This video for Bruno Mars' sticky sweet pop confection is so god damn adorable I want someone to shove knives in my eyes and pour acid into my ears. But I also know, dear reader, that since not everyone is as moody, cynical, and otherwise detestable as myself, I should share it. You might still see the good in people like Bruno Mars, who just wants to make teen girls' hearts smile. Ejoy it. I'll be in the basement, defrosting my chicken liver dinner and awaiting for winter's cold to finally set in. Then we can all be miserable together!
It's Gucci time!!! That means lots of awful fashion and ridiculous, low hanging chains. Which, honestly, we love dude for. Are you not entertained by this Southern playa?
We've been loving everything on Big Boi's new album Sir Luscious Leftfoot. We're curious as to why it's getting no love from radio around these parts, being that it cracks harder and has catchier hooks, rhymes, and flows more futuristic than anything Drake or Nicki Minaj have put out. Their shit is lightweight. But the Lord works in mysterious ways, doesn't he! Here's another great track, "You Ain't No DJ." Do the shutterbug to it. [XXL]
DJ Wait What mixes hip-hop vocals over indie and commercial rock beats. The results are rather delicious. Grab the entire album after the cut. [Wait What]
Well this is what we like to see: The Brooklyn Radio family scoring hits together! The Midnight Lab Band, a project by the Trustus League's Oneman and E's E, have a chart topper over at Juno with DJ DRM of Bastard Jazz, who did a rework of their track "Twilight Reprise." (No vampires to be heard here.) Make sure to pick up the white label wax or download the mp3 goodness at Turntable Lab.
Today's Fresh Cut comes to us courtesy of Brooklyn Radio jock DJ Oneman of the show Trustus League Radio. Buzzy girl and boy duo The Hundred in the Hands make slick car commercial rock. It makes you bounce, but not too much. Just enough for Nissan to sell you a new Altima with quick framed shots of a car riding through the rain of a deserted cityscape. You diggg?
From Max Tenone, the man who brought us that amazing remix album of Mos Def rapping over classic dub reggae, Mos Dub, we get the second half of Black Star with Dub Kweli. Professionally done. You can download the whole album after the cut. Perfect for your Monday morning blues.
Here's an amazing piano instrumental cover of The Pixies' track "Where Is My Mind" by French pianist Maxence Cyrin. He pulls off some other amazing covers of electronic based pop music on his site. Do check him. Beautifully haunting and moving. [Maxence Cyrin]
Electronic group Underworld is back with more ambient pop with this track "Always Loved A Film," from their upcoming LP Barker. The album drops September 13th in the U.K. on Cooking Vinyl Records. The video above features an aging pack of skate rats reliving their youth by popping kick flips, stealing liquor, and riding around with the top down.
Autodiddy! Puff's protégé duo Dawn Richards and Kalenna of his group Dirty Money put some nice backing on this new R&B joint, "Loving You No More." But, um, the autotune is waaaaay over the top. These girls have nice vocals, why turn them into robots if you don't have to? Mediocre man of the moment Drake features on a verse.
You can download it at The Smoking Section. [Smoking Section]
Today's Fresh Cut comes to us from DJ Ayres of The Rub, who is detonatoning dancefloors in Canada with his other half, Cosmo Baker. We got this telecominique via Blackberry that the L.A. producer's Them Jeans remix of Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness" is causing earth shifting tectonics with the Canucks. It will probably work wonders for your playlist as well. Impress your friends!
MGMT's latest album is a much more subdued affair than their debut, which sprang them into the national spotlight with its brightly colored electro pop. The video posted above, for their track "Congratulations," is rather somber. And the strange, dying alien walking with them through the dessert looks like he walked off the set of The Dark Chrystal.
Feeling Black Milk with the sweet soul samples running behind his rhymes. Here he gets some guest help from Royce Da 5'9 and Elzhi for the track "Deadly Melody." His LP Album of the Year is due out September 14th. [Nah Right]
We are licking our lips in anticipation of Gnarls Barkley and Goody Mob crooner Cee-Lo's new full length, The Ladykiller. An earlier track that got leaked, "Georgia," has been playing all summer long in our car. This new track, "Fuck You," is just as catchy and toe tapping. But with plenty of animosity boiling under the surface for the ex in your life. (We know you're reading. This track goes out to you.)
Glasser operates under a slick formula that makes her music so interesting and compelling. She places a large emphasis on the percussion for each song while also allowing for her strongest aspect – her ethereal and smooth voice – to shine. There are touches of Kate Bush and contemporaries such as Bat for Lashes, but “Home” sounds like the first step on defining her aesthetic, and it’s one that I am a fan of.
Glasser's full length LP, Ring, is out September 28th on True Panther Records.
The orchestral pop of Ra Ra Riot is addictive ear candy. Good luck getting this new track, "Boy," out of your head and off your playlist. It sounds especially good in the summer. [MTV]
Next week, the UK's Count and Sinden will release their first LP, Mega, Mega, Mega, after their club night of the same name. Featuring a slew of guests, including addictive indie popsters Mystery Jets, they take in a wide spectrum of electronic dance genres, including UK funky, dubstep, house, and grime. You can stream the whole wonderful mess below. Make sure to pick up the album, which drops August 23rd on Domino Records. [Fact Magazine]
DJ Oneman of Trustus League Radio--right here on Brooklyn Radio!--hits us off with our Fresh Cut of the day. It's a re-edit of our favorite nose candy addict's cut "Merry-Go-Round." According to Oneman: "I thought this groove was pretty cool, but sounded so...sing-songy. No offense, Rick, by why don't you sit this one out. A little editing work and a little "modern love" and I was able to create an instrumental version of 'Merry-Go-Round' that's dancefloor compatible." Indeed. Download it now.
Well, here's another track popping up from Mark Ronson's upcoming album, Record Collection, which has a drop date of September 29th. Blast from the not so distant past Spank Rock and Kyle Falconer make guest appearance on this joint, "Bike Song." It's extra breezy.
For my money, the indie pop sister duo Tegan & Sara have some of the catchiest hooks in the game right now. They blast out three minutes of infectious ear candy in a lot of their songs. Between pop radio, which caters to the gals, and FM rock stations, which is a total dude thing, they haven't been able to score any mainstream airtime. And it's too bad more people don't hear the sisters Quinn, because they would totally fall for their choruses. Their latest single and video, "Northshore," isn't the best from the group's most recent album, Sainthood, but it's a two minute firecracker, for sure. Arcade Fire what?
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