SEVEN DAY SLUMP

Hello, welcome to another dose of new stuff rounded up in a weekly fashion. Am writing this in a bit of a rush as I'm heading off to see HEALTH and Crystal Castles shortly, I have a really bad headache so those two should relax me and make things normal again, right?

So, first up is some news...

Rivers Cuomo has teamed up with Best Coast to work together. Hopefully it will result in some good music and not just a load of stoned jokes about cats and internet memes involving the cast of Jackass 3D. (Pitchfork)

Nicki Minaj has revealed her album artwork, it shows her with no arms. I've always thought she was 'armless enough etc etc.

Robyn has given us a listen to her brand new single 'Indestructable':

Whilst Mount Kimbie are giving a live version of their track Ruby for free, grab it below:

Elsewhere, Kanye West did a 'reverse Skream' by making La Roux's 'In For The Kill' sound a bit shit with his remix whilst Joe Goddard remixed Kisses self titled track from their wonderful new album which is out this week. Be sure to check them out as I believe they're in the country at the moment. That track is available at Stereogum.

Finally, some videos. Warpaint did nothing to stop people assosciating them with Hollywood by getting band sister and actress Shannyn Sossamon to direct their clip for 'Undertow' whilst Holy Fuck joined Klaxons, Wavves and Best Coast by combining indie with cats to great effect on their video for 'Red Lights'.

Video, track, moment and everything about this week has revolved around James Blake. I've prattled on about him enough on here so will just leave you with the spinning fruit in the official video to his Feist cover 'Limit To Your Love'.

Img: Jared Boger

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Kisses - People Can Do The Most Amazing Things

Grammatically incorrect disco-pop FTW.

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Kisses - Bermuda (Active Child Remix)

If someone had blended this blog into a drink recently there's a fairly good chance it would taste something like Kisses and Active Child. Having introduced you to Kisses via a First and Last as well as broadcasting Pat Grossi's re-workings of Steve Mason, Wolf Gang and Lonely Galaxy it's fair to say I'm pretty taken by this trio of stateside swooners. In what can only be described as 'good' then Active Child has remixed Kisses forthcoming Transparent released single 'Kisses'. Grab it now via Pitchfork.

MP3: Kisses - Bermuda (Active Child Remix)

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First & Last #8 - Kisses

Kisses are a boy/ girl duo from Los Angeles making the kind of laid back shimmering electro-pop that makes you dream of long Summer days and zero responsibilities. I caught up with Jesse from the band to talk about Usher, DJ sets, SXSW and err.. Limp Bizkit.

First band you ever saw live?
This is an embarrassing one....anger management tour w/ Godsmack, Limp Bizkit and DMX

What was the first instrument you played as a child?
I first played the Piano, then moved to flute and saxophone

First song you wrote as Kisses?
A song called 'A Weekend In Brooklyn'. It is not out yet but will be on The Heart of The Nightlife.

Where was the last show you played? How did it go?
KISSES has never played a show...just dj sets for now. Our last dj set was at SXSW at a party put on by the blog dudes at I Guess I'm Floating. It was awesome. The last show I played, was with my other band 'Princeton' in Norman, Oklahoma. We are on tour with Camera Obscura right now and it has been great fun.

First album you ever bought?
Not sure what this was, but Usher's 'You Got it Bad' single feels like it was up there...

Last time you were drunk was...
Last time I was really drunk was in Palo Alto when we played at Stanford. That show was crazy and everyone at the house we played at (called the enchanted brocolli forest) were extremely welcoming and nice.



First crush on a famous person...
The first crush that I had on a famous person seems to be escaping me...one of my more recent crushes has been Eleanor Friedberger from The Fiery Furnaces. Zinzi knows all about it though!

The last band you saw live recently?
Not including Camera Obscura I saw the band Tanlines. They make excellent songs and their live set is a lot of fun.

Tell me about the first ever Kisses show
TBA

Last time you swore...
I'm sure it was yesterday, I swear everyday, especially when I am on tour!

First time you met your band mate(s)?
I met my brother very early in life...I met Ben in first grade and I must have met David in middle school.

Last film you saw...
The movie Major League was on TV in our hotel room yesterday. That is an excellent movie with some crazy outfits!

Bermuda, Kisses first single is out on April 19 via Transparent. Click here to pre-order it now.

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