GET ACQUAINTED : MSMR

Fresh off a nice little SXSW showcase, New York duo, MSMR, have landed a track an official Game of Thrones : Season 3 trailer, and seem to be finna embed themselves right into the indie-pop music scene for good. Details on this (also enigmatic) duo have been scarce, but they do have a Tumblr page.

Judging by the songs (quite awesome), the branding (snappy), the remix collaborations (Twin Shadow, Charli XCX, Kele of Bloc Party), the video content, and the overall buzzaroo (some sneaky but heavy airplay on KCRW this past winter...), the future seems bright for these two.

Give an ear:





And and eye :



MSMR - "Bones" in Game of Thrones : Season 3 extended trailer.
 

EMPIRE OF THE SUN 2. ITS HAPPENING.

With an extremely detailed and hands on marketing scheme, the enigmatic & flamboyant, Duo of Empire of the Sun returns in all of its glory. With a pop-up listening party at SXSW, and now with a series of teasers to hype their coming album, Ice On The Dune, due out in June of this year. All four unlockable teasers are being revealed at both the Empire of The Sun official website, and (sans only the first so far...) a chosen music blog for each. And you get to use a decoder wheel if you really want to get into it.

The first, a trailer-style video, titled "Discovery (Trailer)", depicts an archaeological dig on the Guerrero peninsula, in which cave paintings showing "empire of the sun" are discovered, a snippet of new music is played, and the EOS boys (Luke Steele & Nick Littlemore) are shown in full regalia.



The second, (revealed on Channel [V] & a code to unlock a series of four high-res "cave paintings", showing a part of the story of told by the new album), and third (revealed on NME, & another code, unlocking a series of 4 .gif images showing another part of the story), are now available to see, with 2 more coming in April.

They always have plenty of sicky art fa sho.

SO MUCH MUSIC...SO LITTLE TIME.

At least there's moments to catch a few...


Tensnake x Tiger & Woods. Fuck yea.

Tensnake Needyourlovin Tiger&Woods remix by permanent vacation
 

DJ Sega has just dropped a free EP in conjunction w/ Mad Decent and others...this track right here is pretty nuts. The Diva yo. The EP is serious B-More/Philly booty shake jams. It's free.

My Girl's Orgasm (The Diva Dance) by DJ Sega


New Little Boots. That phrase will usually stir at least a little bit of excitment. And this track does it...

Little Boots - SHAKE by LittleBoots


Dutch newcomer Shook...rivaling Justeece on their "stadium disco", as Busy P puts it...

Shook - Through The Fire by Shook (Official)


Really feeling this track from Moscow Youth Cult...UK electro poppers..

Survivasm by Moscow Youth Cult


Almost always a sucker for an Adrian Lux track...and add Rebecca & Fiona...that'll do it.

Adrian Lux feat. Rebecca & Fiona - Boy Remixes Preview by Adrian Lux

MIXTAPE MONDAY. 6/27. MONARCHY.

We've kinda been sitting on this mix for a while now....

Monarchy is def one of our recent faves, and seeing them @ Coachella (w/ the homie Matt Andrade behind the front of house boards!!) really solidified their dopeness.

Look for their brand new album, Around The Sun, which drops on July 11th, and is available for pre-order via iTunes HERE!!

They've been kicking around since '09, and about a year ago, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, their first live performace was broadcast directly into space...making them the first band with a direct space live show transmission! What's not to love!?



BUY : Monarchy - Monarchy

Well, with out further ado, here is a little summer mix they put together a couple of months ago....enjoy!!

   Monarchy Summer Mix by Monarchy

Track listing:
Yuksek - On A Train (The Magician remix)
Monarchy - I Won't Let Go (Bag Raiders remix)
Mitzi - All I Heard (Cassian remix)
Slice and Soda - Year of the Dragon (Villa remix)
Whirlpool Productions - From Disco To Disco (Les Rhythmes Digitales remix)
Hercules and Love Affair - Painted Eyes (Moonlight Matters remix)
Monarchy - Maybe I'm Crazy (DiskJokke remix)
Felix Da Housecat - Elvis
Kelis - Acappella (Monarchy remix)
Master Shortie - Back to the 80's (Monarchy remix)
Mike Balance - Energy
Fenech Soler - Stop and Stare (Manhattan Clique remix)
Pacific! - Unspoken (Alex Gopher and Pierrick Devin remix)

This video was my intro to the guys...gotta check it...

TOTAL BLOODY NEW ORANGE FAVE.

Er, new fave that is... Devonté Hynes' (also known as Lightspeed Champion,  and producer for Test Icicles, Theophilus London, Florence & The Machine, Basement Jaxx, The Chemical Brothers, Solange Knowles, Cassie & more) new project, Blood Orange is making its debut...



Blood Orange's album, Coastal Grooves is out 8/9/11 on Domino Record Co., and you can pre-order it HERE.

Also available is a download of the single, ‘Sutphin Boulevard’, set to release on Aug. 1 HERE.

Holler.