Matt and Kim
Matt and Kim, the joyous punk duo from New York, have readied a new album for September.
Over the course of the summer they will roll out songs from Lightning.
“Let’s Go” is the first, charming as always from Matt & Kim.
Matt and Kim
Combine a hefty portion of Matt & Kim and add a dose of Soulja Boy and Andrew W. K. and you conceive a catchy end of summer sing-a-long.
“I’m a Goner” is irresistible and also a free download courtesy of Converse.
I’m a goner as well. See you after holiday.
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Music To Know
Glastonbury is currently in full sway in England, but a smaller festival closer to home will take place in East Hampton, NY, August 13-14.
MTK: Music to Know Festival will feature Vampire Weekend, Bright Eyes, Tom Tom Club, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot , Fitz & the Tantrums, Cold War Kids, M. Ward, Tame Impala, The Naked and Famous, Chromeo, We Are Scientists and Ellie Goulding among others.
MTK is also a first of its kind as fashion will play a prominent role. Merchants large and small will be displaying and selling their wares.
RCRDLBL has a free download of mosto of the performing bands including a two remixes of “Genius of Love”, a hit song from the always wonderful Tom Tom Club.
“Genius of Love (Senor Coconut)
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“Genius of Love (The Pinker Tones)
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2010/2011
The world of music is cyclical and goes into hiatus a few weeks before Christmas and into the new year. Slowly new music is released in January and gains momentum later in the winter flowing into the spring.
Bands that enthralled me last year included Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Avi Buffalo, Badly Drawn Boy, Beach House, Belle & Sebastian, Best Coast, Blonde Redhead, Delorean, The Drums, Dum Dum Girls, Eminem, Girl Talk, Glasser, Gorillaz, Janelle Monáe, Joanna Newsom, Karen Elson, Laura Marling, Lykke Li, Matt & Kim, Mumford & Sons, The National, No Age, Perfume Genius, Phoenix, School of Seven Bells, She & Him, Shearwater, Sleigh Bells, Stars, Titus Andronicus and Warpaint.
And The xx continued to give me great pleasure.
Here you will hear the best new music as it becomes available.
Next week we will have an exclusive Cure video.
Happy New Year indeed.
Matt & Kim
From Seattle to Athens, Orange County to Montreal, certain areas of North America morph into hotbeds of new exciting music. Currently it now appears to emanate from Brooklyn, NY. MGMT, The National, The Drums, Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors, only to name a few, all base themselves in this NYC borough. Matt & Kim, the duo of Matt Johnson (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums, vocals) are yet another Brooklyn-based band, perhaps best known for their award-winning video “Lessons Learned”. Their third album, Sidewalks, is coming out in November. “Cameras” is the first release from that album and is the Song of the Day.
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“Cameras” by Matt & Kim