February 5th 2011

Artist / Young Galaxy
Track / We Have Every…
Album / Shapeshifting

We Have Everything

This track is a standout from Young Galaxy‘s upcoming Shapeshifting LP out Feb 8. These Canadians were nominated for a Polaris Prize in 2009 but I’ve only just started hearing about them so I’m late to the party on this one. The film clip, reminiscent of Radiohead’s classic Paranoid Android clip, is definitely worthy of your time.



February 5th 2011

Artist / The Beach Boys
Track / I Can Hear Music
Cover / The Ronettes

I Can Hear Music

Originally performed by the Ronettes in 1966 after being written by the hit-making dream-team Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, ‘I Can Hear Music’ was later covered by The Beach Boys in 1969. Their version soon became more popularised than the original, charting in the Top 10 for many countries around the world.



February 5th 2011

Artist / Wanda Jackson
Track / Funnel Of Love
Album / n/a

Funnel of Love

Rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson is experiencing a resurgence of sorts. Not only did she team up with respected The White Stripes frontman Jack White to produce her latest studio album The Party Ain’t Over, she also graced the stages of both Conan and Letterman in the past few weeks, impressing audiences with her tenacity and distinctive vocal talents.



February 5th 2011

Artist / Toro Y Moi
Track / Still Sound
Remix / Teen Daze

Still Sound

Teen Daze and Chaz aka Toro Y Moi have bit of a respect-crush going on. First he raved about Chaz’s 2010 debut LP Causes Of This calling it a “game changer”. Then Chaz responded by asking Teen Daze to remix the first (and usually the most important) track from his forthcoming LP Underneath the Pine (out February 22).



February 5th 2011

Artist / Wu Lyf
Track / Such A Sad [...]
Album / n/a

Such A Sad Puppy Dog

This song is siiiiiiiiick. I was pretty obsessed with the cult Manchester band’s Heavy Pop track last year – this takes it to another level. Starts off in the typical Wu Lyf style then melts into a sweet hip-hop kind of flow around the 2.07 mark. I’ve heard good reports of these guys live so I urge you to check out more of their material.