On the heel of their exhilarating weekend at SXSW 2013 and a US/Europe tour, Sinkane releases a new video for Warm Spell!!!
March 25, 2013
SXSW High: Hiatus Kaiyote
Hiatus Kaiyote is the quintessential music head’s band. Before we got out first dose of Hiatus Kaiyote at SXSW 2013, we kept hearing about them from some really dope musicians and DJs we know. The bar was set high and they did not disappoint. This is Hiatus Kaiyote’s first US tour and the American audience’s response, no matter which city, has been nothing short of reverence for this new band.
Listen, buy, support http://hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com/
Also, with a name like Nai Palm and a voice to match, we can’t help but categorize this under Birds Like !!!
March 21, 2013
SXSW High: Inc.
Meet Inc. We fell in love at Fader Fort.
We’re teetering between a post-SXSW high and withdrawal so check in with us regularly for SXSW 2013 inspired posts.
February 21, 2013
Kilo Kish: Music We !!!
Last year we saw Gilles Peterson plug Kilo by bringing her out at his LPR DJ set for a live PA. A well deserved plug. Listen to her new mixtape here.
February 19, 2013
Oddisee gets Live at the Loft
One of the cool things about going to an Oddisee show is that we can rep Brooklyn, DC/MD, and Sudan right along with him.
Check out more from that night, including Melo-X and Jasmine Solano’s sets, here
February 18, 2013
Twice Re-imagined
This is more than a cover. It’s a complete re-imagination of a song
February 17, 2013
Stimela – from anti-apartheid to deep self reflection
I love following the journey music and musicians take. And how apt is it that the title of this song is Stimela, which means train. I can honestly write a full essay about Wynter Gordon’s powerful control over her voice, the journey from the original Stimela by Hugh Masekela to her version on Doleo, and how the this phase in Gordon’s career is going to be exponentially more inspiring than her songwriting and dance music background. Listen to her perform Stimela on NPR’s soundcheck, and check out Masekela’s version below.
February 15, 2013
Try to be believe that I’m too young to fall in love
We can’t wait for the rest of the project to be released. For now enjoy Quadron’s new song Hey Love
February 9, 2013
Troumaca: Music We !!!
Trust that anything coming from Brownswood Recording, Gilles Peterson’s label, is going to be excellent music. Check out Troumaca from Birmingham (UK). Their entire soundcloud page jams.
February 6, 2013
you send my life into somewhere I can’t describe
So Many Details
Listen to the rest of Anything in Return here
January 7, 2013
your drums, your love
AlunaGeorge’s sound is both timely and nostalgic. I don’t know how they do it, but it works.
Check out the You Know You Like It EP on Spotify
December 16, 2012
a nudge to send a “hello, again” e-mail
An illustrated and rather aloof version of resident lucidreamers’ Birds Like !!!, Jenna Wortham, appeared in this Sunday’s NY Times sitting in a DeLorean revisiting her life on her phone. This is all types of awesome! We got our copy of the Sunday paper, but you can also read her article here. Illustration by Yuko Shimizu.
