Hot Since 82 | Buy Little Black Book

It’s a snowy afternoon in the dark woods. The sky is like a television, tuned to a static channel. I’m seeking shelter from the bitter cold and a warm place to sleep. I stumble onto the outskirts of a town and shout a greeting, but the only sound that returns are my snowshoes crunching through the icy frost. ‘Things You Do To Me’ is a dark mysterious track, and one of the most interesting on Hot Since 82’s new LP, Little Black Book. Daley Padley is the mastermind behind the moniker, and one of the quickest rising names in the deep house scene. Two months ago, Padley’s Essential Mix made big waves and now, just this week, his 12-track LP hit the deck like a fresh caribou. With simple, yet polished grooves, Little Black Book’s dark touch has me venturing into the frozen abyss.

Last monday, Hot Since 82 performed at Sound Nightclub in LA, and I’d probably describe his set as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

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1. Hot Since 82: Shadows (feat. Alex Mills)
2. Hot Since 82: Planes & Trains
3. Hot Since 82: Chords
4. Rudimental: Right Here (Hot Since 82 Remix)
5. Green Velvet: Bigger Than Prince (Hot Since 82 Remix)
6. Hot Since 82: Hot’s Groove
7. Shadow Child: So High (Hot Since 82 Remix)
8. Hot Since 82: Hurt You (Lee Curtiss Remix)
9. Hot Since 82: Insane I Know
10. Hot Since 82: Transitions
11. Hot Since 82: Things You Do To Me (feat. Thomas Gandey)
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12. Hot Since 82: Cry Mumbai
13. Hot Since 82 vs. Joe T Vannelli: The End

Cut Copy | Soundcloud | PreOrder Free Your Mind

Cut Copy have been front runners in the indie/electronic sound since the style’s inception. Being from Australia, every song has an unmistakeable tropical feel to go with its inherent danciness. With their upcoming album Free Your Mind coming out next month, we can surely expect them to take us into untrodden territory of indie dance. They’ve always had an influential role in the genre. “We Are Explorers” is their latest single off the album, and it’s a true piece of art. LA you can catch them at HARD Day of the Dead music fest on 11/2! Check the first single and a classic Boys Noize remix after the jump.

BONUS

Cut Copy – Lights and Music (Boys Noize Remix) (right click > save as)
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Private Label | Event Info | Tickets

Gigamesh, Supreme Cuts, Jessie Andrews, and Overjoy will be providing this Friday’s respite. These artists’ musical style hint that this will incorporate the usual groovy, disco jams – our favourite kind of party. Don’t miss it.

How To Enter

Standard procedure: The contest ends at 5PM Friday October 25th! The more ways you enter below, the better your chance is to win. Be sure to be ready to check your e-mail/twitter, because we’ll be giving it to the first people who respond when the winner is chosen. See you guys there!

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Arcade Fire | Buy Reflektor October 29

“Afterlife,” Arcade Fire’s most recent preview track from their forthcoming album Reflektor, is dancey and depressing and haunting and catchy all in the same earful. It’s a whirling blender of emotion, morbidity and youthful hope in a way ever so characteristic of Win Butler and company. It seeks for the deeper meaning of life and fumbles desperately for a greater significance like a depressed teenager making sense of his suburban surroundings. While this might be true of almost all of their music up to this point, there is something almost foreign about “Afterlife”-otherworldly even.

The Canadian seven-piece is set to release Reflektor in a week and though they’ve provided their fan base with a slew of previews on television talkshows and the like, “Afterlife” and the title track are the only studio recorded songs to have been officially released thus far; sporting similar sentiments. They’re the kind of songs that make perfect sense if you don’t pay attention to the lyrics (which often contradict the bouncy and energetic melodies). Speaking of lyrics: lyrical master and recording genius James Murphy–the brain behind LCD Soundsystem–is confirmed to have produced three or more songs off the album. With so many great musical minds in collaboration, it’s almost as though Reflektor has no choice but to be a top contender for album of the year. Check the single “Reflektor” after the jump.

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Buy the EP

We were first turned onto Australian Hayden James a few months back. His signature tune at the time was Permission to Love and we knew it was the blossoming of a smooth and soulful sweetness. We decided to let his sound ripen a bit. An EP and a few remixes later, we can comfortably say this lad isn’t to be overlooked. Hayden draws heavily upon Balearic beat to build a foundation of undulating pace and deep swinging bass.

He makes music to feel to. He’s a Future Classic.

Cults | Buy Static

There are few bands as aptly named as Cults. With a completely unique sound–which to be frank, only they could ever pull off–the Manhattan duo and their 2011 self-titled debut took the indie scene by storm. Their sound is difficult to define, and their influence not easy to pinpoint. There’s a frosty sweetness to the girl-pop of bygone days, mixed with a haunting distortion, akin to the washed out static of an old television set. Their music has a way of transporting you to a place vaguely familiar, yet unrecognizable. Two years since the release of their fuzzy, yet pleasantly optimistic debut, the two-piece is back, this time with a noteworthy edge of bitterness.

The second album, while well-polished and beautifully composed seems slightly jaded and almost sexually frustrated, with lyrics such as “I wonder how you sleep at night” and “I can hardly make you mine.” The idealized romance might be gone in their sophomore album but they have certainly maintained their Cultsy charm. The album is pulsing and charged and electric and lo-fi and…well, static. While the album is undeniably full of post-breakup regret, it is also undeniably wonderful.

Cults – I Can Hardly Make You Mine
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Cults – So Far
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Cults – Keep Your Head Up
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Private Label | Event Info | Tickets

Another week, another night at LURE. Is what we would say – except not ever. This week marks the one-year anniversary for our favourite Label. And the stops for this night are nonexistent. The night’s festivities will be supported by DJ Falcon, Yuksek, Check & Mate, and Adam Auburn. Congratulations are in order. Expect things to get rowdy for this milestone.

How To Enter

Standard procedure: The contest ends at 5PM Friday October 18th! The more ways you enter below, the better your chance is to win. Be sure to be ready to check your e-mail/twitter, because we’ll be giving it to the first person who responds when the winner is chosen. See you guys there!

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