TAG: NPR

Oct17

Yellowbirds – Beneath The Reach Of Life (Video)

Beneath the Reach of Light from Erez Horovitz on Vimeo.

Yellowbirds is the moniker for the latest musical exploits of Sam Cohen (songwriter, guitarist and vocalist in the psychedelic collective Apollo Sunshine.) Sam has put together a series of friggin’ incredible videos for the Yellowbirds debut album The Color featuring his own 10-week stop animation project, the live sketches of Michael Arthur, a dose of creative greatness with only $1,500, and other promises of visual delights. The videos have gotten some great attention from Pitchfork, NPR’s All Songs Considered, Stereogum, Paste and more.

For this video, Sam invites us inside a world where there’s no pain or passion or consequence. Shot for under $1,500 this is a wonderful example …

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Jul18

Stream Little Dragon Album :: ‘Ritual Union’ (MP3)

Pretty much everyone in the universe loved Little Dragon’s second album, Machine Dreams. And even if you didn’t catch on to the group’s sudden popularity, you no doubt heard singer Yukimi Negano’s appearance on Gorillaz’s 2010 hit record Plastic Beach. But if the Swedish electronic pop group is feeling any pressure, it doesn’t show on the band’s third release, Ritual Union, which started streaming today on NPR.org. If you like what you hear (and you will) you can buy the album for yourself on July 26 from UK indie label Peacefrog Records.

NPR First Listen: Little Dragon, ‘Ritual Union’

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Dec01

Crown Royale (Buff1 x DJ Rhettmatic) – Crown Jewels: A(2)Dope EP (MP3)

The folks at 2dopeboyz just released this free download for Crown Royale, the group consisting of Beat Junkie representative, DJ Rhettmatic, and Michigan’s own Buff1.  The EP is in support of their upcoming self-titled album, dropping December 7th via A-Side Worldwide.

The EP features exclusive music from Crown Royale, with guest features from El Da Sensei and Kam Moye, and production by DJ Rhettmatic and recent Red Bull Big Tune National winner, 14KT.

This is a family affair so I hope you enjoy this.  You have the option to download the project or stream the full album via NPR.

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Mar04

NPR Launches 6 1/2 Hour SXSW Playlist (MP3)

For those preparing to make the journey down to Austin this month for the annual South By Southwest music festival, Nation Public Radio has taken the time assemble 100 songs out of the 1000 acts playing this year. It’s a great way to discover some new talent whether or not you’re heading down to Texas.

The Austin 100: A SXSW Mix For 2010 …MORE

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