[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 3 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 2 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[ELECTRO/R&B] Ciara – “Body Party” (ESTA. Remix)

Let’s face it, radio pop stars have become pretty vanilla. The music they make, at least to the trained ear, is usually pretty lackluster and tends to mash the most popular genres at the time together to make a top 40 hit. If you’re an avid music follower online, chances are you’ve made the discovery [...]

[ELECTRO/DANCE] Blondie – “Heart Of Glass” (Oliver & Thee Mike B Remix)

As a thank you to all their fans, and as a mile marker for hitting 10K followers on Twitter, electro funk duo Oliver have released their groovy, and full of funk remix of the classic 1978 Blondie single “Heart Of Glass” in collaboration with Thee Mike B. While Blondie wasn’t necessarily an artist I grew [...]

[SYNTH/POP] Capital Cities – “Stayin’ Alive” (Bee Gees’ Cover)

Spring seems to be in full fling in Chicago as the temperatures have steadily risen from the deep freeze just weeks ago. As my old band director used to say, “It’s a great day to be alive.” LA based Capital Cities seems to feel the same way as they have reworked the classic Bee Gees‘ [...]

[ELECTRO/POP] Jon Sandler – “Take My Time” (Little Daylight Remix)

I’m really digging the upbeat new sounds coming from rising star trio Little Daylight. First featured on this site for their ultra catchy single “Overdose“, the group has just dropped a club-driven, electro remix of Jon Sandler‘s Take My Time.” Entering with some fairly dramatic fanfare, the track quickly picks up pace as we find [...]

[SYNTH/POP] Marina & The Diamonds and Charli XCX – “Just Desserts”

Good pals Marina & The Diamonds and Charli XCX have joined forces to premiere their much anticipated collaboration “Just Desserts” in support of their upcoming North American tour kicking off May 6th in San Francisco. The synth pop sounds in “Just Desserts” tend toward the darker palettes as the girl power duo croon about the [...]

[INDIE/POP] Steel Train – “You Are Dangerous” (RAC Mix)

There really isn’t much to say about RAC that hasn’t been said on this site. Remix after remix, André Allen Anjos, the brain behind RAC, manages to inject his tracks with a wonderful sense of carefree nonchalance. RAC’s newest remix, an upbeat take on Steel Train‘s “You Are Dangerous”, follows suit, and it’s as if [...]

[ARTIST PREVIEW] Hangout Music Festival 2013: GROUPLOVE

Photo by: Aaron Farley   The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series [...]

[SYNTH/POP] Prides – “Out Of The Blue”

There’s a new group out of the UK that’s beginning to catch the ears of some very noticeable names with their dark and emotionally charged single “Out Of The Blue.” Hailing from Glasgow (which has given us the likes of Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks, and CHVRCHES), comes the new three [...]