“The Swelly Express” is the true story of two college kids (Chidera Anamege and Xaphoon Jones) from Philly who rocked some parties at Drexel and quickly gained the attention of “the industry”. The music and lyrics were inspired by many boring trips on the Chinatown bus (they have wifi now!) on the way to meet “big wigs” in NYC. After a bunch of nice dinners and some free drinks for these 2 underage kids, Chiddy Bang decided to make a mixtape. PMA is proud to present this mixtape with OnSMASH and Crooks & Castles.
I watched Gigantic for the first time tonight. It was an odd movie, for sure, but I was delighted to see the movie’s last few seconds scored by Animal Collective’s “Did You See The Words?”
It was the perfect odd-ball song to close an odd-ball film. What was better yet was the music binge I went on right after the credits closed. These songs are what make up this twentieth episode of the pmaCAST. Hopefully you’ll find the track list fitting of this milestone episode.
pmaCAST #20: There’s Something Living In These Lines Tracklist
Designer Drugs’ new release on IHEARTCOMIX, Riot/Drop Down, is out today (October 27th)! Fortunately for your ears and mine, they are offering “Drop Down” as a mp-freebie.
“Drop Down” showcases Designer Drugs’ sheer excellence at what they do. It’s an ambitious club-banger, busier than usual, but still expertly executed. Download it here: Continue reading →
Don’t forget to rate this album at the end of the post. Freelance Whales Weathervanes Self-Released out August 23rd 87/100 [Rating Scale]
Falling in love with a young band is a lot like falling in love with a young woman – the same exhilaration, the same trepidation, the same split-second panics. Is this a fleeting fling or a lasting relationship? Will I look back a few years from now and regret this commitment? Is it too early to friend her on facebook? There’s an excitement unique to young bands, a promise and enthusiasm that’s difficult to capture.
Freelance Whales embody that promise, with a debut album that has garnered more praise and buzz in the last few weeks than it did during its first few months of existence. The hype train is pulling out of the station, whether you’re on it or not. Remember Passion Pit? Those smug little popsters who captured our hearts with synths and falsettos last year are passing the torch to folkier conductors.
And despite my hesitations and my fear of commitment, I’m on board. Continue reading →
So I didn’t do a Music From Gossip Girl post last week because I didn’t really like last week’s episode nor its music selection. This week’s episode was a lot better, and Alex Pastavas threw in a tune by one of my favorite new (and broken-up ) bands, the Harlem Shakes. Last night’s episode also featured tunes by the ever-impressive Delta Spirit.
Make sure to read this week’s recap over at the delicious Daily Intel @ NY Mag, but before you do, check out this week’s Gossip Girl playlist.
Gossip Girl, Season 3, Episode 7: How To Succeed in Bassness
Fever Ray’s current single “Seven” is a smooth, filmy track about daydreaming in your youth… about suicide. At least that’s what I got from it. But despite it’s dark undertones, there’s no reason why “Seven” shouldn’t be a jam.
The Twelves and I shared these sentiments and I’m psyched to premiere their Halloween-like disco remix of Fever Ray’s “Seven.” Continue reading →
We introduced the break out band, Freelance Whales, with their powerful hits, “Generators ^ First Floor” and “Generators ^ Second Floor.” Continuing on the excitement train, the song “Starring” further demonstrates the strength of the band, making you forget they came to being in December of 2008 (yes, less than a year ago).
“Starring” is a stand-out track on their new album, Weathervanes (released in August). With a heartfelt pop chorus, the track leaves you feelings lifted and free. The song makes you want to throw on lose fitting clothes and run through a field, skipping and picking daises along the way. It’s has a sentimental melody that contributes to the greatness of the album.
“Starring” is a track signifies the undeniable greatness of Freelance Whales and demonstrates the groups potential to become one of the break-out bands of the year.
Last week I posted Ellie Goulding’s official debut single, “Under The Sheets,” set to be released by Neon Gold. Here are a couple of covers she recorded before getting picked up by Neon Gold. Let me just say that this is a legit way to get attention. Something you working-on-it musicians ought to take note of. It could just be that I like covers, or that I’ve seen it happen many times before. But that’s just my two cents.
From what I gathered, Ellie Goulding has covered Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead,” Sam Sparro’s “Black and Gold” and Bon Iver’s “The Wolves (Act I and II).” The song selection itself speaks volumes about Ellie Goulding, not only as a musician, but also as a music fan. And I’m delighted to say that Ellie Goulding sounds just as comfortable covering one of her electro-pop peers as she sounds covering a cabin-dwelling Northwestern Wisconsinite, lo-fi layered vocals and all. Respect. Continue reading →
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“The Swelly Express” is the true story of two college kids (Chidera Anamege and Xaphoon Jones) from Philly who rocked some parties at Drexel and quickly gained the attention of “the industry”. The music and lyrics were inspired by many boring trips on the Chinatown bus (they have wifi now!) on the way to meet “big wigs” in NYC. After a bunch of nice dinners and some free drinks for these 2 underage kids, Chiddy Bang decided to make a mixtape. PMA is proud to present this mixtape with OnSMASH and Crooks & Castles.
I watched Gigantic for the first time tonight. It was an odd movie, for sure, but I was delighted to see the movie’s last few seconds scored by Animal Collective’s “Did You See The Words?”
Designer Drugs’ new release on IHEARTCOMIX, Riot/Drop Down, is out today (October 27th)! Fortunately for your ears and mine, they are offering “Drop Down” as a mp-freebie.
This is embarrassing and catchy, but it doesn’t have anything on “
So I didn’t do a Music From Gossip Girl post last week because I didn’t really like last week’s episode nor its music selection. This week’s episode was a lot better, and Alex Pastavas threw in a tune by one of my favorite new (and broken-up 
) bands, the Harlem Shakes. Last night’s episode also featured tunes by the ever-impressive Delta Spirit.
Last week I posted Ellie Goulding’s official debut single, “
