My spotify Discover playlist was delivering the emo this week. must be all that EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN playlist I’ve been hitting! I’m not mad.
Jacob are an emo band from Wollongong, Australia. That’s easy enough.
These boys are channeling some 00s vibes.
Also liking this UK group Lonely the Brave and their cut “Two Heads.”
and our Monday emo masterset continues with New jersey’s Prawn.
And the final cut is LA’s Somos.
Party on!
Go with yourself.
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NME had a story about a new band out of Tokyo called DYGL. The band channels that 2000s garage rock sound. Their new record is called Say Goodbye to memory Den. The disc was produced by The Stroke’s guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.
Yeah man, feeling that tune.
Happy Friday!
Go with yourself.
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Hunter in Denver took two seconds away from the till during a busy Black Friday to send a couple remixes for our Friday playlists.
Finnish singer Alma and French Montana’s “Phases” gets remixed by Autograf.
Joji’s “Will He” redone by Medasin is chill. so chill.
Go with yourself.
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James and Dan of Wet Paint sent over their remix of Post Malone’s “Fall Apart.”
The Halifax duo write in an email, “we’re actually working on an album but wanted to release this flip of Post Malone‘s new single because it’s been tieing in really well with our live sets.”
Go with yourself.
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21-year-old Swede Kasbo has a new remix to check out. Kasbo trades in a bouncy and light style of house music.
He says of this remix, “Was an honor to remix Jai Wolf’s iconic song Indian Summer. Was challenging to make it my own cause I felt that the song was very much what it was supposed to be already. Ended up doing a few remixes, all of which were very similar to the original, but finally I decided that I had to do something completely different, which became the final product. Super proud. Hope you enjoy”
Happy Monday!
Go with yourself.
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Homegirl Ruth from Minnesota sent over the new San Holo. The song is called “One Thing.”
“Wandering, wandering…searching all the world for One Thing.”
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Finally got around to setting up a Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Meredith and Alex Carr form CFOX joined me and my buddy Paul for a game. I’m new to the new rules and Alex and Mer have never played so we took it easy with the stock adventure that come sin the D&D beginners box set.
Go with yourself.
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I love when sometime in the past I order a record…forget about it, then it arrives!
Last night I came home after a long day of work to a package from Polyvinyl. They finally sent me Quiet Slang’s We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags ep. The 7-inch has two Beach Slang songs broken down and then two covers.
James Alex talks about the project, “most of the time, I’m caught in a tug-of-war between the gutter and the light, fighting to figure out where I fall. Look, all the best stuff is part-cracked and part-patched. The best humans are made the same. And that’s all this is-a love letter to all my friends who thought they were meant to die young. See?-we made it.”
I love the two covers. The Replacements “Androgynous” and Big Star’s “Thirteen.”
the two Beach Slang songs are glorious as well. Piano, cello… amazing.
ugh… and it is so pretty.
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And since I love Polyvinyl so darn much… I saw they have have a pre-order for a book called Anthology of Emo: Volume One by Washed Up Emo podcast host Tom Mullen.
The book has a bunch of his best interviews and stories including (and we’ll quote the press release now):
Includes interviews with
Real good man, real good. I needs it! Pre-Order it right here.
The Jealous Sound is fucking cool.
That’s all I got.
oh wait…look how cute my baby is!
Now I’m done.
Go with yourself.
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Liv Wade sent over her new ep called Resilience.
Liv says of the recordings; “each song that I wrote, comes with many stories and is the most vulnerable I have felt with sharing.”
Go with yourself.
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Snugs looks pretty new to the scene. No real bio or anything to check out. All the social media links look recently set up. So we’ll hit play and see if we like it.
Let’s check out the song “Radio Silence.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbUo15YBXJa/?taken-by=snugsmusic
***UPDATE***
I DID get some press about Snugs. Silly me.
A conceptual music project that is just as much an ethos and story as a DJ/producer duo. Spearheaded by a lovable but mischievous character, Snugs encapsulates everything related to comfort, creativity and the bedroom.
And the “story” for the song is on the soundcloud link.
She tapped her finger nervously on the side of the illuminated screen. Her words in a wall of blue text screaming back at her. She shifted uncomfortably in her bed not able to find a comfortable position. It had been exactly seven hours since his last response. In her desperation she cries out for comfort with all her might…
In that moment Snugs was listening. An omniscient and benevolent being, he rushes to action and appears at the foot of her bed.
“Who are you?” the girl asked.
“Hello there. I am snugs. I heard your cry for help.”
“Did he send you?”
“No.”
“Can you make him respond to me?”
“No.”
“Well then what good are you to me?”
“I cannot make your problems disappear, but I can be here through times of need. We all get frustrated sometimes when it feels like we are being ignored. Sometimes the best things to do is just to let it allllll go. Our lives and happiness are not dependent on other people. We create our own comfort. Now grab a blanket, throw a pillow, get up on your bed and dance!”
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And this Coldplay chill remix popped up and I want to share it.
Go with yourself.
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Victoria punk No Liars will release their first full-length album in early 2018. The record will be called The Cause & The Cure. The album was recorded by Jesse Gander of Rain City Recorders (Japandroids, White Lung,) and mastered by Joao Carvalho (Alexisonfire, Arkells, Silverstein, Protest the Hero). OK, resumes check out….lets have a listen.
Noah Edwards talks about the music video; “‘Animal’ is about struggling with inner turmoil and recognizing the darkest parts of ourselves. We wanted the video to portray the terror of losing touch with reality when facing one’s inner demons.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BW274mCAYLO/?taken-by=noliarsbc
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Long weekend was fun times!
My daughter spent her time out in Langley with Nana… that left Coral and I with the boys. Saturday we did a tourist day downtown.
On Sunday, me and Madelyn went for a walk in the POURING rain at Campbell Valley Park. Real nice park…would go for a easy hike around there again for sure.
Monday night… Nana came to watch the kids so Coral and I could go out. Checked out some stand up comedy at the Starlight Casino with Alex Carr and Meredith.
Go with yourself.
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The Morning After 