RAC remix)
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[on repeat] Charli XCX//Super Ultra

Dark-pop songstress Charli XCX dropped her mixtape today — Super Ultra.  The mix features a brand new track (“Cloud Aura”, ft. Brooke Candy), along with production from the likes of Art of Noise, Baths, and How to Dress Well.  Charli describes the mix as “about love. Sometimes it’s stupid love and sometimes it’s heartbreaking love.  It’s about being confused.”

Download Super Ultra for free here.

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[on repeat] Charli XCX

If you’re a fan of such artists as Grimes, Class Actress, Robyn, Purity Ring, and Niki & The Dove, you’ll love Charli XCX.  I discovered this British pop vixen just last month (via The Hype Machine Radio Show – March 2012) and I was immediately hooked.  It was her special Valentine’s Day track, aptly titled “Valentine”, that initially caught my ear.  Since then though,  I’ve listened to just about everything I can find and haven’t found a track yet that I don’t love.  She’s got a really cool sound, that she describes as “dark pop”,  and her range keeps you wanting more.  In one track, she could be channeling Siouxsie Sioux with a heavy goth-pop ballad and next thing you know, she’s treating you to some of the catchiest synth-pop you’ve heard all year.  No official word yet on when a debut LP will arrive, but she’s working on a EP, due this summer via IAMSOUND, with a full-length to follow late 2012 or early 2013.  I for one can’t wait for more of the “dark pop” stylings of Charli XCX, so stay tuned for more.

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[on the road] Sleigh Bells

Live @ Showbox at the Market 2/24 – photo by Suzi Pratt

Hot off the release of Reign of Terror, Sleigh Bells have extended their current tour.  The noise-pop duo are currently across the pond with Charli XCX, but they’ll soon return to North America for a ton of dates in the weeks leading up to their shows with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

02-28 Glasgow, Scotland – Òran Mór *
03-01 London, England – Electric Ballroom *
03-02 Manchester, England – Sound Control *
03-03 Brighton, England – Concorde 2 *
03-05 Paris, France – La Machine du Moulin Rouge *
03-07 Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg *
03-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg *
03-26 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
03-27 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club #
04-03 San Diego, CA – 4th & B
04-04 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
04-05 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
04-07 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
04-08 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
04-09 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
04-12 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
04-13 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
04-14 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
04-16 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
04-17 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
04-18 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
04-20 Georgetown, TX – Southwestern University’s Corbin J Roberston Center
04-21 Nashville, TN – Vanderbilt University’s Alumni Lawn
04-23 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
04-24 Iowa City, IA – University of Iowa’s IMU Main Lounge
04-25 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
04-27-28 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre **
04-30 Ottawa, Ontario – ScotiaBank Place **
05-02 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre **
05-04-05 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center **
05-07 Boston, MA – TD Garden **
05-10 Washington, DC – Verizon Center **
05-11 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center **

* with Charli XCX
** with Red Hot Chili Peppers

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