Monthly Archive: January 2010

THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE – RULES (Indie/Pop – Germany/Norway)

The Whitest Boy Alive

Berlin-based indie pop act The Whitest Boy Alive is one of Erlend Øye‘s many side projects. Besides being one half of indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, Øye has also collaborated with many artists and released a solo album a …

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saturday nite with… BARRETSO

Barretso

Chilean dreamwave wizard Barretso has already started to pique the attention of the hottest music blogs from around the globe, with his remix work on the likes of Justice, Monomen and Astro. Astro – Hongo Atomic (Barretso Remix) Ever since …

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SUNGLASSES – WHIPLASH (Electronica/Reggae – US)

Sunglasses - Whiplash

Sunglasses is a duo fronted by 8000 bam bam (Samuel Cooper) & Baby Seal (Brady Keehn). They first started working together at Savannah College of Art and Design during the post production stage of Samuel’s senior thesis film, MILES. Once …

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THE XX – CRYSTALISED (Indie/Rock – UK)

The XX

The xx is a bunch of 19-year-old South Londoners who make stark, synthy and woefully simplistic indie music. The four members of the band originally met at Elliott School, a school famous for alumni including Hot Chip and Four Tet. …

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MIIKE SNOW – SILVIA (Electro/Club – Sweden)

Miike Snow

Swedish band Miike Snow was formed a couple of years ago in Stockholm and took the world by storm last year, becoming one of the most blogged about bands of 2009 (see what we wrote about their single “Animal” here). …

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THE JUMP OFFS – IN THE CLOUDS (Rock/Indie – US)

The Jump Offs

Straight from Honolulu, please welcome The Jump Offs! This locally grown Hawaiian band has just released their first self titled album (download on iTunes). Their debut is a collection of eleven straightforward, effective, dancey rock tracks that they wrote, as …

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YEASAYER – ODD BLOOD (Indie/Psychedelic/Electronica – US)

Yeasayer

As we write, Brooklyn-based indie band Yeasayer is fast becoming one of the most blogged about band on the internet. Anand Wilder, Chris Keating and Ira Wolf Tuton have been around for a few years now and they have worked …

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RJD2 – THE COLOSSUS (Hip Hop/Electronica – US)

RJD2

This month, RJD2 returns with The Colossus, his highly anticipated 4th solo album. This new studio album marks the artist’s 10th year in the music business and showcases the myriad of styles RJD2 has spanned as a maverick, respected producer. …

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