Summer fun rock.
Ghost Beach – MIRACLE
Every time I listen to this song it reminds me of a modern day Bob Dylan. Very soulful folk rock.
The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904
Here’s a bonus beat driven by samples in a way that is reminiscent of artists like Madeon and Gramatik.
Kill Paris – Shades of Funk
The Nico Blues are a last wave rock band and you better believe that they’re from New Jersey. They just put out their Die Happy EP and I would definitely recommend it to any type of rock fan. The ep is is pay-what-you-want so that you can throw them a few bucks or download it for free. It is exclusively available on their official bandcamp right now but it will also be on itunes, amazon…etc. in the near future. Peep their website for tour dates.
WZRD: the duo of KiD CuDi and Dot Da Genius. Cudi claims that the duo is trying to bring back punk rock with a new edgier feel to it. This is the first single off their upcoming collaborating album (which hasn’t been named yet). You can definitely see the punk rock attributes from the song from the heavy guitar presence in the track but I find this track to be more trippy than anything. I like what I’ve gotten from this new blend of Cudi, I guess we’ll find out if the same holds true for the rest of the album in the near future.
Example is a musical genius. I’ve yet to come across any other artist who was able to bring together electro and dub with such a smooth hip-hop twist equating to a harmony by which my ears rejoice. I’m in love.
Plastic Smile (ft. Felguk) – Example
Playing in the Shadows – Example
….Also to help your daily stresses, here’s some kick back, roll up, light one music.
The Kooks recently did a live recording of Foster The People’s hit song “Pumped Up Kicks”, which is a song that just about every living person has heard. Look out for their album “Junk of the Heart” on September 13th for those of you in the U.S. and September 12th in the U.K.
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Seeing Blink in concert this August was clearly one of the highlights of my summer. It brought me back to the 90s when my friends and I thought high school was going to be something out of an American Pie movie and that someday we’d find our own Stifler. Times have changed, but Blink is still around doing what they do best, making good music. I can’t wait for the new album, Neighborhoods, to be released sometime late September.
