Been looking forward to new Sufjan Stevens and he didn’t disappoint. His latest offering, “I Walked” sees Sufjan embracing the electronic side of things. He has stepped away from the narative and is looking inside himself to produce more intimate portraits. You can find this track on his upcoming full length release titled, “The Age of Adz”.
Man and Unable, aka MAU, just sent this track in and it kills. MAU originally hailing from all over the world (Denmark, Portugal, France, Germany and Israel) are now based in Portugal and are set to release their third full length album later this year, from which this track was taken from.
Filled with odd electronic chirps and gurgles (perhaps the link in title “Arkanoid” to the video game?) meshes well with lead singer LuÃs F. de Sousa’s voice. The verses on this track also remind me of something Frou Frou would have produced.
The chorus just sticks in my mind:
Hit Me
Pull me
Down-down-down-down
Another Breakdown
Now-now
Slow Down Now
Slow Down-down-down-down
Another Breakdown
Here is a remix by 3rd for your enjoyment:
Previous Releases from MAU:
MAU – Man And Unable (2006)
MAU – Tales of Wonder, Fur and Deception (2008)
Just found this via http://shuffler.fm/. The Teddybears released this single early this year from their sixth studio album called, “Devils’ Music”. Catchy vocal hook and vintage styled synths warm my heart. This is yet another track that reminds me of my beloved Disney electrical parade music (check this post as well for more Disney-esque sounds).
Somehow, this is what I had envisioned MGMT’s second album to sound like — however, we all know how that turned out — in a nutshell, not good…