17

Jan

ITYLTS’ Most Played

Do you ever click on the most played tab in iTunes and get a little surprise, like a curveball of “Wow, did not know how much I actually listened to that one song…over and over again, for like a month and now I don’t listen to it that much anymore…but wow I played the hell out of that one song”, well that happened to me this morning.

It’s all well and good me posting up music that I’m finding here and now but I bet you’re wondering what I actually listen to on a daily basis, oh you weren’t? Oh… well this is awkward now…I’m just going to do it anyway. 

1) Bon Iver “Creature Fear” (180 plays)

2) Adrian Lux “Teenage Crime” (153 plays)

3) Annuals “Fair” (145 plays)

4) Air “Run” (117 plays)

5) Old 97s “Adelaide” (117 plays)

6) Matchbox 20 “How Far We’ve Come” (116 plays)

7) The Naked and Famous “Young Blood” (112 plays)

8) The Temper Trap “Fader” (110 plays)

9) Bear Hands “Crime Pays” (100 plays)

10) Dandy Warhols “We Used To Be Friends” (100 plays)

11) The Shins “Sleeping Lessons” (95 plays)

12) The Helio Sequence “Hallelujah” (93 plays)

13) Local Natives “Airplanes” (89 plays)

14) Spoon “I Turn My Camera On” (87 plays)

15) Clock Opera “Belongings” (81 plays)

So, there you have it.

04

May

April on I Think You’ll Like This Song

Bear Hands (@bearhandsband)

We still haven’t really stopped playing the amazing Crime Pays by Bear Hands. We love it lots and lots, so should you really check it out. But this post is about Bear Hands as a whole and their fantastic new album Burning Bush Supper Club (available here)

Bear Hands- “Tablasaurus”

Bear Hands- “Crime Pays”

Bear Hands- “What A Drag”

Brooklyn band Bear Hands are an indie/folk/alternative/electronica outfit that are with the same label, Cantora Records, that introduced the world to MGMT. Bear Hands have supported MGMT, Passion Pit and NME love them. Perfect for the background to a party as much as its fine for just listening on your own, ITYLTS are excited about Bear Hands.

For more info visit their official website here

Follow on twitter @bearhandsband

Like them on facebook here 

Also we recommend you check out Cantora Records here and follow them on twitter too @cantorarecords as they have an awesome roster of artists (especially Francis and The Light, expect posts to come on them)

** we know we’ve already posted on Crime Pays but that was in our fledgling early days when there wasn’t as much traffic on the blog, and we want to make sure EVERYONE knows about that song because its freaking awesome**

25

Apr

Daytrotter Live Sessions: http://www.daytrotter.com

I just stumbled across one of the greatest sites for music fans everywhere, http://www.daytrotter.com. Daytrotter is a studio in the middle of Illinois delivering live sessions of some of the greatest and up and coming artists in music. The artists, as they travel and tour across the United States, stop off at Daytrotter and record a few of their songs that Daytrotter kindly post up on their website available to download. Not just sessions, also available are interviews, reviews and articles. 

If you like Annuals, Stars, The National, Bear Hands, Local Natives, Blitzen Trapper, The Temper Trap, The Antlers, Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Freelance Whales, Tegan & Sara, Yeasayer, MGMT, Brother Ali, Foals… these are just a small selection of the kind of artists that Daytrotter attracts.

A must-visit for any music fan go to http://www.daytrotter.com, Like them on facebook http://www.facebook.com/daytrotter

17

Apr

Bear Hands // “Crime Pays” from the LP Burning Bush Supper Club 

“Crime Pays” is an infectious track, so infectious that it has been on repeat for a few days now. The hip hop beat, the staccato pianos and the distorted vocals all make for a song that can be your soundtrack for summer, get you ready to go out or get you through the day.

Bear Hands are a group from Brooklyn, New York signed to Cantora Records (home to MGMT). “Crime Pays” is from their debut LP Burning Bush Supper Club. Visit http://bearhandsband.com/ for more info.

Note. The video up there is not the official video but one by video artist Cyriak.