Odd Future

LA underground hip hop scene took over Jim Fallon last week as the front men for Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All (OFWKTA) Tyler, the Creator and Hodgy Beats performed their hit "Sandwitches" and are now the talk of the overtown. If you haven't laid your ears on this yet, do it. You might even see a cameo from their biggest fan, Mos Def.

Of Note

Tribes - We Were Children
Camden's latest rock-tet. Disheveled hair, electric guitar, rock verses and a sing-along chorus. These cats are so UK underground that they dont even post their gig dates online, its all word of mouth via gig posters. The low down on the band via nme:

• Dan and Miguel met five years ago after Miguel caught Dan stealing his wallet at his own birthday party

• Jimmy was arrested for fraud at the age of 12 for selling stolen videos

• Johnny once got drunk with Juliette Lewis in Texas and woke up with the cosmos tattooed on his arm

Get their single free here:

Tribes: We Were Children by NYLONmag




Via Nylon's pics of the week:

Sound of Rum - 24 year old UK native, ex poetry student spitting mad rhymes.



Strange Talk - Aussie indie synth band, reminiscent of Two Door Cinema Club with a dance beat

Adele

So rarely does an artist give me chills every time I hear their voice. James Corden intros and extros it perfectly so I’ll just keep it simple in saying that this performance is nothing short of breathtaking. Its so raw and heartfelt that she even chokes at the end of the song. I dare you to try to not be moved.

Jessie J

I’ve been following this UK native for the past couple of months after a friend's recommendation. She’s quietly been stirring up some serious shit in the music industry, co-writing that little known top 40 hit ‘Party In the USA’, among others for small, upcoming artists like Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys & Christina Aguilera, all at the ripe age of 22. She has a killer stack of back videos on Youtube that show off the purity of her voice, but her first released single was all about the grit. ‘Do It Like A Dude’ was released in the UK in November, which was originally penned for Rihanna. Its all about a new age, masculine form of girl power (if that makes sense?), complete with a ‘take no shit’ attitude and, the real cherry here: jeweled lips.

Her most recent release is ‘Price Tag’ ft. B.O.B. It tips a bit more towards her sweeter side, while keeping that Jessie J edge. I love how she even has flashes of the Do It Like A Dude video to tie it all together. The lyrics touch on (what I think) she’s about: just doing whats you and the rest will come. She intro’d it to the world acoustically on Jools Holland, video below.

Hey Gaga, I think your ears must be burning about now because your heels are starting to heat up. Dare we even predict that we all might be saying “move over” pretty soon?

Watch for her album in April in NA.

Eliza Doolittle

So, its been awhile, but I decided to start posting again after today’s little kick of inspiration. Our incredible music team here at work has started this uplifting little diddy where labels bring in their upcoming artists to perform right smack in the middle of our desk area. Not only is it an amazing way for their artists to be won over by our staff, but it is such a great afternoon pick-me-up. Seriously, who wouldn’t be completely and utterly obsessed with a mid-afternoon acoustic music break?

Today Miss Eliza Doolittle stopped by for a 3 song set. This super flirty 23 year old Brit was chalk full of playfulness and expression that even left the girls crushing. She has an incredibly captivating voice that is amplified by her opposing nonchalant demeanor. It just seemed to flow out of her, completely carefree, just like she was walking down the street whistling a tune to herself (literally at times). Lets not forget her guitarist, Charleston, who has to be the cutest thing ever as he showed up in pin shirt and red bow tie.

Check her out acoustically below and prepare to fall in pop-love.