Hill Country Revue think of themselves as ‘the modern blues band for the new generation’, which might sound lofty, but they are rooted in the music of the region. ‘It’s the music we grew up on, and our goal is to bring a fresh take to it. We play the blues of the Mississippi hill country as though it’s been dosed with Viagra’.
Amy Winehouse / Back to Black Simply put, I love the lyrics of this song. She mixes dark melancholy undertones with sugar sweet melodies and the outcome is this brilliant track.
Girl Talk has been known to underground audiences for several years, but it wasn’t until 2006 that Gillis crossed over and caught the attention of a larger audience. While his first album, Secret Diary (2002), was full of purposeful glitches and noise, his subsequent albums, Unstoppable (2004) moved closer towards danceable mixes of varying genres. With the groundbreaking Night Ripper (2006) and now the fourth Girl Talk album, Feed The Animals, he reaches nirvana with a creation that is centered on re-inventing instant party starting pop. As a re-mixer, Girl Talk is also in hot demand having tweeked tracks for Beck, Tokyo Police Club, Grizzly Bear, Simian Mobile Disco, Peter Bjorn and John, Of Montreal and 2007’s Thrill Jockey mega-mix.
Beyonce / Single Ladies This is one of my favorite Beyonce tracks ever. It has so much energy, and the chorus gets dark in a great way. The clapping never stops. The video is a flawless execution of a performance style clip. It’s perfect.
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