North America South America are two guys, Squeak E. Clean (sam spiegel, spike jonze’s bro) and DJ Zegon, who are really good at getting people to say yes. So how good? Good enough to get, David Byrne, Tom Waits, M.I.A., Kanye West, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarface, the Wu-Tang Clan, Chuck D, Lykke Li, Santogold and George Clinton all to collaborate on their upcoming release, The Spirit of Apollo. That is just the short list.
They met back in 2003 and it has taken six years for the completed album to become a reality. Maybe because they had real people, doing real vocals. No autotune on this baby. Apollo is due out 2/17.
They will be at Coachella and are going all out. “We have Martian booty-dancer girls, crazy cyclops aliens, people in astronaut suits,” Spiegel says. I have a feeling these guys will be as much a visual act as and aural one.
I have heard a few leaked tracks and these guys are fun; not mind blowing, but what you need to get a party started. Kind of a new type of mix tape perhaps….Very hip hip-hop.
NASA will be in Chicago at Abbey Pub March 7th.
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An Horse – Rearrange Beds - If you haven’t heard of this Australian duo, you need to go out and buy this album immediately. They are awesome and returning to tour the U.S. in March of 2009. The song, Little Lungs, overwhelms me when I listen to it.
Kings of Leon – Only By The Night - If you didn’t fall in love with the Kings of Leon this year, then you live under a rock in the middle of a jungle in some third world country. Only excuse.
Santogold – Santogold - I’d have to say the same for Santogold that I did for Kings of Leon. Thank goodness she decided to cross the proverbial tracks over from A&R rep to artist.
The Killers -Day and Age - My musical love.
Robots In Disguise – We’re In The Music Biz - RID is, well… weird. But weird in a good way. Weird like I think I would have a lot of fun partying with them. This album is usual RID sound – weird but fun to party with.
TV On The Radio – Dear Science - I have a feeling that this album will be on about 90% of the 2008 “Best Of” lists.
Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires - Enthusiastic and a little bit odd, I love these guys.
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver is good for my heart. In the way that it’s good to have your heart ripped apart and then mended by music.
Spinnerette – Ghetto Love (EP) - The comeback of my favorite former lead singer of The Distillers is formidable. Now we need Spinnerette to get out on tour to Chicago!
Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs- DCFC doesn’t change up their sound a whole lot from album to album, but it doesn’t matter because their sound is just damn good.
