Chiddy Bang - The Swelly Express
These guys successfully mix hip-hop and alternative/electronic samples to create some truly unique music. The Swelly Express is a mixtape from 2009 but a studio album is due for release this August.
Check out: Truth (feat. Passion Pit), The Opposite of Adults (feat. MGMT)
I know I am a bit late on this one but this album is still worth mentioning. I have always enjoyed the single Walking On A Dream but never got around to hearing the whole album until recently. Their sound reminds me of MGMT but better.
Check out: Walking On A Dream, We Are The People, Country
Still giving this album some time but it does have it's high points. My only complaint is that some of the tracks are a bit too fast for me since I am not a big fan of the drum and bass genre.
Check out: The Island Pt II (Dusk)
You may be familiar with Girl Talk's more recent album, Feed The Animals. I am a huge fan of it so I wanted to give some of his older stuff a try. It's hard to pick out favorite tracks from each but they are both pretty cool and since they are older there are some older samples as well which can bring back some memories.
I absolutely love these guys. The Swell Season is the real life band of the characters from the movie, Once. If you have not seen it I highly recommend it if you're into music and independent film. These songs are very genuine and honestly, fricking sad. Their style works and I connect to some of it more than I ever thought I would (given the fact that I am not necessarily a huge fan of Irish folk music).
Check out: Falling Slowly, When Your Mind's Made Up, Lies, and everything else
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