Les Sins

If you liked the Toro Y Moi post and still have not yet discovered Chaz Bundick's other musicial project Les Sins, then check it out. French house the way I like it...not French at all but Amurrican.

Les Sins "Lina"

The Verlaines

The Verlaines are just one of the many super-duper amazing bands to come from the ever-satisfiable Flying Nun Records (The Chills, The Clean). The Verlaines were noted for their angular, "difficult" song structures, wordy and downbeat lyrics, unusual subject matter all contained in often frantic up-tempo playing. Their first three albums are my favorite, Hallelujah All the Way Home (1985), Bird Dog (1987) and Juvenilia (1987). If you're having a bad day, a shit week, or a catastrophic 4 months like I've had, The Verlaines will help sort you out...to the best of their ability anyway.


The Verlaines "Lying in State"



The Verlaines "Take Good Care of It."



The Verlaines "Death and the Maiden"


Download Hallelujah All the Way Home
Download Bird Dog
Download Juvenilia

Toro Y Moi: Causers of This (2010)

More of the same fuzzy chillwave meets electro-pop by the name of Toro Y Moi on Carpark Records (The same as Washed Out). His album, Causers of This, that is due to hit February of 2010 has really impressed me. Something tells me he is going to be big. The songs "Talamak" and "Low Shoulder" are truly sensational, the whole album has me spinning! If you want more of Toro Y Moi then make sure to check out his Blessa single that came out earlier this year.

Toro Y Moi "Low Shoulder"

Toro Y Moi "Thanks Vision"

Toro Y Moi "Talamak"


Get the whole thing HERE.

Sorcerer: Neon Leon (2009)

Kind of obsessed with this album, got this perfect description from the Sorcerer website:

"Sorcerer conjures brimstone from guitars, casts spells with drum machines, spooks out synthesizers, and mesmerizes fragments of sampled sound. Influenced by surf music, 80s dance pop, space jazz, krautrock, disco, dub, and am radio gold, his music presents a tour through a uniquely Californian lifestyle."

Sorcerer "Chemise"

Sorcerer "Jump Rope"


Get whole thing HERE.

Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms (2009)

I know I know, everyone has already heard and loves Neon Indian cause Neon Indian is amazing! I am re-confirming that fact. If you haven't heard Neon Indian yet then today is your lucky day. A sound like Ariel Pink meets Cut-Copy, there you have it a combination for success. I keep noticing more and more of these types of new artists sampling my favorite Italo Disco tracks, like Washed Out sampling Phil Fearon & the Galaxy's "What Do I Do" in his song "Feel it All Around." Now Neon Indian samples Pineapples "Come On Over" in his titled track "Psychic Chasms!" No wonder this music is right up my alley.

If you were lucky enough to see him play last night in LA thennnn I hate you forever.

Neon Indian "Deadbeat summer"

Neon Indian "Should Have Taken Acid"

Neon Indian "Psychic Chasms"


Get the whole thing HERE.

Giorgio Moroder: Son of My Father (1972)

Giorgio Moroder is God, but we all know that. Yes E=MC2 is mind blowing, along with From Here to Eternity and Knights in White Satin. What I find odd however is how no one seems to mention how brilliant his second recorded album Son of My Father is! I guess DJ Shadow must have liked it considering he sampled "Tears" from the album to create his most well-known track "Organ Donner," but who cares about DJ Shadow. Son of My Father is nothing like Moroder's later electronic work, and maybe because of this it remains underrated, but I'm here to say that I love it! I only hope others can enjoy this album as much as I have over the years.

If anyone has a link to a full copy of Giorgio's first album That's Bubblegum - That's Giorgio, please please please let me know!

Giorgio Moroder "Underdog"

Giorgio Moroder "Son of my Father"


Get the whole thing HERE.

Testcard F

I had heard about Testcard F from reading about them on the Systems of Romance blog a year or so ago. Here is an overview of Frankie's post:

"Testcard F formed in 1981, and reconstructed and built their own synthesizers throughout their tenure. Unlike some synth-punk and minimal wave acts of the time, this band near-completely utilized electronic instruments, drum machines, and backing tapes; the only organic instrumentation appearing in the form of trash cans, coat racks, and other assorted bits of debris. Oftentimes, their live performances would be slagged viciously by heckling attendees, anxious for guitars. One particular gig in their hometown of Norwich ended in a small riot.

The band split immediately on the brink of success after winning a Norwich battle of the bands and recording their two singles and Peel Session in 1984."



Testcard F "Unfamiliar Room"


Testcard F "Third Stroke"


Get whole thing HERE.