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MP3 / Remixes — 16 Comments
4
Mar 10

The Very Best “You’ve Got The Love ” (The xx / Florence + The Machine Overdub)

The Very Best Youve Got The Love (The xx / Florence + The Machine Overdub) mp3

The Very Best have released another track from the follow-up to their 2008 debut mixtape. The first track, featured Esau Mwamwaya joyously singing over Yeasayer’s “Ambling Alp”, this time, Radioclit and Esau take on one of 2009’s most beloved remixes/covers “You’ve Got The Love”, keeping in tact The xx’s vocals and remix-work and throwing on some auto-tune.

Download the track below, and if you haven’t already, check out the Very Best’s “Ambling Alp” overdub, which you can also download. Continue reading →

Listen — 11 Comments
4
Feb 10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim “Here Lies Love” (feat. Florence + The Machine)

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We mentioned David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s concept album about the life of the first Lady of the Phillipines, Imelda Marcos, a couple of weeks ago. Byrne gave away “Please Don’t” featuring vocals by Santigold for free. You can now listen to the album’s ABBA-esque title track, featuring Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welsh.

One again, here is the star-studded tracklist: Continue reading →

MP3 / Remixes — 4 Comments
29
Jan 10

The xx Minimix for Annie Mac

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Jamie from The xx whipped up this short 5 minute mix for Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show. The mix includes cuts from dubstep stars like Burial, Joker, Bullion, Joy Orbison and Skream and he closes it up with his remix/cover of Florence + the Machine’s “You’ve Got The Love” and the xx’s fantastic “Islands”.

Catch the full tracklist and MP3 after the jump: Continue reading →

Favorite Songs / MP3 — 25 Comments
20
Jan 10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim “Please Don’t” (feat. Santigold)

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Star songcraftsman David Byrne, who released a beautiful and underrated album with Brian Eno (Everything That Happens Will Happen Today) in 2008, is readying a release with none other than Fatboy Slim. In the introduction of Here Lies Love, Byrne says:

“The story I am interested in is about asking what drives a powerful person—what makes them tick? How do they make and then remake themselves? I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be great if—as this piece would be principally composed of clubby dance music—one could experience it in a club setting? Could one bring a ‘story’ and a kind of theater to the disco? Was that possible? If so, wouldn’t that be [pretty much] amazing!”

The result of this interesting little plot-bunny — a story fit for the opera, translated to the dance floor? A concept album about the life of the first Lady of the Phillipines, Imelda Marcos. You can read more about her story here.

The album’s first single, “Please Don’t” features vocals by Santigold and has been given away for free. That’s right, free David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and Santigold all in one. Here Lies Love is to be released 23 February 2010 on Todomundo/Nonesuch Records and will feature vocal contributions by Florence + The Machine, St. Vincent, Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, Róisín Murphy, Sharon Jones, Sia, and of course, Santigold.

Read on to listen to “Please Don’t” and for the full tracklist: Continue reading →

Covers / MP3 — 3 Comments
23
Dec 09

Florence + The Machine “Last Christmas”

Florence + The Machine Last Christmas covers

PMA will be off for the Holidays. Regular posting will be back on track next Monday, December 28th. Until then, here are a few quick music fixes:

Florence and her machine stopped by Live Lounge and covered Wham’s Christmas classic “Last Christmas”. I think we can all use some George Michael this Holiday Season.

MP3: Florence + The Machine “Last Christmas”

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Feature / Giveaways / Music — 207 Comments
11
Dec 09

Pretty Much Amazing’s Best Albums of 2009

Artwork by Brian Kuperman

2009 was an exceptional last year in an exceptional decade for music. In 2009 we were bombarded with solid release after great release after epic release throughout the entire year (upfront: I didn’t listen to every album released in 2009), so narrowing my picks for the best albums of the year was not easy. Nonetheless, I have here Pretty Much Amazing’s 25 best albums of the 2009.

At the end of this list, you will have the chance to enter the last PMA contest of 2009. I will be giving away — courtesy of my wallet, unless someone wants to sponsor — a copy of every album on this list on vinyl (or CD, at winner’s request) in a Vinyl is Forever Tote Bag, along with a poster featuring one of the listed artists of their choice, and a custom one year subscription to Paste Magazine. More details on that at the end of the list. Continue reading →

Covers / Favorite Songs / Listen / MP3 / Music / Remixes — 3 Comments
1
Oct 09

The xx – You’ve Got the Love (Jamie xx Rework / Florence and the Machine Cover)

The xx really are creating some great remixes, as well as great music, lately. The song wonderfully begins with an entrancing dream-like sequence followed by a beat which remains constant throughout the song. The duel vocal of the xx’s two leads then play off each other with a quiet, subtly confident delivery that goes over incredibly.

Silence fills after a simultaneously delivery of “Your love is real”. The song then explodes with Florence’s soulful back and forth denial and acceptance of “You know it’s real”. This entire 5 minute 44 second song perfectly grasps the emotional highs of love and is a great, highly recommended track.

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Album Reviews / Favorite Albums / Music / Reviews — 33 Comments
19
Jul 09

Florence and the Machine – Lungs, Album Review & Vinyl Giveaway

Florence and the Machine
Lungs

Island
out July 6th

81/100
[Rating Scale]

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“Happiness hit her like a train on a track, coming towards her stuck still no turning back,” Florence Welch whispers above the lulling ukulele of “Dog Days Are Over,” the opening track off of her first full-length release. And before anyone can say much of anything, the ropes have been let loose, the horses are in full gait, and Welch’s wild shouts and yelps lead the raging pack’s charge until there’s no turning back: “Leave all your loving, your loving behind / You cant carry it with you if you want to survive.”

July 6 marks the official UK release of Lungs, the aptly-titled debut of a fresh, exciting troupe from England known as Florence & The Machine, fronted by a witchy chanteuse that coos much sweeter and cries out much louder than the vast landscape of dull, auto-tuned drones currently on the scene. Continue reading →

Listen / Mixtapes / Music / Podcasts — 37 Comments
9
Jul 09

pmaCAST #16: For Summer Only

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There are many reasons why I feel that summertime is the best time of the year, and most of them are here on this playlist. Spanning thirty-six songs (!!), this 16th pmaCAST — and our longest podcast ever, clocking in at over 2 hours and 10 minutes — is all about the tunes that make a perfect summertime listen. Download this here or on iTunes (via the links above), put it on your iPod, put it on a mixtape-shaped flash-drive (seriously, buy one) and give it to your friends, play it at a beach party — do something with it!

pmaCAST #16 The “For Summer Only” Episode Tracklist
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Favorite Songs / Listen / MP3 / Music — 3 Comments
7
Jul 09

Florence and The Machine – Girl With One Eye

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I’ve spent the better part of the last 12 hours listening to Florence and the Machine’s full-length debut album, Lungs. The album is a tour de force that matches the releases of her soulful British peers Amy, Adele, and Duffy.

With the Ting Tings’ “That’s Not My Name” climbing American radio charts week after week, and Florence and the Machine’s cool indie vibe, and commercial appeal on the rise, don’t expect the Female British Invasion to stop anytime soon.

“Girl With One Eye” is an unapologetically big pop number packed with silky, raw, soulful blues without losing an ounce of charm. Listen to “Girl With One Eye” here Continue reading →