Archive for November, 2009
Neon Indian
Neon Indian is blowing me away. I really didn’t like the first things I heard of his last summer, but this fall has hit me with consistently great music. Psychic Chasms is one of the best songs I’ve heard this year. He’s also offered two perfect takes of Grizzly Bear‘s Cheerleader that beg for real [...]
Gold Panda
I’m really getting into Gold Panda. He reminds me of the best parts of Bibio, Bullion and Washed Out. His last two albums are selling fast, but you can still find them on his website. Gold Panda – Quitters Raga Gold Panda – Back Home Gold Panda – 5th Ave
Lupe Fiasco, “Enemy of the State” Mixtape
The rumors were true, Lupe Fiasco dropped a new 22 minute mixtape on Thanksgiving Day, a teaser in anticipation of his upcoming 2010 release. He’s also set to drop another one entitled “Friend of the People” on Christmas Day (how cute). I think the mixtape is such a beautiful form, a way to get rough [...]
Harlem Shakes
I first heard about Harlem Shakes a few months ago, when I came across their cover of Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Y Control”. I wasn’t that into the cover, but I fell in love with their original songs, slowly but surely. I found myself singing “Niagara Falls” uncontrollably after only listening to it once, which is [...]
Flotilla
Flotilla was the loveliest thing to arrive in my inbox last week, and they couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. I spent Thanksgiving day listening to this album (didn’t think Mom would be as into the Lupe mixtape), and was rewarded with a sense of calm, nostalgia and overall love. They remind me [...]
Fall Be Kind
Boy am I thankful for Animal Collective. I was a little weary that Merriweather Post Pavillion would be their last foray into pleasantry, but everything I’ve heard from the Fall Be Kind EP is serious. Bonus for being the first band legally to sample the Grateful Dead. Anyone who is into anything by Animal Collective has [...]
CFCF, “Continent”
Ever since my initial introduction to CFCF, I have just been falling more and more in love. His latest album was one of my most highly anticipated this fall. It was really difficult to choose which songs I liked the best, because the whole album really reads more as a set than a collection of [...]
Chairlift, Revisited
So I’ve been listening to CFCF nonstop for the past week or so, trying to write a review of his latest album (sometimes even harder to write a rave than a neg review, oh no, is that a spoiler?). Anyhow, Chairlift immediately follows CFCF in my library, and in the buzz that was “Bruises”, I [...]
Major Lazer
Although I spent the majority of my summer recording/djing around the foothills of Southwestern Vermont, Major Lazer‘s debut album kept me in a steamy Jamaican dancehall all summer. The brainchild of Diplo and Switch (who are best known for producing most of M.I.A.‘s impressive catalog), Guns Don’t Kill People……Lazers Do is an awe inspiring example of what two [...]
Faux Pas single, “Silver Line”
So I have been counting down the days until this moment, and it is finally here. Faux Pas (whose genius I am more and more convinced of with each day that passes) has released the first single from his forthcoming album. Are you excited kids? Well, you should be. “Silver Line” is a spacey dream-filled [...]
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Dipped in Dollars (D.I.D.) is the brainchild of Chief and Danger. While attending a crazy liberal arts college in Vermont, we realized our mutual love of righteous dance music, art, and the people behind them. D.I.D. exists to share this love with you and hopefully turn you on to something new. More about the brains behind the brawn, here.
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