2 Leaks 1 Week

What a great week for music this has been, two great artists albums have leaked and they both sound phenomenal. Cut Copy's In Ghost Ghost Colours and M83's Saturdays = Youth are two excellent releases which have jump started what has been a lackluster (when compared to 2007) first two months of music. Both revel in electronic goodness, and are better than their respective band's previous releases. You can be the judge of that as well, listen to these cuts from the albums...

Cut Copy - Nobody Lost, Nobody Found

I am in love, Cut Copy never fail to deliver danceable synth and guitar driven songs. I'm seriously in love with every track on the album! Even the at first awful So Haunted, yes even that song has grown on me. This record is bigger, louder and more bombastic than Bright Like Neon Love. Expect their songs to be everywhere, on the radio, (unless you live in America) at the store when you shop and on TV. Nobody Lost, Nobody Found is the second to last track on the album and gives the listener a last chance to dance to a fast paced up tempo song before the, as expected, slow and somber closing commences. Keep checking for more cuts from this great record.

You can't preorder In Ghost Colours just yet, but in the mean time pick up the Light and Music EP off iTunes.

M83 - Kim and Jessie

This song is pretty funny, it starts off sounding like a modern 80's pop-rock song, if that makes any sense. The vocals only add to this assertion as a very 80's bass and dated synth accompany such faux delivery. Even the riff reminds me of something 80's, like Jessie's Girl or Dancing With Myself. This is by no means a knock on the track, its killer, and I think M83 pulled it off well. It's just a tick funny when you listen to this and think about this being the same guy who wrote Car Chase Terror. A testament to his skill, I suppose? This album is far more diverse than all of M83's other work, here we see him trying an array of new things and most of them work well. As with Cut Copy, stick around for more cuts form the album.

Make sure you buy the Couleurs EP off iTunes!

Curses! - Hungry 4 Love

Now for a little electro-house, courtesy of Curses. I've been a fan of Curses for awhile now, but I haven't really listened any tracks by the dude for quite some time. I just got this ep and it is amazing! The track I have posted is a monster, clocking in at 8 minutes long. And it's definitely worth it, it will keep your interest!

Buy it for a very low price here.

Crystal Castles - Air War

And finally, another track from Canadian based Crystal Castles. Random CC fact for the day: Did you know their name is derived from an old Atari video game? I bet you didn't know that, well now you do and don't you feel so much better? I don't have much to say about this song other than it's amazing, you should listen to it and that Crystal Castles are pretty fuckin awesome. Check out this interview and see for your self how fucking amazing they are...

(Make sue you buy the album off iTunes!)

I can tell you that, if I were in a band that would be exactly how I would act. Later.

Left Out

Boys Noize just did a show here in San Francisco, and from what I heard it was phenomenal. As with every great show, I was too young to attend. To make up for this great injustice I'll post my favorite releases from Boys Noize Records.

Boys Noize - Optic

Here's a track from a single Boys Noize released coupled with He-Man. A omnipresent metallic baseline gives the track a robotic feeling. A compressed synth outlines the track creating a not so danceable tune, regardless it is extremely good and worth having.

This track is not available on US iTunes, so consider yourselves lucky.

Boys Noize - AndDown (Siriusmo vs Boys Noize Remix)

The Oi Oi oi Remixed album is awesome. What I really enjoy about it is the fact that it is not longer than the original album! I hate when remix albums are double the size of the original LP, due to multiple remixes of single songs. Yes, this is good for the DJs, verity is better, but if this is the case a single featuring these remixes should be released, not an LP. This track packs more punch to andDown, slowing it down yet making it harder. This is by far one of my favorite tracks off the remix album.

Strip Steve - Tommy Boy

Strip Steve was signed to Boys Noize Records to release his Skip School EP. I have featured his work before. I find it much more poppy than other electro being produced right now, which fits perfectly with my taste. I really like the EP and can't wait for more from him. I wonder if he's still going to release his work through Boys Noize Records?

This song has a fantastic French Touch feel, yet manages to sound current and without the late 90's stamp that French Touch sounding music brings with it.

Buy Strip Steve's Skip School EP off iTunes.

Shadow Dancer - Are You Now?

Shadow Dancer is an established electro artist who, from what I can gather, released this single on Boys Noize Records. (Yes, I was totally serious about rubbing Boys Noize in my face with this post) Are You Now is a track featured on the Poke EP, which has a dynamic range of sounds and styles featured on the four song EP. Are You Now has to be the least poppy, I wanted to balance out the pop feel with this post. It has a pounding synth, bass heavy drums and exhilarating breakdowns and build ups.

Be sure and download Shadow Dancer's Poke EP off iTunes.

Crystal Castles - Vanished

And finally, the lone Boys Noize song of the post. I chose this because, 1. Crystal Castles are awesome, 2. Van She are awesome and 3. Alice Glass, the lead singer of Crystal Castles was involved in an accident and their USA tour in support of their LP has now turned into an Ethan Kath DJ set for the time being. Hopefully she recovers quickly and they can re tour, and hopefully play at a non 21 venue!