1) “What’s My Name” – Rihanna featuring Drake [11-2-2010]. Two contemporary R&B legends team up for a cool and sultry pop track from Rihanna’s forthcoming album.
2) “Rope An Summit” – Junip [9-14-2010]. Jose Gonzalez puts his solo efforts to work on his first full-length album where earnest & airy vocals mix with spacey atmospheric jams.
3) “Ali in the Jungle” – The Hours [10-5-10]. This dramatic and spare track lays down a heavy dose of London-bred-Brit rock with shout outs to the greats names in history especially to Muhammad Ali.
4) “California Sunrise” – Dirty Gold [to be released in January 2011]. Easy alt-hippy-surfer rock track by emerging young band out of San Diego.
5) “Like It’s Her Birthday” -- Good Charlotte [10-29-2010]. Punk pop track off latest album by East Coast post-grungers.
6) “Soak it Up” – Houses [10-19-10]. Dreamy electronic laced with ethereal vocals off debut album by couple living off the earth in Hawaii. Aloha, mon.
7) “Blow Your Smoke” – Jim Jones featuring Rell. [10-12-2010]. Gritty hip-hop with a feel good, lighters-up- refrain.
8) “People Can Do the Most Amazing Things” - Kisses [11-16-2010]. Retro and groovy-glam indie pop with a twist of 80’s by a mod duo out of L.A on first full-length debut.
9) “Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projects” – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings [11-16-2010] Old school beats with a retro sound gettin’ at the truth that Santa Claus can’t get down the chimneys when they don’t exist in the projects.
10) “Without Lies” – Aeroplane featuring Sky Ferriera [11-15-2010]. Electronica act from Brussels, Belgium, releases spare and clean track with disco style off latest of series of EP’s.
11) “Love Lust” – King Charles [single, to be released]. Compelling, spare melody by East Londoner sticks on the mind long after this track, scheduled for debut album release later this year, ticks away.
12) “Strings” – Young the Giant [10-25-2010]. The lead track from self-titled debut album is wispy, easy indie rock with an ocean and beach landscape.
13) “Spy” – Beat Assailant [10-12-2010]. Dramatic and snazzy R&B by Miami-born rapper combines hip-hop with jazz and John Legend-esque vocals to achieve a 007 vibe.
14) “Sun of a Gun” - Oh Land [10-19-2010}. Euro-siren ballerina from Denmark offers pop-pixie, alt-indie track with glam-sensibility.
15) “Bang Bang Bang” – Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip [9-24-2010]. London pop with hip hop cameo by contemporary ultra hipster.
16) “Long Gone” – Nelly [11-9-2010]. The hip-hopper out of St. Louis teams up with Plies and Chris Brown and works his magic on another pop – if repetitive -- R&B hit.
17) “Trick” - E-40, Too Short [un-released] Dynamic duo – Too Short on the Harmonies and E-40 with his loopy Bay Area raps -- lay out a rougher hip-hop vibe.
18) “Loving You No More” – Dirty Money featuring Drake [9-21-2010]. The most recent mellow, auto-tuned track released by Bad Boy Records with a cameo by Drake.
19) “River” – Germany, Germany [to be released]. Instrumental with textured, easy grooves off third album by Canadian electronica producer.
20) “Get Back Up” – T.I. feat. Chris Brown [11-2-2010]. A pop hip-hop shout-out from his prison cell, T.I. teams up with fellow bad-boy Chris Brown, and both are shamelessly looking for redemption.
21) “Not in Love” – Crystal Castles (featuring Robert Smith) [12- 6-2011]. With a distinctly 80’s new Wave, Cure-like sound, this cover of the Platinum Blonde original features big synth background beats and a resonating refrain.
22) “Sing” – My Chemical Romance [11-4-2010]. A departure form their normal sound, this anthem-ready propulsive pop-rock track.
23) “Down by the Water” – The Decemberists [to be released]. Gillian Welch and R.E.M. 12-string strummer Peter Buck team up for this tight folk rock track off forthcoming album.
24) “Cascade” -- DeLuka [10-12-2010]. UK rocker brings on the white girl rock-pop on her debut album.
25) “Costume Party” – Two Door Cinema Club [to be released]. Mixing electric polish with guitar driven hooks makes for a pop-driven number by emerging trio out of Northern Ireland.
26) “Home” – Glasser [9-27-2010]. Soothing and feminine vocals over marimba percussions = arty musical gorgeousness from new-comer out of L.A.
27) “Move that Body” – Nelly featuring Akon and T-Pain [10-12-2010]. Slickly produced pop dance single by R&B Power Trio.
28) “White Knuckles” – OK Go [11-2-2010]. Alt-pop track with a heavy mid-song off-kilter guitar riff.
29) “Dressed in Dresden” -- The Hundred in the Hands [9-21-2010]. This Brooklyn-based duo fuses synth pop with post-punk and dream pop to churn out a danceable track on their debut full-length album.
30) “Golden Haze” – Wild Nothing [10-12-2010]. Synth-washed indie pop by emerging artist Jack Tatum.
31) “Clap Your Hands” – The Ting Tings [un-released]. New Wave anthem with a hot button refrain – “Clap Your Hands if you’re working too hard” – from scrappy indie pop duo out of Manchester, UK.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
RollnSmokeRecords Presents: Best New Songs Released in Past 60 Days
1) “California Sunrise” – Dirty Gold [to be released in January 2011]. Easy alt-hippy-surfer rock track by emerging young band out of San Diego.
2) “Soak it Up” – Houses [10-19-10]. Dreamy electronic laced with ethereal vocals off debut album by couple living off the earth in Hawaii. Aloha, mon.
3) “Ali in the Jungle” – The Hours [10-5-10]. This dramatic and spare track lays down a heavy dose of London-bred-Brit rock with shout outs to the greats names in history especially to Muhammad Ali.
4) “Boy” – Ra Ra Riot [8-24-2010]. Spunky indie rock with strings and lilting tenor melodies off second album by band out of Syracuse, New York.
5) “Love Lust” – King Charles [single, to be released]. Compelling, spare melody by East Londoner sticks on the mind long after this track, scheduled for debut album release later this year, ticks away.
6) “Strings” – Young the Giant [10-25-2010]. The lead track from self-titled debut album is wispy, easy indie rock with an ocean and beach landscape.
7) “What’s My Name” – Rihanna featuring Drake [11-2-2010]. Two contemporary R&B legends team up for a cool and sultry pop track from Rihanna’s forthcoming album.
8) “Sex is Good” (acoustic) – Saving Abel [9-10-2010]. A clean and spare rendition of the riff-heavy rock original off of sophomore album.
9) “Spy” – Beat Assailant [10-12-2010]. Dramatic and snazzy R&B by Miami-born rapper combines hip-hop with jazz and John Legend-esque vocals to achieve a 007 vibe.
10) “Sun of a Gun” - Oh Land [10-19-2010}. Euro-siren ballerina from Denmark offers pop-pixie, alt-indie track with glam-sensibility.
11) “Bang Bang Bang” – Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip [9-24-2010]. London pop with hip hop cameo by contemporary ultra hipster.
12) “Obsession” – Sky Ferreira [9-14-2010]. With Mike Rizzo re-mixing, this foxy Portuguese-American girl from California belts out a big dance-pop for her debut album to be released in 2011.
13) “Trick” - E-40, Too Short [un-released] Dynamic duo – Too Short on the Harmonies and E-40 with his loopy Bay Area raps -- lay out a rougher hip-hop vibe.
14) “Loving You No More” – Dirty Money featuring Drake [9-21-2010]. The most recent mellow, auto-tuned track released by Bad Boy Records with a cameo by Drake.
15) “Giving up the Gun” – Vampire Weekend (9-7-2010). An alt-indie track that sounds like the rest of Vampire Weekend with a Paul Simon-twist.
16) “River” – Germany, Germany [to be released]. Instrumental with textured, easy grooves off third album by Canadian electronica producer.
17) “Get Back Up” – T.I. feat. Chris Brown [11-2-2010]. A pop hip-hop shout-out from his prison cell, T.I. teams up with fellow bad-boy Chris Brown, and both are shamelessly looking for redemption.
18) “Not in Love” – Crystal Castles (featuring Robert Smith) [12- 6-2011]. With a distinctly 80’s new Wave, Cure-like sound, this cover of the Platinum Blonde original features big synth background beats and a resonating refrain.
19) “Cascade” -- DeLuka [10-12-2010]. UK rocker brings on the white girl rock-pop on her debut album.
20) “Costume Party” – Two Door Cinema Club [to be released]. Mixing electric polish with guitar driven hooks makes for a pop-driven number by emerging trio out of Northern Ireland.
21) “Where I’m Going” – Cut Copy (un-released). Australian indie electronic trio drop the summer’s joyful, hand-clapping rock tune. Come on! Lighters in the air, tripsters!
22) “Home” – Glasser [9-27-2010]. Soothing and feminine vocals over marimba percussion = arty musical gorgeousness from new-comer out of L.A.
23) “Telephone” – The Black Angels [9-14-2010]. And bright & pithy old school Texas-rocker off third album by Austin quintet.
24) “Move that Body” – Nelly featuring Akon and T-Pain [10-12-2010]. Slickly produced pop dance single by R&B Power Trio.
25) “White Knuckles” – OK Go [11-2-2010]. Alt-pop track with a heavy mid-song off-kilter guitar riff.
26) “Dressed in Dresden” -- The Hundred in the Hands [9-21-2010]. This Brooklyn-based duo fuses synth pop with post-punk and dream pop to churn out a danceable track on their debut full-length album.
27) “Golden Haze” – Wild Nothing [10-12-2010]. Synth-washed indie pop by emerging artist Jack Tatum.
28) “Worry About You” – 2 AM Club [9-14-2010]. Soul-inflected pop off debut album by band out of L.A.
29) “Nothing But Love” -- THE GRACIOUS FEW [9-14-2010]. Big phat rock sound with mighty guitar riffs comes from merging key members from two bands – LIVE and Candlebox.
30) “Clap Your Hands” – The Ting Tings [un-released]. New Wave anthem with a hot button refrain – “Clap Your Hands if you’re working too hard” – from scrappy indie pop duo out of Manchester, UK.
31) “Stuttering” – FeFe Dobson (9-7-2010). Radio-ready bubble-gum pop by 18 year old songstress out of Toronto.
32) “Lost Where I Belong” -- Andreya Triana (9-7-2010). The smoky title track from this first full-length album by R&B soulstress out of the UK.
2) “Soak it Up” – Houses [10-19-10]. Dreamy electronic laced with ethereal vocals off debut album by couple living off the earth in Hawaii. Aloha, mon.
3) “Ali in the Jungle” – The Hours [10-5-10]. This dramatic and spare track lays down a heavy dose of London-bred-Brit rock with shout outs to the greats names in history especially to Muhammad Ali.
4) “Boy” – Ra Ra Riot [8-24-2010]. Spunky indie rock with strings and lilting tenor melodies off second album by band out of Syracuse, New York.
5) “Love Lust” – King Charles [single, to be released]. Compelling, spare melody by East Londoner sticks on the mind long after this track, scheduled for debut album release later this year, ticks away.
6) “Strings” – Young the Giant [10-25-2010]. The lead track from self-titled debut album is wispy, easy indie rock with an ocean and beach landscape.
7) “What’s My Name” – Rihanna featuring Drake [11-2-2010]. Two contemporary R&B legends team up for a cool and sultry pop track from Rihanna’s forthcoming album.
8) “Sex is Good” (acoustic) – Saving Abel [9-10-2010]. A clean and spare rendition of the riff-heavy rock original off of sophomore album.
9) “Spy” – Beat Assailant [10-12-2010]. Dramatic and snazzy R&B by Miami-born rapper combines hip-hop with jazz and John Legend-esque vocals to achieve a 007 vibe.
10) “Sun of a Gun” - Oh Land [10-19-2010}. Euro-siren ballerina from Denmark offers pop-pixie, alt-indie track with glam-sensibility.
11) “Bang Bang Bang” – Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip [9-24-2010]. London pop with hip hop cameo by contemporary ultra hipster.
12) “Obsession” – Sky Ferreira [9-14-2010]. With Mike Rizzo re-mixing, this foxy Portuguese-American girl from California belts out a big dance-pop for her debut album to be released in 2011.
13) “Trick” - E-40, Too Short [un-released] Dynamic duo – Too Short on the Harmonies and E-40 with his loopy Bay Area raps -- lay out a rougher hip-hop vibe.
14) “Loving You No More” – Dirty Money featuring Drake [9-21-2010]. The most recent mellow, auto-tuned track released by Bad Boy Records with a cameo by Drake.
15) “Giving up the Gun” – Vampire Weekend (9-7-2010). An alt-indie track that sounds like the rest of Vampire Weekend with a Paul Simon-twist.
16) “River” – Germany, Germany [to be released]. Instrumental with textured, easy grooves off third album by Canadian electronica producer.
17) “Get Back Up” – T.I. feat. Chris Brown [11-2-2010]. A pop hip-hop shout-out from his prison cell, T.I. teams up with fellow bad-boy Chris Brown, and both are shamelessly looking for redemption.
18) “Not in Love” – Crystal Castles (featuring Robert Smith) [12- 6-2011]. With a distinctly 80’s new Wave, Cure-like sound, this cover of the Platinum Blonde original features big synth background beats and a resonating refrain.
19) “Cascade” -- DeLuka [10-12-2010]. UK rocker brings on the white girl rock-pop on her debut album.
20) “Costume Party” – Two Door Cinema Club [to be released]. Mixing electric polish with guitar driven hooks makes for a pop-driven number by emerging trio out of Northern Ireland.
21) “Where I’m Going” – Cut Copy (un-released). Australian indie electronic trio drop the summer’s joyful, hand-clapping rock tune. Come on! Lighters in the air, tripsters!
22) “Home” – Glasser [9-27-2010]. Soothing and feminine vocals over marimba percussion = arty musical gorgeousness from new-comer out of L.A.
23) “Telephone” – The Black Angels [9-14-2010]. And bright & pithy old school Texas-rocker off third album by Austin quintet.
24) “Move that Body” – Nelly featuring Akon and T-Pain [10-12-2010]. Slickly produced pop dance single by R&B Power Trio.
25) “White Knuckles” – OK Go [11-2-2010]. Alt-pop track with a heavy mid-song off-kilter guitar riff.
26) “Dressed in Dresden” -- The Hundred in the Hands [9-21-2010]. This Brooklyn-based duo fuses synth pop with post-punk and dream pop to churn out a danceable track on their debut full-length album.
27) “Golden Haze” – Wild Nothing [10-12-2010]. Synth-washed indie pop by emerging artist Jack Tatum.
28) “Worry About You” – 2 AM Club [9-14-2010]. Soul-inflected pop off debut album by band out of L.A.
29) “Nothing But Love” -- THE GRACIOUS FEW [9-14-2010]. Big phat rock sound with mighty guitar riffs comes from merging key members from two bands – LIVE and Candlebox.
30) “Clap Your Hands” – The Ting Tings [un-released]. New Wave anthem with a hot button refrain – “Clap Your Hands if you’re working too hard” – from scrappy indie pop duo out of Manchester, UK.
31) “Stuttering” – FeFe Dobson (9-7-2010). Radio-ready bubble-gum pop by 18 year old songstress out of Toronto.
32) “Lost Where I Belong” -- Andreya Triana (9-7-2010). The smoky title track from this first full-length album by R&B soulstress out of the UK.
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