Simply Awesome

The filming, the riding, the scenery. This is amazing.

Restless People

Im a restless person, sitting still it dead, either get up and do something or go listen to this cd. Restless People have just released their first self titled album, and its a delicous pop blend of synthy goodness and sing-a-long-ness. This band has quite a dynamic background - hailing from Brooklyn (once again, wtf is it with brooklyn and bands im obsessed with atm) the band consists of 4 guys, Michael, Jesse, Tony and Eric - Jesse and Eric are the brains behind the ever so popular duo Tanlines (a favourite here at 6f9) while Micahel and Tony have released successful albums as Professor Murder. Combined they have put together an 8 track, fast paced indie-pop winner. From the opening keyboard stabs and klaxon blasts of “Days Of Our Lives” through to the group-chants and cascading bleeps of “Victimless Crime,” the mood is ecstatic. Its faster paced that Tanlines and less synthy than Professor Murder, so dont go expecting a similar sound to either. Restless People have put together a very appealing album, perhaps too appealing, id compare this to 'The Drums' if anything. Suddenly listening to indie is cool again, so this would be a cool album to listen too. 


Restless People - Days Of Our Lives


Restless People - Don't Back Down

Under-Covers

I love the idea of bands covering other bands. There are so many shit covers out there, however when you stumble upon a great one it's definitely something special. I recently acquired the Triple J 'Like A Version' CD, and it only deepened my appreciation of good covers, and extremely talented musicians.

Stephen Francis - All My Friends

Australian Stephen Francis has taken LCD's epic "All My Friends" and created a delicate, piano based and totally spine tingling cover. His voice is a amazing, and as the song builds he really lets the pipes go, and its  totally awesome. I would have never expected a cover of this song to be so good. wow. 

Matisyahu - Use Somebody

Next up is a Matisyahu cover of Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody'. Matisyahu is one talented little fella, the first 30 seconds of 'King Without A Crown' Live from Stubb's is one of the most awesome vocal displays you can hear, and in this acoustic cover he uses that epic voice to create a wicked version of this world wide hit. It'll make you love this KOL again. (He even throws in a little beat boxing at the end, just cause he can).

www.hotchicksaresohot.com

It's no secret that hot chicks are hot, so now there's a website to make sure that no one forgets it. www.hotchicksaresohot.com has just launched, and its a real treat. Waste an hour a day in office browsing through the reasons why chicks that are hot are so hot.

Mixtape 4 - Sunburn Is Win

I got sunburnt today, that's a win in anyones book. Finally summer is starting to show its face. Here's a mixtape to congratulate November for finally putting on a day worth lying in the sun for.

It has been a long time since a mixtape. Theres been a heap of good music coming out at the moment, and ive compiled lists and lists of potential mixtapes, however it changes everyday, so im just going to upload it now.

Home Video - The Smoke - The latest single to leak from Brooklyn duo Home Video is 'The Smoke', an eery and really beautiful song. Simple and subtle is the formula for this track. I'm looking forward to the new album which will drop on the 16th Novemeber, be sure to check it out!

Matt & Kim - Good For Great - I've been a big fan of Matt & Kim for quite a while now, and this has to be one my most anticipated albums of the year. It was hard to pick a song to put up, they are all great, and all in all its a great album. It's not quite as raw as 'Grand', i love the roughness of that album, and i feel this may have been over-produced a little. However, its is still great, and i can't wait for these two to come out again.

The War On Drugs - Comin' Through - This song reminds me of so many songs. The lead singer, Adam Granduciel, has a Bruce Springsteen(esque) sound to him that i thoroughly enjoy. Add to that some ecstatic guitar and a dreamy drum beat (almost a little Fleetwood Mac) and you have yourself a great song that reflects on the past, while being firmly planted in the present.

Grouplove - Naked Kids - Love this song at the moment, but firstly, go find yourself the selftitled EP, its wicked. This song has summer written all over it, right from the quirky lyrics to the hand clapping chorus.

Caribou - Odessa (Junior Boys Remix) - I have loved the original of this track since it was released, and i still think its an amazing song. I also love Junior Boys, therefore this song must be awesome. Junior Boys have put there distinctive electronic touch on this classic track by Caribou and works in every way.

Vonnegutt - Bright Eyes - Ok so its a little bit college party, but i cant get enough of it at the moment! There's something about that guitar and the beat and the guys voice that makes you wanna dance around a pool full of hot chicks (www.hotchicksaresohot.com).

Gotye - Eyes Wide Open - The newest from Gotye (may have heard it on triple j this week) is great. Gotye have always produced some tight tunes, and this is no different. 'Eyes Wide Open' is a pretty epic little song that starts slow and explodes in true Gotye style by the end. Looking forward to the new album.

Twin Shadow - A Place We Like (Feat. Hooray For Earth) - What is it with Brooklyn at the moment, they must have a 'good music manufacturing plant' stuffed away somewhere in that suburb. Twin Shadow's album 'Forget', (released earlier this year) is fantastic, and this follow up track with Hooray for Earth is a great sign of things to come. If you like his other stuff, youll love this.

Oh No Oh My - Summerdays - A slow sun soaked afternoon with a g&t and this song playing in the background and im pretty much happy. Im really enjoying this sought of indie-pop/dream sound at the moment, and having supported bands such as the Flaming Lips and Gnarles Barkely its no surprise these boys from Texas can bust out a tune or two.

The XX - VCR (Four Tet Remix) - Firstly, yes im devastated ill be missing Four Tet and Playground next year. Secondly, this is amazing. Released about 6 weeks ago i think (could be older) this song is a showcase of how good both The XX and Four Tet really are. The remix takes what was a great song and turns into a genre crossing masterpiece.

Family of the Year - Summer Girl - I had to end the summer mixtape on a song that had summer in it, and the word girl, oh and this is also incredible. I friend of mine over at 'hot chicks are so hot' put me onto this delicious band not long ago, and since then this song has even managed to make it on to my Dads ipod. Its sad, its sexy, its slow, its cool, its Summer Girl.

MIXTAPE 4 - SUNBURN IS WIN

So there we have it. The fourth mixtape. I hope you enjoy it. Take care and enjoy the sun!

New Pepsi Ad

The Pepsi vs Coke rivalry in the advertising world has always been great. The launch of the new Pepsi 'Zero Calorie' has kicked off a fresh round of ads. Enjoy.

Generationals - Con Law

Firstly, apologies to the millions of fans out there for the lack of posts lately. Ive been lending a hand over at alensdiary trying to get his life back on track and back with reality. Some people cant handle college life.

Moving on. 

Often smaller bands that tour with larger bands are very worthy of listening too. This is the case with Generationals. A group of young guys from New Orleans, theyve been opening shows for Two Door Cinema Club across the states for the past months, a nice little tour to have on the resume given Two Doors' explosive success over the last 12 months. 

However, their music is not like Two doors', so dont go expecting 'throw your hands in the air' anthems like Undercover Martyn. These guys produce a dreamy mix of indie-pop and acoustic, full of cool harmonies and hammock swinging guitar/drum rhythms. Some of you may recognise the smash single off the album 'When They Fight, They Fight' which was somewhat of an indie-summer classic over in the states this year, and catapulted Generationals into the playlists of many unsuspecting ipods. 

The full length debut album 'Con Law' continues where 'When They Fight, They Fight' left off. Its a record that's solidly enjoyable from front to back, serving up songs suited to afternoon bbq's, pointless conversations and hot chicks in summer dresses riding cruiser bicycles eating over sized pieces of watermelon (hot chicks are so hot). I particularly like the songs 'Nobody Could Change Your Mind' and 'Faces In The Dark'. 

Generationals are a delight to listen too.

I'll post up a couple of songs tomorrow, in the meantime check out there Myspace and a couple of these clips from youtube.

Happy Halloween.