Yeasayer’s Oddblood is an album you’ll like more and more as you listen, finding nuances and revelations along the way. Case in point: we never knew “O.N.E.” lent itself to a day-glo underground rave party/neon maj-jong session. This video is sick.
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In an announcement that surprised nobody, Capitol/EMI and OK Go revealed their separation yesterday and today, OK Go unveiled their own label, named Paracadute. Last month, Damian Kulash, the band’s frontman, wrote a spirited editorial in the New York Times bemoaning EMI’s policy of not allowing certain music videos to be embedded by third party hosts. Kulash is a smart guy and was able to connect his band’s influence in the popularity of YouTube four years ago and the subsequent institutionalizing of the medium by corporate labels. While it would have been interesting if perhaps beneficial to see Kulash and his band fight the machine from within, it was probably (understandably) intolerable. By taking the walk offer from EMI, OK Go is now able to promote their new album (Capitol has seemed somewhat uninterested in this – the band had outside promotion in place already) and their elaborate video for “This Too Shall Pass.”
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Here’s the deal, Bloc Party has done the official remix for Tunng’s new track “Hustle,” but YOU can do a better one. The band is holding a contest for remixes of the track with the winner featured on the band’s next single. Other prizes listed below. You can check out your competition here, or listen to Bloc Party’s rendition below. Be sure to listen to the original version of the track… it’s pretty different form the BP remix. Elements are available here. Tunng’s album, …And Then We Saw Land, drops on April 6.
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So far, we everything we’ve heard from OMNI, the forthcoming album from Minus the Bear is just great. Before the end of 2009, we got our hands on “Broken China” (download it below), and got a listen to “Into The Mirror.” Now, if you go to the band’s album site, you can download “My Time.” You can also play a game called Omni Says, in which you will need to use your keyboard and your very best tone matching skills. OMNI drops May 4th on Dangerbird.
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It’s always fun to hear a familiar voice backed by unfamiliar sounds. From the surprisingly fitting like Yo Majesty and Basement Jaxx, to the plain unsettling, like Karin Dreijer Andersson and Royksopp, it’s always a treat for us music nerds. This weekend is a battle of the collaborations. First up is “Cooler Couleur,” the latest from the upcoming Crookers album, Tons of Friends, a dark, yet catchy track featuring Yelle. It’s cute, a little soft spoken, but with just the right amount of sass you would expect from Yelle. The next is “No Hassle,” a dance-hall inspired gem courtesy of Diplo and Robyn, the new self-proclaimed “dancehall queen.” This track is one of the first glimpses of her upcoming albums (yes, supposedly multiple albums), which are due throughout the course of the year. It’s the quirky Robyn we all love, complete with an infectious chorus and sugar-sweet lyrics.
Robyn & Diplo – “No Hassle”
Crookers & Yelle – “Cooler Couleur”
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If you haven’t heard Céu’s Vagarosa, the Brazilian’s singer’s 2009 sophomore album, it’s time to get seduced. Of course, there are the obvious comparisons to Bebel Gilberto – both women rework Brazilian musical traditions with contemporary, often electronic production. But while Gilberto heralds Rio’s bright colors and sunshine in her songs, Céu is from Sao Paolo and has an edgier, more nighttime palette. She doesn’t tour much, so this is a brief but good opportunity to see her.
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