What can I say other than Tanlines new debut album Mixed Emotions arrived just in time for Spring/Summer. This album is an instant day brightener with it's nostalgic 80's synth-spiration and dance feel grooves. This electronic-pop Brooklyn duo Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen combined with the Afro-pop and Tropicalia detailing gives songs like "All of Me" and "Real Life" a nice rhythmic feel to get your body swaying. Eric Emm and his soulful yet relaxing voice reminds me a little bit of Vampire Weekend with a little bit of Cut Copy giving each track just the right amount of balance.

This album is going to get me through some great beach days and long summer drives with the window down.  Check out the videos below.

Young the Giant has such a strange name for a band but in the indie world that is expected. What I didn't expect though was this album to be packed full of great tracks. Their self-debut album has a summer feel to it with it contagious melodies, unending enthusiasm and unique vocals. This album even in its uplifting feel has tracks like "Cough Syrup" which has become a radio favorite; it moves the track into contemplating apathy and misdirection, but it's still catchy. "God Made Man" offers you with a slow soothing start to only end in an amazing emotional end. The sounds of this album to most would seem to be flawless with each track having its own special sound to it; however I will leave that up to your own discretion.

Swissted is an ongoing series by graphic designer Mike Joyce and owner of the Stereotype Design in New York.  He took two things that he enjoyed swiss modernism and punk and redesigned vintage punk show flyers into international typographic style posters. Each poster is sized to the standard swiss kiosk dimensions of 35.5 inches wide by 50 inches high and set in berthold akzidenz grotesk medium.

He states that all of these shows actually happened in his series. So I wanted to pick out some of the posters of bands that I have seen in concert. See below.

Check out all the other posters here: http://www.swissted.com/




Source: Wanken

Damon Sheeley of The Bear and The Sea had released a couple of months ago his remix of Common's "I Used to Lover H.E.R." with the intention of slowly creating and releasing a handful of selected remixes as a FREE release. It was a tribute to the hip hop world through his hazy instrumentals that give a filter feel to his tracks. So here it is thanks to Nueva Forma the new EP Everything is Everything.  Download here for FREE or stream it below!

Tracklist

1.I Used to Love HER (The Bear and The Sea Remix) 04:39
2.Stakes is High (The Bear and The Sea Remix) 04:46
3.Blahzay Blahzay - Danger (The Bear and The Sea Remix) 04:02
4.Juicy (The Bear and The Sea Remix) 04:37
5.Fast Life feat Nas (The Bear and The Sea Remix) 04:44


released 23 August 2011 Remixes and album art by Damon Sheeley of The Bear and The Sea For more info, visit:nuevaforma.com/artists/the-bear-and-the-sea/
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Playlist-29 has arrived to fill your ears with some relaxing fall sounds. In this months installment Neon Indian has released another single from their upcoming album. Tycho has also released his new single "Hours" from his new album Dive, which is to be released in November. You can download it here for FREE. If you want more free music head here to download Porcelian Raft Gone Blind EP Remixes. Plus there are some great jems in here to be heard. Enjoy!

If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.

Tracklist

1. Can't You Tell by Vetiver
2. Beachball by Jenocide
3. Polish Girl by Neon Indian
4. Bumpkin by Star Slinger
5. I Want You Back by Discovery
6. Get Up by Jonquil
7. White Days by The Lighthouse and The Whaler
8. Bobby by Butcher The Bar
9. Droppin by Soft
10. Harvest Moon by Poolside
11. Hours by Tycho
12. Talk to Me (Pierce & Pierce's Epilogue Remix) by Porcelian Raft
13. Sleepacab by Sleep Over
14. Tremel (Jamie xx Remix) by Glasser
15. Belispeak by Purity Ring

Seeing how I'm an Ohioian, I get excited when I find bands that are from where I use to live. The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, though its name would assume otherwise. This indie-folk-pop band has a future of making it big due to their sound is catchy, uplifting and somewhat rustic. They have already completed two EP and a Self Title Album and currently will be playing more live shows (hopefully in Tampa!). They are also in the process of creating their new album which you can keep up to date with them on their Blog.

Below you can a listen to their Self Title Album and spread the word. I think this indie band will be exploding in 2011. I look forward to their new album but in the meantime, I will enjoy their Self Titled Album.





Source: JessG,