Surviving the Golden Age

New: Everything Everything “MY KZ, UR BF (Grum Remix)”

Adam Morgan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:06:58 +0000

Everything Everything’s debut album Man Alive will be released in August. The album’s latest single is “MY KZ, UR BF” which I’m sure means something in the kids’ crazy lingo these days, but I don’t know what. To promote the album, this remix by Leeds’ Grum was just released. Check it out.
MP3: Everything Everything “MY KZ, UR BF (Grum Remix)”

New: Alex Winston “Choice Notes”

Adam Morgan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:53:35 +0000

21 year old Detroit artist, Alex Winston is a classically trained opera singer. On August 2nd, “Choice Notes” will be available on a limited edition 7″ vinyl complete with AA side “Medicine”. The single reminds me of Woods but not quite as crazy. Check it out.
MP3: Alex Winston “Choice Notes”

New: Xzibit “Hurt Locker (Phonetix Mix)”

Adam Morgan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:17:20 +0000

United Kingdom-based producer, Phonetix has previously sent me some grime work he did. Now he just sent me this remix of Xzibit‘s “Hurt Locker”. The original track was the first single released from Xzibit’s upcoming 7th studio album, MMX. Check it out!
MP3: Xzibit “Hurt Locker (Phonetix Mix)”

New: The Black Angels “Telephone”

Adam Morgan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:18:10 +0000

Austin quintet The Black Angels premiered their new single “Telephone” today. The track is the first single from their long-awaited third album, Phosphene Dream, which hits stores in September. The track has kind of a raucous retro feel. Check it out.
MP3: The Black Angels “Telephone”

Red Wanting Blue: These Magnificent Miles

Adam Morgan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:28:21 +0000

Red Wanting Blue: These Magnificent Miles
For over a decade, Red Wanting Blue has paved their way without the help of a label. These Magnificent Miles is their first record label released album.
The fact that Red Wanting Blue has never been signed to a label is a little surprising; the band has a mainstream ready sound. The album’s opening track “Gravity” sounds like Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd or any one of those bands that sounds exactly alike to the untrained ear.
But Red Wanting Blue does not just present incredibly generic post-grunge on These Magnificent Miles, no the band is promoted as a country group. “Where You Wanna Go” sounds like Clint Black covering a Kenny Chesney song which I am sure is pie-in-the-sky for any commercial country fan but is lackluster for the rest of us.
While it would be easy to write the group off and cite having a song called “U.S. Bumper Sticker” as yet another reason to hate Red Wanting Blue, I must give credit where credit is due. In a genre where it is unpopular to not be overly patriotic, “U.S. Bumper Sticker” is actually critical of the country. The track seems to be about a man grappling with loving his country but not necessarily loving the flag-waving idiots that occupy it.
Despite the over all negative tone of this review, I am not giving These Magnificent Miles a sub-1 rating. I can not tell if I hated the other songs so much that the two that were mediocre stood out as good in comparison or if I actually liked two songs, but I will give them at least that “U.S. Bumper Sticker” is pretty good. The rest of the tracks I could do without but if you are a fan of commercial country radio or songs played in commercials to join the army, you might find Red Wanting Blue more pleasing than I.
Rating: 1.9/10
MP3: Red Wanting Blue “U.S. Bumper Sticker”
Buy: iTunes or Insound!

New: The White Panda “I Wish I Broke Your Heart (Skee-Lo // Taio Cruz)”

Adam Morgan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:43:14 +0000

It’s nice to hear something new from The White Panda; it feels like it has been too long. Their latest mash-up takes the vocals from the Skee-Lo classic “I Wish” and the music is from Taio Cruz. This track is made to be danced to. Enjoy!
MP3: The White Panda “I Wish I Broke Your Heart (Skee-Lo // Taio Cruz)”

New: Kanye West “Power (Van Scott Crowns You Remix)”

Adam Morgan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:38:52 +0000

Kanye West finally got a twitter. @kanyewest for all my twitter fam (also, follow me @StGAdam). It’s coincidental this news broke today, the same day I got this remix of Kanye’s latest single “Power” by Van Scott. The remix is a little too instrumental but the drums are pretty sick. Check it out and let me know what you think.
MP3: Kanye West “Power (Van Scott Crowns You Remix)”

New: Pete Yorn “Precious Stone”

Adam Morgan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:38:19 +0000

I was a fan of Pete Yorn‘s debut album, 2001′s Musicforthemorningafter. I had since lost track of him but apparently he is preparing to release his fifth studio album. The album’s first single “Precious Stone” pretty much is exactly what I remember of Pete Yorn: heartland rock with heart-on-sleeve lyrics. Check it out.
MP3: Pete Yorn “Precious Stone”

New: DaVinci featuring Big K.R.I.T., Webbz, and J.Rockwell “The Beginning”

Adam Morgan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:29:58 +0000

Bay Area rapper DaVinci recently released his debut album, The Day The Turf Stood Still. “The Beginning” is a non-album track that was just released. The track features the recently hot Big K.R.I.T., Floridian rapper Webbz, and Ohio’s J Rockwell. At over six minutes, the track is on the long side but it delivers some hard hitting flows. Check it out.
MP3: DaVinci featuring Big K.R.I.T., Webbz, and J.Rockwell “The Beginning”

New: Sarah VonderHaar “Howling at the Moon”

Adam Morgan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:19:55 +0000

In the fame game, it almost always helps to be hot. Sarah VonderHaar was a contestant on America’s Next Top Model, so its almost an unfair advantage. Then again he last name is nearly unpronouncable by American tongues, so I guess it balances out. In addition to being hot, VonderHaar is a singer/songwriting. On August 24th, she will release her latest EP, P.D.L. The EP’s first single is “Howling at the Moon”. The track has a sultry swing to it not at all like typical female singer/songwriter fare. Check it out.
MP3: Sarah VonderHaar “Howling at the Moon”