Foster The People: Are You What You Want To Be (NEW ALBUM!)

The day is finally upon us when down the runway, strutting with all the well-deserved swagger possible, comes "Supermodel" the new album by the incredible Foster The People! Too long in the waiting, this follow up to "Torches" is a little darker, more varied, and well-travelled. I'm a pretty big fan so far, although it's definitely not all 'Pumped Up Kicks' and 'Houdini' fun and games. The opener, 'Are You What You Want To Be' is my undisputed favorite thus far (Besides the superhero single 'Coming of Age' of course) and just has such cool beats and has much of the playful 'Torches' vibe with some clear growth. Unfortunately there's not a version yet on YouTube or SoundCloud, so here's the full album audio and it's the very first song! Feel free to keep listening to the whole album! Buy it on iTunes, or be hipster and awesome like Robert and go get a physical CD copy! Enjoy! 

Headhunterz ft. Krewella: United Kids Of The World (Project 46 Remix)

Been a minute since I did any good ol' EDM. This one's a stacked track with Headhunterz and Krewella making the original, and then Project 46 swooping in and adding the beat that should have always been there. Feel good tune with a nice message if you watch the original music video. Dance it up this weekend and get stoked for all the albums coming out in the coming weeks! Enjoy a free download below!

Pharrell Williams: Happy (Plus 24 Hours of Happy)

What's the feel good tune of the year? 'Happy'. What is so listenable and watchable that there is a 24 hour version of the music video (first of its kind)? 'Happy'. What are you going to listen to and have it brighten your day, your week, your month, your year? 'Happy'. 

Pharrell can do no wrong...ok, I guess 'Blurred Lines' was a lot of wrong...ahem, Pharrell USUALLY can do no wrong *cough, Daft Punk*. 'Happy' is a dose of pure joy and the idea of the 24 hours of continuous happiness is just so positive and fun! Watch the full video if you dare at http://24hoursofhappy.com/ or watch the equally pleasant and much shorter version below! Enjoy and may you have a day worth clapping along to! 

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Con Bro Chill: We Came To Party (Wildest Concert Ever?)

NEWS!

If you haven't suited up in your brightest neon, and came to party with Con Bro Chill and the Neon Army, then you are nowhere near partied out enough. 

What was undoubtedly the most douchy and fratty concert of my life was also one of the most fun. Eschewing lame L.A. hipster crowds, the college students who showed up to this show (a group of guys next to me drove all the way from Utah to see the concert!) were SO AMPED! Not a second of awkward head bopping was had, and not one person was drowning in layers upon layers of expensive looking fancy clothes that dripped sarcasm and aloofness. No. These neon soldiers came to party with the wildest and wackiest band of the west coast, and boy did they deliver! 

Opening for themselves with a bizarre fake reggae band wasn't enough for the Lacrosse bros. They had costume changes every few songs, coordinated dances, they crowd-surfed, they tossed people who crawled onto stage out into the crowd to crowd-surf, they led us in the Star Spangled Banner, they did a surprisingly great rendition of 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' by U2. I crowd-surfed for the first time ever (it was incredible and exhilarating) and danced my face off continuously in the front row. It was an experience that everyone should have at least once! Enjoy some of their wildly wacky and hilarious music videos below, and download their entire new album for free on their facebook page here! 

Con Bro Chill's wise words remind us to not party so hard that we get partied out. 

The New Electric Sound: Heart Beat (Amazing Opening Band For Con Bro Chill)

So at the Con Bro Chill concert last Friday the show started with what was clearly Con Bro Chill badly dressed up as an overweight ska and reggae band, which was hilarious, and they (pretend?) drunkenly stumbled through 3 or 4 songs. It was so unexpected and funny and weird that the band was fake opening for itself that I was absolutely blown away when out walk the suave, sophisticated, and all-matching band The New Electric Sound! They killed it with an awesome stage presence, pumping songs, humorous commentary in between songs by our good friend Tom, the blonde one with glasses (the bro and frat-guy douche crowd chanted his name after every song) and an all around fantastic performance! They were the perfect actual start to what proved to be an absolutely insane evening of music! Check these guys out, they're super nice and bound to blow up! 

Damn this is quite the premier music video. A story of betrayal, love, and friendship, it was absolutely not what I was expecting. Give it an honest listen and watch! 

If you don't want to waste your time and just want to dance all night (hint, that's a lyric) then give 'Suitcase' a lyric.

The Colourist: Oh Goodbye

Finally starting to catch up on my blogposts, here's the recap of The Colourist's amazing performance this past Tuesday night! The most badass drummer I've ever seen, colorful palm trees, embarrassing and sexually charged comments in between songs between the lead guitarist and front-woman, and oodles of new and exciting material were all part of the colorful mandala that was a night with The Colourist. Nothing could have gotten me more excited for their new album (coming out March 25th) than all the fantastic new songs they played for us! Ranging from energy filled ballads like 'Put The Fire Out' to slower and more moving songs whose titles I know not, "The Colourist" (original album title eh? They commented about their brilliant naming talents) is sure to be jam packed with fun! 

For only $7.99 you can preorder the album on iTunes and receive five of the twelve songs immediately! Click here to pre-order! Enjoy this leaked track 'Oh Goodbye' to hold you over until the 25th! 

Night Terrors of 1927: Fall Into You

The second openers for The Colourist were the aurally rich and wild Night Terrors of 1927, who, on top of having a great name, were possessed of some really cool music! Where Max And The Moon was excitement and fresh faces, Night Terrors were aloof and uninterested with the crowd, but not in a bad way, just in a manner that they were so ridiculously into their music and living up to the art that they created that they couldn't be bothered to distract themselves with a silly audience of L.A. hipsters. Each song began with really cool glitchy sounds and random voice recordings, and then launched into epic sagas of croons and guitar solos. 'Fall Into You' was my favorite of the night with a powerful anthemic yell in the background and very smooth and groovy instrumentation floating in the background. Enjoy and go to every concert you possibly can: you learn so much about the artists you already know and even more about undiscovered gems!


'Dust and Bones' comes outfitted with a wild and somewhat creepy music video, but hey, they are the Night Terrors, so it comes with the territory. Enjoy and check them out on SoundCloud and iTunes!

Max & The Moon: Losing The Agreement

I had the pleasure to see The Colourist last night at The Troubadour in L.A. and one of the highlights of the night was Max & The Moon! These guys were stoked to be playing their first tour, and transferred their energy straight to the crowd. With a really unique lead vocalist, a keyboardist with the most uncanny hair in the world, and a great sound, I'm sure these guys are going to get bigger and bigger! Enjoy and follow their Soundcloud! 

This song is some great nostalgia fuel: