Crossfire HQ has been filled with the feel-good sounds of Weezer’s latest album Hurley this morning.
Due out next Monday on September 13th, the album can be streamed in its entirety from the band’s Myspace.
Crossfire writer Winegums has (unsurprisingly) noted that Hurley is probably their best album in quite some time, and the rest of us are inclined to agree… so what are you waiting for? Get over there and and see for yourself.
The duo will be touring under the name Roller Express and their tour will take them all over the UK. The collaboration has already been debuted with soundsystem workouts at Notting Hill Carnival getting them acclaim. They will be hitting the road with MCs Serocee and Dread at the following dates:
21st September – The Tuesday Club, Sheffield
25th September – Wax:On, Stylus, Leeds
8th October – Stealth, Nottingham
16th October – Motion, Bristol
13th November – Sigma, Swansea
19th November – XOYO, London
20th November – CYNT, Cardiff
3rd December – DQ, Sheffield
4th December – Rainbow Warehouse, Birmingham
7th December – Mint, Leeds
15th December – MWP, Manchester
31st December – Motion, Bristol
To get you in the mood, check out the latest hit on Redlight’s production conveyor belt with Mz Bratt on the vocals:
Wiz Khalifa has released another new video.
The prolific weed smoking Pennsylvanian has this time gone on a party tip for the video to In The Cut, another track taken from his awesome Kush & Orange Juice mixtape which brought him to the attention of many rap fans and was the major reason he was signed up to a major earlier this year. Peep game below:
Memphis
True Panther
Containing several members of In The Red Records’ signings The Barbaras, the new seven-strong collective, Magic Kids, summon a combination of musical talents to create a layered sound that’s so sweet it’s near impossible not to tap your toes and hum along.
Memphis was recorded over several months in the Deep South with Doug Easley, and sounds surprisingly less Country-tinged Tennessee than you’d expect and more West Coast feel-good vibes. These twee 20-somethings have clearly been raised on a saccharine-laden diet of Belle And Sebastian, Beach Boys and a healthy dash of Motown’s back catalogue for good measure.
Dropping just in time for the closing days of summer, the album is packed with eleven polished gems of retro-pop perfection range from tales of wide-eyed innocence to those first exciting moments of young love. It’s more than just nicey nice, it’s downright…well, magical. Their ethereal ‘60s flair is underscored by the dual boy-meets-girl vocal harmonies of Bennett Foster and Alice Buchanan, a kind of sonic homemade cherry pie.
Album highlight ‘Hey Boy‘ sums it all up rather neatly; it is 2010’s happy-go-lucky soundtrack to those hazy summer evenings that seem to last forever and ever.
Mark West
Panda Bear is due to release ‘You Can Count On Me‘ on October 19th through Domino.
Limited to 500 copies, the single has been described by Domino as a gentle duet between Noah and himself, as ethereal and uplifting as ever, featuring an off-beat melancholic chord progression and a light two-step beat.
The artwork is below, and you can pre-order the record here.
Following from the success of Cryptic Motion, the first single featuring the Shobaleader One pseudonym that was released on Ed Banger Records earlier this year, Squarepusher will be return on Warp Records with d’Emonstrator on October 18th.
As one of Warp’s flagship artists, Squarepusher has established a position in the front of the more eclectic electric DJ’s record bags and judging by the trailer below, we can expect another listener’s favourite this year.
The video for Zola Jesus’ haunting synthy goth pop track ‘Sea Talk‘ cut from this year’s fantastic ‘Stridulum II‘ now has its own music video.
The clip that accompanies the track is appropriately flooded with blue, 80s horror flick decor and electricity and is more than worth your attention.
You can watch it below…
Radiohead’s show at Prauge’s Výstaviště Holešovice Exhibition Hall on August 23rd 2009 was filmed by more than 50 fans armed with slick mobile phones. It is now available to download for free from here.
Live in Praha was approved by the band themselves, who contributed the audio masters from the show to the fans to make that concert sound exactly like it did on the night. Absolutely amazing, basically.
The trailer can be seen below, but follow this link for more information.
You know the drill by now. Look below to grab some free music every two weeks from the Crossfire Soundcloud.
This time round Crocodiles have released a trippy and warm instrumental EP while their throats recover from sharing a hobo’s pipe, the title track can be picked up below. We’re also still recovering from the head-opening trip from L.E.D Festival and have loaded two selected cuts that caused Hackey to rise up last weekend courtesy of Aphex Twin and Tiga. We were also treated to new tracks from Atmosphere, Parenthetical Girls, Sufjan Stevens and more!
Tuck in below.
Aphex Twin – On by Crossfire Music
The XX – Shelter (Tiga Remix) by Crossfire Music
Crocodiles – Fires Of Comparison by Crossfire Music
Tim Kasher – Cold Love by Crossfire Music
First Aid Kit – Hard Believer by Crossfire Music
Atmosphere – Freefallin’ by Crossfire Music
P Money – Anyway by Crossfire Music
Jay-Z – Most Kingz by Crossfire Music
To many, including myself, Notting Hill Carnival is the highlight of the year, the chance to vibes out in the sun, eat copious amounts of jerk chicken and dance with a smile for the entire day. When you add an incredible line-up of DJs, free food and drink and art from the likes of Pure Evil and Inkie, you can be sure that there won’t be one disappointed face in the place. Red Bull’s Major Lazer Carnival Party was, without a doubt, the party of the year so far.
Getting in a little while before Ghislain Poirier’s set, the scene was set nicely with the bars five deep and the bass already wobbling. When the bearded Canadian stepped up, the party was well and truly underway as he dropped his usual diet of dancehall riddims. Ably backed up by his two MCs, his set saw the incredible sight of a man who must have been well into his 50s dancing whilst performing a headstand in the crowd.
Following Poirier was UK producer Sticky who ramped the crowd up immediately by dropping his anthem with Ms Dynamite – Boo – before sending everyone into spasms by nailing Bizzle’s Pow and pulling up three times in the process and dropping another of his own productions, Lady Chann’s Sticky Situation.
Skerrit Boy getting pumped during Major Lazer’s set.
Next up was Trouble & Bass head honcho Drop The Lime with a Rock-A-Billy set. This could easily have fallen flat but when he played tracks like Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Good, it was clear that the party vibes were going nowhere. Despite the guitar music not being the usual Carnival fare, DTL was thrashing around and having the time of his life and eventually submitted by mixing it up with bass lines. Imagine that in the 50s, it would’ve destroyed everyone!
Bristol’s Joker followed and whilst taking a little while to get the crowd’s hype levels back up, he killed it with now mainstream but still awesome tracks Katy On A Mission and I Need Air which he mixed into Mr Oizo’s Flat Beat [nods to Moyboy for that one!] with the crowd also treated to a track of his upcoming album.
David Rodigan stepped up after this and took the entire place by storm. The 59 year old set the first track on its way before running around the decks to face the crowd, beaming, sweating and telling people to make noise. With his T-shirt tucked into his jeans and his pork-pie hat on, he looked like the coolest Grandad on the planet, but he wasn’t about to let his age get in the way of having fun. Wheeling up old records from King Tubby’s studio back in the day and ending with a Bob Marley singalong, Rodigan stole the show, the man is a legend.
Aged 59, David Rodigan is a legend.
Headliners Major Lazer, the duo of Diplo and Switch looking their resplendent best, stepped up to a rapturous roar of a crowd well and truly in the midst of a frenzy. Dropping everything from heavy dubstep to house, dancehall to bassline, there wasn’t one tune that wasn’t loved by everyone. Gun fingers filled the air and every drop, giant cushions were thrown from one end of the floor to the other as tube drivers on the tracks next to the space stopped to look out and savour the atmosphere below. Of course all the Major Lazer album bangers destroyed the speaker with their MC and female dancer hyping everyone beyond previously unthought-of boundaries and when the legendary Lee Scratch Perry joined proceedings, the evening was complete. Without doubt the best party of 2010 and surely won’t be topped for pure energy, vibes and smiles.
Abjekt
Below you can stream the entirety of Major Lazer’s monster set below, and witness the fitness of the forever young David Rodigan. Get in.