Miami Horror is a DJ/Producer from Melbourne who started out his music career playing house party and regular weekly club nights such as Streetparty and Third Class. Having remixed for the likes of Pnau, The Presets, Faker, Datarock, Party and Midnight Juggernauts in the space of a year, Miami Horror’s remixes are dance floor hits.
Neon Indian / Deadbeat Summer Neon Indian has several great tracks but I selected this one for several reasons. Besides its 70s melodies and keys hook, its ridiculously loose production and detuned, wobbly synths makes it sound like a lost warped record playing with your head.
Having received bouquets for their earlier low-fi recordings, with their new aptly named album, Missiles, The Dears’ are now positioned as bonafide leaders of the Canadian indie rock renaissance.
Air / Mike Mills I’ve been working from my home ’studio’ and have a few tracks that I play in it because I am very familiar with how they sound. Mike Mills, aside from being a well-composed track, sounds really good. When the strings come in towards the end, I am wishing that I had written it.
With their debut album, Keep Color, Kansas City-based quintet The Republic Tigers crafted an epic yet timeless and intimate album, weaving future folk, euphoric psychedelia, and exuberant symphonic pop with intricately crafted electronic textures and uncommon emotional depth.
The Menahan Street Band / The Contender Great song, great groove going on with the drums and guitar. The horn section is really well arranged. It reminds me of some of my favorite arrangements by Ennio Morriconne and Charles Mingus, only with a really good funk and r&b groove to it. It makes me wish I could dance.
My Secret Playlist is a music discovery website and weekly email publication. We invite our favourite bands and musicians to give us the rundown on their eight favourite songs right now. These are their words on the music that inspires them.
