Foster the People – “Helena Beat” (Video)

“Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People has been my jam all summer long.  I loved the song the second I heard and for whatever reason I wasn’t compelled to go listen to the rest of the album, but rather I was completely content with just listening to that single obsessively.  But just recently I decided to give the rest of the album a listen and I completely regret ignoring it for so long.  Because I think my obsession new obsession with “Helena Beat” might be stronger than the previous one.  And just recently they decided to release a completely bizarre video that makes me want to see them live even more.

Foster the People‘s debut album, Torches  is out now and you can get for $10 on Amazon.

Washed Out Cover Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”

Lo-fi indie darlings Washed Out have done their own version of Chis Isaak’s infamous “Wicked Game.”  It’s interesting. That’s about all i got.

Washed Out – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak)

Sophie Madeleine – 30 Days 30 Covers

Sophie Madeleine is a young and talented ukulele player that decided to take on a pretty ambitious project to help promote her new album, The Rhythm You Started, which was released earlier this week. For the 30 days leading up the release of the new record she recorded a new cover song chosen from requests made by her fans.  Fortunately for us her fans have some pretty great taste in music that span the musical spectrum, making for a pretty entertaining set of videos.  She has a lovely voice and as you will see if you watch the videos can do a lot more than just play the ukulele. One of my favorites is her cover of Foster the People’s smash hit, “Pumped Up Kicks.”  It is adorable and just as catchy as the original. The project is complete and the album is out so check out the videos here.

More New Beirut – “Santa Fe”

Just heard another new Beirut single this week and it has me even more excited for the release of  The Rip Tide, which is slated for a digital release on August 2nd. Physical copies will hit stores later that month on the 3oth.  It is coming out on Pompeii Records, Zach Condon’s own record label.  If you haven’t heard his first single he released, you can find it here.

Buy Beirut’s phenomenal debut album for only $5 here – Gulag Orkestar

Beirut – Santa Fe by smithblogsatlanta