Simple beats and piano chords never combined to make a more delightful song. As the imitated crackles from an old vinyl add in atmosphere, “Lingerwell” plods along in its chill, danceable vibe, and somehow, the crackling actually works in this song. It doesn’t seem like a random pl[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Songs For Your Pocket’
Songs For Your Pocket: Sursauter – Waiting List (feat. Sea Oleena)
I’ve been sitting on this song for a while. Not entirely sure why. It seems like anything Charlotte Loseth, AKA Sea Oleena, touches turns gold. On “Waiting List”, Sursauter (Christopher Cook) accompanies her wistful vocals with atmospheric beeps and boops from varying synths, and a[...]
August 1st, 2012 - 3:07 PM § in Uncategorized
Songs For Your Pocket: Caribou – She’s the One (Brokenchord Edit)
Many of us have a tendency to dismiss remixes. Too often, they sound the same, do little with the original, or it just seems like there’s an overflow of them for the single to which they’re attached. However, if there’s one thing the likes of Jamie xx and Son Lux have proved over t[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: The Jezabels – City Girl
Our consensus favorite album of 2011 just saw its official US Release a week or two ago, so we’re celebrating the occasion by posting what is probably our favorite track from it, “City Girl”. While the album as a whole is explosive, majestic, and all around incredible, perhaps no s[...]
January 31st, 2012 - 2:52 PM § in Uncategorized
Songs For Your Pocket: Milo Mills – They Don’t Know
Dear Rihanna, This is how you sample the XX’s “Intro” and get away with it. Love, whatupv [via Indie R&B][...]
Songs For Your Pocket: Blackbird Blackbird – Tear
When he finished “Tear”, Mikey Maramag exclaimed that he’d “definitely just finished one of the best Blackbird Blackbird tracks yet!” He certainly does not disappoint. As a prolific artist in the chillwave scene, Blackbird Blackbird has once again produced a track that [...]
Songs For Your Pocket: fort deClare – For My Father Fast Asleep
Our friends from fort deClare are back at it again, this time with an original song. Starting with the two of them singing over a peppy beat laid down on the drums, it then breaks down into a melancholy, piano driven section, featuring vocal solos from both members, first Reid, then Sam. The piano c[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: Great Skies – Polaroid
It has certainly felt like summer around here lately, with temperatures regularly hitting 95+ degrees, and almost as frequently reaching 100, along with oppressive humidity, and nothing feels better than sitting back and listening to some nice, chill music while drinking a cold glass of water (or yo[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: Emay – Because Winter and So Beautiful
Emay is one of the most exciting new(ish) hip hop artists around. His tracks are impeccably produced, managing to be both insanely catchy and captivating at the same time. His first release of 2011, Mind Altering Dynamics, has secured a consistent spot in my rotation and has climbed its way up to my[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: H.a.S.P. – At the Bottom
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m not much of a metal person. I like it, but I don’t listen to it much. So when a friend of mine who is definitely a metal head decided to unleash some of his solo recordings on me, I was expecting to like it, but that [...][...]