Today’s Untz: Money (Young Edits Remix) / Lou Teti
Lou Teti, founder of the distinguished TIGERS ON A LEASH label, is undoubtedly one of the most salient artists of the nu-disco international scene and here we have a remix from his friend in Australia.
It’s deep and dark with some killer bass. It’s a put your head down, close your eyes, and dance hard kinda tune. Enjoy it and the weekend. #untz/tom
Today’s Indie: Breathe / New Navy (Telepopmusik cover)
It is Friday and the sun has thankfully graced us with her presence. Australia’s New Navy have given us the perfect soundtrack to roll our windows down and soak it in with by covering Telepopmusik’s classic, Breathe. The original pockets of untz have been mellowed out and met with a beach ready beat and soft, sway worthy vocals. Freedom is so close you can taste it, just breathe. #indie / tory
Today’s Untz: Pacific / Goldroom
As Josh Legg, aka Goldroom, so eloquently put it… “‘Pacific’ is definitely the soundtrack to slowly flying over the open ocean, so throw some headphones on let it all wash over you.”
I had first heard of Josh a ways back when I discovered the Binary Label blog that instantly had me captivated by what they called Dreamwave. He was part of the trio called NightWaves who were among the many artists I discovered both through the label and through their suggestions of other producers/bands that encapsulated that sound.
This has always been the kind of music that inspires an overwhelming sense of beautiful imagery alongside the summery soundscapes. In fact, it’s one of the reasons I like posting pictures alongside the music I post. Goldroom’s tunes specifically can instantly transport you to another dimension on some far off tropical intergalactic beach. It’s a beautiful thing. #untz / tom
Today’s Indie: Run My Heart / Twin Shadow
‘I couldn’t word the things I’ve seen / like the shake of trembling things / like the ache of unused wings’
“Twin Shadow have suffered the misfortune of being too similar to Twin Sister (by name not music) and therefore ignored,” writes beatrixtapes‘ Venya, “it’s a completely arbitrary reason to not listen to a band and I’m a fool for it as I appear to have missed out.” Ditto. I can’t believe today is my first taste of this lush 80’s inspired sound from George Lewis Jr. aka Twin Shadow. I love the subtle urgency in this song’s sound leading into the harsh reality of the chorus (‘this isn’t love / this isn’t love / Im’m just a boy and you’re just a girl’) a la Crystal Castle’s I’m Not in Love.
Run My Heart is off Twin Shadow’s sophomore album, Confess, and it is all worth a listen, as his debut, Forget. Better late than never. #indie / tory
Today’s Untz: Aquarium (Oxford Remix) / Housse de Racket
With the recent Foie Gras ban in San Francisco and yesterday being Bastille Day it seems only right to highlight some French on French action… Oiu Oiu.
I’ve been following Oxford for the last year or so via facebook. Everything is in French so I know nothing about him other than what I can understand through his music. Now that I think about it, music is the universal language. As much as I’d like to know his story, I’m thinking this will allow me a much better understanding as it currently stands.
So with that said, enjoy this synth driven remix of Housse de Racket (some more frenchies). It’s got a smooth, groovy, and lighthearted sound perfectly fit for a Monday… at least in my warped world. #untz / tom
Today’s (bonus) Indie: Angels / The xx
‘and the end comes too soon / like dreaming of angels’
A bonus track today because I finally found the mp3 of this morning’s new The xx song, and I have been melting in it all day.
I was surprised by the band’s choice of first single for September’s upcoming Coexist– Angels is a smoldering slow jam featuring only Romy’s vocals and is devoid of the ‘club inspired’ sound that the band had alluded would have a bigger presence in the album. Regardless of surprise, the song is as easy on the ears as ever: simple, beautiful, a little haunting. #indie / tory
Today’s Indie: Hey Love / Miner
‘hold up your hands if you hear me / I’m callin’ honey / hold on’
In true San Francisco fashion it is a balmy 57 degree Monday in July. Sigh. Thankfully there is great music to warm us up: LA’s new Americana group, Miner, has the kind of sound that can part the clouds. Hey Love has a wonderful pace to it, starting slow and regret-filled (‘we lost our way / let love astray’) and coursing its way into a singalong hey hey flourish that has you stomping your foot along and rooting for this relationship rut to come to a close… there is such hopefulness in the sound.
The band is a family affair comprised of frontman Justin Miner, his wife, his brother, and their friends, and they self define themselves as ‘indie folkplosion.’ With resemblance to Edward Sharpe, The Lumineers and The Head and The Heart, they have folkploded into my heart. Their Hey Love EP will debut this August – more please. And happy Monday. #indie / tory
Today’s Untz & Indie: Tough Love (Aril Brikha Remix) / Sailor & I
So I have a full plate of music this weekend with Com Truise and crew and The String Cheese Incident. I am short on time today, but we at least wanted to get out our thrice weekly dose of music over here at TheUntzAndTheIndie corporate office (that’s a joke).
So Sailor & I eh? Stockholm band Sailor & I have carved a niche for themselves with their thematic indie music. ‘Tough Love’ is an extremely catchy and emotional tune. It also gets the full on treatment from Aril Brikha.
He’s an Iranian who emigrated to Sweden at a young age. In his early teens he developed an interest in electronic music – artists such as Depeche Mode, Front 242 and Jean Michel Jarre. Brikha obtained an Atari and started to use a sequencer and, after initially emulating the music of others, he began composing. Friends who heard his material told him it was ‘Detroit techno’. Brikha had no idea what that was… gotta love it. #untz & indie/tom
Today’s Untz: How Long (Tensnake Rework) / Sugardaddy
Whenever Tensnake releases something I am already assuming I’m going to like it. You’d think that would be a good thing, but I definitely like going into a show or listening to a song with little to no expectations.
The thing with Tensnake though is even with my natural high expectations most everything always comes out amazing. This rework is just that. It’s a perfect little groover with some space… just the way I like it. My friend and electronic cohort likens electronic music to coming home with a chick. He doesn’t want to just walk in the place and go to town. He wants some space to feel things out. Maybe a nice glass a wine and some good conversation and then the good stuff. It’s the same with electronic music in my humble opinion.
If you want a cheap bang Tensnake is not your man. This guy knows how to work a crowd or a girl. Wait what am I talking about again? #untz /tom
Today’s Indie: Miracle / Trails and Ways (Ghost Beach cover)
‘it’s a miracle / I’m in love again’
While knee deep in one of the most annoying Powerpoint projects of all time, we have had one of those day dreamy mornings of packing it all up and heading west to Hawaii to build a sustainable treehouse bed and breakfast and live our life amidst the surf and sun. Yeah, one of those mornings. What better soundtrack for it all than Trails and Way’s new cover of Ghost Beach’s Miracle? The Oakland quartet bursted into the summer scene with their beautiful song Nunca, and now this tropically infused cover can carry me right through Labor Day. The band calls their take a “dreamy, sun-bleached bossanova jam.” Yep, sounds perfect.
‘I never wanted to work for pieces of paper / but I guess that’s all I get’
As a bonus track, here is Nunca. #indie / tory
Nunca / Trails and Ways
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