[MONTHLY] Remember Thy Motherf*cking Self: Sights and Sounds Best of 03.2013

[MONTHLY] Remember Thy Motherf*cking Self: Sights and Sounds Best of 03.2013

[MONTHLY] Remember Thy Motherf*cking Self: Sights and Sounds Best of 03.2013

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A bit belated on the write-up (smack me on the face! please, you know I like it), but this edition of the Sights and Sounds’ Best of 03.2013 finds us wrestling with that eternal dynamic of fleeing affection for self-survival and meeting the end of relationships head on with a grim smile. Don’t worry, none of these are breakup torch songs, but instead they all have a multifaceted approach to regaining your footing after being too outwardly focused.

I really hate traditional love songs, and musicians send them to me all the time (which I never cover); but that’s only because so many of them have completely sacrificed their personal agency as protagonists in a song for some fleeting emotion. Gross. If you want to feel real, first and foremost remember thy motherfucking self. Consider this playlist a mini-trajectory (from darkness to light) of that path rolled into 19 tracks.

Countries Represented:
8; US, UK, Denmark, Austria, France, Australia, Canada, Italy

Become an Indie Music Trivia Nerd:

  • The Astrud Gilberto original that Radiation City chose is from 1964. Shit, talk about a timeless track.
  • Not really trivia, but does anyone else have a massive crush on Deptford Goth, because I do…like huge, fucking mancrush. Support his album, Life After Defo, here.
  • You’ve likely never heard of Fallulah, but she’s actually a platinum selling artist from Denmark. But even though she escaped to North Europe, she can’t escape her Balkans origins, which make their way into her sound.
  • Zach Hayse, who remixed City Calm Down, sometimes goes by King Fridge. Dafuq?
  • Frankfurt Express aren’t actually from Germany, they hail from Paris.
  • Recognize those voices on the revamped/ordered chorus on Phoenix’s Entertainment? That’s Mutya Keisha Siobhan, the reunited trio formerly known as Sugababes.
  • “A Long Way” is Andreya Triana’s first venture out since her 2011 debut album, “A Long Way Home”. Also fascinating is that Manu Delago plays an instrument on this track called a ‘hang’: UFO-shaped steel percussion instrument that is played with the hands and gives off a sound that is somewhere between a lighter-sounding steel drum and traditional Middle Eastern percussive instruments.

 

 

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Kavi Senior Editor. Currently based in Bangkok. I review dark indietronica/pop with my signature style of delving into the sexuality, sensuality and emotionality of every song. If you'd like me to premiere your track, contact me at the email below or at soundcloud.com/discordbeing