Fresh Track: Villa Kang “Hallucinating Arkansas”
I hope you spent your leap day well. I spent mine walking under ladders, shattering mirrors, and howling at the moon amongst other activities. I didn’t really understand the grand obsession with the 29th of February that was rampant over my social media feeds, but alas, it’s March now and we in the Midwest can focus on the arrival of nice weather and leaving our collective winter caves. The one thing that made my Wednesday all the better was getting a listen of a new track from Toronto’s Villa Kang. “Hallucinating Arkansas” samples Memoryhouse’s “To The Lighthouse” along with a David Bowie interview with a glitched-out heavy electronic vibe. There’s some heavy, early Washed Out sound comparison here, and that’s a very good thing for Mr. Kang. You can head over to his website to grab a free download of a two track sampler featuring this song and b-side “Radio Dada.”
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Written by Greg Dahman
Fresh Track: Norah Jones “Happy Pills”
God damn it, I love Norah Jones. And that’s all I have to say about that.
“Happy Pills”
Written by Rob Peoni
Live Video: Alabama Shakes Visit KEXP (Full Performance)
The Alabama Shakes are no stranger to getting love from us here at Thought on Tracks, and that’s probably not going to stop anytime soon because, well, they are really fucking good. Below you can catch a 4-song performance of the Shakes taking over the KEXP studios in Seattle that concludes with their latest single “Hold On”.
The tracklist:
- Rise to the Sun
- Hang Loose
- I Found You
- Hold On
Don’t forget that the band’s debut album entitled Boys & Girls drops on April 9th. You can pre-order on iTunes today, or wait and pick up the vinyl at your local record at the beginning of next month.
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Written by Greg Dahman
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