i like bands. i like trees. i like bands in trees, so this band just really makes sense for me: Polock is from Valenica, Spain, and with only one single out now for the world to listen to – they’re holding my interest…
Polock will officially make their debut in May, with their album Getting Down from Trees, but until then there’s the instantly likeable “Fireworks.”
Polock is under Artica Booking and Management, who manages one of forthebeat’s favorite bands Delorean. They also book for another forthebeat favorite, Portugal based X-Wife, who played forthebeat’s CMJ showcase along with Sleigh Bells, Phantogram, We Have Band and Electric Tickle Machine.
Enjoy the one and only (no seriously, the only) single out there from them right now: “Fireworks.”
After teaming up with Swagger Paris for a kick ass CMJ party (with We Have Band, Sleigh Bells, Phantogram, etc.), we’ve teamed up with our good friend Sian-Pierre Regis and his fly fashion site again to bring you a monthly mixtape tailored to the Swagger style. Ready? Ready!
SWAGGER: MIXTAPE by forthebeat (track list below and click on the image above to stream the playlist)…
We’ve put together our “Best of” list — forthebeat’s 9 of ‘09, featuring 9 original tracks and 9 remixes. Not all of these debuted in 2009, but this list is comprised of our favorite tunes we couldn’t stop repeating, all year long.
Our friends over at Et Musique Pour Tous have compiled the list into an 18 track, candy for your ears, end of year mixtape. Head over to EMPT and download here. In no particular order, the track listing:
One of EMPT’s fans, KIKI, left an extensive comment list that is nothing short of amazing, describing how each track makes her feel. Some incredible highlights here:
track 3: I fucking love a-trak. and the word alchemy. at 2:28 I’m jamming with steph in a club and then we’re at the beach and then in a plane….by about 4:25 we’re at hiro.
track 6: YESSSSSSSSSS. NO WORDS. JUST PARTY MOVES AND PARTY DRESSES. SEQUIN ONES. black sequins, and spaghetti straps and champagne and a disco ball and jumping on banquettes. and falling in love or out…
track 8: I wish I could walk around nyc with songs like this blasting from a boom box on my shoulder.
track 9: saturday afternoons during ny winter with no real sunlight and rain and snow and walking down the street with a hat and mittens and loving whats in your ears and loving strangers.
The December mixtape is now up on Et Musique Pour Tous, posted the first of the month, each month. Click on the tape below to listen:
You can download the December mix along with all past months as well as our forthebeat CMJ playlist *for free*by clicking on “telecharger” – just right click, save to your desktop and “open” to play in your iTunes.
You can download the November mix along with all past months as well as our forthebeat CMJ playlist *for free*by clicking on “telecharger” – just right click, save to your desktop and “open” to play in your iTunes.
1. Delorean - Deli
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
3. MSTRKRFT – Heartbreaker (Featuring John Legend) (Laidback Luke Remix)
4. Black Lips – Veni Vidi Vici
5. Electric Tickle Machine – Gimme Money
6. Florence + The Machine – You Got The Love (The Xx Remix)
7. Metric – Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
8. Washed Out – Fell It All Around
9. Simian Mobile Disco – I Believe
10. Miike Snow - Silvia
11. Electric Wire Hustle – They Don’t Want
12. Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension
13. Mayer Hawthorne – Green Eyed Love (Classixx Remix)
14. Phoenix – Love Like a Sunset – (Animal Collective Remix)
