There's a lot going on music-wise... Jump in and hang on, kids!
Tiga’s most recent release, Sexor, has been scorching up clubs globally for a while now… And it’s finally getting a domestic release (for anyone who hasn’t downloaded it or bought the import already) in late August. It's full of slammin' funky, electro-fueled buzzworthy pop/dance floor awesomeness. But you can check out Tiga online, natch. You’re gonna want him… As the song goes…
And you can watch the video for Tiga’s “Far From Home” right about here. It’s got birds, bats and Tiga taking a happy gay little stroll around his neighborhood. Or a cute music-video set of his neighborhood, anyway.
Atlanta-based duo Madison Park is loving the gays this week (And they’d better. It’s Pride week after all!). Our music magnate pal Arjan has an exclusive download of two mixes of their new tune “I’m Listening” which, as astutely puts it, is “a fresh dance jive with an '80s twist.” Sounds good to me. It’s from their new disk In the Stars, which is a pop-flavored treat. And, naturally they love them some gays. “"Gays keep dance music alive and well," Mad Park’s DeAnna Cool (nice name, eh?)tells Arjan. Give ’em a spin!
Lo-Fi-Fnk! Black and white and electro-poppy all over.
Arjan’s been busy. He’s also got the new video by the totally cute Swedish boy duo Lo-Fi-Fnk for their single “Steppin’ Out,” which plays like a fun poppy plea for tolerance and acceptance. And it’s pretty irresistible. Check it! And check their new website, which also has dish on their full-on release Boylife.
It must be the season for fun Swedish boy duos because there’s another one that’s also rocking my world. (In fact these guys are in NYC this week, so I’m hoping to see them at Piano’s tomorrow night.) The guys I’m talking about are Johnossi, who, as they claim, got their first record deal after “only 3 shows in demo clubs and a gig on a gay boat in Stockholm.” Gotta love that! They also speak of their affections for “a good melody, a catchy tune, a powerful expression, and a fist full of steel. We also enjoy a sweet emotion, a kind stroke on your cheek, a silent whistle and the sound of silence (not so often though…).” Awwww… I just like their no-frills, jumpy rock sound. Their website has tour dates, which include gigs in NYC, L.A. and Norway (!). You can watch their video for “Execution Song” here. It’s a kicky tune and the video features the guys rocking out in a dingy bedroom and scruffy little dolls misbehaving.
Johnossi are Swedish. And they're moody in photos!
Continuing on the bands I’m just discovering tip is the Brooklyn-based outfit, Beirut. Headed by Zach Condon, Beirut sort of sounds like the Magnetic Fields on holiday at a Balkan beach resort, and the tunes on the band’s debut, Gulag Orkestar, reference crusty locales from a Fodors guide to Europe. There's "Prenzlauerberg," "Bratislava," and "Rhineland" and then perhaps a glasnost nod with “After the Curtain.”
Beirut's Zach Condon gets outdoorsy. Photo by Luba B. Glade.
Beirut has shows in NYC and in Massachusetts (in Northampton and Cambridge) soon. I like the horns and plonky strings and crazy accordions. And Condon’s voice is winsome, plaintive and lilty—but not annoying. It’s fun, eclectic stuff. Who knew?
More tips on even more new and madcap music coming later today!
I just watched Tiga's video " You gonna want me". I loved it. The video is amazing! The website says it was directed by Olivier Gondry! Any relation to Michel Gondry?
Posted by: Marc | June 21, 2006 at 11:00 AM