Music for Perfect People

Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) stopped by the KEXP studios earlier this month to perform a few tracks from his latest release Within and Without. Take a listen if you are in the mood for “warm and clouded electro-pop with a dance influence and arm’s length vocals.” [via] Thanks to A Heart Is A Spade for the heads up!

LISTEN :: Washed Out live on KEXP

Set List ::
Eyes Be Closed
Feel It All Around
Hold Out
You & I

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“The RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT produced in association with The GRAMMYs® examines the history of different music through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producer/DJ’s in music today. Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, The Crystal Method, Pretty Lights and Skrillex each take a specific musical style and explore it by writing and recording a brand new track with a grouping of influential collaborators in that genre.” [via]

The track “Breakn’ A Sweat” features up and coming dubstep producer Skrillex as he combines forces with the remaining members of The Doors.

DJ Premier’s tracks “Regeneration” features Nas and the Berklee Symphony Orchestra.

Pretty Lights’ “Wayfaring Stranger” features LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley.

The Crystal Method’s track features Martha Reeves and the Funk Brothers.

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Lissi Dancefloor Disaster, the experimental art pop duo hailing from Uppsala, Sweden, have released their latest EP As We Plz, which features an excellent blend of dance-pop. Stream the EP below, and keep an ear out for our favorite track “Glowing Hearts.”

Thanks to Disco Naïveté for the heads up!

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Just in case The Flaming Lips‘ 6-hour song was not enough for you, the band will be streaming their brand new 24-hour track starting at midnight (Oklahoma time) on Halloween. Keep an eye on how much time is left until the stream (in OK time) below.

According to Pitchfork, The Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne has described the track as “a song about death and it’s a song about fucking and it’s a song about life,” which seems to be fitting since the band plans to embed a hard drive that contains the track into 5 different human skulls. That’s right, no more of those gummy skulls/fetus. This time, the lucky folks who manage to get their hands on a copy will receive a real human skull. Thanks to YANP for the heads up!

STREAM :: The Flaming Lips – “7 Skies H3″ [24 Hour Skull Song]

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Thanks to Terroreyes.TV, we have a live video of Zechs Marquise performing “Getting Paid,” the lead single from their latest album.

Getting Paid shows Zechs Marquise moving towards a more structured sound and away from the “loose-form” that was used on their debut Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare. Additionally, the album features brothers Marfred and Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez locking in together with their bass and drum grooves.

Buy Getting Paid here. [In our opinion, this is a must have for vinyl lovers.]

ALBUM STREAM :: Zechs Marquise – Getting Paid

Tour Dates::
11/15  Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s – Upstairs
11/16  New Orleans, LA @ Howlin’ Wolf Den
11/18  Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/19  Greenville, NC @ Tipsy Teapot
11/20  Washington, DC @ DC9
11/21  Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
11/22  Allston, MA @ O’Brien’s Pub
11/23  New York, NY @ Irving Plaza $
11/25  Toronto, ON @ The Opera House $
11/26  Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar $
11/27  Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater $
11/28  Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop $
11/30  Atlanta, GA @ The Loft $
12/01  Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theater $
12/02  Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge $
12/03  Pontiac, MI @ iLounge (at Clutch Cargos) $
12/04  Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall $
12/06  St Louis, MO @ The Firebird
12/07  Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
12/08  Dallas, TX @ Bryan Street Tavern
12/09  Austin, TX @ Antone’s Night Club
12/10  San Antonio, TX @ Studio 13

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On December 6th, The Black Keys will release their 7th studio album, El Camino. After teasing the album release with a video about Pat and Dan selling a beat up El Camino, the duo have finally treated us to a new single “Lonely Boy.” On the track, The Black Keys kill it with their garage rock sound and even include some back-up singers to help augment Auerbach’s vocals.

The Black Keys will be releasing a 12” of “Lonely Boy,” along with its b-side “Run Right Back,” on November 25th as part of Record Store Day’s “Back to Black” Friday.

El Camino is currently available for pre-order here.

Keep up to date with the Black Keys: Facebook | Twitter | Website

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Holy Ghost! are set to head out on their month-long tour of the US, but they aren’t leaving without dropping their latest single “Hold My Breath.” Included with the single are remixes from Tiger & Woods, Cosmic Kids, and Falty DL.

“In its original form, Holy Ghost!’s debut album cut “Hold My Breath” is, pure and simple, great dancefloor electronic pop; in the hands of shadowy duo Tiger & Woods, the song has been totally reshaped and refracted through ’80s R&B radio. Cosmic Kids have taken the track in a more tensely dramatic direction. Finally, there’s Falty DL’s re-envisioning, which goes down awfully smooth for a track so full of the big, thick, bumping bass beats. It’s an aural pleasure to find yourself dreamily lost in the Brooklyn, New York producer/DJ’s halls of reverberating sound. - Kali Holloway” [via]

BUY:: DFA Records | iTunes | Juno Records | Amazon | Beatport

LISTEN:: Holy Ghost! – “Hold My Breath” + REMIXES

Holy Ghost! tour::
10-29 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
10-30 Orono, ME – University of Maine
10-31 Montreal, Quebec – Belmont on the Boulevard
11-01 Toronto, Ontario – 69 Bathurst
11-03 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
11-04 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
11-05 Chicago, IL – Double Door
11-08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Fortune Sound Club
11-09 Portland, OR – Holocene
11-10 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
11-11 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box
11-13 San Diego, CA – Voyeur Night Club
11-16 Dallas, TX – Prophet Bar
11-17 Austin, TX – The Parish
11-18 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
11-19 New Orleans, LA – Parish at House of Blues
11-21 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
11-23 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11-25 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11-26 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

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Earlier today, Man Man debuted their music video for “Piranhas Club,” which is off the band’s latest effort Life Fantastic. In the video, we see a group of children who adjust their attitudes once they dress like a greaser (i.e. slicked back hair and a leather jacket) and take on a group of bullies.

Life Fantastic is currently one of MFPP’s top albums of 2011 and can be purchased here.

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By now, it seems more likely than not that you have heard the Duck Sauce (aka A-Trak + DJ Armand Van Helden) single “Barbara Streisand,” or tooled around on the website that allows you to insert your own name into the song. The duo has gained popularity from their solo acts, along with their releases as Duck Sauce, and premiered their latest track “Big Bad Wolf” on Rollingstone earlier today.

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From his latest effort Honkey Kong, Boots Electric (a.k.a. Eagles of Death Metal front man Jesse Hughes) has released a video for the single “Complexity.” Check it out below, and grab a copy of the LP over at Dangerbird Records.

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NYC’s “finest disco orchestra,” Escort, is prepping for the release of their self-titled debut LP, and are giving away the club remix of the their single “Caméleon Chameleon.” Escort will be available digitally on November 15th, and on vinyl/cd on January 31st (through Escort Records.)

Escort Tracklist [via]
01. Chameleon
02. Cocaine Blues
03. Make Me Over
04. A Sailboat In The Moonlight
05. Why Oh Why
06. Starlight
07. Bright New Life
08. All Through the Night
09. Indigo
10. All That She Is
11. Karawane

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Over the past few months, Liam Dirlam has released a steady flow of remixes under the Voodoo Farm moniker. Each new release from the Farm showcases new sounds and techniques that Dirlam is trying out as he masters his electronic craft. That being said, check out the Voodoo Farm remix of Icebird‘s single “Charmed Life.” While the original balances RJD2‘s soulful beats with the vocals of Aaron Livingston, Voodoo Farm’s remix features a brand new synth line and heavy backbeat, which gives the track a more airy feel and allows the vocals to dance around in your head.

Additionally, Voodoo Farm  has given Florence + The Machine‘s single “Shake It Out” the moombahton remix treatment. Not bad for his first moombahton track, eh?

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Ever since New York’s The Phenomenal Handclap Band released their self-titled LP in 2009, we have been hooked to their infectious sound, which brings to mind dazzling lights, 70′s dance attire, and disco. However, with their latest single, “Following,” the band seems to push their music beyond the funk genre with their use of vocoded vocals and a thumping synth line. It has been quite a while since a track caught my ear to the point that I have been playing it on repeat all morning.

According to CoS, The Phenomenal Handclap Band’s forthcoming effort “Form & Control is due out on Janaury 31st, 2012 via Tummy Touch Records.”

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Earlier this month, we posted about the singles “16 Years” and “Don’t Move,” which will be featured on Phantogram‘s forthcoming mini-LP Nightlife. While hearing two of the six tracks from Nightlife held us over for a short while, we are pleased to announce that the wait is over as the band has now included a stream of the entire EP over on their facebook page.

STREAM:: Phantogram – Nightlife EP

Nightlife will be available on November 1 through Barsuk Records and can be pre-ordered through iTunes.

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Typhoon, the 13-member orchestral indie rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon, recently stopped by the WVUV studios for a short performance of a few tracks. Topics in the interview segment include a rhythm game the band enjoys playing, along with the challenges of touring as such a large band in a small van, and why the band’s members still hang out together when they’re home.

LISTEN:: Typhoon live on WFUV

Setlist::
“Starting Over”
“Summer Home”
“The Common Sentiments”

If you are around the West Coast over the new few weeks, make sure to catch Typhoon on their BFF Tour with Wild Ones and Youth. Grab the tour dates here, and enjoy the tour trailer below:

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