Author: Michael

Posted in Songs Going Steady

Branko – Going in Hard vs Baauer – Harlem Shake

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A double shot from Jeffree’s Records over at Mad Decent. These tracks by Branko and Baauer have been kicking around for several weeks now and never seem to be too far from our speakers. Forming a solid one-two punch, “Going in Hard” features Florida rapper Dominique Young Unique and switches between insistent instrumental beats and the slowed down drawl of Dominque (download below through Soundcloud).

“Harlem Shake” has been showing up on numerous mixes including Rustie’s BBC Essential Mix . This is aimed squarly at the dancefloor with rapid fire beats and a lion roaring throughout. “Do the Harlem Shake!” Indeed we will.

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Blood Diamonds feat. Grimes – Phone Sex

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It’s no secret that we here at The TLA are massive fans of electronic artist Grimes. Having alrady released one of the best albums of 2012 in Visions and signed up to play festival dates with Skrillex, here she teams up with producer Blood Diamonds to try to create in their words the perfect pop song… and they come very close, albeit a pop song from another planet. Halo drums are used throughout while Grimes’ vocals float over the beats. The verses lead up to a pleading/glorious chorus and then it all drifts away as quickly as it came.

This will be Blood Diamonds (Michael Diamond) first commercial release in a year and is out next month on 4AD Records.

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Icona Pop – I Love It

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The brash Swedish duo of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo have been creating a buzz for a few months now. Having just released newest single, “I Love It”, Icona Pop are continuing to gain press, new fans and notoriety. The three minute track is a blast of shouty attitude, style, and pop smarts. “You’re from the seventies but I’m a nineties bitch” is already gaining anthem like status for 20 year olds everywhere. We don’t care and we love it too!

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Rawi Hage

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“It saddened me to erase happiness with water. It saddened me to drown sighs and sparkles with hoses. And then it saddened me to bring back the shine and the glitter” (excerpt from “Cockroach”)