Fresh Track + Video: Something in Spanish “For Slowing Down”
It’s that time of the year when clothes are a nuisance. It’s hot in the streets. We haven’t seen rain in weeks in the Midwest. In the daylight, everything takes on this sun burnt, brownish hue. It’s like central California in the dry season, only flat and no coast for miles. But the evenings are long and pleasant. By the time the sun finally falls, the clock has moved well beyond all good intentions. It’s at these moments where lapses in judgment often occur. In my experience, at moments of weak will, it’s best to have a soundtrack at hand.
I present Brooklyn trio Something in Spanish and their pulsating, synth-infused single “For Slowing Down”. This track was designed for summer nights, complete with a video montage that captures 80s Miami in all of its glorious excess. “For Slowing Down” packs enough of a bass line for the dance floor, and lead singer Michelle Perez carries a melody that begs for repeated plays. Download the .mp3 and watch the video below.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Odd Hours “Electric Soul”
What can we say about Mondays? [Insert lame description of the everyman office space, marked by sagging eyes, deficient attention spans and general malaise.] By the afternoon, our eyes begin to wander to the room’s corners for what could be just a few seconds or tens of minutes, before a quick shudder snaps things back into focus. In this brief moment of clarity we realize that the better part of the last hour was spent retracing “The Fabulous Belding Boys” episode of Saved by the Bell. A quick glance at the time brings the harsh truth that much of the day’s business remains.
Enter Detroit’s Odd Hours with a bit of foot-stomping motivation. The band recently dropped “Electric Soul”, the lead single from their debut EP Solar Plexus Power of Babooshka. The album release party will be held this Saturday at The Old Miami. “Electric Soul” features the power pop sensibilities of The Black Keys latest release El Camino, with lead singer Natasha Beste providing an addictive chorus line that may serve as the pep that your step has so desperately needed.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Cozy “Cola Shock Kids”
Cozy is Tiger Beat material. They are a throw back that sounds like they have their teen years studying Gary Glitter deep cuts. They sound like they feel comfortable in denim and prefer hair down to their shoulders. As I listen to the opening rhythm guitar take from “Cola Shock Kids”, I immediately feel like I am stuck in a crowd of has-been Cheap Trick cougars looking to pounce on a crowd of hipsters. While I continue to play “Cola Shock Kids” over and over again I remain interested in these wannabe teenage heart breakers.
Cozy consists of ex-members of Boys Club and Retainers. They just released the 7” of “Cola Shock Kids” on Chicago’s Hozac Records. This is the same Chicago label that helped press and promote Smith Westerns debut release that we have all grown to love. If you embrace the nostalgia and are a lover of vinyl then you better move fast. Cozy pressed 475 copies their 7″ that you can grab from Hozac Records.
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Written by Brett McGrath
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