MGMT - Congratulations
Cosmic vibrations through serious minded harmonies, with an early Pink Floyd (Syd Barret era) touch, this colourful and adventurous album that the guys are releasing is totally a new proposal for old listeners because it's certainly not a second part of Oracular Spectacular. They have entered a whole new world of music making, voice echoes, sounds alterations, neon lights, retro-vibes, synth-innovations, madness and cure, it's said that they won't release any singles, the album is for entire appreciation, all this coming from their new production.
Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
This group just knocked our windows for us to listen their unique music. With some familiarities like: Band Of Horses, Fleet Foxes. The album expresses mature sounds around delayed guitar riffs, high harmony on voices, and a white background that colours up with their music as you listen to it.
MP3 -> Local Natives: "Camera Talk"
The Radio Dept.
So in a short description: Sweden fellas, known through the soundtrack of the film "Marie Antoinette" back in 2006, just released their full length album "Clinging To A Scheme". Reminds me a lot of "Pains Of Being Pure at Heart". And what's more to ask than Thurston Moore talking (From interview '94 "The Year That Punk Broke") for the intro of one of their best songs "Heaven's On Fire" , taste some of it here :
MP3 -> The Radio Dept.: "Heaven's on Fire"
She & Him - Vol. II
Throwing the shyness out from their first album, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward have approached a nice listening sound from Beach Boys' 60's era, a worth-the-listen album to hit on tough days to cheer you up a bit, take a listen:
Check out the new Beck's Record Club project to cover INXS "Kick" (1987) along St. Vincent, Liars and Os Mutantes.
until next time, cheers'
