…the october swimmers…
Category: Songs Going Steady
Eliza and the Bear – Brother’s Boat
…recalls the minor brillance of Code Pie…
Mode Moderne – Foul Weather Fare
…from Vancouver’s lights…
Le1f – Wut
If TLA was trying to be the coolest kids on the block we’d be more embarrassed that we missed out on Diplo’s “Express Yourself” from several months ago even though its been sitting on our ipod for months courtesy of a Stereogum.com mixtape. So we’ll take our lumps and carry on. And by carrying on we mean featuring this track from Le1f.
Pitchfork put the BNM stamp on the single recently and we couldn’t agree more. The beat is sick and the rapping skips by in a blur. The video? The kid is putting it out there and has us thinking about getting some purple shorts…. or maybe not. We’ll leave it to Le1f to rock those while he rocks our speakers.
First Aid Kit – Blue
The sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg released their second album, The Lion’s Roar, earlier in 2012. It hit number one in the Swedish album chart the week of release as well as #35 in the UK. Following up on single “Emmylou” the duo put out “Blue” as the third single from the newest album.
The track has an uncanny ability to sound both like it was originally a country song from the 1950’s yet sounds modern at the same time. The harmonies and cheery twinkling notes don’t give away the fact that the lyrics are so downcast:
“And the only man you ever loved
You thought was gonna marry you
Died in a car accident when he was only 22
Then you just decided, love wasn’t for you
And every year since then
Has proved it to be true”
Terrific stuff from those so young.
The Light Appears 