History lesson of the Day: The Microphones/Mount Eerie
In addition to Mirah, Khaela Maricich was also a one time member of Portland Oregon based band The Microphones (aka Mount Eerie). Kheala now performs under the moniker of, “The Blow” with Jona Bechtolt (aka YACHT).
Khaela Maricich is also a visual artists and her latest musings can be found on her blog here.
Riding the classic Big Beat Fat Boy Slim vibe all the way comes Bendy Toy’s, “Man for the Job”. And apropos of “Super Tuesday” comes the vocal sample included in this song, ”The Man for The Job, Democrat… for the Fun of it”.
Bendy Toy is Tom Robinson from Edinburgh.
Bendy Toy – The Man for the Job
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MGMT is an electro-pop group from NY. This track is taken from their freshman outing called, “Oracular Spectacular”, which was released this January. This entire album is Phenomenal and worth every penny. The standout tracks for me are, “Time to Pretend” (with it’s buzzing bee lead synth line and lyrics: “Let’s make some music, make some money, find some models for wives…”) , “The Youth” (with it’s synth-orgrans and John Lennon-esque vocals), “Electric Feel” (hear for yourself), & “Kids” (for it’s joy division-esque feel).