RESTLESS PEOPLE | RESTLESS PEOPLE

restless people are four friends from brooklyn, who have been working together on different projects like tanlines (not a bad listen either) for years. their selftitled album was released in september and is full of poppy, upbeat synthies and happy sounds, which thanks to the lyrics never feel banal. so put your dancing shoes on and download don't back down from rcrd lbl.

DISCOVERIES | SHOUT OUT LOUDS

for all you behind the scenes lovers, shout out louds are touring europe and have a nice vimeo where they post neat little discoveries from on the road. the one below isn't necessarily the nicest, but it took place approx 500 metres from my house and i didn't go!

THE ART OF BEING SMART

these days news were full with this new anti aids pill. apparently the united states are testing it now, let's wait how that works out. other big news, similar topic: the pope condones condom use in exceptional cases. hooray! now all's right with the world again. not so big news, but i'd say much cooler: the free condom project by melbourne art store third drawer down. there have been countless 'safety first', 'protect yourself', 'condoms are so cool' campaigns, but did anyone ever try to make the condom itself look cool? like a designy little matchbox, that you don't have to be embarrassed about when it falls out of your purse while you're rummaging around for your wallet. and which could make people, who feel awkward about buying condoms, fell less awkward about it. i think that's a very great idea!


found via frankie magazine

THE SUBURBS | ARCADE FIRE

i have no idea why i didn't post the suburbs when it came out sometime this summer. maybe i was too excited.
i love arcade fire. i would marry richard parry instantly (hint! hint!). so i take the brand new video for the title track the suburbs as an opportunity to enthuse about them again. its nothing less than a beautifully filmed, dark short film about growing up and friendship and at the same time an intense portrait of american society, but see for yourselves:

MAGIC CHAIRS | EFTERKLANG

efterklangs most recent record magic chairs came out this spring. their musik is kind of a scandinavian version of arcade fire, orchestral, dreamy, big. listening to it makes me think of melting snow and trees and sun breaking through a foggy sky. the video below for modern drift pretty much sums it up. and it has deers in it!
also the artwork hvass & hannibal did for them is absolutely remarkable. they designed everything from the covers to the bands costumes on stage. you should check out their website, inspiring stuff.

RIPJDS | BIKINI

these days i stumbled upon the nyc duo bikini (how come they're the first dudes to naming themselves that?) who make fantastic experimental electronic pop, which sounds in their words like salinger on mdma. i'd say more animal collective and the likes. anyway, their debut record ripjds is coming out next week and the song a cheerleader is available for free download here. you should also check out the video here, which they did a great job with as well. but then i'm a sucker for everything that has leonardo dicaprio in it.

found via the fox is black

SWIM | CARIBOU

i've been in love with caribou for a long time now and we all know that the 2010 album swim is simply wonderful. so yesterday, when i went to see mastermind daniel snaith and his fellow caribous live in heidelberg, my expectations were high. turns out, they're live even better! fantastic doesn't begin to decribe it. two drum kits building an amazing wall of rhythm. it was all smiling and dancing. this will stick in my head for a while.

WOLVES | I HEART SHARKS

i have to bang the drum for i heart sharks, a german-british electro-pop trio based in berlin. i recently saw them life as part of a fun thing called pophochdrei, concerts in shops. and although the concert took place at 4pm and the shop with it's display window the boys had squeezed themselves and their instruments into was seriously small, they instantly electrified me and as far as i could tell the rest of the crowd, too.

their single wolves was released this summer. keep your ear to the ground, i'm sure we'll hear great things from them again soon.

BLITZ | DIGITALISM

new earcandy from digitalism. woop wooop!

FLAWS | BOMBAY BISYCLE CLUB

SWANLIGHTS | ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS

so graciously sad. antony hegarty, singer of the new york experimental pop band antony and the johnsons, is one of those singers you feel you have a personal relationship to. listen to thank you for your love on a rainy sunday and your chances for getting out of bed any time soon are gone.

NAILPOLISH

i've been into series and collections lately. 

i like exploring the aesthetics of the most ordinary things.