December 2011
2 posts
Pickwick - "Blackout"
If you’re not familiar with this song, then immediately go here and watch the video. This has to be the vocal performance of the year. This guy has some serious pipes. Best tune to come out of Seattle in ages. Enjoy. Pickwick - “Blackout” (a capella version recorded live at the Suzzallo Reading Room, University of Washington). Pickwick - “Blackout”.
King Krule - "Out Getting Ribs"
I think this track is at least a year old but I just recently heard it courtesy of one of the Fader podcasts. King Krule (previously Zoo Kid) is the only 17 year old alive that can open with a lyric like “hate runs through my blood / well my tongue was in love” without sounding completely emo. Instead, he takes ‘old soul’ to a new level and it works in every way. This is a...