Video: Hawaiian Air - Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires' eponymous debut album was one of my favourite albums of 2008, their epic indie sound capturing the feeling of classic house perfectly. The band's sophomore album, Pala, came out a few weeks back - I'm aiming to do a full write up soon but suffice to say there are a few gems and 'Hawaiian Air', performed live above for the O2 Academy, is one such gem.

'Hawaiian Air' is Friendly Fires' next single and it does a cracking job of capturing the excitement that fuels a long flight to a far off land so it's definitely worth checking out the video above. You can also head over to YouTube for videos of 'Jump In The Pool' off the first album and another Pala highlight in 'Blue Cassette'.

Friendly Fires tour the UK in November this year - details are on the tour page on their site.

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Video: Blue Lanterns on East Oxford - Mountains

Mountains - Blue Lanterns on East Oxford from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

I've been checking out Mountains' new album having really enjoyed the last one and I have it sounds pretty special. This video for 'Blue Lanterns on East Oxford' seems to perfectly encapsulate what the duo are about, taking natural imagery and twisting it to make captivating patterns.

I particularly dig the clouds. Check it and prepare to zone-out.

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Video: Home (Party Supplies Live) Remix - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

I have no idea who Party Supplies is except for the fact he is on Fools Gold Records, hails from Brooklyn, New York and is clearly highly adept at using a drum machine. Check the video above for his awesome live remixing on Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' 'Home'. Awesome stuff.

Check out Party Supplies' site for more.

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Video: Need Your Lovin (Original Mix) - M A N I K

I've recently been checking out some of M A N I K's debut album Armies of the Night. It's got a number of these deep electronic numbers and it seems to swing between muted soul and funky. The album is apparently inspired by the darker side of New York and the seventies cult film The Warriors.

Look out for a review soon but in the meantime check out this video for a taste. No idea what the video itself is supposed to be about (snow and mild stalking mostly it would appear) but the track is worth a listen.

The album gets released on 23 May on Josh Wink's Ovum label.

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Video: What Is It That You Want - Blackroom

Blackroom - What Is It That You Want from BLACKROOM on Vimeo.

Blackroom, formerly known as Lorraine (we can see why they ditched that idea) hail from Norway and it would appear they got tired of waiting for New Order to get back together and just decided to do it themselves. So yes, 'What Is It That You Want' really sounds like it could be a New Order track - albeit one given a little bit of a prog-trance remix with those thick keyboard stabs - but it's catchy enough that I forgive it.

 

The video here is directed by Jørgen Håland and despite its minimalism it manages to convey the dance floor alienation of the record.

 

'What Is It That You Want' is out now on Souldrop, available from Amazon.co.uk on MP3 [affiliate link]. More on Blackroom on their official site (which currently points at MySpace).

 

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