Always Sunny in Colcord

Posted: August 10th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

So it seriously feels like the hottest summer ever. I was playing volleyball last night in 98 degree weather and it almost felt cool.  So to deal with the heat and to help make the hot summer nights on the volleyball courts more enjoyable, I made a pretty jammin’ summer mixtape. And as you will soon find out, I have been really into pop music this summer, partly because it goes well with the season, but mostly because I love to dance.  So I thought I would share my summer mixtape with you all in hopes that it might enrich your summer barbecue or beach volleyball parties. Hope you enjoy.

Always Sunny in Colcord

1) The Radio Dept. – Heaven’s On Fire

2) Tennis – Marathon

3) Local Natives – Wide Eyes

Wide Eyes by Local Natives

4) Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work

Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club

5) Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer

Deadbeat Summer by Neon Indian

6) Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill

7) Miike Snow – Burial

8) Walk the Moon – Anna Sun
Anna Sun by Walk The Moon

9) Free Energy – Dream City

10) Generationals – Greenleaf

11) Foster the People – Helena Beat
Helena Beat by Foster The People

12) M83 – Midnight City

13) Phoenix – Lasso

14) Ra Ra Riot – Boy

15) Matt & Kim – Cameras
Cameras by mattandkim

16) Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Dancing On My Own by robyn

17) The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition

18) Freelance Whales – Hannah

19) Sleigh Bells – Rill Rill

20) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – Home

Vampire Weekend + Ra Ra Riot = Discovery

Posted: June 2nd, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Articles About Music | Tags: , , | 4 Comments »

discovery-lpWes Miles, the lead singer for Ra Ra Riot, and Rostam Batmanglij, the keyboardist for Vampire Weekend, have teamed up to form an indie pop super group called Discovery.  Their debut album, LP, is set to hit stores July 7th.  For a sample of what’s come check out their first single, “Orange Shirt.”   It sounds more like something you’d hear hear out to the club w/ all your frat buddies, but with a little more class, than something you would hear coming out of the indie kid’s basement.  I’m diggin it, but I’d love to hear what you guys think.  Are you excited to hear the rest of it, or do you wish they had spent this time working on the next Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot albums.

LP tracklist

1. Orange Shirt

2. Osaka Loop Line

3. Can You Discover?

4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (featuring Angel Deradoorian)

5. So Insane

6. Swing Tree

7. Carby (featuring Ezra Koenig)

8. I Want You Back

9. It’s Not My Fault (It’s My Fault)

10. Slang Tang