SummersRadio™ New Music! Grandaddy & Band Of Horses - 'Hang An Ornament'/ Jason Lytle - 'This Is How It Always Starts' (Live)
Grandaddy and Band Of Horses have just released a new festive single called 'Hang An Ornament'! The song is available now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/hang-an-ornament-single/id952868559
Jason Lytle is producing Band Of Horses forthcoming new album, so that's how 'Hang An Ornament' came about. It's a Christmas song - a subtle yet beautiful one. It doesn't try to brainwash you to feel fake joy - it reminds you to hang in there. I reckon the holiday season for many (myself included) is more about survival than anything else. No, it's not the most wonderful time of the year for everyone - it can also be the loneliest, saddest, most depressing time of year.
Sometimes you just need something to hang on to - and Grandaddy & Band Of Horses will be there for us for the holidaze... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! In other Grandaddy news Jason Lytle - who's now based in Portland - has released a new live album under his own name called 'House Show'. 'House Show' is a live solo recording made in a friends living room on May 19th, 2014 - his first live show in Portland. It's currently available exclusively on Bandcamp here: https://jasonlytle.bandcamp.com/album/house-show
'House Show' features 22 tracks - fourteen songs plus an intro and seven 'in-between song chatter' tracks - so you get the full live effect. 'This Is How It Always Starts' is originally from Grandaddy's final (?) album - 2006's 'Just Like The Fambly Cat'... Enjoy
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Chromatics - 'Ceremony'
Portland's Chromatics have just released a new song online - a cover of New Order's 'Ceremony'! 'Ceremony' was written by Joy Division but after Ian Curtis' suicide the song was released as the first single from the newly renamed band - as New Order - in 1981.
The Chromatics Johnny Jewel released a new mix on Soundcloud this week called 'Black & White/ A Mix For Autumn' which features the band covering 'Ceremony' - along with special guest Ida No from Glass Candy on guitar.
If this cover is to your liking you can download the individual song for free courtesy of Stereogum here: http://stereogum.com/1213951/chromatics-ceremony-new-order-cover/mp3s/ or as part of the full 'Black & White...' mix m'here: http://soundcloud.com/johnnyjewel/black-and-white-autumn-mix
This is quite an interesting cover - on one hand it's quite faithful to the original - but at the same time it's also a slower, dreamier, rather romantic take on the song... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Remix! Gossip - 'Get A Job' (Wankelmut Remix)
Gossip have just posted a new remix of their song 'Get A Job' on their Facebook page today! 'Get A Job' is the third track (and possible third single?) from the Portland trio's latest album 'A Joyful Noise' which was released in May.
This new remix is by Jacob aka Wankelmut - a dj/ producer from Berlin - you can check out some of his other work on Soundcloud here: http://soundcloud.com/wankelmut
He turns up the dancey bits that the original only hints at and transforms the song into a full on dancefloor friendly treat... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Chromatics - 'These Streets Will Never Look The Same' (Recycle Culture Night Bus Remix)
Mysterious producer Recycle Culture has just released a new remix of the Chromatics single 'These Streets Will Never Look The Same'! Chromatics are an electronic pop band from Portland, Oregon who released their latest album this spring called 'Kill For Love' - 'These Streets...' is one of it's seventeen tracks.
Little is known about Recycle Culture - other than it appears to be a one man project who's previously remixed Grimes and Elite Gymnastics. He's also just released a new remix of The xx's 'Chained' - you can check out all of them on his tumblr site here: http://recycleculture.tumblr.com/
If this 'Recycle Culture Night Bus Remix' of 'These Streets Will Never Look The Same' is to your liking you can download your free copy here: http://www.mediafire.com/?82o7qt7r8v5194r
Recycle Culture adds interesting vocal effects, bigger drums and a sublime acid techno underbelly to the Steve Nicks 'Edge Of Seventeen' guitar inspired vibe of the sprawling original. This remix is suitable for soundtracking a journey via any mode - be it car, night bus, or of the mind... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! The Dandy Warhols - 'Sad Vacation'/ 'Everyday Should Be A Holiday'
The Dandy Warhols have just released their new single called 'Sad Vacation' online! 'Sad Vacation' is the second single (the follow up to 'Well They're Gone') from the Portland band's forthcoming new album called 'This Machine' which is set for release on April 24th on The End label.
'Sad Vacation' features some nice fuzzy guitar feedback as the song progresses - and if it's to your liking you can download a copy for free courtesy of Stereogum here: http://stereogum.com/990391/the-dandy-warhols-sad-vacation/news/
If you've never heard The Dandy Warhols amazing cover of AC/DC's 'Hell's Bells' you can check it out here (in the Bonus Track section): http://summersradio.blogspot.ca/2011/09/summersradio-new-music-psychic-ills.html
This is one of the band's early singles - it was released in 1997 as the first single from their second album 'The Dandy Warhols Come Down' - back when their vacations were perhaps a titch happier - heck they didn't even need a vacation to have a good time! I love how the squelchy acid keyboard sounds meld with the guitars on this one - this is 'Everyday Should Be A Holiday'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Gossip - 'Perfect World'/ 'Standing In The Way Of Control' (Tronik Youth Remix)/ 'Heavy Cross' (Burns Remix)
Portland's Gossip (now sans 'The') have just released their new single online today! 'Perfect World' is the first single from their forthcoming fifth album which is called 'A Joyful Noise' and is set for release on May 22nd. The eleven track album is produced by Brian Higgins aka Xenomania and 'Perfect World' is available on itunes as of today.
I have mixed feelings on this song - Beth Ditto's vocals sound amazing as always -but I find the musical backing terribly ordinary. I reckon that this has more to do with the 'hit' producer than the band itself. Regardless, I should mention that this is not unprecedented - although I'm indeed a fan of the band I tend to favor some of their remixes over some of the regular singles themselves. Thus I look forward to some remixes of this new single - and in the meantime I will feature a couple of remixes of their earlier tracks as well!
For now - this is the first taste of their new album - this is 'Perfect World'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track #1! 'Standing In The Way Of Control' was Gossip's breakthrough single - although it took a couple years to do so. It was first released as a single in North America in 2005, it was released in the U.K. the following year, and then it reached the top 10 when it was re-released in 2007. This remix is from the 2006 U.K. 12" single - this is the 'Tronik Youth Remix'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track #2! 'Heavy Cross' was the first single released from their 2009 album 'Music For Men' - this is the excellent 'Burns Remix'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! EMA featuring MzGorjis - 'Angelo' Portland based Erika M. Anderson and her band - aka EMA - have just released their latest single online - with a brand new b-side!
'Marked' has been officially released on itunes this week - as the latest single from her 'Past Life Martyred Saints' debut, which came out in May. The song will also be released as a 7" on November 21st. It's limted to 1,000 copies - with the first 200 being on clear vinyl - which you can pre-order here:
http://souterraintransmissionsus.bigcartel.com/product/ema-marked-b-w-angelo-7
'Angelo' is the b-side and a new song - I remember hearing this at EMA's excellent Vancouver show last month - the strings particularly stood out nicely live. This recording features a guest verse from Oakland rapper MzGorjis and resembles some of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's more experimental material... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Psychic Ills - 'Mind Haze' New York's experimental rock outfit Psychic Ills have just released the first new song from their forthcoming album! The song is called 'Mind Haze' and their new album 'Hazed Dream' is set for release on Oct. 18th on the Sacred Bones Records label.
'Hazed Dream' will present a more focused sound from the band - guitarist/ vocalist/ keyboardist Tres Warren recently told The Wire magazine:
'Some developments in our lives led to new approaches. The music came out the old fashioned way...a way that had been avoided for a while. It was about putting some words to some chords and keeping it simple. Getting back to something. Feeling a feeling. Shaking out the NY brain boil. Movin' away from some old bad vibes, by creating some new good ones. Dreaming out the bad. Takin' it easy on ourselves, and those around us. This album lives in a sunny place. A half memory. A hazed dream.'
This is the Psychic Ill's new single 'Mind Haze' - I like the line 'I'm doing fine when I'm out of my mind'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! The Dandy Warhols - 'Hell's Bells' The new Psychic Ills song 'Hazed Dream' reminds me of Portland's Dandy Warhols at some of their more subdued moments. This rare cover version of AC/DC's 'Hell's Bell's' was first released on a couple of EP's in 2000 - on the Australian Tour EP for 'Bohemian Like You' and in the U.S. on the 'Tales From Slabtown Vol. 2' EP - which is available on their official website here: http://dandywarhols.com/
The band is currently at work on their ninth studio album called 'This Machine' which is due for release in Feburary of next year. This is their unique cover of 'Hell's Bells' - it's the horns that really makes it their own... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Gigamesh ft. Induce - 'When You're Dancing' (RAC Remix) Matt Masurka aka Gigamesh is a dj/producer from Minneaoplis who's set to release his debut EP next month! The 'When You're Dancing' EP has a staggered release - it will be available first on Beatport on Oct. 4th - then on itunes on Oct. 18th - and everywhere else on Nov. 1st.
It will feature three tracks - the 'Extended Version', the 'Cassian Remix' and this 'RAC Remix'. And if that's not enough mixes for you there's another remix package set to follow later on featuring remixes from Moullinex, Fare Soldi, Alexander Holland, Cyclist, 'and possibly more'!
I've previously featured remixes by Portland's RAC (or Remix Artist Collective) of Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, and Peter, Bjorn & John. This is their latest remix - of Gigamesh's 'When You're Dancing'.
The song itself is a bit poppy - with the vocals resembling Jamiroquai back when he sounded a bit more enthusiastic. The music takes it to another level - it has a nice funky keyboard strut that only gets better as it gets layered with other spacey and squelchy keyboard sounds - and then there's horns! It kinda makes one want to - I dunno... dance! :) Musically speaking it also reminds me a bit of (a modern take on) Indeep's 1982 club classic 'Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life'.
If this song/ remix is to your liking you can download it for free courtesy of Gigamesh himself from his Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/gigamesh/gigamesh-when-youre-dancing-2 (*update - the free download has now expired but the 'RAC Remix' is available exclusively on Beatport here: http://www.beatport.com/#release/when-youre-dancing-ft-induce/685743 and you can keep up with Gigamesh on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/Gigamesh.Music?ref=ts&sk=app_178091127385
This is the 'RAC Remix' of Gigamesh's 'When You're Dancing' - Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ Concert News! EMA - 'California'/ 'Milkman' Portland based Erika M. Anderson aka EMA released her first solo album - since disbanding her noise-folk band Gowns - in May. The album is called 'Past Life Martyred Saints' and is released on Berlin's Souterrain Transmissions label.
EMA is currently touring in support of 'Past Life Martyred Saints' - playing shows throughout Europe this month - and returning to North America in October. She'll be performing in Vancouver at the Biltmore Cabaret on October 8th (with Wild Beasts) - you can check out her full tour itinerary here:
http://www.souterraintransmissions.com/souterrain/artist_shows.jsp?artist=22740
EMA has cited Lou Reed as a major influence in her songwriting for 'Past Life Martyred Saints' - and you can hear elements of his signature spoken word delivery in her second single (and first video) 'California'. Musically speaking her sound is often both dark and alluring... Enjoy!
This is her second video - for the third single released from 'Past Life Martyred Saints' - 'Milkman'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! YACHT - 'Tripped And Fell In Love' YACHT began in 2002 as the solo project of Portland Oregon's Jona Bechtolt. He released three albums between 2002 and 2008 - when the project officially became a duo with the addition of long time collaborator Claire L. Evans.
YACHT released their first album as a duo in 2009 called 'See Mystery Lights' on DFA Records - and they've just released their second album today! It's called 'Shangri-La' and it's also out on the DFA label. It contains ten tracks including the first single 'Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)' and the new single 'Utopia'. The wonderfully titled 'Tripped And Fell In Love' is the ninth track on the album and would certainly be a wise choice for single number three... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Download! Peter Bjorn & John - 'Second Chance' (RAC Mix) Stockholm's indie rock trio Peter Bjorn & John released their sixth album called 'Gimme Some' earlier this week, and the first single from it - 'Second Chance' - has just been remixed by the RAC!
The RAC or Remix Artist Collective is also a trio at it's core - consisting of New York's Andrew Maurey, Portugal's Andre Allen Anjos (who now resides in Portland) and Portland's Karl Kling - that generally remix indie rock songs and artists. They just posted their latest remix - of Peter Bjorn & John's 'Second Chance' - which you can download for free on Soundcloud courtesy of RAC themselves here: http://soundcloud.com/rac/peter-bjorn-john-second-chance
Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Beth Ditto - 'Open Heart Surgery' Portland's Mary Beth Patterson - better known as Beth Ditto - vocalist for The Gossip - has just released her first solo EP! It has four tracks and is simply titled 'Beth Ditto EP' and is available exclusively through Beatport. The EP is produced by Simian Mobile Disco - the artists having previously collaborated on SMD's track 'Cruel Intentions' from their 2009 album 'Temporary Pleasure'. This is the first track on the EP called 'Open Heart Surgery'... Enjoy!
