Six tracks of glorious synth-heavy indie gold is what comprises my favorite EP of the year: St. Lucia's self-titled first release. When that heavy, dancey synth break comes in, the only thing I can't do is stand still.
"We shake illusions of trust, we gotta know your heart"
Chairlift - Amanaemonesia
This song is bizarre... but I just can't stop listening to it (despite the fact that I still don't know how to spell amanamoneaniemsiansia). The video for this is something you can't miss: A unitard-clad interpretive dance karaoke. Be sure to check it out.
"Becoming a habit? Chasing the rabbit. Is it amnesia?"
Alexander - Truth
Maybe Ernio Marricone's 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' soundtrack has scarred me, but when I listen to this, I see nothing but dusty, horse-trod trails that lead to whisky bars. This is phenomenal indie magic.
"The truth is that I never shook my shadow, every day it's trying to trick me into doing battle"
The War on Drugs - Baby Missiles
This sounds like the latest single from Men Without Hats: the sing-talking-warble of questionable pitch lives on... and how! Fantastic 80's rock that has a frenetic, urgent vibe that can't be ignored.
"Just the sound of the northeast. Because I don't mind when all the pioneers go soft on me"
Pharaohe Monche - Still Standing
Any rapper who boasts of his non-gangsta ways immediately makes me perk up my ears. Pharaohe Monch's 'Still Standing' is an epic creation. Nevermind the massive horns and strings, it's the ascending guitar line from 0:56 to 1:15 that speaks volumes to how well this track is produced.
"I have no dead bodies to claim, never been a trigger man. Crack? Never peddled that, opposite of Jigga man"
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