ear candy: "little dragon"

 

 

 

sigh. i honestly dont remember how i found out about this band. but, man, i'm so glad i did. little dragon, is a quartet featuring singer yukimi nagano and her bandmates fred, erik and hagan. together the four of them create magic. a mix of hip hop, neo soul, reggae, indie pop and straight up glorified my favorite of all genres, trip hop, their debut album "little dragon" is one for the record books. definitely one of those albums you head straight to the record store to buy and play over and over again whether your drug of choice is analog or digital.

 

 

 

it's yukimi's vocals that take the cake for me. who sounds, on occassion, like a mix of missy elliot and amel larrieux (of groove theory fame). the comparisons don't even make up for what she brings to album.

 

 

 

my personal faves:

 

twice

recommendation

after the rain

wink

 

try it on for size and tell me what you think

 

jas

song to download: beirut's "postcards from italy"

 

 

 

 

 

the great thing about indie music is that it's so diverse. no, really it is. take the band beirut. headed by the glorious zach condon, santa fe native and jazz music enthusiast (see him with his trumpet above), beirut, fuses world, folk, indie, and jazz music together to form a lushly melodic (is lushly a word?) sounding project for the ages to consume. listening to it, i find myself hearing marachi bands and italian tarantella's, especially in their song, "postcards from italy." i guess this comes from the fact that zach travelled to europe as young lad and became enamored with the culture.

 

"postcards from italy" is a genre-bending song with aching vocals and driving instrumentals.

 

in fact, it's only right that i'm listening to it right now

 

enjoy

 

jas

betty's obsessions: miroslava duma

it always seems as if there is a new fashion it girl every month. as cyclic as fashion is, i guess it makes sense that its icons should change as much as its trends. for me, i'm loving former harpar bazaar editor and daughter to a russian senator, miroslava duma. not only is she super adorable, but her taste is fashion is sickening ! i've always loved her but i think even more so, since she's cut her hair into a chic, sleek, posh spice-resembling bob.

 

like most europeans, her style is effortless. one day she's in a pair of stilettos and a cloche hat, the next her hair is slicked back with an elastic and she's wearing a thrifted set of cutoff shorts.

 

 

in any case, miroslava duma is taking all my attention right now. can't wait to see what she's going to wear to the fall/winter 2013 shows !

 

 

enjoy

 

jas