Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice. big sigh. reminds me of when I first fell for Julianna Hatfield. This foursome are from London.

White Leather is off of their B sides from newly released EP, Fluffy. Its one of those songs that takes you away to distant memories of late nights and fuzzy mornings. Ellie Roswell is the lead and her voice is soothing and emotional without evoking anything overly painful…theres a sweetness she keeps to it…I forget where I read this but a recent blog mentioned it was about rejection, I guess you could see it that way.

Can’t wait until they announce U.S. tour dates – for now all UK…

Have You Heard Of: Pocono

our new posts “have you heard of” spotlights tracks you need to listen to – now – according to who? just us. ok? us.

so yea lets start with Pocono. Have you heard of Pocono? Nashville based. Nice catchy really just nice tunes. Makes us think of – girls in boots and flannels. Opened shirts, not buttoned, on the dance floor, beer bottle in hand swaying to “Candelight”

We listened once – instant like. We listened twice – very sexy. into it. Self – titled EP out Feb 19th. Check more of their songs and info here.

Cant. Stop. Repeating.

I can’t stop repeating this – I have tried. I have tried to press ‘next’ on my HypeM playlist but I just cant and I have resolved that its ok that I have played this remix over 50 times in the last two days.

Erol Sabadosh is known for his amazing mash ups and remixes of pop and dance tracks, I’ve seen him at London W before and his energy is amazing.

Listen to the man here and if you ever want to book him for your next party or event – contact@erolsabadosh.com.

Exclusive Mixtape from Danger Village

The ‘January 2013 The Future is Now’ Mix

Beth Martinez of Danger Village produced an exclusive mixtape for forthebeat and its f-ng rad. A few artists we already loved, and a few more this tape made us love even more, with of course some under the radar ones you should google & start stalking asap. Thanks Danger Village- excited to check some of your acts out at sxsw.

In their own words:

I wanted to make a mix for the start of the year to showcase what sounds we’re excited about for in 2013.  We’re especially enthused about female artists coming to the forefront more than ever recently, so this mix ended up being top-heavy with lady-fronted acts.

I’m in love with the bombastic sounds coming out of Scandinavia, full of compelling vocals and stellar synth craft of which the NO WAV production team seems to be leading the pack.  We’re stoked to see the rise of new producers like Disclosure and Ryan Hemsworth finding an audience for what they’re doing – pioneering a form of majestic sounds that combine an excellent ear for hooks with music that’s traditionally been regulated to the underground dance floor.

While the ladies are taking the lead on soaring vocal outpourings, we’re seeing a new wave of emotional ballads from songwriters like Tom Odell and Deptford Goth.  Our mix represents musicians from around the world who are finding ways to recraft tired genres into new and exciting music.  We’re happy to see that the artform of songwriting hasn’t been lost beneath all the fascinating sounds happening in the studio cutting room.

Tracklist:

1) Elliphant – Down On Life
2) Kate Boy – Northern Lights
3) HAERTS – Wings
4) MØ – Glass
5) CHVRCHES – Lies
6) Octover – Satisfy
7) The Neighbourhood – Let It Go
8) Disclosure (ft. AlunaGeorge) – White Noise
9) Ryan Hemsworth – BasedWorld
10) YesYou – Lights Go Down
11) Astronauts Etc – Mystery Colors
12) Deptford Goth – Union
13) Tom Odell – Another Love
14) Streets of Laredo – Girlfriend
15) Gypsy & the Cat – Bloom
16) Little Green Cars – The John Wayne

Youth Lagoon

there’s no one really that comes close to this for me.

Streets of Laredo

she’s my girlfriend. im trying to pay my rent.

Streets of Laredo are Auckland, NZ born, Brookln-based indie-folk band: Daniel, David & Sarahjane Gibson & Si Moore – i love family bands and i love their new (and first) video for ‘Girlfriend.’ You should like them on facebook and in real life. And listen to more of their stuff here.

she’s my girlfriend. im on the sideline. shes in the moment. moment by moment.

Dear Streets of Laredo, we live in Brooklyn too. Can we be extras in your next video? <3 ftb.

Le Miel du Mois – Octobre & Novembre

From Et Musique Pour Tous:

Le Miel du Mois by Steph Lund

Dwayne Carter Jr. is full of good lines but the following is hands down my favorite…

If I die today it be a holiday…”

If there’s ever a moment in my life when my perspective is so off or I’m doing something so terribly against my true nature that makes me feel otherwise then there’s something wrong. Life is too short to be dishonest with yourself or others and nothing matters that much to put up with bullshit from anyone. I’m lucky to have music, it’s the thing I love, it’s what I do for a living, it’s what makes me happy and it’s never let me down. The more I get into it, the more fulfilling and inspired I am and I thankful for it.

Which brings me to todays post. It’s important to have something to look forward to every day, week, month, year. Keep yourself going and make everyday interesting however you can. For many of us here and our readers of course, one thing that’s made our days and months better is the release of LMDM, our first and most beloved mixtape series by Steph Lund. Recently, I’ve gotten a few angry emails, frustrated request and desperate music love letters from folks asking about the tape. If it’s gone forever, why we’re slacking? etc. We appreciate it all and we listen, if there’s anything that keeps this train going is the passion we have for music and knowing that others share it with us. That said, there’s no excuse, Steph and I are just busy mofo’s these days. We both left NYC this year and have been 100 miles and running since keeping up with our clients, personal lives and so on. EMPT and LMDM we’re created on and still run on pure love so bare with us as we learn to manage the new demands. That said, we’re playing catchup and brining you a combined Octobre & Novembre that is pure concentrated amazing. Decembre soon to follow.

As is customary this tape is nothing like those before it and perhaps the only thing it shares with the them is the amazing feeling you get while listening to it. This one in particular has a great balance, I haven’t seen Steph in a while but I can tell these are the good times. I won’t Speak for her but just know that every song fantastic and the fast forward button is worthless while listening to this, enjoy…

Le Miel du Mois at work? That’s much better than work at work! Download

1. Chromatics – Lady (YUS Remix)
2. Roosevelt – Sea
3. St Lucia – September
4. Absofacto – Backfire
5. Robosonic – Thankful
6. Saint Michel – Katherine
7. Civil Twilight – River (Ra Ra Riot Remix)
8. Roosevelt – Soleil
9. Crystal Stilts – Dark Eyes
10. Y Luv – Driftin
11. Nicolas Jaar – Mi Mujer
12. First Aid Kit – Winter Is All Over (Baauer Remix)

Orange Blossom Flyover

i was excited to see this sent to us recently – as there hasnt been one in a minute but here it is y’all: ryan scally is orange blossom flyover. i love this new one called ‘twilight games’ ive listened to the track a few times today and its better with each repeat. my favorite verse:

if only for a moment too fast to know
that what you want is chosen before you know
and everything’s unrolling from then to now

all sounds are by the talented mr. scally:

Twilight Games by Orange Blossom Flyover

New Artist: Teen Mom

Threesome Teen Mom are a new one from DC. Their debut EP is called ‘Mean Tom’. Sean Dalby on drums, Tom MacWright on bass and Chris Kelly is vocals/guitar – as they put it – “Just three young men, but with the strength of many more.” Yes.

I love how the ladies at Goldest Egg describe them – “hushed honey-sweet lyrics juxtaposed with giant dark slabs of distortion and manic racing drums.” ‘I Wanna Go Out’ is my first pick followed by ‘Say My Name’… their sound is innocent teenage angst mixed with some love-anger, yes love-anger…they’re kind of like your favorite high school band that you needed to follow to the woods somewhere to find their secret gigs.

instant <3.

I Wanna Go Out below and check out the video- we would have embedded it if we could…

Teen Mom – I Wanna Go Out

If youre in Washington then youre in luck:
Friday, 11/16 – The Velvet Lounge – Washington, DC
or whatever this day happens to be 12/9 – DC9 – Washington, DC

happy friday darlings…