Spring is off to quite the start for new music. The Hold Steady returned with more rousing bar room rock narratives, Lykke Li released new tracks picking up where she left off on Wounded Rhymes and Sam Smith continued his campaign to steal your heart as your favorite new singer across the pond. Elsewhere, BANKS covered Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” in a way old fans could agree on, The Black Keys dropped off a new single to many people’s fanfare (and chagrin), and Hamilton Leithauser (frontman of The Walkmen) unleashed inescapable single “Alexandra”. Favorite of the month goes to Team Me, whose euphoric track “F Is For Faker” is just too damn joyful to ignore. Oh and I keep finding gems on St. Vincent’s latest album and if you don’t enjoy her guitar work on “Regret”, you can just…get out.
Props to NPR’s All Songs Considered for much of my musical discovery this month. If you haven’t already subscribed to Bob & Robin’s glorious weekly show for new music, do it now.
Let me know your favorites in the comments.
JayeL Audio 4-17-14 – STREAM (8tracks)
- Sylvan Esso-Hey Mami
- Lykke Li-No Rest For The Wicked
- St. Vincent-Regret
- Hamilton Leithauser-Alexandra
- Team Me-F Is For Faker
- Jaymes Young-Habits Of My Heart (Sufjan Stevens remake)
- Foxes-Holding On To Heaven (Kove remix)
- TOURIST-I Can’t Keep Up ft Will Herd
- Broken Bells-No Matter What You’re Told
- Wye Oak-Glory
- The Black Keys-Fever
- The Hold Steady-Spinners
- Rodrigo y Gabriela-Sound Maker
- Highasakite-Leaving No Traces
- First Aid Kit-My Silver Lining
- MVSCLES-somethin
- Sam Smith-Stay With Me
- IYES-Breathe
- Mr Little Jeans-Runaway
- Ben Khan-Youth
- Porter Robinson-Sea Of Voices (RAC Mix)
- Tune-Yards-Water Fountain
- ASTR-Part Of Me
- Clean Bandit-Extraordinary
- Jaded Inc-Cocnut Sofa
- BANKS-Are You That Somebody (Aaliyah cover)
- Chet Faker-1998
- Vancouver Sleep Clinic-Rebirth
