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January 8, 2017

BEST SONGS OF 2016

Chris / Best Of, IMF, Mixtapes, Monthly Playlists / a tribe called red, andy shauf, anna of the north, best songs of 2016, bishop, bravestation, brett, caveman, darcys, digitalism, ella vos, empire of the sun, Father John Misty, flume, Francis & The Lights, gordi, grouplove, gypsy & the cat, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, hawai, hayden calnin, jack garratt, jagwar ma, justice, krrum, leif vollebekk, lowell, Mac Miller (feat. Anderson .Paak), Maggie Rogers, mansionair, matt woods, miike snow, monogem, nvdes, operators, papa, phantogram, phebe starr, radiohead, rationale, romes, savoir adore, seramic, sohn, sylvan esso, the avalanches, the japanese house, the xx, the zolas, Wintersleep, yoke lore / 0 Comments

With all this talk about 2016 being such a horrible year, at least the music didn’t suck.

Here’s my Top 50, built from my collection of monthly playlists. Listen, like and share.

See you in 2017,

Chris

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September 1, 2016

Indie Music Filter: Best Of August 2016 (PLAYLISTS)

Chris / Best Of, IMF, Mixtapes, Monthly Playlists / a tribe called red, anna of the north, black coast, bon iver, el vy, ember island, foxtrott, grouplove, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, how to dress well, jagwar ma, krief, krrum, lanks, local natives, mac miller, mallrat, miike snow, oyster kids, phebe starr, port of spain, prinze george, ralph, the naked & famous, the tallest man on earth, vancouver sleep clinic, wildlife, yoke lore / 1 Comment

Best Of August 2016

Check out new music from Bon Iver, Local Natives, Krief, Krrum, along with IMF newcomers Yoke Lore, Port Of Spain, Mallrat and Ralph.

Something for everyone. Listen on (Soundcloud) / (Spotify) / (Youtube)

hamilton leithauser rostam when the truth is

August 26, 2016

LISTEN: “When The Truth Is…” by Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam

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Check out the third track released off Hamilton Leithauser + Rostams’ debut album, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, due out September 23rd via Glassnote Records. Here is “When The Truth Is…”.

“This beat was initially inspired by The-Dream’s demo for the song ‘1+1’ by Beyonce…that demo was never released but you can find it kicking around online. It got me thinking about how much I wanted to make a 6/8 song that really smacked. Hamilton came up with the “would you listen to me now” section the day I played him the beat. A couple weeks later I recorded the slide guitar solo…and pretty quickly we had all these finished sounding sections of a song…still it took about 18 months of passing ideas back and forth both online and in the studio to finish the thing.”
– Rostam

“I had watched the Muscle Shoals documentary the week before Rostam played me the original beat, and I was really jazzed up on all those soul singers. Percy Sledge, Wilson Picket, and Aretha Franklin (to name just a few) used to just belt it out with their hearts on their sleeves. I wanted to try and imitate them like Mick Jagger used to (or basically any other British singer from the 60’s). The combination of doo-wap, hip hop (groove), and soul was definitely a curveball. This song brought our record into a very different arena, and I’m glad for that.”
– Hamilton

August 1, 2016

Indie Music Filter: Best Of July 2016 (PLAYLISTS)

Chris / Best Of, IMF, Mixtapes, Monthly Playlists / best of july 2016, brett, cassius, cruisr, dom zilla, Father John Misty, flume, Francis & The Lights, gordi, grouplove, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, jagwar ma, justice, klangstof, papa, refs, savoir adore, the naked and famous, twist / 0 Comments

Best Of July 2016

Well, I’m 17 days late on posting this best of July playlist, but better late than never! Check out new music from Francis & The Lights, Grouplove, Jagwar Ma, PAPA along with IMF newcomers Dom Zilla, Cassius and Klangstof.

Something for everyone. Listen on (Soundcloud) / (Spotify) / (Youtube)