Monthly Archives: November 2010

11.29.10
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Puppini Sisters release “Last Christmas”

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Break out your red lipstick, vintage clothes and reindeer sweaters. The Puppini sisters, famous for their 1940’s styled tracks, are releasing a cover record for all you Christmas spirit hoggers out there. The songs range from a rendition of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” to a channeling of Marilyn Monroe in “Santa Baby”, but they all have one thing in common: the mystique of the Puppini Sisters. “Christmas with the Puppini Sisters” is going to be released by Verve Records just in time to hang it in your stocking, but here’s a sneak preview of the record with a free mp3 of “Last Christmas”.

Check it out here, and catch that early Christmas spirit!

11.29.10
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Introducing Roman Photos

Roman Photos’ new 7″  is set for release on Atlanta label Double Phantom Records this December. Their music can best be described as chill, 80s inspired electro with an interesting twist.
Roman Photos’ music offers an interesting dichotomy, formed between the vocals of their music and the instrumentals. At first, the somberness of the vocal is a bit jarring when laid over the upbeat instrumental but it eventually grows on you. Listen to their song new song “Decline” below, or download it HERE.
11.29.10
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Jenny O. Releasing Debut EP

 

LA based artist Jenny O. is digitally releasing her first EP on November 30th via Manimal Vinyl, home to fellow lady artists Bat For Lashes and Warpaint.  Jenny also produced and engineered the album herself.  The physical release of the album will be announced within the coming months. 

Jenny O. was raised in New York and discovered her passion for music at a very young age.  Playing instruments such as the piano and cello, Jenny began making her own recordings on her dad’s reel-to-reel by the time she was 13.  Her musical influences range from the hippie like sounds of folk to jazz infused hip hop with a little 60s and 70s pop to add a twist.  Her voice is soft and flowing but her lyrics are frank and the two mesh perfectly to create a perfect balance.    

Although Jenny has performed in countless bands, Home is her first solo album.  Check out the first single off the album, “Well, Ok Honey” and other tracks by Jenny O. here.

Home Tracklisting:
 
1. Well, OK Honey
2. All My Wishes
3. Won’t Let You Leave
4. I Do I Do
5. Home


11.24.10
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Emil & Friends Releases Video For “Short Order Cooks”


Emil & Friends has released a superhero-inspired video for their song “Short Order Cooks.”   The song is as quirky and catchy as the video and was shot “guerrilla-style in the financial district of Boston in the wee hours of the morning.”  Emil & Friends’ EP Downed Economy is available now and includes covers and remixes. 

Watch the video HERE!

11.24.10
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Aesop Rock “Butchers” Grimace Federation

Not meant to confuse, “Butchers” is the humble credit Aesop Rock has taken in his remixing of Grimace Federation’s first single, “Bosico.”  The video was shot with the contribution of Cage, Jeremy Fish, and Fish’s van, and was produced by 900bats contributors Alexander Tarrant and Justin Metros.  Cruising around San Francisco — with the most recognizable shot in the video being a passing Polk St sign — Aesop lashes out on haters of a specific breed: elitists.  “I’m gonna guess you thought this all before me, but better and with a more elite view; that’s what you do,” he raps out in his oddly articulate, laid-back flow.  Then again, that juxtaposition is what allows him to stand safely on the ivory tower he builds throughout the song.  Well, perhaps less of a tower and more of a Formica countertop to give a better perspective.  How else could you possibly remix a song, call it butchering, cry fowl to hubris in that song, and all the while look like your enjoying a trip to an overcast beach with a crew including a guy with a bigger beard than Zach Galafinakis?  

Check out the video below: