Category: Indie Dance

  • KennyHoopla – Lost Cause// (ft. grandson)

    Has a pinch of Goth, a hard dance beat, and slightly distorted vocals. The chorus has a very infectious melody. Grandson elevated the track to a more modern dance number with the beat and haunting elements. Grandson also made the chorus hit harder and added other elements like the guitar and his voice to really propel it.

    KennyHoopla (aka Kenneth La’ron) is Wisconsin-based performer. Grandson (aka Jordan Benjamin) is a Canadian/American alternative artist.

    Lyrics:

    [verse 1 - KennyHoopla] 
    Be my baby, be my girl
    Have my baby, have my girl
    Running crazy, run your suburbs
    Yeah,?yeah,?yeah
    
    There's a bounty?on my neck
    If they catch me,?they get a check
    Never give them no respect
    'Cause all authority have told me
    
    [Chorus - KennyHoopla & grandson]
    You're just a lost cause
    She said, "I know how people like you end up"
    And if I die young
    I was born with a target on my head
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    With a target on my head
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    
    [verse 2 - grandson]
    You're the best worst thing that's happened to me
    Don't give it up, no way, pass it to me
    Not a flash in the pan
    You're a flash bang
    Actually in the backseat laughing at me
    94 Porsche you were giving me trouble
    Not too slick and you're not too subtle
    Windows down getting high when we're going
    Through the tunnel
    Trip and I slip in the puddle
    On my own for a moment
    But you don't wanna hold it
    So you damn near froze it
    Feeling me composing
    Imma swipe down on a knee, derose it

    For fans of: Twenty One Pilots

  • Rey Pila – Let It Burn

    One of my favorite finds this year is Rey Pila. Think a cross between Sparks and The Presets with a splash of Interpol for good measure. Their latest release, ‘Let it Burn‘, which was produced by Dave Sitek (TV On the Radio), is my favorite track from them thus far. However Disciples IV is a very close second.

    Rey Pila is a four-piece band from Mexico City. Rey Pila translates to ‘King Battery’.

    Here is a track from the Sparks: Here is a track from The Presets: Rey Pila: Rey Pila Disciples IV: Rey Pila – Anxious
  • Welcome Center – Is This All There Is?

    Think a cross between Death Cab for Cutie and LCD Soundsystem and you land pretty near to this new releases from Welcome Center. This number has expressive vocals, rocking drums and synth elements. Dig that plucky bassline and Jesse Smiths’ voice riding high over it. Welcome Center is Jesse Smith and Aaron Sternick.