Stephen Coate’s project, The Real Tuesday Weld, has yielded an interesting combination of old timey jazz, electro nuance, and touching lyrics. The video directed by Elliot Kew for the track Cloud Cuckooland casts a silly yet sinister feeling over a song that wouldn’t seem out of place at a speak easy. It’s probably the creepiest music video I’ve seen in a long while.
September 29, 2007
Real Tuesday Weld is old timey, and creepy.
A Chance Encounter with Mason Proper
I wrote about Mason Proper some time ago, but they are a band worth repeated mentions. Browsing my media library I came across them again, and they are a blast of no holds barred pop rock fury. Wildly experimental and fierce while at the same time cerebral. Lead singer Jonathan Visger gyrates wildly during performances like he’s a cokehead Colin Meloy, and I mean that in a good way. I wouldn’t say their album “There’s a Moth in Your Chest” is flawless, but when the hits start rolling you better take cover.
MP3 – Lights Off – Mason Proper
MP3 – My My (Bad fruit) – Mason Proper
Mason Proper – “My My (Bad Fruit)” Music Video
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September 28, 2007
Running to Kelly to Make her Smile in Chicago
The Purple Crush are an electro duo from Brooklyn that caught my attention with a string of remixes from their jam “Shopping on the Dancefloor”. The track of theirs I’m hooked on is the excellent cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”. They turn the haunting ballad into an emotive dance floor burner.
MP3 – Running Up That Hill – Purple Crush (Kate Bush Cover)
The Van She is a band out of Australia that from what I’ve heard distills the mid 80’s teenage angst circa Prett In Pink into fist pumping pop anthems. Pop your collars, put on your horn rimmed sunglasses, and prepare yourself for the ideal mid 80’s Prom. Or you could just listen to their first single “Kelly”, I’m pretty sure they’re the same thing.
Frankmusik, not to be confused with Mix Master Frank (remember the k on the music people), has been tearing up the scene with his remixes for some time now, but his original work “Made Her Smile” forcibly drills it’s way through your cranium and clears out whatever is left there and nestles in for a long winters nap. It’s pretty darn catchy electro pop.
MP3 – Made Her Smile – Frankmusik
Microfilm is a two man homage to German techno, synthpop, and everything that is good with the world of electronic music. They have an excellent cover of Sufjan Steven’s Chicago that you should go and listen to immediately, along with all their other minimalist grooves.
(Update) I received an mp3 from the electronically adept duo just a little while ago of their single “After Dark” from their album of the same name. The track is boiling over with kinetic energy, and if you’re going to listen and drive, please don’t break the speed limit.
MP3 – After Dark – Microfilm
Also, last thing, I’m going to shamelessly plug my radio show on campus, which you can listen to here from 11am to 12pm eastern standard time, so adjust your clocks and schedules accordingly because it’s going to be a good time.
Greg Summerlin: All Done in Good Time
MP3 – Unlucky In Love – Greg Summerlin
Greg Summerlin’s latest album “All Done in Good Time” is a sunny trek through coming of age pop rock spectacle. The songs are grand and ideal even when they’re taken down to the acoustic level. Obvious single “Unlucky In Love”, is sure to garner Summerlin a lot of attention due to it’s insanely catchy chorus and super bouncy keyboard hook. Other album standouts include “Paintaker”, a rock number complete with falsetto and a fret board melting guitar solo. My personal favorite on the album, “He’s a Faker” is built on a wild organ hit and a chorus that needs to be shouted from the rooftops. All Done in Good Time is the perfect companion for an optimistic autumn.
MP3 – The Paintaker – Greg Summerlin
