Wild Beasts // Video

New Wild Beasts video for the Ennio Morricone-esque We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues. Catch them on 3 March or 22 March in London, with the wonderful Esben and the Witch. Details here.

Valentine's Day

A little lovin' from Music on the Sea:

MOTS : Valentine's Day Anthem

Damn, Funk // Love!

What better way to see in Valentine's Day then to catch Dam-Funk in Brixton this 13 Feb. He's even, um, recorded a special Valentine's Day song. With red velvet curtains. And everything.

Great Escape line-up thus far includes the following:

"Ellie Goulding, Broken Social Scene, Delphic, Marina and The Diamonds and Chase and Status all top the bill in a classic initial line-up of amazing acts.
Plus Crystal Fighters, Slow Club, Cold Cave, Esben and The Witch, Hurts, Japandroids Real Estate, Timber Timbre, Darwin Deez, Best Coast, The Cheek, Wild Palms and The Ruby Suns have also been confirmed to appear."

Nice to see the girls that started at Neon Gold doing well, and an otherwise promising line-up...

Ellie Goulding : Black and Gold
Real Estate : Black Lake
Best Coast : When I'm With You

Ben Steiger Levine vs Drake

So, we've written about him before, but if you are still not up to date with Ben Steiger Levine, you might have caught his new video (the Drake Sprite Ad) before the Super Bowl if you are in the US... If not, there is a slightly shitty version here:

If I 'm honest, not my favourite thing he's done, but with this and the recent Grammy nomination, this boy is on the up...

If you are still not sated, here is an alternative version to the original The Most Serene Republic Video:

Most Serene Republic : Heavens to Purgatory

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In the otherworld, John Talabot remixes Glasser (he also remixed Delorean... new album out soon)..

Glasser : Learn (John Talabot remix)
John Talabot : Sunshine

A Few Bits And Pieces

I've been meaning to mention them for a while, so here goes:

Class Actress. From Brooklyn. Nice. EP is out on Tuesday on Terrible (label from Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, so you know, it must be cool) . Buy it here.

Class Actress : Careful What You Say
Class Actress : Journal of Ardency
Class Actress : All the Saints

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Still wanting more from Lykke Li at the moment but having to tide myself over with this (download the mp3 here, sign up required):


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And Fader posted this outtake from Mos Def album 'The Ecstatic'. Not great, but better than a lot of what comes out these days. When is Pharoahe Monch going to hit us again?
Mos Def : The Tournament

Eddy Current Suppression Ring // New Album

So the best band in, like, a bit, Eddy Current Suppression Ring are releasing a new album in February. But my question is, why no UK dates yet? I don't know what an eddy current suppression ring is, but it must be geek chic.

Video for 'Which Way To Go':

Goldhawks // Surfer Blood

Some day I'll be in a bar in a small town somewhere and I'll finish the last of my beer, and I'll sing this on karaoke and I'll believe it was Bon Jovi, and I will love every single second.

Goldhawks : 1996

[hosted by A Certain Romance]

Free download here. Goldhawks will be playing again on Feb 9 @ Borderline and Feb 18 @ Cargo.

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If you've missed Surfer Blood in their shows so far, catch them FREE at Puregroove on Monday night (8th).

Guilty Simpson // Ain't No Sunshine

Stones Throw producer Oh No (really this time) remixes label mate Guilty Simpson's Pigs. Via @stonesthrow

Guilty Simpson : Pigs (Oh No remix)

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Elsewhere on the blogosphere and altogether more relaxing, a cover of classic Ain't No Sunshine, by Equatics.

Equatics : Ain't No Sunshine

Pantha Du Prince // Black Noise

Listen to a sneak preview of Pantha Du Prince's minimalist skull and bones (yeah alright, I made that up) album 'Black Noise' album in full, via Rough Trade.

The Middle East // Blood

Very nice video for Aussie folkers The Middle East, whose EP is out on Chess Club (the folks who brought you Mumford and Sons and Local Natives). No London dates as yet, but will definitely be worth the wait. Cutesy, no? Buy the EP here.




The Middle East : Blood

[Mp3 via Neon Gold]

Oh No Ono // Mixtape

No, it's not Stones Throw producer Oh No, oh no it's not, it's Oh No Ono, presumably named after some second hand Paul McCartney quote. Probably. Still good mixtape, courtesy of 'Sup Magazine, as featuring, and I quote, "Gary Numan! Owen Pallet! Kate Bush! Lightening Bolt!". So there you go.