My Drive Thru

First heard this track on the radio when it was very new and was immediatly intrigued because the announcer mentioned it was to be used in an add campaign for a shoe brand. But because it was a government run station, they couldnt' say which shoes! Such a concept made me think of Nike straight away, and I pictured these guys in some hectic hi-tops. I actually got a bit of a shock when I learned it was actually Converse, as I don't really associate the brand with large scale advertising. Regardless of this Santogold, Julian Casablancas (lead singer of The Strokes) and Pharrell Williams are so incredibly talented and cool as individuals, that once put together they would have had a very hard time making a bad song. To be honest, the track took a few listens to fall in love with it...but now that love is very very firm. Now we just have to patiently wait for Converse to drop the music video which is anticipated to be freaking awesome.

Pharrell, Santogold, Casablancas-My Drive Thru

Mystery Jets-Young Love (feat. Laura Marling)

This is such an awesome track. I really love Laura Marling, but I know a few people who find her a little soft and...well 'blah'. You surely can't say that about her feature vocals on this Mystery Jets track Young Love, which in my opinion turns a good song into an excellent song. Listen out for the slight differences in lyrics when Laura Marling takes over the mike from Blaine Harrison, cute stuff!

Mystery Jets-Young Love (feat. Laura Marling)

Girl Talk Talks Good

I have a pen friend from LA and about two years ago she told me about this guy called Girl Talk. I immediately thought that any solo male artist who goes by that name must be a wanker, and so didn't give his music much thought. Then a few months later I gave him a proper listen and still didn't think much of him. I don't really have much of a fondness for R&B. And mash-ups generally annoy me because they leave me desperate to hear more than 10 seconds of each song. However, I finally came around and developed quite a soft spot for tracks such as Bounce That and Warm It Up off his third album Night Ripper.

To "do a Radiohead" has become such a self explanatory phrase that I don't think I need to say much more except that Girl Talk has done just that, by releasing his very impressive fourth album Feed The Animals for digital download for whatever price it is deemed worthy of from Illegal Art. I'm not quite sure of what I think of this system, but I do know this album is a very good listen. I think the main reason I had such a turn around in my opinion of Girl Talk is that I am a sucker for nostalgia. These tracks are riddled with reminders both of your high school days and your parents CD collections. The beauty of this is that different samples stand out for different people, and arguably make the listening experience unique for everyone. The first time you hear the album is pretty exciting, because you just never know what sample is going to be thrown in and usually its one that you would never expect!


Girl Talk-Give Me a Beat

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