Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Been listening to the remixes of Tokyo Police Club‘s new record Elephant Shell in the last couple of days. Its definitely grown my interest in this band. On the 5 song 7″ there are remixes by artists like Dntel, Flowers Forever, and The Good Life. The best one is Field Music‘s verison of Tessellate, head […]
Who: Jamie Lidell from the planet called Funk.
What: A one-man search for the perfect soul song. Anyone feel like dancing?
Song: Figured Me Out .
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dl3VQ2K2U] Two Doors Down by Mystery Jets. I posted another of their videos a while back, here’s a remix of that song Young Love.
Who: Stricken City from London.
What: Heard about this band at Exitfare ‘s Great Escape coverage. Edgy-guitar pop fronted by singer/keyboardist Rebekah Raa , sounding something like Kate Bush playing onstage with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs . Songs are early demos and they’ve got me wanting to hear more.
Song: Better As A Girl .
Who: Cut Copy from Melbourne, Australia.
What: You’ve probably heard this song. No? Its off their sophomore effort (Modular) In Ghost Colours , full of backbeat, grinding guitars, ‘sunshiney synths and some of the finest pop hooks this side of FM radio’. Coming off a successful Coachella gig, these kids are touring North America as […]