August 2013: I'm Not Fallin' Over

I'm Not Fallin' Over from letmeget on 8tracks Radio.

If You're Short on Time:
If you can't make it through the whole thing, at least listen to tracks 1-9. They're all awesome. "Okay" (which has a very LCD Soundsystem-ish opening) comes from Holy Ghost!'s upcoming LP, Dynamics, which is due out September 10. "Through the Fire" has a great video here. Make sure to grab all the free downloads, especially "Swept"--it's definitely one of my favorite tracks on the playlist. Also be sure to get Ta-ku's "Closet Drake Fans." The cover of Arcade Fire's "Ready to Start" is really cool and worth checking out, as is Blood Diamonds's reworking of "Carried Away." Frank Ocean sings on John Mayer's track and raps on Earl Sweatshirt's. "Comrade" is from Repave, Volcano Choir's (a collaboration between Collections of Colonies of Bees and Justin Vernon) new album that you can stream at NPR here. Finally, check out Goldroom's cover of "St. Ides Heaven," which is drastically different from the original.

1. Okay - Holy Ghost!
2. Through the Fire - Arkon Fly
3. Swept* - Mons Montis
4. Restart - Little Daylight
5. Romanticise - Chela
6. Let Go (feat. Kele & MNDR) - RAC
7. Ready to Start (Arcade Fire Cover) - Tears for Fears
8. Time - Fé
9. Hills and Trails* - Misun
10. Daddy's Money - Johnny Stimson
11. Carried Away (Blood Diamonds Remix)* - Passion Pit
12. Mais Feliz - SILVA
13. Teen Spirit - SZA
14. Warm Water (Chuck Wild Bootleg Remix)* - Banks
15. Comrade - Volcano Choir
16. Wildfire Pt. 2 (feat. Frank Ocean) - John Mayer
17. Portland - Brolin
18. New Scene (feat. Ofelia) - Felix Cartal
19. Berlin - RY X
20. Melt (feat. Kilo Kish) - Chet Faker
21. Sunday (feat. Frank Ocean) - Earl Sweatshirt
22. Closet Drake Fans* - Ta-ku
23. Tao of Love - Bird Call
24. St. Ides Heaven (Elliott Smith Cover)* - Goldroom
25. Over & Over* - Sivu
26. Jubel* - Klingande
*FREE DOWNLOAD

Videos: Leon T. Pearl, Just Blaze & Baauer

The next playlist should be up in a day or so, so here's Leon T. Pearl to make the wait more interesting. When I first saw this about a week ago, I didn't really know what to do with it. The video is ridiculous and so is, to a lesser extent (I guess?), the song itself, but it's catchy and weirdly awesome. Definitely the most produce I've seen in a music video (well, except for this). So check it out:



Also, director Nabil (the guy behind these great music videos) came out with an intense video a week ago for Just Blaze & Baauer's "Higher" that pits a band of village children against some drunken adults. Definitely check it out below, as well as the rest of Nabil's work (via the above link) if you haven't.


JUST BLAZE X BAAUER x JAYZ. [HIGHER] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

August 2013: What the Hell Am I Doing Here?

What the Hell Am I Doing Here? from letmeget on 8tracks Radio.

If You're Short on Time:
"Kisser" and Ryan Hemsworth's take on "Thuggin' Noise" are both great and also available as free downloads below. "Incredibly Still" and "Understanding" are two of my favorites from the list and definitely deserve a listen. So does the new version of Jon Hopkins's "Breathe This Air," featuring Megan James of Purity Ring. "All I Know" comes from Paracosm, Washed Out's upcoming album that can be streamed on iTunes (via Stereogum here). Delorean also has a new album coming out September 9th. "Can't Get Enough Waves" comes from Terry Urban's mashup album Portugal, The Man & Friends, which you can download in its entirety here. Finally, "Waiting Game" was produced by SOHN and it shows, so be sure to give it a listen. Also, remember that you can download the 8tracks and SoundCloud apps for easy listening from your phone.

1. Kisser* - Step Rockets
2. Incredibly Still - SOMBEAR
3. Hey, Doreen - Lucius
4. Everything is Fine - Sothko
5. Save Charlie - Rubblebucket
6. Living Proof - Gregory Alan Isakov
7. Agoraphobia - Autoheart
8. Thuggin' Noise (It's Hemsworth, Bitch Edit)* - A$AP Rocky
9. Make it Up - The Blow
10. Recollection - Keep Shelly in Athens
11. Breathe This Air (feat. Purity Ring) - Jon Hopkins
12. Understanding - Some Minor Noise
13. Girl* - Olympic Ayres
14. All I Know - Washed Out
15. Destitute Time - Delorean
16. Destination, Pt. I - Damn Arms
17. National Express* - The Divine Comedy
18. Let Go - Dive In
19. Amor Pra Depois - SILVA
20. Jennifer - Little Comets
21. JSMN* - Badboxes
22. Can't Get Enough Waves* - Terry Urban
23. Play it Right - Sylvan Esso
24. Incantation - Willow Beats
25. Waiting Game - Banks
26. Close My Eyes - Carousel
*FREE DOWNLOAD

August 2013: When All Beauty is Silent

When All Beauty is Silent from letmeget on 8tracks Radio.

If You're Short on Time:
"Hunger" is not only one of my favorite tracks on the playlist, but it's also free! Follow the link below and you can download it from the SoundCloud page. "Body Music," the title track from AlunaGeorge's long-awaited debut, and "The Wire," HAIM's new single, are both great tracks from two groups that have been putting out consistently great music. The Bamboos cover of James Blake's "The Wilhelm Scream" is also surprisingly good. I was skeptical when I first saw it, but the funky, gospel-y take on Blake's bleak original is really great. "Mercy" is the first TVotR music since bassist Gerard Smith died and definitely worth a listen. Finally, "Until Your Father Sleeps" is a wonderfully sleepy track from Slow Machete, a project that samples Haitian choirs and gives some proceeds to "support education and agriculture programs in Cap Haiten." Listen and learn more on bandcamp.

1. Hunger* - Born Gold
2. Body Music - AlunaGeorge
3. The Wire - HAIM
4. Katie - Luke Temple
5. The Wilhelm Scream (feat. Megan Washington) - The Bamboos
6. Picking Up All the Pieces (Ta-ku Remix) - Strange Talk
7. Ricki Lake - Something Silent
8. Fresh - Summer Camp
9. Someday - Eddie Gomez
10. Stockholm Syndrome - How Sad
11. A Purple Night* - Terry Urban
12. Dust Clears (MAUSI Remix) - Clean Bandit
13. You Know You Like It (DJ Snake Remix) - AlunaGeorge
14. Fragile (feat. Kendrick Lamar, MAYDAY! & Kendall Morgan) - Tech N9ne
15. Her Majesty's Socialist Request - RJD2
16. U Da Best - Wet
17. Orchards (STRFKR Remix) - Wampire
18. Cape Town (Panama Remix)* - Clubfeet
19. Amenamy (Jon Hopkins Remix) - Purity Ring
20. Paper Thin - Clare Maguire
21. The Truth - Dr. Dog
22. Emmanuel* - BASECAMP
23. Mercy - TV on the Radio
24. Can You Hear Me?* - Dan Croll
25. Midnight Swimming - Lovelife
26. Love in the Sky - The Weeknd
27. Until Your Father Sleeps - Slow Machete
*FREE DOWNLOAD