MUST WATCH: Kill Kill Kill by Club 8

Before you eat that chicken on your plate, you might want to watch this new video of Club 8 for their new track Kill Kill Kill. Not really expecting a twee music from my favoritest Swedish band but I'd prefer this electro-lounge sound than that Afro-Brazilian thing they did on their 2010 release People's Records. Anyhu, we still have three more months of waiting before the release of their 8th studio album. For now, let's just enjoy this sorta disturbing music video. I still like my meat.

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Since the Mayan prediction failed us, we've got another day for great music finds!

Bee Eyes - Earthworm Jr.
and im seeing kaleidoscopes by just listening to this. WOW

Kid Astray - The Mess
Let's enjoy these teens from Norway before the rest of the world does. That sounds wrong in so many levels.


Furns - Power
You've got the power over me like Moises had the power over sea. I could picture a 50 Shades of Grey moment there.


The Airplanes - An Inverted Lovesong
A cheerful take on heartbreak and longing for someone. awwwww...


Our Numbered Days - Carlos
If Justin Vernon is going to sing in Filipino, this is how he'd sound. Our Numbered Days aka Ridge Tan is the one half of one of my fave local acts of 2012- Library Kids.


smilelove - Theme Song
indiepop + Japanese = cute! I dont understand a single word but this track is way too adorbs to ignore!


Plastic Flowers - In You I'm Lost
Another track with an abysmal voice. 

Gumdrop Season - Buoyant (Acoustic)
Another fave of mine this year, Gumdrop Season from Cagayan de Oro playing an acoustic version of the pop tune Bouyant. I kinda like this version better.


When Nalda Became Punk - When It'll Come

BAND CRUSHES: Womb and Gumdrop Season

Manila, i love you, but these two acts from the south could give your basic, over-hyped indie bands a run for their beer money.

WOMB
Cebu-based trio Womb is trying to make trip-hop a comeback with a lechon twist- crispy on the outside, tender on the inside. Im not sure why i used lechon to describe this band (i know it sounds awful)  but once you listen to their debut track, Good, you'll hit the repeat button over and over again. It's that delicious. If you're into Lamb, Massive Attack or even Dido, Womb's music is good for a nostalgic spin.

GUMDROP SEASON
Im not sure if this is the best delicacy in Cagayan de Oro but Gumdrop Season's music makes my sweet tooth satisfied. It's dancey, catchy, melodic, everything i love in a pop song. Plus the vocalist sounds like Emma Bunton! How cute is that?! Gumdrop Season has a big potential in breaking out in a much wider audience here in Manila and we are ready for them. Here's their debut single Buoyant

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MUST LISTEN: PNP4 by Plant a Tree

Pat Sarabia's alter ego Plant a Tree drops a subdued dance track featuring a local actress named Glaiza De Castro on vocals. Ok Pat, im calling this track my official 'kembot' jam! Hahaha SUPER LOVE IT! Download here

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Lissy Trullie - It's Only You, Isn't It

CITIZENS! - Reptile

Fort Lean - Sunsick

Maps & Atlases - Winter

Now, Now - Dead Oaks

Fenster - Fantasy II

Porcelain Raft - Something In Between

SoKo - First Love Never Die

Soap&Skin - Wonder

Colour Coding - Kick

Selebrities - Night Heat

Pete Yorn - Surfer Girl (Beach Boys cover)

Coasting – Same Old Same Old

Kindness - Gee Up

Toro y Moi - Dead Pontoon

Bear In Heaven - The Reflection of You

Cults - You Know What I Mean

The Knocks feat. Mandy Lee - Midnight City [M83 Cover]

MUST LISTEN: Last Friday Night (Katy Perry Cover) by Beacon

Brooklyn-based electro duo, Beacon, did a cover of Katy Perry's Last Friday Night which kinda sound like jj. Still, it's an interesting find. You may wanna check the band's EP via their Bandcamp.

BAND CRUSH: Chasing Pluto

Meet these East Londoners Jamal Hadaway and Corinne Shields whose brand of pop is in epic proportion. Chasing Pluto came from a basement act to a buzz worthy talents making the whole bloggersphere rave about their music. "Their eclectic tastes, bittersweet lyrical content and beats influenced by a myriad of genres; from dubstep, to electronic and 80s new wave, has given life to a new breed of Epic Pop music." No information about their future album yet but I am pretty sure that 2011 will be their year. Check out the tracks below and tell me which track is your fave.I also posted their new music video for the song Hold On. Merry Christmas!



 

MUST LISTEN: 4 New Robyn Songs

I know a lot of you love Robyn so much and I do too. But honestly, sometimes, I question her creativity. I mean, she has released so many Body Talks album and she just remixed most of the songs from it to include something to the next installment.

Finally, she will release the final chapter of the Body Talk series this month which is called, you guessed it right, Body Talk. It includes five remixed songs from Part 1, two remixed songs from Part 2 and another five NEW songs which includes Indestructible.  I managed to have the other four of those new songs below for streaming.

Time Machine is definitely a single waiting to be released. It's one of the most commercial tracks from Robyn's Body Talk series. Call Your Girlfriend has that signature Robyn arrangement and play of emotion. You know she's in pain because of the lyrics of the song but at the same time she wants us to dance to it. In short, baliw! Stars 4-Ever and Get Myself Together are as pop as the former. It seems that Robyn saved all of the songs with commercial appeal for the final chapter.

Time Machine


Call You Girlfriend


 Stars 4-Ever
 

Get Myself Together

NEW MUSIC: Ace of Hz by Ladytron

Hardcore synthpop group Ladytron will be releasing their first single after two years of hiatus! The title of the song is Ace of Hz which you can stream below. It's not yet confirmed if it's going to be part of their Greatest Hits or their new album but the single will be out on November 30. Ace of Hz also appears in the EA Sports soccer game FIFA 11.

MUST WATCH: This Moment by French Horn Rebellion

After 40 years, some new materials from these electro-poppers from NY are up and their debut album is on it's way. I cant believe that it was November of last year when I first featured French Horn Rebellion. A few weeks back, they released a new song This Moment from their upcoming debut album The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion.  I wasn't raving too much about this single but it's a fun song to dance with on a saturday morning while doing a general cleaning of your room.

The accompanying video of This Moment was shot during a photo shoot for a magazine and all I can see is awkwardness all over the hipster brothers' faces.

MUST LISTEN: Hang With Me (single version) by Robyn

Hang With Me was probably one of my favorite tracks from Robyn's Body Talk Pt. 1. With its stripped out and heart pouring melody, it's an unexpected ballad track to close an electro-dance filled album. The new version of it appears in Body Talk Pt.2 which is totally different from the earlier version. It's dancey and synth-full, electropop jam close to everybody's fave With Every Heartbeat. I don't know which one's better but it goes well to any mood you have.

Here's the first version from Body Talk Pt. 1:


and here's the single version from Body Talk Pt. 2

MUST WATCH: Celestica by Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles continues to "gothify" their image with their newest music video for Celestica. This is my favorite from all of the leaked tracks that will be included in their sophomore self-titled album. It still has that dark elctro sound induced with melodies and catchy beats.

This music video is pretty much dark and has that goth imagery going on. It's just refreshing to see Alice Glass in a very contained state. I like her better on stage, though. That girl knows how to get crazy and i love it.

Watch the video here

MUST LISTEN: Wall of Arms by Friends Electric

There's nothing new about this track from Friends Electric. You might have heard a million songs similar to its sound. But regardless of freshness, Wall of Arms is a solid dance track that can make you go whoa! and yeah! while doing your regular choreography.

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MUST LISTEN: Say My Name by Holy Ghost!

Holy Ghost! is a true testament that music is an entity that transcends from one era to another. This particular track, Say My Name, has that mid-80's disco vibe infused with modern play on synthesizers. I love how it sounds like a track from the past but still the relevance of its musicality is so present. I am so excited with this NY-based duo and I am sure DFA wouldn't sign them up for nothing. Their Static on the Wire EP is due early this June.

BAND CRUSH: Turbo Goth

Urbandictionary.com defines Turbo Goth as a type of nu-goth or cyber goth that dances like a robot, wears cyberdog clothes and waves glowsticks. In my dictionary, Turbo Goth is an electro pop act that dances crazily, wears stylish clothes and their sound is glowsticks wave-worthy.

Turbo Goth's brand of electro pop is hypnotic, catchy and effortless to hear. Although their name implies dark and gothic, their sound has that hope-for-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel effect. Don't be fooled by Sarah Gaugler's tattoos and Amy winehouse eye liner, she sings beautifully and dreamy which reminds me of Kathy from Daydream Cycle. The other half of this hip band, Paolo Peralta, enters my stylish guys list with his Londoner style. I love how he put things together and his effort in presenting himself stylishly even in this hot weather. You gotta watch them live. Their crazy performance will blow you away and you'll thank God for making you a human and not a stage or a musical instrument coz these guys can go crazy.

They were used be under Lilystar Records but the website says Turbo Goth's contract has expired and no words yet if they're signing up another one. Hmm...Well for now, you can enjoy this music video of their first single 'Morning Swin' and you'll see why Turbo Goth is a major Band Crush.

MUST LISTEN: Bloc Party's Kele "Tenderoni"

Bloc Party's frontman Kele Okereke solo effort is starting to gain raves from blogs and online communities with the release of his debut single Tenderoni off from his album The Boxer.

I was expecting to hear a Bloc Party sounding track but Tenderoni is nothing like it...in a good way. It's more dancey rather than rock-driven. It seems that Kele is doing a better job alone. Well I guess Bloc Party's over.

Kele - Tenderoni by sheenabeaston

MUST LISTEN: "Doe Deer," "Celestica" by Crystal Castles

There's something in this track that I couldn't pin point in just one sitting. After a few spin, I realized that Celestica is way too tame for a Crystal Castles song. It's the most accessible track from the band yet and it could be mistaken as one of those house music that Embassy crowd used to enjoy. But dont get me wrong, this particular track is awesome. It's part of the band's self-titled(same as their debut) sophomore album to be released on the 7th of June.

Compared to Celestica, the track Doe Deer brings out the real Crystal Castles sound- chaotic, raw and absolute mayhem. It runs barely two minutes but the beat bangs on and on until the last beat. Take a listen to both tracks and be the judge to which direction you want Crystal Castle to take.


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MUST LISTEN: You by Gold Panda

Gold Panda may sound like the cousin of Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear and Minus the Bear(all band names) but he's a totally different music animal.  The new release of the London-based producer has a lot of things going on in a very positive way. I love the electronic chipmunk-like vocal that sings "you and me" which can be mistaken as a sitar sample if you don't listen closely. But what the heck, it's an excellent dance-floor-ready song! I can imagine myself slow dancing in an empty dance floor with this track. sheez

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BAND CRUSH: Dom

I dont know what's so sexy about living in America but one thing is certain, Dom's music is a sure fire summer fave. Hailed from Massachusetts, this trio is getting a lot of blog-love even before they released their debut EP Sun Bronzed Greek Gods. I heard most of the tracks from the EP and it seemed that Dom had fun tinkering their synthesizer. You may define their music as "chill wave" and can be compared with Neon Indian and Washed Out. But what sets them apart from these bands is their shoegaze-tinged sound that never runs out of catchy melodies.

The track that made Dom my recent band crush is Living in America. If you enjoyed MGMT's Electric Feel, Living in America has that same vibe but perkier. You'll also love the track Burn Bridges if you're into lo-fi music.

MP3 : Living in America  
MP3: Burn Bridges