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Watch Fyfe’s Video for “Conversation” and Listen to Solace EP
Everyday, everyday people, struggle to get by. “Come on feet don’t fail me now…” We wander through life with nothing more than a hope that we have a direction. “All this time I didn’t know who I was meant to be.” Questions swirl around us like unshakeable gnats that arrive at dusk. “I would lay my head down [...]
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Watch Washed Out’s “It All Feels Right”
I remember when I was fourteen: I hadn’t a care in the world. It was summer. Days began when I awoke and ended when my eyes teared up from staring at a computer screen or television late into the night. I would spend my summers across the street with my neighbor. In the mornings our parents would go to [...]
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Quadron at Stern Grove Music Festival
When I was growing up in the Bay Area, KMEL and Wild 107.7 (at the time) used to play “real” hip hop and R&B. If you’re like me, reading “real” is either puzzling or imbues a guttural reaction of “oh please, spare me the comparison of what hip hop is now.” Don’t worry–I’ll spare you the extended analysis, but [...]
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Trails & Ways – “Como Te Vas”
“Como Te Vas” is the new single from Bay Area based, Trails and Ways, who we’re enamored with. Like the group’s previous work, the single is a dreamy pop tune with international undertones. In the press release, the group explained the inspiration for the song comes bandmate, Emma Oppens’ last days in Spain, remembering “cold-water dives from jagged [...]
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Jacques Greene + Tinashe – Painted Faces
This collaboration between Jacques Greene and Tinashe entitled, “Painted Faces,” is a part of the Adidas and YoursTruly “Songs From Scratch” sessions. One of many interesting collaborations, which includes Shlomo and Jeremiah, Nosaj Thing and Chance The Rapper and more. Make sure to check out Yourstruly.
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SF Music Tech 2013: The Breakaway of Electronic Instruments
“‘Those tools [computers] were very good at many things,’ (Thomas) Bangalter says, but they were worthless in terms of ‘generating emotion as musical instruments.’” (GQ) “‘Computers were never designed in the first place to become musical instruments,’ Mr. Bangalter said. ‘Within a computer, everything is sterile — there’s no sound, there’s no air. It’s totally code. Like with [...]
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Disclosure “Fire Starts to Burn” Video
“When a fire starts to burn, and it starts to spread–she going bring that attitude home.” Get caught in the rapture of Disclosure’s latest video single. Off the duo’s debut album, Settle, the garage-house track is a perfect dance floor starter. Is it just me, or does the excitement and build up around this UK ground feel similar to [...]
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Video for Myron & E – If I Gave You My Love
Like former Stonethrow’s mate, Mayer Hawthrone, Myron & E are on a soulful tip. There’s a smoothness to “If I Gave You My Love” that moves with the slow, confidant tone of Myron’s vocals as he sings “So you’re feeling oh so very strong…I get the feeling this ain’t goin’ work.” The track is from their forthcoming debut album, Broadway, [...]
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MS MR at The Independent and More
The drums rumble on “Fantasy” like a war cry as Lizzy Plapinger sings repeatedly, “How could you be what I wanted to see?” Dissolution is a battle. On “Fantasy” Plapinger coyly details losing sight of herself, as she comes back to reality. This is the fifth song released off their debut album, Secondhand Rapture, which is scheduled for release on [...]
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Woman’s Hour – “Our Love Has No Rhythm” Video
The contemplative stillness looms over “Our Love Has No Rhythm.” Simple words–direct and unwavering–wash cooly over the gentle loops of guitars and soft drums. “Talk and I will listen,” sings Fiona Jane, and we do. But like the video’s minimalism, even the most apparently mundane statements hold a weight of meaning that goes beyond anything said or shown. [...]
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