LIZARD KISSES "WATER TAP"!

i am delighted to be sharing the winsome new single from Brooklyn's loveliest, Lizard Kisses! here's the irresistibly catchy, warm et dreamy, melodiously slinky et swoony, 50s-laced, bittersweet, indie pop tale-of-woe, Water Tap from Brooklyn-based indie pop/folk outfit Lizard Kisses {chiefly Marc Merza & Cory Siegler} off their forthcoming "Water Tap/The Colour Of Water" split 7" (2012), in collaboration with My Friend Wallis.

"I can use a glass of water

But what you give to me don't,

quench my thirst."

MP3: Water Tap

the "Water Tap/The Colour Of Water" split 7" is due out March 6th on clear vinyl et digital download, you can pre-order now from bandcamp or lizardkisses. this is a very special et limited edition item, there are only 35 hand numbered copies in existence, each with unique retro-styled collage cover-artworks designed et assembled by the bands themselves! get in quick, head over et check out the covers to see which one takes your fancy!

this is my favorite cover so far! 

what can i say, i'm an ailurophile!

if you happened to miss the phenomenal "Tiny Island Teeth" EP (2011), then i strongly urge you to acquire a copy immediately. you can check out my post for the wonderful single Swell, et head over to the Cakes & Tapes bandcamp to digitally stream or download/purchase the EP, please be generous!!!

you can find Lizard Kisses here: myspace | facebook | lizardkisses

FRANKIE ROSE "KNOW ME"

time to lie back et soak up the infectiously hazy et sultry, jangle-laden et reverb-swooning, 80s-imbued, wistful indie pop reverie Know Me, from Brooklyn-based garage/noise pop songstress Frankie Rose {ex-Vivian Girl/Dum Dum Girl et Crystal Stilts...} off her brilliant sophomore album "Insterstellar" (2012).


MP3: Know Me

check out the winsome 70s-styled, tripped-out, interstellar visuals for the ridiculously catchy single Gospel/Grace, video directed by Hannah Lew {Rat Columns' I Wonder video!}. evokes the films of Ed Emshwiller et Norman McLaren, one can also see the influence of the Crystal Stilts "In Love with Oblivion" album cover. enjoy!

the BNM'd "Insterstellar" album is out now on Slumberland Records, it will be available on cd or lp, or digitally via itunes.

you can find Frankie Rose here: facebook | missfrankierose

ZEBRA KATZ "IMA READ"!!!

WARNING: 

the following track is highly infectious, one listen et you'll be addicted!  

peep the mesmerizingly murk-encrusted et crunked-out, throbbing et drawly, witch house-infused single Ima Read, from Brooklyn-based hip-hop innovator Zebra Katz off his new "Ima Read" EP (2012).

Ima Read features the ultra sassy et feisty vocal stylings of Njena Reddd Foxxx! you're gonna want to turn this one up as loud as humanly possible! enjoy!

"Ima read that bitch

Ima school that bitch

Ima take that bitch to college

Ima give that bitch some knowledge."

MP3: Ima Read

check out the wonderfully murky et twisted, school-themed performance video for Ima Read. video directed by RUBEN XYZ for Mad Decent.

the "Ima Read" EP is available from the Mad Decent side project Jeffrees as a free download from hulkshare or you can stream/download it on soundcloud.

you can read Zebra Katz here: facebook | twitter

NICOLAS JAAR "AND I SAY"

next up is the ridiculously infectious et mesmerizingly minimal, blippy et jungly, super-sultry, jazzy, downtempo single And I Say from Brooklyn-based artist Nicolas Jaar, at present just a digital single.

"When I see you standing there
The evening sun upon your hair

Covered up with garden dirt

With just one glance you tear my skirt

And I say ..."

And I Say features the sultry yet nonchalant lyrical stylings of Scout LaRue et is peppered with the percussion et sax-crooning of Will Epstein, enjoy!


MP3: And I Say

if you still haven't checked out Jaar's phenomenal debut album "Space Is Only Noise", then i suggest you do so! it is available on cd from Insound or Boomkat, you can also acquire it digitally from itunes. 

et if you didn't catch my post for Jaar's incredible track Don't Break My Love, then i suggest you do. the "Don't Break My Love" EP is out via Clown and Sunset, at present it is only available as a free digital download, so check it out!

you can find Nicolas Jaar here: myspace | facebook | nicolasjarr

HAPPY NEW YEAR "HIGH SEA"

let's kick things off with a dose of ethereal hypnosis, here's the deliriously broody et off-kilter, wistfully intoxicating, shoegaze-laced lament High Sea, from Brooklyn-based, Brisbane born dream-gaze artist Eleanor Logan aka Happy New Year off the "Happy New Year/Nite Fields" split 7" (2012).




the "Happy New Year/Nite Fields" split 7" comes out January 9th, it is the debut release for the Brisbane-based artist run label Lost Race Records, it is limited to 150 numbered copies only. you can e-mail lostracerecords@gmail.com to pre-order your copy!

you can stream both sides of the 7" via soundcloud.

if you missed my post earlier last year for the wonderful single Twins, then i recommend checking it out.

good news Happy New Year's debut album is set for release in February via Paris based label SVN SNS RCRDS.

you can find Happy New Year here: myspace | facebook | happynewyearmusic

353. BLOOD ORANGE "CHAMPAGNE COAST"

check out the latest infectiously sultry et lovelorn, tropical-flavored, soulful, r&b groove Champagne Coast from Brooklyn-based synth pop/r&b crooner Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange off his impressive debut album "Coastal Grooves" (2011).




the infectious debut album "Coastal Grooves" is out on Domino Records, you can acquire it on cd, lp, mp3 et now available as a playbutton. you can also download it digitally from itunes.

if you missed my posts for the outstanding singles Dinner et Sutphin Boulevard, then i strongly urge you to check them out, you won't be sorry!

you can find Blood Orange here: myspace | facebook | bloodorangeforever

339. NATUREBOY "HEART TO FOOL"

next up is an utterly captivating track, the ambling et anguished, twangly, shoegaze-laced, soulful meditation Heart To Fool, from Brooklyn-based indie folk/rock artist Sara Kermanshahi aka Natureboy off her stunning self-titled debut album "Natureboy" (2010/11).

"Just don't change your mind
Just repeat that line."

Heart To Fool has a gorgeously warm, spacious et "live" sound to the recording, its thickness wraps around you, creating a strangely intimate auditory experience. the wonderfully textured layers of guitars, bass, brushes on cymbals, back-masked tape loops et angst-tinged vocals all mesh together et swirl around the cavernous space, slowly building to a dizzying climax before fading away, leaving you wanting more. enjoy!

recommended for fans of Lovers, Cat Power, Warpaint et Bobby ..


MP3: Heart To Fool

the "Natureboy" album is out on Bleek Records, it is available digitally via their bandcamp where you can stream the entire album. or you can purchase it on cd from Own Records, {who originally released the album last year in the UK.}

you can find Natureboy here: myspace | facebook

337. SHIGETO "LINEAGE"

time for a healthy dose of blissed-out sonic escapism, lie back et absorb this gorgeously entrancing, glitched et scuffed-out, tribal-laced, percussion-textured, shimmery electro hallucination, Lineage from Brooklyn-based electronic beatsmith Zach Saginaw aka Shigeto off his forthcoming "Lineage" EP (2011).


MP3: Lineage

the "Lineage" EP is set for release digitally on January 31st via Ghostly International, there will also be a limited edition screenprinted 12" available some time after that in the new year!

in the meantime, if you haven't heard Shigeto's stunning album "Full Circle" (2010), then i'd highly recommend checking it out, you can acquire it from Ghostly on cd, vinyl et digitally, you can also download it from itunes along with several earlier EPs.

you can find Shigeto here: myspace | facebook | twitter | iamshigeto

335. PLASTIC FLOWERS "STRANGE NEIGHBORS"

let your ears soak up this irresistibly catchy, beat-laden et jangly, Johnny Marr-esque, reverb-swooning, bittersweet synth pop lamentation, Strange Neighbors, from Brooklyn-based new wave crooner Sean Earl Beard aka Plastic Flowers off his stunning new "Strange Neighbors" 7" (2011). 


MP3: Strange Neighbors

check out the blown-out, "home made", disaffected performance video for Strange Neighbors, directed by Joe Davenport.

the "Strange Neighbors" 7" is out now on Weird Records, it is also available digitally from itunes, which includes a bonus track.

you can find Plastic Flowers here: myspace | facebook | plasticflowers

333. SHARON VAN ETTEN "SERPENTS"

next up is the gutsy, grunge-laced, Courtney Love-inflected, angst-laden confessional Serpents, from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten off her forthcoming album "Trash" (2012).

"You enjoy sucking on dreams

so I'd fall asleep 

with someone other than you."

MP3: Serpents

the "Trash" album is set for release February 7th on Jagjaguwar, it will be available on cd or lp! you will also be able to acquire it digitally from itunes.

if you can't wait till next year then you can check out Van Etten's soundcloud, where you can hear her previous albums "Epic" et "Because I Was In Love"  {if you haven't already}.

you can find Sharon Van Etten here: myspace | facebook | sharonvanetten

324. DIVE "SOMETIME"

here's a wonderful new track awash in a misty haze of shimmery, reverb-quivering, jangly guitars et warm vocals, they merge harmoniously creating an irresistibly catchy, wistful, indie pop reverie, Sometime from Brooklyn-based guitar-pop outfit Dive {chiefly Beach Fossils guitarist Zachary Cole Smith} off their debut "Sometime" 7" (2011).

the fuzzed-out, discordant synth intro totally reminds me of 80s Roxy Music. enjoy!


MP3: Sometime

the "Sometimes" 7" is out now on Captured Tracks, it is available on vinyl, or as a digital download from itunes.

you can find Dive here: facebook