New tracks today from:
Night Terrors of 1927, Aimee Francis, Mood Rings, Shine 2009, Tycho and Austra.
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Night Terrors of 1927 – “Young and Vicious”
They call their sound dark-pop and they’re from Los Angeles, California. According their Facebook, the “Guilty Pleas” EP drops on November 5, 2013 and this track should be in that set. Here’s “Young and Vicious” by Night Terrors of 1927.
– Review Credits: Groove Loves Melody
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Aimee Francis – “Lost My Way”
Aimee has toured the world with the likes of Pat Benatar and Steel Panther, played venues including The Key Club, The Viper Room (US), The Forum, The Corner Hotel (Melb), The Basement, ANZ Stadium (Syd) and has just recently been selected to support P!NK at AllPhones Arena, Sydney in September 2013 – all as an independent, self-managed artist. The 23 year old Melbourne born, Sydney based musician has recently been chosen as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition for her song Control, and was asked to write Equestrian Australia’s 2012 London Olympics theme song, ‘Dreams’.
– Review Credits: Aimee Francis Facebook Page
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Mood Rings – “Yellow Teeth”
If this looks familiar to some of you, well, it should be. I featured Mood Rings and their debut EP Sweater Weather Forever as an mpFree last month, highlighting the opening track “Year of Dreams”, a mellow and melancholic slice of Sonic Youthfulness that makes me all warm and mushy inside. Since then I’ve just about devoured every single audible element offered up by those twelve and a half minutes of music. Each of the four tracks has at one point or another become a favorite of mine, each showcasing a different side to Mood Rings yet still strongly connected by the band’s core competency, musicianship, and seriously killer hook writing skills. Take “Indian Hills” for instance:
– Review Credits: I Guess I’m Floating
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Shine 2009 – “Good Times”
It’s tempting to pull weirder, ever weirder associations when describing a song by electronic Finnish duo Shine 2009. (Afrobeat! La Triviata! Anticon!) On their excellent second album, they pull acoustic strumming (“Running Around”) and stadium rock riffs (“Suomen Sydän”) into the mix, united by the propulsive balearic wash that has become their signature. In the record’s lead single “Eurozone”, singer Sami Suova deadpans “I know you love money/ Just like me”, like a globalized, genre-mashing, Gchat-mobilised incarnation of careerist Opportunities. Stream the “Good Times” below.
– Review Credits: Dazed Digital
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Tycho – “Awake”
Enamored by ambient layered bliss? If so Tycho has been providing the score to settle-down to, releasing a healthy amount of forward minded music through his eleven year span. The Ghostly International, San Francisco based artist generally lays out his tracks in a similar fashion, beginning with a subtle backing before layering samples to reach a multitude of heights through his chillwave/downtempo style. Throughout each of his tracks listeners are taken on journeys that can support the many emotions that one might experience throughout the day.
– Review Credits: EarMilk
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Austra – “Forgive Me”
Yep, I’m writing about another Canadian artist. It’s not that I’m over America (as I write this article from Barcelona with a beautiful view of La Sagrada Familia), but Canada has been on a roll lately. Toronto-based Austra’s sophomore effort, Olympia, was released earlier this summer. Their dark take on dreamy electropop won me over from the first listen. Katie Stelmanis’ vocals are rich and haunting, and she sings like she knows what she’s doing for good reason: she’s classically trained, and sang with the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus for much of her childhood. Forgive Me is the 2nd song on Olympia, and it’s simple, earnest and wounded. It already feels a bit more uptempo than other songs on Olympia, and I’m anticipating the inevitable club remix which juxtaposes the pleading lyrics with a tempo that’s ready for the floor. Cited influences include Cat Power and The Knife, and Austra should hit home with fans of those artists, as well as Zola Jesus and Grimes.
– Review Credits: Extra Ordinary Machine
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