Tuesday Tunes {Little Dragon}

Add this one to your workout/dance/f*$k-the-world playlist. Loving this track by Swedish band Little Dragon.

The constant drumming in Klapp Klapp will keep you moving. I promise!

Artist: Little Dragon
Song:  Klapp Klapp {Listen here}
Album: Nabuma Rubberband

Image credit: SilenceNoGood & Wikipedia

Tuesday Tunes {Duke Dumont}

I heard this song, ‘I Got U’ about a month ago and couldn’t download it. iTunes kept telling me it was an ALBUM ONLY song and I kept screaming ‘That’s horse shit! Gimme the song’.

I even considered downloading the song illegally. Oh yeah, I can be naughty sometimes. I’ve totally forged signatures before.

The song God’s must have heard my screams because the song just got released.

{insert my happy dance here}

Artist: Duke Dumont
Song: I Got U feat. Jax Jones {Listen here}

Take a listen. Do you like the song? C’mon!!!! Dance with me. 

Image credit: SoundCloud & MixMag

Tuesday Tunes {Peking Duk}

Another Canberra creation! Check out the lads from Peking Duk and their latest single ‘High‘ featuring Nicole Millar.

Peking Duk do a bit of the festival circuit and also loads of Aussie nightclub guest DJing appearances. The song ‘High’ is high energy with a twist of house.

Adding this one to my WORK-OUT playlist pronto!

Artist:    Peking Duk
Song:     High Feat. Nicole Millar (Listen Here}

 

 

 

 

Image credit: KickKickSnare & Beat

 

 

Tuesday Tunes {Phantogram}

It’s probably the weirdest band name in history but don’t hold it against them. Phantogram seduces you on their latest release ‘Fall In Love’.

Artist:  Phantogram
Song:   Fall In Love {Listen here}
Album: Voices

 

 

 

 

Image credit: Phantogram & Rukkus

Tuesday Tunes {SAFIA}

Geez, I’m really sharing a lot of chilled indie at the moment, aren’t I? Let me add one more to the mix and I promise to share something upbeat next week!

The lads from SAFIA hale from the nation’s capital, Canberra. A three-piece electro-indie band that’s been playing music together since primary school. {Nawww ….. how cute}.

The band recently supported Disclosure, Rudimental and RUFUS on an Australian tour, so they are already hitting the big time without even releasing an album yet!

Artist:  Safia
Song:   Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues {Listen here}

 

 

 

Image credit: SoundCloud & ABCTripleJ

 

Tuesday Tunes {Chet Faker}

This song was only released last week. I didn’t like it initially but it’s growing on me. I think it’s the strong sax and electric key combo that do it for me!

So who is Chet Faker {aka Nick Murphy}? He’s a super talented Melbourne musician/producer perfectionist. Best known for his vocals on the Flume track ‘Drop The Game’. Nick actually recorded an album, deleted it, re-wrote and re-recorded another album, deleted it again and thinks the 3rd time he got lucky.

Artist:  Chet Faker
Song:   Talk Is Cheap {Listen here}
Album: Built on Glass {due for release in April 2014}

Image credit: www.boudist.com & FasterLouder

Tuesday Tunes {James Vincent McMorrow}

I’m not sure where to begin with this song. I actually can’t remember where or when I heard it. Maybe a few months ago?

Picture this. I’m doing my housework, the TV is on and RAGE is providing me with some tunes. ‘Cavalier‘ comes on and I’m so engrossed in the video clip that I rewind it and play it again. It blew me away.

I grabbed my phone and found out I have already have the song downloaded.

James Vincent McMorrow is regarded as a folk singer…. but really he’s a modern version of a folk singer. The song ‘Cavalier‘ is emotional, incredibly compelling, quiet and demands your absolute attention. Its also intense yet subtle.

The song is captivating – it romantically sweeps you up and carries you along tenderly until you realise it’s a song about heartbreak. JVM’s voice breaks at the end and delivers pure emotion. Watch out for the goosebumps!

I can’t even talk about the video clip – it’s hard to watch – strippers & drug taking – but it’s beautifully shot.

Let me know what you think about the song?  Maybe I’m a big old softie that should stick to indie rock.

Artist:  James Vincent McMorrow
Song:   Cavalier (listen here)
Album: Post Tropical {2014}

 

 

 

 

Image credit: Casual Band Blogger & Scene Wave

 

Tuesday Tunes {Bliss n Eso}

I feel like I don’t really need to introduce this Aussie hip hop band … most of you know Bliss n Eso, right? Ha! Ha!

The trio meet in high school – through a love of hip hop music – and have been mates ever since. {The original band name was ‘Bliss N Esoterikizm’ …. but no one could pronounce it!}.

Fast forward 13 years and the band has released the album Circus In The Sky …. and you just have to hear about how Daniel Merriweather ended up on the album singing ‘Can’t Get Rid Of This Feeling’.

From the news.com.au website:
“The Melbourne singer was on his way home in a taxi after a big night out when Bliss called him out of the blue to ask if he would sing on Can’t Get Rid Of This Feeling.

“We had just put down the song really roughly and thought Daniel’s voice would suit it so I called him up. It was about 9am, and he was in a cab on the way home from the night before,” Bliss says, laughing.

“When I told him we had a track we wanted to play him, he redirected the cab to come to the studio, went straight into the vocal booth and sang it.”

That’s love. Or maybe that’s just Daniel not wanting his big night to end!

Artist: Bliss n Eso
Song:  Can’t Get Rid Of This Feeling {Feat. Daniel Merriweather}
Album: Circus In The Sky {2013}

Photo credit: Wikipedia & EventFinder

Tuesday Tunes {Triple J Hottest 100}

Triple J totally delivered the goods on Sunday with another Hottest 100 countdown.

I can’t exactly say it’s a surprise, but nevertheless Vance Joy has lived up to everyone’s expectations and scored #1 on the 2013 Triple J Hottest 100. The uber hit Rip Tide has scored perfect points so of course Aussie’s voted correctly and picked it for #1.

The rest of the contenders were pretty impressive too.

Hottest 100 2013 – top 10 list

1. Vance Joy – Rip Tide
2. Lorde – Royals
3. Daft Punk – Get Lucky (Ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)
4. Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
5. Flume & Chet Faker – Drop The Game
6. Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
7. Lana Del Rey – Young And Beautiful
8. Matt Corby – Resolution
9. The Preatures – Is This How You Feel?
10. London Grammar – Strong

So how many of my predictions made the list? Seven!

Did you pick the winner? Any surprises that crept into the list?

Tuesday Tunes {Goldroom}

My girlfriend Lyss and my hubby simultaneously introduced me to this song last week. Coincidence? No way. They both have the best taste in music.

Introducing LA producer Josh Legg AKA Goldroom. The song ‘Embrace‘ is not a ballad ….. but it’s not a pop song either. It lies somewhere in the middle.

Great beats for any playlist!

Artist: Goldroom
Song: ‘Embrace‘ {click to listen}

 

 

 

 

PS – Would love to see Flume remix this little beauty.