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05.11.2012

[COVER] Chet Faker – “No Diggity”

curve’s the word, spin’s the verb, lovers it curves so freak what you heard

♫ Chet Faker – No Diggity (Blackstreet cover)

Who: A guy whose real name is probably not Chet Faker.
What: Chill-hop, like Rhye, Haim, Christopher Norman
Where: Melbourne, Australia + Facebook
When: His EP,Thinking In Textures, is out May 22
Why: There has been a serious lack of cover song action on TBE so far this year and I can think of no

Written by: Brandon on May 11, 2012.

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05.11.2012

[MP3] Rebeka – “Stars”

what will you do with the songs you will make?

♫ Rebeka – Stars

Who: Iwona & Bartosz
What: Crisp electro soul, like Cookies, Saint Etienne
Where: Poznan, Poland + Facebook
When: Nothing concrete but they are signed to Discotexas.
Why: My connection to Poland runs deep as I have family there, started this website there, and lived there for 4 years, but I regular TBE readers will know that I didn’t find too many Polish bands

Written by: Brandon on May 11, 2012.

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05.10.2012

[EXCLUSIVE] Aiden Grimshaw – Is This Love (II Figures Remix)

As a brutally honest person, I won’t lie for one second… I’m not a fan of any of these reality music series. The worst are the American versions- producing nothing but boring formula music year after year. Personally, I think one of the best moments in this genre of television was the famous Calvin Harris pineapple joke.

So, it should come as no surprise that before today, I had no idea who this Aiden Grimshaw fellow was. That is until a peek through my inbox brought me to … continue reading

Written by: Joel on May 10, 2012.

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05.10.2012

[EP] Haim – FOREVER (w/ “Forever”)

go get out of my memory, no not tonight i dont have the energy

♫ Haim – Forever

Who: The Haim sisters Danielle, Alana, and Este. Plus a guy suspiciously named Dash Hutton.
What: Rhythm-and-folk pop, like Jenny Owens Young, Regina Spektor
Where: Los Angeles, CA + Facebook
When: The 3 song Forever EP is free now.
Why: Is it folk? Is it funk? Wait, is she rapping? Damn I just dont even know anymore. As if it wasn’t hard

Written by: Brandon on May 10, 2012.

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05.10.2012

[MP3] Purity Ring – “Obedear”

all my dreams come back to me, all my wrinkles build on me

♫ Purity Ring – Obedear

Who: Corin (from Gobble Gobble) and Megan
What: Freaky groove waves, like The xx, Grimes, Evian Christ
Where: Edmonton, Canada + Facebook
When: Something is happening on 7/24/12.
Why: Just cause all their songs are one word doesn’t mean that the music is simple (or even that the “word” is). It’s been over a year since Purity Ring whispered promises

Written by: Brandon on May 10, 2012.

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05.09.2012

[MP3] Daughn Gibson – “In the Beginning”

and i promised mom not to treat myself this way

♫ Daughn Gibson – In the Beginning

Who: Just him.
What: Tripped out country soul, like a hairier James Blake.
Where: Carlisle, PA + Facebook
When: LP All Hell is out now.
Why: The first handful of times I heard “In The Beginning” I don’t think I even noticed how chopped and looped the production is. I just heard Gibson’s smoked whiskey voice and felt the ambling cadence

Written by: Brandon on May 9, 2012.

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05.08.2012

[MP3] Sphynx – “Orbs”

could we stay this way forever, for eternity

♫ Sphynx – Orbs

Who: Cory, Aaron & Todd
What: Genre, like early Passion Pit (ha), Miami Horror, Kitten Berry Crunch
Where: Austin, TX + Facebook
When: Their 2011 EP Human Beast is out now at name-your-price.
Why: I don’t know why but Cory, Aaron, & Todd just seem like the names of 3 dudes who would get into the funked out party vibes. It’s only appropriate that they do

Written by: Brandon on May 8, 2012.

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05.08.2012

[VIDEO/REMIX] SBTRKT – “Hold On feat. Sampha” & Joneses Remix

So I slept on SBTRKT. Then a friend told me I should really check him out. I didn’t. I’m not very smart. Then I saw this video and even my apparently feeble brain was able to figure out something interesting was happening. SBTRKT’s minimal beat is a perfect counterpart to Sampha’s twitching falsetto and the video’s haunting scene punctuates it all perfectly. But then there is this Joneses remix that Joel posted a while back which adds a sticky layer of … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on May 8, 2012.

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05.04.2012

[EVENT] SILENT CITY “EASTSIDE EDITION” — A Silent Disco in Austin

Lights & Music Entertainment Presents:

SILENT CITY “EASTSIDE EDITION”

Friday May 25th

Austin, Texas

In case you haven’t heard yet, “Silent Disco’s” are all the rage. So, we decided to jump on the band-wagon and do it our way- with dope tunes, lasers and loads of fog. In fact, one could easily mistake The Eastern’s courtyard for a mix between and Mordor a Star Wars battle scene.

You say “Silent Disco”, we say F-Yeah.

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Written by: Joel on May 4, 2012.

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05.04.2012

[MP3/VIDEO] Gambit – “This Town”

this could be all that we dreamt about, this could nothing at all

♫ Gambit – This Town

Who: Lyle, Jeff & Dave.
What: Big riff power pop, like Walk the Moon, Set Sail, Awolnation
Where: Long Island, NY + Facebook
When: LP Take Off and Landing is out now.
Why: I don’t know what it’s like to grow up in a small town but I can imagine wanting to get the hell out of there and wondering

Written by: Brandon on May 4, 2012.

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