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Our favorite tunes of the week, all in one place.
Rhye - "Open"
Technically this video premiered last week. But since our regularly scheduled GL was pre-empted by Fashion Week, since Jeff Samuel dropped a sweet remix of the song on Valentine's Day, I just learned that the dulcet, Sade-channeling vocals are actually provided by a Canadian guy named Michael Milosh, and it's just such a damn pretty video--all sultry and airy, alight with the heat of young love, as well as that sinking feeling it could all fall apart any second--I didn't think y'all would mind. Innovative Leisure is releasing Woman, the full-length from this mysterious duo (which also includes Danish songwriter and producer Robin Hannibal), on March 5, and a tour will follow. FYI, the first video for "Open", uploaded last Valentine's Day, is a bit less safe for work, if you're into that sort of thing. MELISSA GIANNINI
Alex Bleeker and the Freaks - "Don't Look Down"
On the even more bittersweet beat is this new single from Alex Bleeker and the Freaks' sophomore release, How Far Away. Crisp tambourine, jangly guitars, and Bleeker's warbled vocals dance over yearning organ trills in a casually melancholic Valentine about love lost and the carrying on that follows. The Real Estate bassist has assembled a cast of freaks--Mountain Man's Amelia Meath, Woods' Jarvis Tanviere, Real Estate's Jackson Pollis, and Big Troubles' Sam Franklin, among others--for the full-length, which drops May 28 on Woodsist. MG
Tempers - "Eyes Wide Wider"
The post-punk-electro duo (Jasmine Golestaneh and Eddie Cooper) contributes the debut track for NYC-based label Pendu Sound's new digital 7-inch series with this Kalika Farmer-directed video for "Eyes Wide Wider," which finds the easy-on-the-eyes duo pole dancing in a foggy forest to an appropriately smoking and pulsating soundtrack. The single and its "b-side" "Hell Hotline" are available on iTunes. MG
The Thermals - "Born to Kill"
Omaha indie stalwart Saddle Creek recently picked up the scrappy, semi-veteran (circa-2002) post-pop-punk Portland trio. And this punchy single--one minute and 48 seconds of unhinged wails and power chord slaying--certainly whets one's appetite for the band's new album, Desperate Ground, which is out April 16 on the label. MG
Lovers and Reflections - "Bums and Beggars"
Maybe it's premature nostalgia for Fashion Week (after all, it only ended yesterday), but the second the sonic aesthetic of "Bums and Beggars" takes effect, I cannot help but envision New York City's (not so) finest catwalk--its streets. Littered with heartbreak and heartbreakers, they're no stranger to the perils of love. Raw to the core, this is one of those shamelessly-sway-your-hips-with-your-eyes-closed kind of jams. Courtesy of a band aptly named "Lovers and Reflections," this infectious song fearlessly reminds us that sometimes, in order to be a lover, you've gotta be a beggar--and dig through the trash. LINDSAY MEOLA
Technically this video premiered last week. But since our regularly scheduled GL was pre-empted by Fashion Week, since Jeff Samuel dropped a sweet remix of the song on Valentine's Day, I just learned that the dulcet, Sade-channeling vocals are actually provided by a Canadian guy named Michael Milosh, and it's just such a damn pretty video--all sultry and airy, alight with the heat of young love, as well as that sinking feeling it could all fall apart any second--I didn't think y'all would mind. Innovative Leisure is releasing Woman, the full-length from this mysterious duo (which also includes Danish songwriter and producer Robin Hannibal), on March 5, and a tour will follow. FYI, the first video for "Open", uploaded last Valentine's Day, is a bit less safe for work, if you're into that sort of thing. MELISSA GIANNINI
Alex Bleeker and the Freaks - "Don't Look Down"
On the even more bittersweet beat is this new single from Alex Bleeker and the Freaks' sophomore release, How Far Away. Crisp tambourine, jangly guitars, and Bleeker's warbled vocals dance over yearning organ trills in a casually melancholic Valentine about love lost and the carrying on that follows. The Real Estate bassist has assembled a cast of freaks--Mountain Man's Amelia Meath, Woods' Jarvis Tanviere, Real Estate's Jackson Pollis, and Big Troubles' Sam Franklin, among others--for the full-length, which drops May 28 on Woodsist. MG
Tempers - "Eyes Wide Wider"
The post-punk-electro duo (Jasmine Golestaneh and Eddie Cooper) contributes the debut track for NYC-based label Pendu Sound's new digital 7-inch series with this Kalika Farmer-directed video for "Eyes Wide Wider," which finds the easy-on-the-eyes duo pole dancing in a foggy forest to an appropriately smoking and pulsating soundtrack. The single and its "b-side" "Hell Hotline" are available on iTunes. MG
The Thermals - "Born to Kill"
Omaha indie stalwart Saddle Creek recently picked up the scrappy, semi-veteran (circa-2002) post-pop-punk Portland trio. And this punchy single--one minute and 48 seconds of unhinged wails and power chord slaying--certainly whets one's appetite for the band's new album, Desperate Ground, which is out April 16 on the label. MG
Lovers and Reflections - "Bums and Beggars"
Maybe it's premature nostalgia for Fashion Week (after all, it only ended yesterday), but the second the sonic aesthetic of "Bums and Beggars" takes effect, I cannot help but envision New York City's (not so) finest catwalk--its streets. Littered with heartbreak and heartbreakers, they're no stranger to the perils of love. Raw to the core, this is one of those shamelessly-sway-your-hips-with-your-eyes-closed kind of jams. Courtesy of a band aptly named "Lovers and Reflections," this infectious song fearlessly reminds us that sometimes, in order to be a lover, you've gotta be a beggar--and dig through the trash. LINDSAY MEOLA
This story was published on February 15, 2013.
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