Great news coming in from our old pals the charming Mints of Idaho. They are really whipping the llama’s ass with this one. After three years of work life balance and mostly silence, their latest works FAKDAD comes as surprising as that final tic tac in the box. FAKDAD is an altogether strange and weirdly good 80s-infused thing of a song. Hit play below and really don’t miss the GEMA-free video that goes along with it – well worth your while and wait for the killer fade out from the 3:20 mark. Bliss.
Presenting, your new favorite band. London ensemble Hunck has been under close surveillance by Team Poule for a while and now their debut EP shapes up to be ready to see the day of light. Their first tease I’ll Wait already put their game well in the red zone and now this gem comes in as the kicker. Never Had A Dream is a nice and dreamy complementary joint by The Hunck, seemingly effortlessly showing their vast repertoire and talent. This is très bien. The debut EP will be out 29 January. Catch them live in London at Waiting Room on Feb 3rd.
Information is king. And looking to diversify the multitude of sources to dig for new music, Team Poule found a fair opportunity in Tradiio. And look who the tide brought in: french ensemble and our old pals Air Bag One. The team reshuffled themselves a little bit recently and are now operating as a duo.
Now, the team have played a grand US tour and SXSW this year, spent some time in the studio and released this pop banger 1992 – attached below at your convenience. All this fuzz was reason enough for Team Poule to get to the bottom of this, and hear what Air Bag One are all about.
What is the last thing you ate?
Chicken Byriani (almost like every day at lunch) in a restaurant down our music studio in Paris. It’s quite tasteless though, but there’s a big sign « EAT HEALTHY, BE HAPPY » in front of it, so we probably just fell into the trap. [continue reading…]
Here is one for your Ones To Watch in 2016 lists: producer P*Nut and a lent voice by Leon Jean Marie just unveiled a hot ball of harmonic noise arrangements. P*Nut, one of those very decorated names you never heard of, having produced alongside Amy Winehouse, The Justin Timberlake, Dido, Chloe Howl and tons more. Surreal.
Africa creates a sound of its own, merging multiple influences so neatly it brings up memories of Jungle’s first then mysterious gems. Africa is out on his own label Studio Week, take it away. The video shot around Cape Town is ace too.
So, the ice road trucker that is BLVTH has a new gem out. This time climbing on a roof top, putting his breezy touches on K.Flay’s original Make Me Fade. Some reverb, a good handful of 90s and great ton of ice: it really is quite striking how with only remixes out really Blvth has established a sound very much of his own. Attached below is the new gem, but also get your puffy ears on his other offerings.
See those two bad boys above, lounging it out like Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett? It’s Marius and Georg, more commonly known as the not-polish ensemble COMA. The two of them have been making music together for the most part of their adolescent lives. Aging like a fine wine, their warm beats and synths are of high quality and easily among the best you will be able to find. They are currently on tour, playing Amsterdam on Friday this week, and then Berlin and their shiny hometown Cologne.
Their new album This Side Of Paradise is full of glam and French Riviera spirits and came out just last month on Kompakt. The hot single Lora is attached below at your convenience.
Now, all this was reason enough for Team Poule to inquire and see what COMA are all about.
Where did it all begin?
It began in high school were we already played in an indie rock band.
[continue reading…]
