10 Mile Stereo - Beach House

Teen Dream is shaping up to be one of the best releases of the year.
Thick slabs of soaring guitar, rich organ, wave crashing cymbals, and hypnotic Casio beats envelope leadsinger Victoria LeGrande's smokey voice. The BPM's are waaay higher than previous releases with the subtle style change suiting them perfectly.
Beach House is almost impossible not to like.

10 Mile Stereo by Clay

Ten Mile Stereo - Beach House

Rule My World - Kings of Convenience + WKOBDYB

Rule My World (What Kind of Breeze Do You Blow Extended Edit) by make_room_4_KL8N

Rule My World - Kings of Convenience (What Kind of Breeze Do You Blow Rmx)

Cry For Love - The Mary Onettes

Cry for love by make_room_4_KL8N

Cry For Love - The Mary Onettes

Walk In The Park - Beach House

Colossally lush production from Beach House's Teen Dream LP, due early 2010.
The best song since summer. Expecting big things...
Walk In The Park by Clay

Walk In The Park - Beach House

Spectacle Wins - Only Fools And Horses (Holy Ghost)

This sprawling spaced out disco gets drenched in lavish milky warm synths. With a funk line to give the Law & Order theme a run for it's money. Almost perfect.
Spectacle Wins by Clay

Spectacle Wins - Only Fools and Horses (Holy Ghost Remix)

They Don't Want It - Electric Wire Hustle

Feel good neo-soul that would have both J Dilla and Marvin bobbin'their heads. EWH put to rest the claims that the only good things from NZ are middle earth and burgular proof windows. Here we go..



They Don't Want It - EWH

Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

Sweet Disposition by MakerooM

Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

Under The Sheets - Ellie Goulding (Baby Monster rmx)

Like Cindy Lauper getting her heartbroken on the dancefloor.
Under The Sheets (Baby Monster Remix) by make_room_4_KL8N

Under The Sheets - Ellie Goulding X Baby Monster

Love Cry - Four Tet (Joy Orbison Remix)

More Dub-Step awesomeness from the amazingly named Joy Orbison.

Fragile - Frankie & The Heartstrings

Gorgeous buildup from Frankie and The Heartstrings.


Fragile - Frankie & The Heartstrings

Hurricane Waters - Citizen Cope

A very underrated talent. Citizen Cope has been flirting with stardom for a few years now. His awesome Bullet and A Target was sampled by Rhymefest, and Hurricane Waters was used to great effect in Trouble The Water, a heartbreaking Hurricane Katrina documentary. He ultimately makes pop music, but with an almost reggaesque sing songy delivery, his tunes are filled with elements recalling Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Lynard Skynard. But this melee of styles comes together perfectly on both these standout tracks.
Hear for yourself.


Hurricane Waters - Citizen Cope



Bullet and A Target - Citizen Cope

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - St Etienne

St Etienne's take on Neil Young gets a gorgeous update by Richard X. Perfect.


Only Love Can Break Your Heart - St. Etienne [Richard X Mix]

Change of Heart - El Perro Del Mar

I think I am about two blog posts away from an honorary Swedish passport, but El Perro Del Mar's Change of Heart is not to be denied. A thick bass lick and some distanced pianos tread the line between propulsion and heartache. Her pleading makes way for distorted guitars, tense drums and an off-kilter melody that sounds as sad as it does hopeful. A slick production that takes it's time and lets that chorus sink down under your skin. From Love is Not Pop.



Change Of Heart - El Perro Del Mar