Father John Misty – “Nancy From Now On”

April 23, 2012 in Folk, Indie by chase | No comments

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Witches are sooooo boring

Ideally, we’d never start the week with something this downtempo but alas, life. Father John Misty is the solo project of J. Tillman, the original Fleet Foxes drummer. And it doesn’t sound like he’s doing all that bad on his own.

“Nancy From Now On” is a sad, hopeless ballad of a man who has completely just given up.

Oh pour me another drink
And punch me in the face
You can call me Nancy

You had us at “Oh.”

Father John Misty will be among many bands performing at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival this year. The lineup is pretty amazing for a $225 3-day pass, and expect me to post more from it over the next few months (or until tickets sell out, because then what’s the point?)

Father John Misty – Nancy From Now On by subpop

Mr. Little Jeans – “Runaway”

April 16, 2012 in Electronic, Pop by chase | No comments

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Tease us with your bedroom eyes

While Grimes may be the reigning nü-pop princess, Norway’s Mr. Little Jeans (aka Monica Birkenes) follows up her much buzzed about cover of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” with “Runaway.”

Milk Carton Kids – “New York”

April 11, 2012 in Acoustic, Indie by chase | No comments

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How's that for classic?

Usually two guys with nothing but guitars is only a recipe for subway platforms. But this duo from Eagle Rock, California capture a sound almost long forgotten on their album, Prologue, released last year. “New York” tells a melancholy tale of waiting around in the big city for a wayward love to come around.

Not a bad place to kill some time.

Download Prologue for free from themilkcartonkids.com Thanks to my buddy Dul for the find.

Gramatik – “Talkbox Intended”

April 10, 2012 in Electronic, Indie by chase | No comments

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Elbows up, side to side

This rarely, if ever, happens on Electric Panda Music – but I’ve posted a dubstep song (oh em gee). And even then, you can only categorize “Talkbox Intended” as dubstep on a technicality. If anything, this is pure, modern funk. All I want to say about Gramatik‘s latest (free download) is that it had me dancing in my chair at work even through the 5th listen on repeat.

Now put your mother fuckin’ hands up.

K.Flay – “Stop, Focus”

April 5, 2012 in Electronic, Hip Hop by chase | No comments

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What genre am I today? Oh, labels....

K.Flay is an anomaly in an area of the country whose hip hop scene still suffers from the long-standing stigma of hyphy left by E-40. Even in the last year, pawn shop rappers like Kreayshawn and Lil B have characterized the Bay Area. Instead, K.Flay is the West Coast counterpart to NYC rapper Azealia Banks, embracing the continuously blurred line between electronic and rap that exist from the mainstream (Kanye/Jay-Z) to the emerging genre of hipster rap (Die Antwoord).

San Francisco/Bay Area peeps can catch her tonight at Rickshaw Stop at 10pm, presented by POPSCENE.

Stop, Focus by kflay

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