This is a bit of an oldy, but see the post below. Blood Orange is Devonte “Dev” Hynes. This guys been churning out sweet tunes various via various monikers until hitting a solid groove with Blood Orange. His EP, “Coastal Grooves,” is a collection of slinky, sexy, seduction. He’s one of the few people turning [...]

I’m really digging this tune by Sky Ferreira, “Everything Is Embarrassing.” I thought it sounded like a Blood Orange tune and then read it was indeed produced by Blood Orange. Side note: I had planned on writing about the fella last year but he slipped through the cracks. Guess he’s coming up next. This is [...]

A new band on the streets, JJAMZ is another super group featuring members from Rilo Kiley, Maroon 5, Bright Eyes, Phantom Planet and The Like. All friends, they decided to form a group during one late night karaoke session. Probably one of those euphoric, exciting plans that everyone makes when they’re drunk that sounds like [...]

Well, I’m sure every music blog is posting about The xx today. The trio released their second album, “Coexist”, yesterday. We’ve already had some samples with early track releases, such as “Angels” and “Chained,” both solid songs. I’ve been going through their album today, which you can stream pretty much anywhere, most interestingly though at [...]

Mumford & Sons just released the first single off of their upcoming second album, “Babel.” “I Will Wait” harkens back to the basic Mumford formula of fast folk and bluegrass, brightly plucked banjos, and deep memories of longing, love and relationships. As with most of Mumford’s work, the lyrics and melody tap into an emotion [...]

I’m loving the new tune, “The Theory of Relativity,” from Stars. It’s upbeat, breezy and fun – lots of sun, sunnies, water, and boats. That might be because their album cover rocks, with a blue sky and beach umbrellas splattered across the apartments. Melodically it’s sunny synthesizers, bubbling beats, poppy vocals and party drum machines.

New Killers track, usually big news. Today they released the first single off of their forthcoming album, “Battle Born,” coming out this fall. I haven’t really been impressed with The Killers since their second album, “Sam’s Town.” The third album, “Day & Age” had some good tunes, but I didn’t love it. New track, “Runaways,” [...]

Happy 4th! I’m going to get out a quick post before I head out to BBQs and fireworks. Always such a great day. So I didn’t have a computer for over two months and just bought a new one, so some posts aren’t as fresh, such as this one on the Chromatics’ new album, “Kill [...]

For this artist rec, thanks goes to super awesome DJ, Allyson Toy, whom I befriended while she was dropping amazing tunes at Crown Victoria one night. Check her out there first Saturday’s of every month. Evan Voytas is vintage R&B with a smooth, smooth voice, accompanied by soft drum machines and tantalizing synths on his [...]

I can’t say “I Love It” by Swedish pop duo, Icona Pop, is a quality song, but it sure as hell is a catchy one. It’s got ‘summer party anthem’ all over it, underscored by the wild acts of recklessness in the lyrics amidst the shouting vocals. And the video is super fun. Shot in [...]