For anyone who has the itch for a sweet summer mixtape of new jams, you must check out Nylon magazine’s free iTunes playlist. Download the tracks and turn them up! Like a cool glass of lemonade - here are our top picks off the 22-track listing. You can listen along with the playlist below:
ANJULIE – Boom: Canadian newcomer, Anjulie might just have something going for her here. A slinky tune for those late nights after the club and drunkenly going home in the cab.
CRYSTAL ANTLERS – Andrew: Hype band of the moment… with reason. Eclectic prog-garage, they’re a crossbreed of genres – it’s the must-have hipster album that sounds bigger than it is.
LaROUX - In For The Kill: A favorite. The kind of jam you might make inappropriate decisions to, but hey – that’s what summer is for, right? This electro duo has some dark & dangerous beats
LITTLE BOOTS - Meddle (Ebola Remix): A breaking artist out of the UK – she’s got a dynamic pop flare that makes her undeniably listenable. As an artist, she’s “embracing the cheese” and it’s working.
MAPEI - Public Enemy: Coming hot on the trails of Santigold/M.I.A. (ladies with skillz) beat, Mapei has more grit to her sound and comes as a blissfully brutal audio surprise
OF MONTREAL - For Our Elegant Caste: Whatever this song is about, we probably can get into it here. Either way, Of Montreal make for great pool party ambience – like BBQing ecstasy
PASSION PIT - I’ve Got Your Number: What began as a love letter EP and turned into a crazed buzz, Passion Pit rocks the 8-bit melody and dubbed art-school synth beat. A perfect rooftop soundtrack.
PHOENIX – 1901: Thank you! These Parisian rock-outs have cut a great dance song. Complete with deep buzzing strides and thumping cymbals.
PLASTISCINES – Barcelona: Chic mod squad sound that is “disco-thrash-glam” and lures a bit into 70s B-rock but holds a strong center in sugary dance pop. Whatever it is… put it on.
SPINNERETTE - Ghetto Love: The anticipated second project of Brody Dalle (The Distillers), with her roots in LA punk rock, the new single sings out hard and rough, wonderfully.
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - The Tenure Itch: As festival darlings and the latest praise-hogs of the music blogosphere, PBPH are on a sweet ride of indie-love. They have a sound that seems to duplicate the summers’ of your youth, so sit back and grab an otter-pop!
THE SOFT PACK - Bright Side: The Southern California rock group, formerly named ‘The Muslims’, might have an expressionless single on their hands. The deadpan melodrama of this song is listlessly sunny and morose, awkwardly.
What do you think? Download the playlist and hear for yourself - you have until the end of August. ENJOY!