The Weekly What 6•22•14
"A playlist every Sunday?!"
1. Though it can't touch the sublimely upbeat "I Got U," Duke Dumont's latest offering "Won't Look Back" is a summery banger with great vocals and a standard but infectious beat that's sure to make you want to dance.
2. London-based Nao has teamed up with A.K. Paul (Jai's brother) for the fabulous "So Good," a funky shuffle of staccato synths and layered vocals.
3. As part of the deluxe edition of his 2013 LP When The Night, St. Lucia (aka Jean-Philip Grober) has released three new songs (available here on iTunes). "Forgiveness" fits perfectly into Grober's oeuvre of soaring and anthemic synth-pop.
4. Speaking of deluxe editions: Sombear's remix of The Naked and Famous's splendid "Hearts Like Ours" is part of the deluxe version of 2013's In Rolling Waves, which you can pre-order here. Sombear, the musical project of Minneapolis native Bradley Hale, dials the track down, stripping it of some of the more sweeping rock 'n' roll elements that make the original so anthemic. Though the remix is simpler and sparer, the vocals and lyrics of the original shine through quite lovelily.
5. Though I'm sure the connection is either coincidental or simply a product of my misguided mind, "Thousand Eyes" sounds strangely similar to Air's "La Femme d'Argent." It's a tenuous link, but Lia Ices's track definitely has a sort of airy and relaxed vibe that pervaded Air's 1998 LP Moon Safari. "Thousand Eyes" is from Lia Ices's upcoming LP, Ices, which is due out September 16th on Jagjaguwar.
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1. Though it can't touch the sublimely upbeat "I Got U," Duke Dumont's latest offering "Won't Look Back" is a summery banger with great vocals and a standard but infectious beat that's sure to make you want to dance.
2. London-based Nao has teamed up with A.K. Paul (Jai's brother) for the fabulous "So Good," a funky shuffle of staccato synths and layered vocals.
3. As part of the deluxe edition of his 2013 LP When The Night, St. Lucia (aka Jean-Philip Grober) has released three new songs (available here on iTunes). "Forgiveness" fits perfectly into Grober's oeuvre of soaring and anthemic synth-pop.
4. Speaking of deluxe editions: Sombear's remix of The Naked and Famous's splendid "Hearts Like Ours" is part of the deluxe version of 2013's In Rolling Waves, which you can pre-order here. Sombear, the musical project of Minneapolis native Bradley Hale, dials the track down, stripping it of some of the more sweeping rock 'n' roll elements that make the original so anthemic. Though the remix is simpler and sparer, the vocals and lyrics of the original shine through quite lovelily.
5. Though I'm sure the connection is either coincidental or simply a product of my misguided mind, "Thousand Eyes" sounds strangely similar to Air's "La Femme d'Argent." It's a tenuous link, but Lia Ices's track definitely has a sort of airy and relaxed vibe that pervaded Air's 1998 LP Moon Safari. "Thousand Eyes" is from Lia Ices's upcoming LP, Ices, which is due out September 16th on Jagjaguwar.
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