Some Of It Is R&B And Some Of It Is Rock & Roll

Hot Chip “Bad Luck” – Quite possibly the mellowest song to ever contain the lyrics “fuck you, you fucking fuck,” “Bad Luck” reminds me a bit of Erlend Oye’s “Every Party,” which had a similar kind of summery, subverted-slow-jam appeal. This is taken from the forthcoming Coming On Strong LP on Moshi Moshi Records. The first single for the album, “Down With Prince” was released in the UK last week.

I Hate You When You’re Pregnant “There Is Stuff In This World” – I don’t think anyone would reasonably expect to hear anything nearly as beautiful and poignant as this song from an artist with a name as awful as I Hate You When You’re Pregnant, but it seems like everything about this Tempe, Arizona “band” (actually just one guy stripped down to his brightly colored underwear) is designed to defy expectations. To hear more, check out the MP3 section on his website. I recommend “The Furr’s Is Gone” and “A World Without You” in particular.

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