New Music Thursday: Kate Martin's Apples

Do you like apples? Well how do you like them apples? (I apologise for the swearing at the start of the clip.. but it's a great scene from a great movie)

Good Will Hunting references aside, Kate Martin's song 'Apples' is oh so sweet. Her Unearthed profile calls it "experimental pop". I don't really agree, in my opinion it's hardly experimental, but it's definitely solid, well-made indie pop. It's the first single from Kate's second album, but that's not due to be released until February 2012, so watch this space.

Anyways enough of me talking, let's all watch a video!

Enjoy.

Kate Martin 'Apples' from Timothy Melville on Vimeo.

New Music Thursday: New videos for Big Scary and Youth Lagoon

Hey guys, just a quick one tonight. It seems that in the last few days two songs that I have previously blogged about have had videos made for them. And get ready for variety because they're entirely different at odds with each other.

First up we have the dorky, fun video for Big Scary's 'Gladiator'. Their album is out October 7.

And next, just in case that video made you feel too happy, we have the moody, brooding video for Youth Lagoon's 'Montana'. His debut album 'The Year of Hibernation' comes out in Australia tomorrow. I'm pretty excited. But if you're cheap (yet can somehow afford fast internet), you can stream a few tracks from it on Spin.

Enjoy.

Youth Lagoon - 'Montana' from Spunk Records on Vimeo.

New Music Thursday: Youth Lagoon's 'Montana'

Last night I stumbled upon this track, and I immediately knew it was worth sharing. Trevor Powers, known by the pseudonym Youth Lagoon, is a 22-year-old from Idaho, USA. During uni holidays he locked himself in a room for some time, and a collection of dreamy, ambient, melancholy, beautiful songs resulted.

'The Year of Hibernation' is a pretty powerful debut album, especially since Trevor self-produced it. It will be released in Australia on 23th September, and I'm pretty pumped to get my hands on it.

Luckily for us, Mr Powers has given a peek into what we can expect. Two tracks from the album, 'Canons' and 'July', can be downloaded for free or streamed on Soundcloud (along with 'Montana').

After being signed by Fat Possum, Youth Lagoon's ditched uni and hit the road with a band, promoting his upcoming album. Hopefully he comes to Australia soon!

Enjoy.


Montana by Youth Lagoon

Bon Iver's Holocene

Just saw this for the first time, and I need to share it. Beautiful song, beautiful landscape, beautiful concept, beautiful video! It's set in Iceland.. (wow, I need to go there sometime) and directed by Nabil Elderkin, an Aussie who's also done stuff for some other pretty big names (check out his site for music videos he's directed for Kanye West, Seal, Bruno Mars and many others).

I hope you enjoy it!

New Music Thursday: Vows

Well, have I been waiting for this one. Ever since seeing her last year I've been following Kimbra's progress. It seems she's getting pretty big now. You know you've made it when Katy Perry misspells your name in a tweet.

And (finally), her debut arrived last Friday. If I wasn't already convinced of her amazing musical talent and versatility, the album put forth a pretty convincing argument.

It begins on familiar ground, opening with her first single Settle Down, followed by Cameo Lover. Then we're introduced to the new stuff. Highlights for me include the smoky, cabaret-infused "Good Intent" (the video of which I'm sharing with you tonight), the very funky "Call Me", and the relaxed groove of "Wandering Limbs" (a duet with Melbournian Sam Lawrence that reminds me a little of Zero 7).

I have to say that as good as the music on the album is, her live show is something else entirely. There's just something about her on-stage energy and super-talented, super-tight band that is impossible to capture in the studio. And I think that's something you could be pretty proud of.

I hope you guys enjoy the video for "Good Intent". I've gotta say that I dig it a lot. If I could ever dance in anything actually resembling a "style", then this would be it. The guys in this clip definitely know how to move.

Enjoy.

P.S. If you want to listen to Kimbra's album right now, you can stream it online.