‘Speed Dating’ Archives
Pogo
Tonight’s offering is “Alice“, by Pogo. Pogo is an artist best known for his remixes, which isn’t usually a good thing. He pulls it off well, taking old movies (mostly Disney, which is why no picture today, he can afford to get sued, but I [Read More]
Chiddy Bang
Tonight, Review-Fi Speed Dating™ is hooking you up with a release from this past February by Chiddy Bang. Coming from Philly, they are an alt. hip hop duo, known for sampling Alt. rockers such as Mgmt (Opposite of Adults), Gorillaz, and Passion Pit (Truth). Their February [Read More]
Hockey
Hockey’s single Too Fake was arguably the track that put them on the map. While their song “Song Away” was also a hit, Too Fake was their first and biggest (“Song Away” was too generic and saccharine anyway, in my opinion). A lot of you will [Read More]
A Nervous Tic Motion of The Head to The Left
Whew, what a title. This song by Andrew Bird has so many of the classic and wonderful hallmarks of indie folk. Tempo changes, unusual (or at least less usual) instruments, and callbacks to old composing styles. In this case, he calls back to the composing of westerns, that [Read More]
Not Giving Up On Love
For me, trance is sort of a guilty pleasure; I think if I had been older during the rave craze I would have been a pretty embarrassing sort of guy to know. In spite of that, or maybe because of it, I’m pretty quick to ditch any trance (and really any [Read More]
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
During my recent trip down to Nashville I had to make the tough decision between a GPS or an FM transmitter; sadly, the GPS won. But not all was lost, I got exposed to some radio goodness: ranging from Kings of Leon “Radioactive“, to the Far East Movement [Read More]
The Limousines
I hate to admit this, but I’m in a bit of a hurry tonight. As such, I’m going to give you guys two songs I really liked, off of an album that I really didn’t like. The songs Internet Killed The Video Star and Very Busy People are both quite excellent, [Read More]
Foundations – Kate Nash
Continuing a trend I started a few weeks ago, I bring you another single from a female British vocalist. Tonight’s single is courtesy of the amazing, award-winning Kate Nash, and comes from her album Made of Bricks. This song has most of the things I look for in [Read More]
The Year Spent
After a multi-year Hiatus, The Year Spent has reset with a brand new name. They held onto their classic indie-rock electronic sound, which is reminiscent of bands like Incubus and Minus the Bear. The Year Spent is currently out gaining popularity; booking live shows in Long [Read More]
