Still freezing? Yeah, me too. Maybe we should all stay inside and listen to this new mixtape of end of 2013/early 2014 indie, dance, folk and alt country. St. Vincent makes a case for early MVP of 2014 with “Digital Witness”, while Broken Bells continues to show why their sophomore effort might exceed their first with the title track from After The Disco. ASTR pulls at my nostalgic ’90s heartstrings in sampling Black Box’s “Everybody Everybody” on “Blue Hawaii”, while Disclosure reworks “F For You” with soulstress Mary J. Blige. The uptempo, dancefloor burner didn’t truly need an update, but who is going to argue with Mary J. if she wants to take a turn at being a dance diva? My top track this month comes from the surprising, but not that surprising if you really think about it, collaboration between Chromeo and Toro Y Moi. “Come Alive” shines with a Hall & Oates-esque hook, Chazwick’s welcome feature and the typical funk from Dave 1 and P-Thugg. Get after it.
Let me know your favorites in the comments!
JayeL Audio 1-29-14 – STREAM (8tracks)
- St. Vincent – Digital Witness
- Clean Bandit – Rather Be
- ASTR – Blue Hawaii
- Chromeo – Come Alive ft Toro Y Moi
- Solidisco – Top Of The World ft Skyy
- Disclosure – F For You ft Mary J. Blige
- Misun – Travel With Me
- Tomas Barford – Pulsing ft Nina K
- Years & Years – Real
- Jenny Lewis – Completely Not Me
- The Belle Brigade – Ashes
- HIGHS – Summer Dress
- Satellite Stories – Australia (Don’t Ever Let Her Go)
- Bombay Bicycle Club – Luna
- Made In Heights – Murakami
- Marian Hill – One Time
- Broken Bells – After The Disco
- Foster The People – Coming Of Age
- Besides Daniel – Untouched and Burning
- Fox & The Bird – No Man’s Land
- Exroyale – Give It Up
- Fickle Friends – SWIM
- Cults – We’ve Got It
- James Vincent McMorrow – Gold
- Damien Jurado – Silver Timothy
- Francis and the Lights – Like A Dream
- Wild Child – Stitches
- The Phoncurves – Heartstrings
-JayeL Audio
