He’s been consistently one of my favorite artists over the past six years and I still can’t believe more people aren’t talking about Jack Peñate. Download the pained and stripped down effort “No One Lied” below.
Jack Penate – No One Lied (.mp3 via XL Recordings)
We all know A-Trak’s got remixes. His choice reinterpretations of “All The Way Turnt Up” and “Heads Will Roll”, and his mash-up “High Heartbeats” combining Kanye and The Knife still consistently are on my weekend playlists. Take a listen to his reworking of Martin Solveig’s party starter “The Night Out” below:
A-Trak was feeling extra generous, so head to his Facebook page for remixes of Waka Flocka Flame’s “Round of Applause” and The Throne’s “Gotta Have It”.
Mansions on the Moon initially impressed with Paradise Falls, an album co-signed by DJ Benzi and Diplo. If you aren’t acquainted with “She Makes Me Feel”, get familiar below:
Mansions on the Moon – She Makes Me Feel (.mp3)
The act’s space age ambient pop with a hip-hop edge must have charmed Pharrell as well, since he executive produced their latest EP, Lightwaves. All five tracks balance pop sensibility with a sense of calm, but “Take A Look” shines as synthy piece that would line up nicely next to M83 on your next playlist.
Mansions On the Moon – Take A Look (.mp3)
Download Lightwaves here for the price of a tweet or fb “like”.
Even more exciting, their just announced tour features a stop at the brand new ATL venue, Terminal West. If you’ve been following their progress on Facebook, you’re probably just as amped as I am to check out the shiny new space.
2012 Tour
March 9: Los Angeles, CA — The Mint
March 13—17: Austin, TX — SXSW
March 21: Lawrence, KS — The Granada
March 22: Omaha, NE — The Waiting Room
March 23: Ames, IA — M-Shop
March 24: Iowa City, IA — The Mill
March 25: Minneapolis, MN — 7th Street Entry
March 27: Milwaukee, WI — Shank Hall
March 29: DeKalb, IL — The House Cafe
March 30: Pontiac, MI — iLounge
March 31: Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge
April 1: St. Louis, MO — The Gramophone
April 3: Memphis, TN — Hi Tone
April 5: Birmingham, AL — Bottletree
April 6: Athens, GA — New Earth Music Hall
April 7: Atlanta, GA — Terminal West @ King Plow (tickets)
I’m just going to assume you’ve been playing the hell out of the new Santigold track “Disparate Youth” as much as I have. Its hypnotic, inspirational and genius. Purchase “Disparate Youth” on Amazon and stream below:
Look for Master of My Make-Believe on May 1st via Downtown/Atlantic Records and catch Santi on tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers, at SXSW, Electric Forest, Coachella and Governor’s Ball (what a fun line-up).
Ah, the Cudi of old. Here goes an unreleased Cudder joint, not to be confused with the upcoming WZRD project (pre-order).
via 2dope
Download at Dat New Cudi
I actually am enjoying “Teleport 2 Me” from WZRD quite a bit. Stream below and purchase here
Photo courtesy of Ariel Rechtshaid
This has already been posted a trillion times this week, but consider “Climax”, the Usher/Diplo/Ariel Rechtshaid collaboration one of the best early surprises of 2012. Listen below a 1000x times, like I have this week:
Like I mentioned previously, you can’t really compare Hangout and Bonnaroo for many reasons (history, farm vs. beach, 4 day vs. 3 day, tent vs. condo, etc)….but if you were Bonnaroo did a damn good job of showing why they are the king of festivals on this side of the country. Headliners featuring some of the biggest bands of the last twenty years? Check. Legendary jam band? Check. Nostalgic reunion band? Top indie acts? Check. Hip Hop of the past, present and future? Check. Electronic acts for late night fun? Check. One of the top comedians right now? Check. All of those things and the list isn’t even complete yet.
2012 Bonnaroo Line-up
•RADIOHEAD •RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS •PHISH •THE BEACH BOYS (BRIAN WILSON, MIKE LOVE, AL JARDINE, BRUCE JOHNSTON AND DAVID MARKS) •BON IVER •THE AVETT BROTHERS •THE SHINS •FOSTER THE PEOPLE •SKRILLEX •AZIZ ANSARI •DISPATCH •FEIST •THE ROOTS •ALICE COOPER •SUPERJAM •BLACK STAR THE WORD (JOHN MEDESKI, ROBERT RANDOLPH AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS) •LUDACRIS •BEN FOLDS FIVE •FLOGGING MOLLY SPECTRUM ROAD (CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, JACK BRUCE, JOHN MEDESKI, AND VERNON REID) •MAC MILLER •CHILDISH GAMBINO •MAJOR LAZER •TUNE-YARDS •AFROCUBISM •FLYING LOTUS •UMPHREY’S MCGEE •LITTLE DRAGON •ST. VINCENT •CITY AND COLOUR •THE CIVIL WARS •YOUNG THE GIANT •TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB •PUNCH BROTHERS •NEEDTOBREATHE •FITZ & THE TANTRUMS •BAD BRAINS •YELAWOLF •DAWES •BATTLES •DANNY BROWN •THE BLACK LIPS •SBTRKT •PHANTOGRAM •KENDRICK LAMAR •CHARLES BRADLEY AND HIS EXTRAORDINAIRES •THE KOOKS •THE JOY FORMIDABLE •THE ANTLERS •KATHLEEN EDWARDS •MIMOSA •KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS •ALABAMA SHAKES •DAS RACIST •DELTA SPIRIT •GARY CLARK JR. •IVAN NEVILLE’S DUMPSTAPHUNK •LAURA MARLING •TRAMPLED BY TURTLES •MOGWAI •THE WAR ON DRUGS •BEN HOWARD •GROUPLOVE BLIND PILOT •ALO •THE DEVIL MAKES THREE •WHITE DENIM •EMA •HERE WE GO MAGIC •K-FLAY •THE LONELY FOREST •MARIACHI EL BRONX •BIG FREEDIA •DALE EARNHARDT JR. JR. •THE SOUL REBELS KVELERTAK •SOJA •STEVEN BERNSTEIN’S MTO PLAYS SLY •BIG GIGANTIC •SARAH JAROSZ ORGONE •DARONDO •FRUIT BATS •MOON TAXI
Tickets are on sale this Saturday and General Admission is $234.50+fees.
And for those keeping track at home, I realize 9 out of my 29 guesses for Hangout are performing at Bonnaroo. Thank you.
I was already highly anticipating Tennis’ sophomore album and the news that Patrick Carney of The Black Keys would be producing Young and Old only fueled my eagerness for new material.
Check out my review at Atlanta Music Guide andpick up Tennis’ Young and Old on Amazon for $3.99
2012 Tour
02/16 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
02/22 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
02/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
02/24 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
02/26 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
02/27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
02/28 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
02/29 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
03/02 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/03 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
03/07 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
03/09 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
03/10 – Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
03/11 – Orlando, FL @ Orange You Glad Music Fest
03/13-18 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
04/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/26 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
04/27 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Caberet
04/28 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
04/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
05/01 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
05/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
05/03 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/04 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
05/05 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
05/08 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
* = w/ White Rabbits
Another act I’m expecting a lot from in 2012. These guys have pop anthems for days and Walk the Moon‘s energetic live performance has been getting rave reviews over the past few years. While we wait for WTM’s major label debut, stream “Next In Line” below and pick up the just released Anna Sun EP here. “Tightrope” is all sorts of Talking Heads and I love it.
Next In Line by Walk The Moon
I’ve been addicted to Melbourne’s Art Van Delay‘s Flux Pavillion/Luda mash-up for a few months, so I was certainly glad to see a new album on the way. Galore continues on that moment with an insanely deep sample list featuring everyone from Trina to the Rapture to Florence to the Beastie Boys. The juxtaposition of a remix of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love” with Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and Birdman/Weezy’s “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy” works particularly well.
Stream below and download here and be sure to like Art Van Delay on facebook.
Art Van Delay – Skinny Rabbit (ft Bon Iver, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Birdman) (.mp3)
Art Van Delay – Birty Ditch (ft Christina Aguilera, Timbaland, The Rapture, Redman, Bee Gees, Youngbloodz) (.mp3)
