Micromix 20 by Atlas Sound

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I’m a bit behind on this, but it’s good nonetheless. Atlas Sound, as you may know as Bradford Cox, lead singer of Deerhunter, has a great little blog that he updates sort of every now and then. But what’s really great are his Micromix’s, which contain all kinds of recent and rare gems that, when all mixed together, make for such a great listening experience. The most recent one is from April, but it’s got a great mix of artists and the overall tone of it feels perfectly for the weekend.

1. Music From the Final Scene in Terence Malick’s “Badlands”
2. Thomas Wayne – Tragedy
3. Crumb Brothers – Seat in the Kingdom
4. The Spades – We Sell Soul
5. OMD – Swiss Radio International
6. Abner Jay – The Reason Young People Use Drugs
7. Child’s View – The Cradle of the Light
8. Brian Wilson – Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Piano Demo)
9. A Silver Mt. Zion – 13 Angels Standing Guard ‘Round the Side of Your Bed
10. Magazine – The Light Pours Out Of Me (Demo)
11. Nehamusasa – Instrumental Excerpt
12. DQE – Burning
13. Wavves – Weed Demon
14. The Fleetwoods – Tragedy

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My Drive Thru by Julian Casablancas, Santogold & N.E.R.D.

Mark this entry under clever, catchy, and well done. As a part of Converse’s newest campaign, they’ve teamed up with a rather large and eclectic group of musicians to further their cult status among youngins. The most exciting part being the collaboration between Julian Casablancas, Santogold and N.E.R.D. on a song called My Drive Thru, which to me sounds like something Mark Ronson would have put together, but it’s actually Pharrell’s handiwork. The video itself is reallllly fun, featuring animated photo cut-outs of the artists performing. My favorite parts are mostly when Santogold is dancing around, she looks damn adorable, but there’s also the part where Julian Casablancas is falling down through the sheets of paper, that’s really rad. Other then that, I have this song stuck in my head most of the day, it’s totally catchy and fun.

The campaign otherwise is pretty rad as well, someone picked a pretty random group of folks that are actually pretty “hip”. There’s Bradford Cox from Deerhunter, the guys from Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Eleanor from The Fiery Furnaces, the dudes from MGMT, Yacht… you get the picture. The stark black and white images, the cut out paper effect, everything is pretty spot on. Check out the site by clicking here, and be sure to download the song for free as well (that was a good call, Converse).

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I Was Dreaming of Just You | A Kitsune Noir Mixtape

I Was Dreaming of Just You | A Kitsune Noir Mixtape
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For months now I’ve been trying to come up with a really good summer mix, something that would hopefully be relevant as the summer goes on and would pick up on the vibe of summer that I so love. This mix started out as two different beings, one was a list on my iPod of songs that I thought could work, the other a list in my iTunes. Eventually they became merged into one in Garageband and then went through another 4 versions from there, until it finally felt right. I’ve been driving around listening to this mix, and I think that’s where it’s best suited for. In my mind this mix is meant to be thought of as a night out with your friends and loved ones. You start the night out strong and with no cares, but eventually the night winds down, it’s late, it’s chilly, and you’re left with memories of that night.

The songs on this mix come from all over the place really, though several of them are pretty damn new that you may have never heard them. There’s new Beck, Dr. Dog, some pretty recent Deerhunter, coupled with some old Modest Mouse, a Radiohead B-Side and much more. This mix has 14 songs and runs 46 and a half minutes long, making it one of the longest mixes I’ve ever made. For all of you in the U.S. I hope this provides for some good Independence Day tunes, and for everyone else, here’s to an awesome summer.

01 Eternity One Night Only by Cut Copy
02 Fireworks by Animal Collective
03 The Old Days by Dr. Dog
04 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles
05 Gamma Ray by Beck
06 Summer by Modest Mouse
07 Bowl of Oranges by Bright Eyes
08 Summertime by Goldenboy
09 All Our Weekends by French Kicks
10 Worrywort by Radiohead
11 Beach Party Tonight by Yo La Tengo
12 Dark Moves of Love by M83
13 Twilight at Carbon Lake by Deerhunter
14 Deep Water Portishead

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A Few More Beats – And Maybe, A New Sound: 02

Since Last.fm never wants to work for me, I’ve decided to abandon it and talk about some of the things I’ve been listening to lately instead. So expect to see A Few More Beats more often, as I like the format that I’ve come up with for this.

Alaska In Winter
One day, Brandon Bethancourt ventured off into the chilly depths of Alaska where he holed up in a small cabin with his laptop and started to write an album. Cut to months later where he found himself in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he befriends Zach Condon, better known as Beirut, and Heather Trost of Hawk and a Hacksaw, and thus, Alaska In Winter is born. It’s funny, I actually saw Brandon play before Beirut on his last tour and didn’t like him at all. But I recently heard his record Dance Party in The Balkans, and I ended up enjoying it. He sounds like Beirut’s older stuff, more European and more electronic. Take a listen and see for yourself.

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Balkan Lowrider Anthem by Alaska In Winter

Albert Hammond Jr.
Yeah, Albert Hammond Jr. is that dude from The Strokes. Specifically, he was the guitar player. He released an album back in 2006, which I did hear a few good things about, but never actually listened to it. But those few things I did hear made me curious to see what he would sound like solo. As it turns out, he’s pretty damn amazing. His new record is titled ¿Cómo Te Llama? and comes out on July 8th, and I think this just might put him into mainstream coolness, at least for his efforts alone. The album does sound similar to The Strokes, but more like the first album, you know, the one that was actually good. It also has an amazingly classic and timeless sound to it. I highly suggest checking this album out when it drops.

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Feed Me Jack Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Peter Sellers by Albert Hammond Jr.

Deerhunter
After listening to their first album, I wasn’t a big fan of Deerhunter. I think I remember it being slightly too noisy for my taste, something just didn’t click. I did like Bradford Cox’s solo effort, Atlas Sound, but that was totally minimal and electronic and nothing like his work with Deerhunter. But then I had a chance to listen to their newest album, Microcastle, and was absolutely blown away. The album is much more concise, much easier to listen to, and dare I say, more pop? Maybe it’s because Bradford has been hanging out with the dudes in Animal Collective more? Who knows? But the album is going to surprise a whole lot of people when it comes out, which is still yet to be determined.

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Never Stops by Deerhunter

Lykke Li
I’d been reading about Lykke Li for a while but it wasn’t until a friend suggested I listen to her that I actually took the initiative to do it. Lykke is a 22 year old Swedish singer who also happens to be rather well connected. Her newest album, Youth Novel, was produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, and she’s connected to other Swede musicians like The Concretes, Robyn, and El Perro del Mar. Her music is very well produced, lots of strings, semi-electronic, very Swedish. Her voice is soft slightly raspy and beautiful, with subtle hints of her accent which make her sound even better. So far she hasn’t quite broken out, but I could totally see her showing up on an Apple commercial in the near future.

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Let It Fall by Lykke Li

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