So happy to have Twin Shadow back (with HAIM) on breezy track "Saturdays."
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tu(n)esday!
Come alive...
Centred on you...
Pretty baby...
Smoove operator...
I keep falling...
Disappear...
People...
Wonderland...
Go out & get some...
Fear of Dawn mixtape!
Bows & arrows...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
when a fire starts to burn: libby hostetler's top albums of 2013
Out of the gate with our year-end best of lists, here are Libby's favorite records of the year!
Let's cut to the chase here - I think we all know my #1 album - DUH, DISCLOSURE'S SETTLE! I haven't stopped listening to this since I heard White Noise in late January. And then I went through the back catalogue and found the EP and Sam Smith's vocals on "Latch" and saw they remade Jessie Ware's "Running" and had the most sexual song I've ever heard ("What's In Your Head") and OMG I CAN'T STOP WITH THEM! Yeah, this year was all about Disclosure for me. Who knew I missed 90's house beats so much? Listen to my going-to-work-song-and-going-to-stomp-all-over-everyone tune: "When a Fire Starts to Burn."
So for the rest of my favorite albums in no particular order (BUT DISCLOSURE IS ALWAYS #1)...here we go!
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Every single song is wonderful. A mature sound for them and it fits in nicely for a third album from a group I've always loved.
HAIM - Days are Gone
Finally - a girl group that kicks ass. Este's bass face is a thing of wonder.
Jagwar Ma - Howlin
Like I missed 90s house beats, who knew I missed the bouncy rave feel these Aussies give off? Guess I miss the Happy Mondays as well.
Suede - Bloodsports
WOW. Color me surprised when the early Britpop band came out with a random album this year and yet it sounds like they never left the early 90s. Perfect.
Phoenix - Bankrupt!
I was a little concerned when I heard the single "Entertainment." Then I heard the rest of the album and breathed a sigh of relief and then REALLY got into it.
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
Okay, this kid is a bit of a dick. Let's all get that off our chests. But he's 19. And singing songs like "Someplace." Just unreal.
James Blake - Overgrown
Swooooooooon. A more cohesive second album for this surprise Mercury Prize winner. Unbelievable.
Hot Natured - Different Sides of the Sun
Jamie Jones' group really got things moving with this album. I'm thinking "smooth beats" is the best way to describe this album.
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Honestly, I haven't cared too much about these Sheffield boys since their first album. So I gave this album a go and found myself listening in shock at how polished it all was.
Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
I know, I know, I know - you're all sick of me and my inexplicable love for these guys. That being said, it's so refreshing to hear the Followills return to their early roots with this album.
Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes
Goodness, these Canadians have amazing harmonies. Beautiful album.
Rudimental - Home
Okay, I didn't see this one coming. A lot of dubstep-type beats but with super talented singers and a random trumpet - it sounds all very odd but it works so well.
AlunaGeorge - Body Music
I thought this strange duo was only good for working on Disclosure's "White Noise" and I was very wrong. An amazing pop album.
The 1975 - The 1975
Siiiiiiggghhh. The throwback 80s sound on this entire album is awesome and still manages to make them sound completely relevant in this year of music. And my crush on singer/guitarist Matty is awful and needs to stop. (It won't. Melissa is plotting my death upon reading those words.)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2
Em comes to terms with his estranged relationship with his mom on "Headlights" and then goes back to being nasty with Kendrick Lamar on "Love Game." Awesome.
-Libby Hostetler
Let's cut to the chase here - I think we all know my #1 album - DUH, DISCLOSURE'S SETTLE! I haven't stopped listening to this since I heard White Noise in late January. And then I went through the back catalogue and found the EP and Sam Smith's vocals on "Latch" and saw they remade Jessie Ware's "Running" and had the most sexual song I've ever heard ("What's In Your Head") and OMG I CAN'T STOP WITH THEM! Yeah, this year was all about Disclosure for me. Who knew I missed 90's house beats so much? Listen to my going-to-work-song-and-going-to-stomp-all-over-everyone tune: "When a Fire Starts to Burn."
So for the rest of my favorite albums in no particular order (BUT DISCLOSURE IS ALWAYS #1)...here we go!
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Every single song is wonderful. A mature sound for them and it fits in nicely for a third album from a group I've always loved.
HAIM - Days are Gone
Finally - a girl group that kicks ass. Este's bass face is a thing of wonder.
Jagwar Ma - Howlin
Like I missed 90s house beats, who knew I missed the bouncy rave feel these Aussies give off? Guess I miss the Happy Mondays as well.
Suede - Bloodsports
WOW. Color me surprised when the early Britpop band came out with a random album this year and yet it sounds like they never left the early 90s. Perfect.
Phoenix - Bankrupt!
I was a little concerned when I heard the single "Entertainment." Then I heard the rest of the album and breathed a sigh of relief and then REALLY got into it.
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
Okay, this kid is a bit of a dick. Let's all get that off our chests. But he's 19. And singing songs like "Someplace." Just unreal.
James Blake - Overgrown
Swooooooooon. A more cohesive second album for this surprise Mercury Prize winner. Unbelievable.
Hot Natured - Different Sides of the Sun
Jamie Jones' group really got things moving with this album. I'm thinking "smooth beats" is the best way to describe this album.
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Honestly, I haven't cared too much about these Sheffield boys since their first album. So I gave this album a go and found myself listening in shock at how polished it all was.
Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
I know, I know, I know - you're all sick of me and my inexplicable love for these guys. That being said, it's so refreshing to hear the Followills return to their early roots with this album.
Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes
Goodness, these Canadians have amazing harmonies. Beautiful album.
Rudimental - Home
Okay, I didn't see this one coming. A lot of dubstep-type beats but with super talented singers and a random trumpet - it sounds all very odd but it works so well.
AlunaGeorge - Body Music
I thought this strange duo was only good for working on Disclosure's "White Noise" and I was very wrong. An amazing pop album.
The 1975 - The 1975
Siiiiiiggghhh. The throwback 80s sound on this entire album is awesome and still manages to make them sound completely relevant in this year of music. And my crush on singer/guitarist Matty is awful and needs to stop. (It won't. Melissa is plotting my death upon reading those words.)
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2
Em comes to terms with his estranged relationship with his mom on "Headlights" and then goes back to being nasty with Kendrick Lamar on "Love Game." Awesome.
-Libby Hostetler
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
tu(n)esday! by libby hostetler
Well, summer humidity has hit us like a ton of bricks. I'm miserable, you're miserable, and we're all planning journeys away from this den of sin we like to call the Big Apple. I recently escaped to the Bruce Peninsula of Canada and decided I better download a ton of new music for my 11 hour drive. (Ok, that was a little dramatic for purposes of this article - I broke up the drive by stopping at Syracuse and Mississauga.) These are my latest musical obssessions born from that trip - hope you enjoy!!!
The 1975. Good God, these are my new loves. Saw them a couple weeks ago in Brooklyn and lost my mind.
Junip. Beautiful, gorgeous, pretty....I could go on and on. Perfect for driving around Canada.
MS MR. I know there are a lot of comparisons to Florence but I really feel they have their own sound.
Charli XCX. This Brit was 19 when her album was released. 19!!!! Unreal.
Hot Natured. Welsh DJ Jamie Jones has put together a great band here. Proving they're not a one-time fluke with Reverse Skydiving, they go and release this gem.
Half Moon Run. C'mon, I needed a Canadian band for this trip!
HAIM. I love these chicks. A true rock group composed of "3 sisters and a mister."
Empire of the Sun. These wacky Australians kinda fascinate me and kinda scare me with their wild productions. Truth.
AlunaGeorge. You probably know them as the voice behind Disclosure's White Noise but here they are on their own.
Ok, go enjoy some ice cold AC somewhere!!
-Libby
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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