“Go West, young man.”
So encouraged Horace Greeley. In the 19th century, the young and ambitious had only to march towards the sunset to make their name in this blank slate of open land. The sky was the limit because that was all you could see. Today anyone who’s watched the purple, smog tinted sunset from [...]
Singular Sensation: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – “Bobby Malone Moves Home”
Singular Sensation: Atmosphere – “Sunshine”
I started to get the feeling that Slug was feeling put upon lately. Just look at the cover of the last Atmosphere album. There he sat, mohawked head in hand looking haggard. Plus they named it You Can’t Believe How Much Fun We’re Having, a backhanded way of saying they weren’t having any. Dude was stressed and I [...]
Singular Sensation: Lil Wayne – “Living For Dying”
Weezy’s cleaned out his medicine chest and now he’s got no one to talk to, minus the voice in his head that keeps reminding him he’s all alone. If you pitch enough product to the smokers, you might just end up with some amount of sympathy for your clientle. You can’t stay high forever and [...]
Singular Sensation: Ca$hmere- “Da Titties”
I’ve started doodling on my notebook, day dreaming about seeing Daft Punk this weekend. Little robot helmets. I ♥ Neon Pyramids. Innocent school girl scribbles. All the stuff love is made of.
So what better way to celebrate this festive occasion than a little ghetto-tech homage to the masked Frenchmen…or are they men at all? Regardless, Ca$hmere mounts the classic “Ass [...]
Singular Sensation: Cassie featuring Ryan Leslie – “Sometimes”
Its pretty obvious why producer Ryan Leslie got a “featuring” shout in the title, and I can assure you it wasn’t for the limp verse he hangs in the middle of the track. Its for the schmaltzy Baby-Neptunes beat he cooks up. Any off the strip Vegas act would be proud to work a room as [...]
Singular Sensation: Freeway featuring Jay-Z – “Big Spender”
This is the marching song for the International Baller Militia. You can imagine a little drummer boy leading them into battle during the Price Wars. The “hey big spender!” chant might as well be “left, right, left!”. When the president says he wants to expand democracy around the world, I’m pretty sure he means capitalism. They should [...]
Singular Sensation: Lauren Mason – “Don’t Cry”
I know she says not to but I think I shed a small tear the first time I heard this track. Lauren Mason slaps the song straight across the face, letting a former lover know he can save the theatrics cause the show is over. As brutal as the truth sounds coming from her, it’s down right threatening [...]
Singular Sensation: Spoon – “The Underdog”
With Sleater-Kinney gone, the title for most consistently kick ass indie rock band in existence has to lie with Spoon. It’s a heavy crown to support but Britt Daniel has the swagger to wear it with his head held high. Spoon has always been the band for indie kids who are actually cool, and with [...]
Singular Sensation: The 1900s – “When I Say Go”
The 1900s came away from this year’s SXSW, one of the most appreciated acts on display. New song “When I Say Go” sees their approach coalescing from the chamber pop of their debut EP Plume Delivery into a richer, fuller sound that utilizes their individual talents better. It sounds like Camera Obscura and Fleetwood Mac throwing back a few pints at [...]
Singular Sensation: Jensen Sportage – “Power Sergio”
As the home of country music, there’s something in the Nashville water that makes bands focus on the painful side of life . My wife left me, my dog died and my truck broke down, kind of painful. The Tennessee duo Jensen Sportage invert this tradition, turning the bull on it’s horns, with the electro-house of “Power [...]
