Ladyhawke is from New Zealand and tearing up the charts in the UK. She's got a Joan Jett -Tracy And The Plastics - Feist vibe to her. Aside from the proper album stuff, she has an impressive cast of remixers including Peaches, Cut Copy, and Van She. Check out "Professional Suicide" and the Cut Copy remix of "Paris Is Burning" below!
Ladyhawke - Professional Suicide
Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning (Cut Copy Remix)
Ladyhawke official site
Ladyhawke on MySpace
Cut Copy will return...their new album In Ghost Colours will be released in Feburary 2008! Checking out "So Haunted" shows the Melbourne boys futher exploring the guitars that they busted out on "Hearts On Fire". Wait, when did Cut Copy get so dissonant? Don't worry though, the delicious new wave pop is here too!
Cut Copy - So Haunted
Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire (Radio Edit)
Cut Copy official site
Cut Copy on MySpace
Labels: CUT COPY, DANCE, ELECTRONIC, INDIE POP
If you guys are burnt out on running to 45:33 by LCD Soundsystem, I was using this cool mac program the other day called Tangerine. It analyzes the BPM of songs in your iTunes library and allows you to create random smart playlists based on BPM and beat intensity. Here's one I ran to yesterday. It clocks in at 39:42.
01. The Wrens - I've Made Enough Friends
02. TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
03. Whitest Boy Alive - Burning
04. Panthers - Thank Me With Your Hands (MSTRKRFT Remix)
05. Test Icicles - What's Your Damage (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
06. MSTRKRFT - Paris
07. Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less And Less
08. Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire
09. Citizens Here And Abroad - Accelerator
10. Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right
Labels: CITIZENS HERE AND ABROAD, CUT COPY, DEPECHE MODE, KAISER CHIEFS, MIX, MSTRKRFT, PANTHERS, TEST ICICLES, THE WRENS, TV ON THE RADIO, WHITEST BOY ALIVE
Melbourne, Australia's Cut Copy is back! After last year's (in the US) breakout album, Bright Like Neon Love, they're back to whet our appetites with new single "Hearts On Fire". Those unfamiliar with the group will get a quick primer: indie dance with influences like Fleetwood Mac, New Order, and ELO.
"Hearts On Fire" is a phenomenal track. Moody, sexy, and oozing with cool, it's instantly familiar but with character of its own. When's the album dropping, boys?
Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire
Cut Copy - Time Stands Still
Cut Copy official site
Cut Copy on MySpace
In other news, I'll be AWOL on international travel for the next week, so there might be slightly less updates. I'll keep you appraised of whether this needs to be elevated to code Orange.
Labels: CUT COPY, DANCE, ELECTRONIC, INDIE POP
