Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Bulletproof Girl

I'll go ahead and call these peeps getting real popular, real quick. They may have the longest band name this side of the Mason-Dixon, but it doesn't take away from their amazing music making ability.

Their sound is carefully crafted from a blend of soothing vocals, dream pop melodies coupled with almost MIDI-like simplistic beats. The conflicting sounds work well and maintain an early M83 sound, a comparison that will likely be hard to divorce themselves from. Either way, Bulletproof Girl scratches a year long, unimpressive, musical itch I've been looking for. Listen or download below.

Kid Cudi - King Wizard

Self-produced by Kid Cudi himself, King Wizard is the newest release from his upcoming album, INDCUDI.

Matt & Kim - Let's Go

The ADHD Duo are back and pumped like Reeboks to release their 4th studio installment today, entitled, Lightning. Let's Go, their first single off the new album is much like a "Sunday Funday." You know those feels...just having a grand ole time on a lazy weekend afternoon but you can't stop thinking about the miserableness awaiting you the following morning. Don't let the tameness of Let's Go fool you, these wacky fools make those Monday feelings disappear with track after track of jelly-filled dopeness. Click to savor.

J. Cole + Major Lazer - Get Free Coleworld

New Major Lazer? New Major Lazer. 100% Gwen Stefani free...bananas, I know. Click below for uber dope relaxation.

Kid Cudi - Creepers

The Cleveland Kid is back 'doin his thang' with the new cut, Creepers, on Kanye West's newest release, Cruel Summer. KC remains as one of the few intelligent, creative artists out there, purposefully crafting every verse of every song as if you've plugged into a weird Cudi-shapped iPod and thumbing through his own "stream of conscious" playlist. 

Passion Pit - Take A Walk

Passion Pit is a lot the IRS. You sit and wait, impatiently, for something you've been looking for all year and juuusst about when you've given up on them, boom. They drop a little present in your mailbox. You got me again boys, you got me again.

It's not the typical catchy, synth infused fun that we expect for our Massachusetts friends but it definitely grows on you the more you listen. Nothing is certain except death and Passion Pit. Enjoy...

Take a Walk by Passion Pit

[Concert] M83 - Terminal 5, NY - May 10th, 2012

Between the bouncing glow of flash happy iphones and the star emblazoned lightboard, a bunch of hip Frenchies took to the NY venue, Terminal 5, to bring quite the impressive show along. Even after stops in Chicago and Coachella, Mr Gonzalez brought his uber gifted synth playing abilities hard on Friday night. Playing a gravity ridden amount of Hurry Up We're Dreaming peppered with popular tracks like We Own The Sky and his lesser known songs from his first album, such as the erratic synth slapping song, Sitting. Thanks again to Ra Ra Riot's Chris for setting it up. See you again in August, Anthony.

[Concert] Gasparilla Music Festival

Join me on Saturday, March 10th at Curtis Hixon Park for the inaugural Gasparilla Music Festival.  The artists will perform behind the iconic, rather regal, minarets of The University of Tampa, echoing their art along the Hillsborough River in to the mouth of the Bay. GMF organizers did a rather impressive job tying in it's performers with the City history and it's surroundings to create almost a movement rather than a festival.

Diplo - Blow Your Head

Below is the Philly born, dinosaur DJ, Diplo's mixtape, Blow Your Head. 

M83 - Midnight City

It's been a while since my last post and since I had some heavy traffic since I've last been on this thing, I figure I'll keep it going....Check out the latest song from French artist, Anthony Gonzalez or as he's best known as, M83.