It’s been a slightly slower than average month round these parts, for various reasons. What better way to celebrate, then, but with another feast of content-recycling? Hey? Anyway, looking back on March, I was pleasantly surprised by how many great song/video combinations there have been. OK, not all of these have the winning combination of [...]
Archive for March, 2011
10 Tracks: The Best of March
Posted: 31st March 2011 by instanthits in 10 Tracks, VideosTags: anna calvi, british sea power, human league, jessica 6, jupiter, katy b, midnight magic, paper crows, rainbow arabia, yelle
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Video: Foster the People – Helena Beat (sort of)
Posted: 30th March 2011 by instanthits in VideosTags: dogboarding, foster the people
This video is actually called Dogboarding. It’s actually very clever, but also a LITTLE bit disturbing, especially if you are a dog lover. Although we are assured that no dogs were hurt in the filming of this video. Good good. Anyway, it’s a sort-of video to Foster the People’s Helena Beat, which is big and [...]
Lovely POV video for the synthy, summery Hold Me by New Yorkers Telephoned, which first surfaced back in January. It still sounds great, and the video – which cycles through beaches, airports, jigsaws, frisbees, and even the occasional fleeting glimpse of the duo themselves – is rather excellent.
Video: Midnight Magic – Beam Me Up
Posted: 28th March 2011 by instanthits in VideosTags: jacques renault, midnight magic
So much disco-vibed stuff going on this year. All for the good. This one, like most of the others, features some chaps who’ve previously worked with Hercules & Love Affair. It’s been around for AGES and been remixed to bits – see below for the best – but now it has an appropriately retro disco-flavoured [...]
Friday Five: Austra, Thao & Mirah, Those Dancing Days, Young Galaxy, Junior Boys
Posted: 25th March 2011 by instanthits in Friday FiveTags: austra, junior boys, thao & mirah, those dancing days, tune-yards, young galaxy
— FRIDAY FIVE! 25TH MARCH (00:21:38) — 1. Austra – Lose It (04:30) 2. Thao & Mirah – Eleven (ft. tUnE-YarDs) (04:01) 3. Those Dancing Days – Dream About Me (03:48) 4. Young Galaxy – Peripheral Visionaries (03:37) 5. Junior Boys – ep (05:42) — Haven’t done one of these for a few weeks, so [...]
I already wrote about this in its pre-having-a-video days. It’s still good. Whatever I said then + video with close ups of people HAVING EMOTIONS. Done.
Video: The Aikiu – The Red Kiss
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by instanthits in VideosTags: brodinski, pilooski, the aikiu
Another band doing a pretty great job of recreating the hyper-stylized end of 80s synth-pop and new wave. For anyone already on board with the likes of Hurts and Monarchy, this Parisian three-piece will most definitely appeal. As the nicely dream-like video for The Red Kiss emphasizes, though, there’s something a little darker going on [...]
Listen: Kito & Reija Lee – Sweet Talk EP
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by instanthits in AudioTags: kito & reija lee
Ohhhh this is good. Really good. Australian pop-dubstep from a pair of super-cool ladies on Diplo’s Mad Decent label. What more do you need? (Well, right now, I need the full EP PLEASE) EP sampler and radio rip of the title track below: Kito & Reija Lee- Sweet Talk EP Minimix Kito & Reija Lee- [...]
Video: Hyper Crush – Kick Us Out
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by instanthits in VideosTags: cataracs, hyper crush
I think I chucked this on a Friday Five a while back. The fact that it sounds a bit like Ke$ha and is produced by the dudes who did Far East Movement’s “Like a G6″ shouldn’t put you off. Fun with a capital daft, and with a suitably stoopid video.
Video: Skream (ft. Sam Frank) – Where You Should Be
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by instanthits in VideosTags: sam frank, skream
The moody yet light-of-touch dubstep of Where You Should Be was probably the highlight of last year’s Outside the Box album. Now it has a video. And it’s a bit rubbish, if I’m honest. In summary: 1. It’s quite dark. As in black. 2. Lots of slightly pointless CGI stuff happens. 3. There’s a moderately [...]