MASHUP MONDAY

Mixing things up with a little cross genre action, we have KanyeXM83 by The White Panda, Ice CubeXCFCF via the good people of The Hood Internet, and finally, Quad City DJsXMaroon5. I don't know who's responsible for that, and I'm not sure I want to.

OLOFF

No album, 

No information,

Just a couple of serene tracks named after dialogue from "The Room".

Enjoy.

SWIMWEAR

(sorry, no video available)

Get in there with Swimwear! Dappled Cities' Tim Derricourt lays down bubble-bright and bouncy beats with his new side-project. Neon and energetic, with sunset shadows of thought, "The Kissing Machine" is the perfect come down jam for your next beach party. 

Download the full E.P. (name your price) at the above link, and keep it groovy.

THE PENELOPES

(Double video day, Yay!)

Put on your goove shoes, here comes The Penelopes! If your business is pleasure, then board the S.S. SWANK and sail the sultry seas. Flying the French-disco flag, The Penelopes will move all but the most land lubbery of limbs with the indulgent energy of a dance-floor pirate.

Check out the bands site here to donload their first single "NOW NOW NOW".

SAINTS GO MACHINE

(double video day, Yay!)

Warm and expansive, Danish dreamers Saints Go Machine sing songs of love and mortality. Antonyesque vocals and soulful strings imbibe the tracks with a meditative reverie, at times dark and at times joyful. 

Check out the official page for show-times and videos, or browse their soundcloud for some downloadable remixes. For a more subdued sound, check out SGM's parallel project: Kenton Slash Demon.

M83

This has to be one of my favorite music videos of all time; directors Fleur & Manu somehow manage to get me emotionally invested in a group of nameless characters in under five minutes. That takes skill. 

Midnight City is the first single off of "Hurry Up We're Dreaming", the latest in a string of emotionally gripping masterpieces by French chillgaze genius M83 (Anthony Gonzalez). Summoning the breathless romance of 80's blockbusters, M83's sounds are witchy, warm, and poignantly reassuring; which is to say perfect for your next make-out session.

The band is currently on tour: find out more at their official website.

TED (the movie)

OK, so, several things held me back from posting this. A: this is a music blog damnit, 2: I HATE Family Guy and Thirdly, two words: C.G.I. That being said I love buddy movies, I love Mark Wahlberg, I love absurdist humour, I love Marky Mark, I love swearing, and God Damnit, I love Mark Wahlberg.
Yada yada yada, go see this movie, it has Mark Wahlberg cursing at imaginary animals.
Or with them.

 Whatever.

ALPINE

(WARNING: video is mildly NSFW)

Sharp, sultry, slow, and smooth, Melbourne's ALPINE offer a fine soundtrack to the morning after. With a brutal beat married to high and haughty vocals they summon a sound both regal and velveteen, perfect for leading a march or asserting your own right to rule over whatever fiefdom you may command.

Hear more on soundcloud, or head over to the main site to purchase the full album.