SummersRadio™ Best Of 2010! The xx - Remixed!

SummersRadio™ Best Of 2010! The xx - 'Stars' (LAZRtag Remix) The xx are an indie rock band from London that met while studying at Elliot School - other notable musicians who've studied there include Burial, Hot Chip, and Four Tet! Their self titled debut album was released in August 2009 and it won the Mercury Music Prize this September. While the album itself came out last year, 2010 was the year of remixes for The xx, with a number of producers turning their low-fi whispery tunes into full on club classics. While most remixes are unofficial, I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see a proper remix album released sometime in the future, as there are a lot of great transformations out there... this is 'Stars' remixed by L.A.'s LAZRtag - which came out in June - Enjoy!

SummersRadio™ Best Of 2010! The Like!

SummersRadio™ Best Of 2010! The Like - 'Wishing He Was Dead' L.A.'s The Like released their second album entitled 'Release Me' in June. I don't believe that any artist can be completely original by nature. In my studies of humans I have found them to be sponge like - automatically absorbing everything around them. Thus any creator of music is influenced by everything that's come before them - every piece of music they've ever heard. Sometimes bands use their influences subtly, sometimes they choose to fully embrace a particular sound they love. Both this song and the one below from Tony Gatorra vs. Gruff Rhys are a homage to 60's rock - and it's executed perfectly in both this dark pop number and it's black and white video from The Like about a cheating boyfriend... Enjoy!