Freelance Whales – Girl U Want (Devo Cover) by 1FTP
New Freelance Whales!!! Kinda…it’s a cover. But still yay! High Five!
Collab High Five!
Giving out high fives to awesome music.
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Xaphoon Jones – The Jackson Pit
The Jackson Pit – Xaphoon Jones by KineticMuzik
I love creative mashups. And who would have thought that Passion Pit and the Jackson Five would mesh so well together? High Five!
Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks
Of Monsters And Men – ‘Little Talks’ by umoda
Fun little hipster indie rock track! High Five!
Bibio – Anything New
Bibio – Anything New by Smogas
Awesome pop-indie-glitch-step track. High Five!
King’s Kaleidoscope – All Creatures
This is a really cool take on the amazing hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King”. Great hymn, great music. High Five!
Friday Party Mixtape 04
Far East Movement – Rocketeer [DJ Megaman and Panic City remix] by djpaniccity
Arty & Mat Zo – Rebound (Radio Edit) By AyhaM VaN BuureN by Ayham Van Buuren X
Friday Party Mixtape 04
Far East Movement – Rocketeer [DJ Megaman and Panic City remix] by djpaniccity
Arty & Mat Zo – Rebound (Radio Edit) By AyhaM VaN BuureN by Ayham Van Buuren X
Saint Motel – Puzzle Pieces
Awesome now hipster pop track! (Although there is one vocal line that sounds EXACTLY like Local Natives – World News) High Five!
Foster The People – Houdini
Foster The People – Houdini by waheed
Catchy hipster music for the middle of your week. High Five!
Best Albums 2010: #5 Vampire Weekend – Contra
Vampire Weekend has always stood out from the rest for me. When they debuted in the market with their first self-titled album I was intrigued by their sound. “A-Punk” was just an awesome song and it was different than all the pop you hear these days. It has a cool mash-up of that ska sound and alternative rock. Vampire Weekend’s follow up album hardly disappoints. It is their strange sound multiplied even further. I enjoy their ability to experiment and try new things.
Contra is full of interesting tracks. The standout track for me though is “Horchata”. The percussion is so complex and interesting. The use of a marimba to echo melody lines and singing along to the song is just way too much fun. Another great track is the ever-catchy “Giving Up The Gun”. Apparently lead singer Ezra had written this track way back in his experimental hip hop days. In this album, he finally updates it to a modern and more cleanly produced sound — the results are great. Of course, Vampire Weekend, also continues the ska/punk sound with tracks like “Cousins” and “Holiday”.
Vampire Weekend is such a breath of fresh air in the music scene.
Favorite tracks from the album
Vampire Weekend – Contra – Horchata by RowanSmith1
Vampire Weekend – Giving Up The Gun by octopusmind
Vampire Weekend does make some of the greatest music videos I’ve seen: