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Tag: Best of 2012

  • Astronauts, etc. – Mystery Colors

     

    Introspective but alluring is the track by Anthony Ferraro (aka Astronauts, etc.)

     Astronauts, etc. – Mystery Colors

     Press

    “Mystery Colors” is the first single off our debut EP, Supermelodic Pulp, slated for release on September 8th. The EP will feature a sci-fi music video for each of its five tracks, with a loose narrative tying them together.

    Astronauts, etc. is the solo project of Anthony Ferraro, a Berkeley student who found electronic music when arthritis prevented him from pursuing a career in classical piano. His flavor of restrained, hypnotic dream-pop evokes feelings of space, isolation, and introspection.

    lyrics:

    you had me
    running from the real thing
    i didn’t even know the difference
    now i’m feeling so betrayed

    we’d spoken
    just the other evening
    outside of someone else’s window
    now i’m feeling so betrayed

    your history
    is coming back to educate me
    to put me out of place and take me
    to another time

    we’re spending
    far too much attention driving
    all of our attentions away
    from each other

    look into the center of the spinning wheel
    tell me what you feel
    tell me what you feel

    new flirtations
    and other forms of recreation
    i’m in love with foreign places
    i’m in love

    mystery colors
    and things we cannot tell each other
    locked inside our heaven’s cupboards
    pretend that i’m asleep

  • Capital Cities – Nothing Compares 2 U

    Capital Cities takes this very popular Sinéad O’Connor track to happier electronic pop heights.

    Capital Cities – Nothing Compares 2 U

    Press:

    Partnerships born out of a Craig’s List ad rarely end well, and being dubbed the “best band in Los Angeles” by Perez Hilton can be a dubious distinction—unless you’re talking about Capital Cities. Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, the front men behind the breakout pop-rock group, are a success story spawned by the Internet that has continued to blossom.

    The Los Angeles-based act, which boasts a five-piece live set, took both the blogosphere and the shores of California by storm with 2011’s debut, self-titled EP, and haven’t looked back since. Lead single ‘Safe and Sound’ shot to #2 on The Hype Machine and #1 on South American radio, which helped the band tour that continent, twice.

    This year’s ‘Kangaroo Court’ was a worthy follow up and has erased any doubt that Capital Cities is a one hit wonder. Their electronic-infused pop rock represents all that is right in modern music making and makes the perfect soundscape for a day at the beach–or a night in the dark part of town–as long as you’re ready to dance.

  • ODESZA – How Did I Get Here

     

    Lovely use of vocal samples that are sliced, re-triggered, and pitched to fit the mood.  It’s a downtempo easy breezy track that elevates.

    ODESZA – How Did I Get Here