Toro Y Moi – “Say That” (Official Video)
2013 could well belong to this man. Toro Y Moi – “Say That” (Official Video) Feel-good anthem of the winter. More from Toro Y Moi here.
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Mr. Bibal – “Champs Elysée$” (Official Video)
Paris, France’s Mr. Bibal homage to the “heavenly fields” of his home city feels appropriately light and airy, and bounces along quite nicely. Forget jewelry and necklaces, we need more singers dedicated to… Continue reading
Adrian Younge Presents the Delfonics – “Stop and Look (And You Have Found Love)” (Official Video)
From the Fugees to Nas to the Wu-Tang Clan, the output of Philadelphia soul outfit the Delfonics is an oft-mined hip-hop sample staple source. The haunting lilt of “Stop and… Continue reading
inc. – “5 Days” (Official Video)
I’m renaming Cyber Monday “Cy-R&B-r Monday” and celebrating it every week of the year until the end of time. inc. – “5 Days” (Official Video) LA-based brother duo inc., formerly known… Continue reading
Alice Russell – “Heartbreaker” (Official Video ft Harry Shearer)
The stunning vocal prowess of Alice Russell paired with the comedic greatness of Harry Shearer is a potent combination. Alice Russell – “Heartbreaker” (Official Video ft Harry Shearer) “Heartbreaker” is out… Continue reading
Has-Lo – “Inherit the Stars” (Paten Locke Remix) (Official Video)
Philadelphia emcee and producer Has-Lo‘s “Fiber Optics” gets remixed by Paten Locke and retitled “Inherit the Stars.” The Mello Music Group label accurately describes director Nathan Hunter’s video above as an “animated,… Continue reading
Rudimental ft MNEK & Syron – “Spoons” (Official Video)
From UK producer Rudimental. Probably what Soul II Soul would sound like had they come up in the xx’s and Disclosure’s London of the early 2010s.
Jazzanova ft Paul Randolph – “Let It Go” (Funkhaus Sessions) (Official Video)
It was Friday afternoon, in the middle of June. Sunshine music. Jazzanova are unstoppable.
Death Grips – “I’ve Seen Footage” (Official Video)
So this is like some oi-punkers vs some DIY ethos vs some bass music vs some 90s Salt n Pepa beat vs some seizure-inducing multi-image-flickering video vs some DON’T CARE ATTITUDE, right? … Continue reading
Reva DeVito & Roane Namuh – “Frozen” (Official Video)
PDX got soul. Seems like dating in Portland must involve at least one walk through a forest (at 2:11) and one half-finished-barely-started soapbox derby racer (at 2:18).
Jonti – “Nightshift in Blue” (Official Video)
This is South Africa-via-Australia future psychedelic soul composer Jonti. Somewhere two Muppets must be feeling the cold.
Sene – “Footprints” (Official Video)
Stop-motion sketchin’. Sene’s album Brooklyknight is out now on Plug Research.
Sabre, Stray & Halogenix ft Frank Carter III – “Oblique” (Official Video)
Precise, lean, future bound d’n’b. Night music.
The Gooch Palms – “Cucaracha” (Official Video)
Sydney, Australia’s the Gooch Palms are currently supporting fellow Aussies (and members of Tame Impala) Pond on tour. Watch the duo’s DIY lo-fi ode to cockroaches below. We need more music videos… Continue reading
Communion (Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Lovett, Ben Howard, the Staves, Johannes of Bear’s Den) – “Over the Hill” (John Martyn Cover) (Performed at SXSW 2012 in Austin, Texas)
I’ve been evangelizing to anyone who will listen about the brilliance of Michael Kiwanuka for some time now. This video will convince you of that brilliance. It’s quite, quite heartwarming and beautiful. … Continue reading
Burial & Four Tet – “Moth” (Official Video)
This is your brain on spicy food. (Honestly, how is it possible that Misters Burial and Four Tet sound like they’re just messing about with FruityLoops and GarageBand here and yet still… Continue reading
El Tipo Este – “Si Esta Es Mi Mamá” (Official Video)
This Cuban grandma got bars. Puts the “g” in “g’ma.”
A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters & Shahul Hameed – “Urvasi Urvasi” from the movie “Kadhalan” aka “Humse Hai Muqabla” (1994) (Official Video)
Viewing notes: 1. This is some of the greatest dancing since MJ. And one of the best music videos ever. 2. I actually and involuntarily “laughed out loud” at 0:23. 3. Defying death… Continue reading
Katy B – ‘Witches Brew’ (Official Video)
This new vid from Katy B sees her going a bit Gaga, a bit 80s wind-in-your-hair soft-focus pop, and a bit storm-in-a-derelict-office dream sequence. A natural progression. The slow-rollin’ Amen break on the… Continue reading
Bjork – ‘Crystalline’ (Official Video Directed by Michel Gondry)
Iceland’s most famous voice returns in all its glacial, harmonic glory with a xylophone-led, stumbling snare-driven track that’s given the Gondry video treatment of child-like stop-motion animation that shows moons and lazers and… Continue reading
Lanu ft Megan Washington – ‘Fall’ (Official Video)
More bran’ nu from the Tru Thoughts camp with Lanu; the New Zealand-born, Melbourne, Australia-based lead guitarist and brains behind funk outfit the Bamboos. Rain? Evergreen trees? Mountains and lakes? Girls with glasses?… Continue reading
The Stepkids – ‘Wonderfox’ (Official Video)
Bran’ nu from the Stepkids! Love the Umi Says drums, sketched soul harmonies, and 60s throwback sonic psychedelia. ‘Wonderfox’ is taken from their debut, self-titled album available September 27 on Stones Throw. I… Continue reading
Frank Turner – ‘Photosynthesis’ & ‘The Road’ (Official Video)
Not going to Glastonbury Festival this weekend, partly because I don’t have a ticket and partly because I live over 4,550 miles away. But if I was going and I was driving down… Continue reading
Macklemore – ‘My Oh My’ (Official Video)
I’ve only lived in Seattle for a year, I’ve only seen two baseball games in my life, I’d probably need directions to Safeco Field, and I’d probably need to check what an RBI… Continue reading
SMOD – ‘Ca Chante’ (Official Video)
Loving some Malian folk hop for a Thursday night! Cool fact! SMOD’s frontman Sam (guy with the guitar) is none other than the son of Mali’s premier musical couple Amadou and Mariam! Another… Continue reading
Cornershop – ‘Non-Stop Radio’ (Official Video)
Cornershop come back strong with a lo-wave Frenchified simple disco edit as part of frontman Tjinder’s Singhles Club (genius) that boasts a video of stop-motion bat flurries, sting rays that look like burger… Continue reading
Korean Garage Rock with Galaxy Express – ‘Jungle the Black’ (Official Video)
Fresh from tearing SXSW to shreds (and then shredding the shreds) back in March, the Korean garage rockers Galaxy Express mean business with their riotous and hyper-energetic track ‘Jungle the Black’. On hearing… Continue reading
Blueprint – ‘So Alive’ (Official Video)
Fully experience what it’s like to be a wayward and errant paper plane (or rogue origami cathedral) by watching the official video to the fantastic ‘So Alive’ by Blueprint below. You can check… Continue reading
Jamie Woon – ‘Night Air’ [Produced by Burial] (Official Video)
As the days get shorter and the nights grow longer, Jamie Woon (who you might remember from Debruit’s ‘I’m Goin’ Wit You’) turns in a soulful and heartfelt orchestral ode to maneuvers in… Continue reading