Distant vocals offset the disco-light, lounge-ready beat, lightly resembling a track from the recent Destroyer album, but obscured and drowning in melancholia. It's still decadent and glittering, a bit like and episode of The Love Boat but done as sudsy melodrama. Here's the video:
song of the day - wednesday
Small Black "Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)"
Great opening bands are one of my favorite things. When I saw No Age at Music Hall of Williamsburg last fall, I wasn't too impressed with the headliner (all noise, no nuance), but openers Soft Circle and Small Black were really great. I knew nothing about either beforehand, so it was a great surprise. Small Black (a pleasantly motley band of locals) has the killer 80s sound that I just can't get enough of. Last year they released both a self-titled EP and the full-length Chains, both of which I highly recommend picking up. This track reinterprets the EP's most appealing track through the eyes of electro artists Washed Out (if you haven't given their EP Life of Leisure a listen, do so now):
song of the day - tuesday
Beach Fossils, "What a Pleasure"
Last summer I played Beach Fossils' self-titled debut on an endless loop. Dreamy, drifting lilts with just the right amount of summertime twang. Their new EP shows encouraging growth. They've moved beyond the beach bum aesthetic and now show a deeper, hazier sound that closely resembles label-mates (and the totally awesome) Wild Nothing. Here's the title track off the new album:
song of the day - monday
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, "Alisa"
I've been a bit of a fanatic for Ariel Pink since hearing Before Today, his killer album from last year. That one features "Round and Round", a hypnotic track that is currently my ring tone. His whole body of work is quite strong, particularly 2006's House Arrest. I've learned that they will soon re-press it on vinyl, and given that it's a grainy, sample-heavy sound, that will be a sublime must-have. Here's today's track, "Alisa", performed live (and quite well), below:
song of the day - sunday
A Gap Between, "Neon Signs"
Heavy synth beats propel this sudsy bit of nostalgia. It's like a nightclub scene from any 80s film (Fright Night actually comes to mind) - and that's a serious compliment. Click here to visit the band's Soundcloud page to give it a listen.
(Pictured above: A gay club in Cape Town, the name of which I can't recall. A room bedecked with disco balls felt appropriate for the song)
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