Mood: Small

1, Lykke Li

“eye to eye, thigh to thigh” “luh luh luh luh luh-ve with you”

I have been in luh luh luh luh luh-ve with this song “Little Bit” and have waiting for the right time to post it. Here it is. I love it. It’s poppy but not in the traditional sense: a bit more complex than your usual “too easy to listen to” top 40 song. Plus I think she looks like an indie Natasha Bedingfield.

mp3: Little Bit [Lykke Li] - MUST DOWNLOAD

Spastic MV to “Little Bit”

mp3: Everybody But Me (Christoffer Remix) [Lykke Li]

Lykke embarks on a tour with two other female Swedes (El Perro Del Mar and Anna Ternheim) on a 2 week US tour starting tomorrow in Philly. Also, her EP “Little Bit” (4 songs) drops tomorrow. It’s already been released in its digital form but you can pick up the physical CD starting tomorrow.

TOUR DATES
May 06 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 07 New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub
May 08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
May 09 Boston, MA @ Middle East
May 10 Montreal, QUE @ Lambi
May 11 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
May 12 Chicago, IL @ Shuba’s
May 14 Vancouver, BC @ Red Room
May 15 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
May 16 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
May 18 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s
May 19 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre

website / myspace

2, Miracle Fortress

mp3: Little Trees [Miracle Fortress]

Also check out “Have You Seen in Your Dreams” on their myspace!

But their album Five Roses here.

website / myspace

3, The Raveonettes

mp3: Little Animals [The Raveonettes]

4, Jamie Lidell

mp3: Little Bit of Feel Good (mondkopf remix) [Jamie Lidell]

5, My Morning Jacket

mp3: Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Andre Schwandt & Kahn Cover) [My Morning Jacket]

6, The XYZ Affair

mp3: Little Fool [The XYZ Affair]

website / myspace

Mood: Responsible

1, The Kooks

Singer/guitarist Luke, lead guitarist Hugh Harris, bassist Max Rafferty (correction: he is not with the Kooks anymore - Thanks Mimi!) and drummer Paul Garred constitute the Kooks, a British band that is quickly gaining popularity. After the success of 2006’s Inside In/Inside Out (it sold 2 million copies worldwide), The Kooks are back with a new album entitled “KONK” and a new tour (see dates below).

mp3: Always Where I Need To Be [The Kooks]

mp3: Always Where I Need To Be (LIVE at London’s Astoria) [The Kooks]

MV to “Always Where I Need To Be”

Here are some covers by and of The Kooks:

mp3: All That She Wants (Ace of Base Cover) [The Kooks]

mp3: Naive (The Kooks Cover) [Lily Allen]

“KONK” tracklist:

1.

See The Sun

2.

Always Where I Need To Be

3.

Mr. Maker

4.

Do You Wanna

5.

Gap

6.

Love It All

7.

Stormy Weather

8.

Sway

9.

Shne On

10.

Down To The Market

11.

One Last Time

12.

Tick Of Time (+ hidden track ‘All Over Town’)

US TOUR DATES:

May 18 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

May 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

May 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

May 25 - George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival - all ages

May 26 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

May 29 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

May 30 - Kansas City, MO @ KRBZ’s ‘Buzz Under The Stars’ Series at The City Market

May 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café

June 1 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

June 2 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre

June 4 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus

June 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA

June 6 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

June 10 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

June 11 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

website / myspace

2, Belle & Sebastian

Scottish band Belle & Sebastian have been around since the 90’s but are still heralded as being one of the best Scottish bands around. Little tidbit: their band name comes the children’s book Belle et Sébastien, by French writer Cécile Aubry.

mp3: Legal man [Belle & Sebastian]

“Legal Man” live

website / myspace

3, Ghosthustler

Denton, TX based indie band Ghosthustler is getting some buzz from their heavily 80’s electro influenced demo.

mp3: Only Me To Trust [Ghosthustler] via missingtoof - worth a listen!

myspace

4, Atmosphere

From an older Atmosphere, here’s a track:

mp3: Lyndale Avenue Users Manual [Atmosphere]

Atmosphere is currently on tour for their new album “When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold” which was released just last week (April 22, 2008):

05.05 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theater
05.06 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
05.07 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
05.08 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom at The Regency
05.09 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom at The Regency
05.12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
05.13 Seattle, WA Showbox
05.14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
05.16 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
05.17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
05.18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

It seems that Atmosphere has surrendered to the unrestrainable piracy rampaging the internet. Download the entire album from their website.

website

5, The Black Kids

And, for kicks, cuz I’m addicted to this remix right now:

mp3: I’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you (The Twelves Remix) [The Black Kids] - MUST DOWNLOAD

black kids myspace

Also, the Black Kids are playing at the Bowery Ballroom on May 18 @ 7:30 pm with Boy Crisis and Chairlift. Buy tix here. I’ll be haunting the venue that night as well.

Mood: Anatomical

Ok, I couldn’t wait until Monday to be back. Mostly because I am tired of looking at cardboard boxes and masking tape.

1, Radiohead

mp3: My Iron Lung (Live @ Hammerstein Ballroom on Dec. 18, 1997) [Radiohead]

website / myspace

2, Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins

Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis had a 2006 solo effort called “Rabbit Fur Coat” with the Watson Twins. If you missed it back then, check out my favorite song from the album.

mp3: Rise Up With Fists [Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins] - WORTH A DOWNLOAD

website / myspace

3, Thieves Like U

mp3: Drugs In My Body (The Twelves Remix) [Thieves Like U]

website / myspace

4, Ari Hest

Here’s a catchy song from one of Ari Hest’s older albums. Brooklyn based Hest is also doing an interesting 52 week song marathon where he releases a new song every week for a year. Read more about it here.

mp3: The Upper Hand [Ari Hest] - WORTH A DOWNLOAD

website / myspace

4, Robyn

Ms. Robin Miriam Carlsson (aka Robyn) has been gaining popularity for a while now, to the point where many artists are covering her most popular single “With Every Heartbeat.”

mp3: With Every Heartbeat (Acoustic) [Robyn w/ Kleerup] via basstown blog

mp3: With Every Heartbeat (Robyn Cover) [Athlete] - WORTH A DOWNLOAD

mp3: With Every Heartbeat (Robyn Cover) [Grovesnor]

website / myspace

5, Islands

I was recently sent this new song “The Arm” from the Montreal based Islands’ sophomore album “Arm’s Way.” Islands is fronted by former “The Unicorns” frontman Nick Thorburn and drummer J’Aime Tambeur.

Track list:

1. mp3: The Arm [Islands]
2. “Pieces of You”
3. “J’aime Vous Voir Quitter”
4. “Abominable Snow”
5. “Creeper”
6. “Kids Don’t Know Shit”
7. “Life In Jail”
8. “In the Rushes”
9. “We Swim”
10. “To a Bond”
11. “I Feel Evil Creeping In”
12. “Vertigo (If It’s a Crime)”

Listen of their debut album “Return to the Sea” here.

website / myspace

6, The Sad Cobra

I have no info about this band. Do you? Email me at moodyeditor@gmail.com and I’ll update this section.

This song is weird (and perhaps, bad) but I think the lyrics are funny.

mp3: Body Cast [The Sad Cobra]

website / myspace

7, Annie

Lastly, check out the music video to Annie’s “Heartbeat.”

I posted a Royskopp remix of the song in this entry (link for dl here) and I am loving it!

MV to “Heartbeat”

Mood: Festive(al)

I have been a bit MIA as I am currently in the process of moving/quitting my job. Be back by Monday, I promise! For now, since Coachella is now over, here’s a list of summer festivals that you may be interested in and check out this new CSS single released on their new website:

mp3: Rat is Dead (Rage) [CSS]

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Bamboozle

Date:

May 3-4, 2008

Place:

The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ

Line-up:

Paramore
Jimmy Eat World
Panic at the Disco
Coheed and Cambria
Gym Class Heroes
Secondhand Serenade
Less Than Jake
Alien Ant Farm
Motion City Soundtrack

WEBSITE

P.S. Apparently there are still $50 one-day passes available.

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Bonnaroo

Date:

June 12-15, 2008

Place:

A 700 acre farm in Manchester, TN

Line-up:

Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
The Raconteurs
Death Cab for Cutie
Tiesto
Cat Power
Ben Folds
Lupe Fiasco

WEBSITE
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Pitchfork Music Festival

Date:

July 18-20, 2008

Place:

Union Park, Chicago, IL

Line-up:

Public Enemy
Animal Collective
Vampire Weekend
Spoon
Dinosaur, Jr.
Cut Copy
The Dodos

WEBSITE

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Pemberton Music Festival

The three day event will be headlined by Coldplay, Jay-Z, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.

Date:

July 25-27, 2008

Place:

It takes place just a few hours outside of Vancouver.

Line-up:

Nine Inch Nails
The Flaming Lips
Serj Tankian
Death Cab For Cutie
Interpol
My Morning Jacket
Metric
Black Mountain
Vampire Weekend
The Crystal Method DJ Set
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Junkie XL
Secret Machines
Sia
MSTRKRFT
MGMT
The Fiery Furnaces
Mates Of State
Grand Ole Party
The Airborne Toxic Event
Monte Negro
Low VS Diamond
Annie Stela
Chromeo

WEBSITE

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Lollapalooza

Date:

August 1-3, 2008

Place:

Grant Park, Chicago

Line-up:

Radiohead
Rage Against the machine
Kanye West
Nine Inch Nails
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Lupe Fiasco
etc.

WEBSITE
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All Points West

Date:

August 8-10, 2008

Place:

Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey

Line-up:

Radiohead
Cat Power
Kings of Leon
Jack Johnson
Chromeo
CSS
Girl Talk

WEBSITE

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Central Park Summerstage

Date:

Throughout the summer. Check website for dates/times.

Place:

Central Park!

Line-up:

Vampire Weekend, Kid Sister
Saturday, June 14, 2008
From 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Yael Naim, David Donatien, Piers Faccini
Sunday, June 22, 2008
From 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Santogold, Diplo, Plastic Little, A-Trak, Kid Cudi
Sunday, July 20, 2008
From 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sunday, August 17, 2008
From 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

…and much more!

WEBSITE

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The Monolith Festival

Date:

Sept. 13-14, 2008

Place:

Red Rocks Theatre, Morrison, Colorado

Line-up:

Justice
TV on the Radio
Band of Horses
Neko Case
Cut Copy
Del the Funkee Homosapien
Vampire Weekend
CSS
The Kills
The Cribs
Blitzen Trapper
John Vanderslice
Tokyo Police Club
Sharon Jones
Devotchka
Chester French

WEBSITE

Mood: LADIES’ NIGHT!

To understand the mood for today, watch this little clip:

“I need to go, I just need to dance. I’m serious, tonight, no guys… Screw guys! I’ve had a rough week, I need to dance it ouuuut… I just want to make a circle around all our pocketbooks and shoes and danceeee.” (pause) “Dance!!!”

REMINDER COLDPLAY FANS: Get your “Violet Hill” mp3 here!

1. Duffy

With all the dirty and unnecessary dramz surrounding Ms. Amy Winehouse, there may be a little opening in the teeming music industry for Aimee Ann Duffy (aka Duffy) to fulfill. I’m really warming up to Duffy’s catchy single “Mercy.” With its infectious big band sound, it’s hard not to sing along or give your booty a little shake. And the mash-up I have posted is equally if not more infectious. “Warwick Avenue” is a recently released single from her album “Rockferry.” It’s a slower, more soulful tune for yet another rainy day here in Manhattan.

mp3: Mercy [Duffy]

mp3: Mercy Train Running (Duffy Mash-Up) [DJ Alias]

mp3: Warick Avenue [Duffy]

MV for “Warwick Avenue”

website / myspace

2. Adele

“Hometown Glory” is a haunting song which reminds me of Phillip Glass’ work for the soundtrack to the Meryl Streep movie “The Hours.” Coupled with Adele’s powerful, slightly gravelly voice and you’ve got a great track on your hands.

mp3: Hometown Glory [Adele]

mp3: Hometown Glory (Night Facilities Remix) [Adele]

mp3: Last Nite (The Strokes Cover) [Adele]

website / myspace

3. The Puppini Sisters

The Puppini Sisters are a trio of singers who evoke the cutesy domesticity of the 1950s. Although they are not really sisters, schoolmates Marcella Puppini, Stephanie O’Brien and Kate Mullins named themselves “The Puppini Sisters” in reference to the Andrews Sisters. Take a listen to their Beyonce cover, it’s AWESOME. A unique but incredibly workable cover, the Puppini Sisters’ version of “Crazy In Love” will be-bop its way into your heart.

mp3: Crazy in Love (The Real Tuesday Weld Remix) (Beyonce Cover) [The Puppini Sisters] - A MUST LISTEN!

website / myspace

4. Annie

Guhr-men singer Annie came out with some songs in the 90s but now she is back (kind of like Robyn)! Check out this Royskopp remix of “Heartbeat.”

mp3: Heartbeat (Röyksopp’s Mindre Tilgjengelige Remix) [Annie]

website / myspace

5. Prince

Prince doing Radiohead at Coachella, but maybe not in the way he wants to.

6. Last Night’s Gossip Girl

OMFG… last night’s episode blew chunks.

We all know that Gossip Girl lacks depth and quality. But we all love it because the people are pretty and rich. But sometimes, when the writers are really NOT trying hard enough, the shiny surface breaks and we see the ugly inside. Last night, when “Georgina” was introduced into the show to “destroy” Serena’s perfect new life, it was like Michelle Trachtenberg came and pooped on my television with her crappy acting and not-evil-enough attitude. Georgina’s actions are evil BUT she is NOT. Leighton Meester (aka Blair) PERFECTS adolescent evil. She oozes wickedness and it’s delicious. She is the main reason we all love the show because we are all tittering excitedly in front of the show, waiting for her broken little self to do something iniquitous on screen. And we always forgive her because it’s not her fault she’s all f*cked up! It’s the money’s fault! Michelle Tratchenberg, on the other hand, is a piece of doody swathed in a leather jacket and hair mousse. I want her gone. Can’t they find something else to divert our attention from the crappiness of the show? A new baby for the Bass-Van der Woodsen family? An earthquake (a la Desperate Housewives)? A guest appearance by Christian Sirviano (”Blair Waldorf, you are tranny hot mess ferocious ferosha!”)? Come on, CW.

P.S. I love that Blair’s enemy last night was Asian student Nelly Yuki, who wears hipster glasses. Come on though, you know a crazy Asian nerd wouldn’t have a boyfriend.

Best line of the night: “Lucky for us mental acuity and common sense rarely come in the same package.” - Blair Waldof Salad