(Picture by Alexandra Cameron Photography)
Its shaping up to be a good weekend. With the snow melting away here out East and the weather warming up as we draw closer and closer to SXSW, it seems there's nothing better than a playlist from us to you. The list below contains many groups we're quite excited about, and some that are teetering on the realm of just barely getting their name out there.
Among the list below is one of MUFs recent favorites, Black Gold who just performed in Philly as well as some upbeat rock from LoveLikeFire. Also listed below is The Whitest Boy Alive's six-minute track that is as stunning as it is long. If you enjoyed Dreams, you're in for a treat. Also Radio 4, The Phantom Band and Woodpigeon all make their first appearance on our site.
Could this be one of our best mixes yet? (You can still check out Mix For The Weekend IV here!)
MP3: Passion Pit - I've Got Your Number (buy)
MP3: Woodpigeon - Knock Knock (buy)
MP3: The Phantom Band - Folk Song Oblivion (buy)
MP3: Black Gold - Shine (buy)
MP3: Palomar - Alone (buy)
MP3: The Limosines - Very Busy People (buy)
MP3: Broken Social Scene - Stars and Sons (buy)
MP3: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Cold Spring (buy)
MP3: Kate Nash - Fluorescent Adolescent (Arctic Monkeys cover) (buy)
MP3: Radio 4 - Too Much To Ask For (buy)
MP3: East Hundred - Plus Minus (buy)
MP3: N.A.S.A. - Gifted (buy)
MP3: LoveLikeFire - Signs (buy)
MP3: The Whitest Boy Alive - Island (buy)
Since their 2006 release of Dreams, the Berlin-based disco-twittlers of The Whitest Boy Alive have really touched the world. With 120 shows from Europe to Mexico and even Down Under, it isn't hard to see that the group and fans alike should have some added excitement with the March release of Rules.
Erlend Øye (vocals/guitar), Sebastian Maschat (drums), Marcin Öz (bass) and Daniel Nentwig (synth) compiled and recorded their newest effort at Glass Cube Recording Studio in Mexico before heading back to Berlin's Funkhaus where adjustments to tracks took place. This past Fall the album went into the final mixing stage at Villa Qrella in Berlin with the help of Norman Nietzsche, just as was done with Dreams.
Tracklistings are below for Rules and tour dates for Europe are expected for April, although any fan knows that tour dates sometimes become a bit of a challenge to find. Any extra help on this matter, please comment. The song "Island" from the album can be found on their MySpace page.
Tracklisting
1. Keep a Secret
2. Intentions
3. Courage
4. Timebomb
5. Rollercoaster Ride
6. High On The Heels
7. 1517
8. Gravity
9. Promise Less Or Do More
10. Dead End
11. Island
