How To Dress Well - Ready for the World

Washed out cut and paste downtempo from How To Dress Well

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aR0zxA4lK4

Obituary Dec 30, 2010: Boney M. - Rasputin

On December 30, 2010 it was announced that Bobby Farrell had passed away at the age of 61. There are reports he had complained of breathing problems before and after a show on Wednesday. The cause of his death has yet to be established.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDMlk3kSYg

When Saints Go Machine - Fail Forever

Indie thumper that makes me think Hercules crossed with MSTRKRFT.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhzcJIRHlNc

Smith Westerns - Weekend

Futuristic Britpop from Chicago.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm92O-kWa6o

Echo Lake - In Dreams

Shimmering droning shoegazing pop from London.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_m2xOTrZZ0

Obituary Dec 26, 2010: Teena Marie - Lovergirl

Classic video for the old skool track Lovergirl. Teena Marie died today at the age of 54 in her sleep. The artist released 13 albums over the span of 20 years. Lovergirl was her biggest hit going to number 4 in the US in 1984. She was known as the protegee of Rick James.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYVWoi72Ow4

Hooded Fang - Highway Steam

Ahhh...the horns and a Canadian band; this should have been my Christmas day post.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5X3zsVTris

Those Dancing Days - Fuckarias

Merry Christmas IKVSDK's I saved this one for Christmas day. TDD get punkier. Took me awhile to get this one but now I love it. One of my favourite bands in 2007. Three years later they are back with a new Album called Daydreams & Nightmares.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYg40pJDF_A

ceo - illuminata

Nice electronic indie club track

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9yAw4dlUJ0

The Young Evils - Get Over It

Kitschy catchy sing along from the Young Evils.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbr4IQQ1bNE

Crystal Castles-Not In Love Ft. Robert Smith

What happens when you electroclash a Platinum Blonde song from the Eighties and have Robert Smith freestyle the vocals.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftKBjYUamQY

Josh's Top 10 of the Year

For this year's top 10 I have no method to the madness and so I give you 10 songs in no particular order:

1. Gospel Music - Automobile

Gospel Music, the side project by Owen Holmes of Black Kids released Automobile, featuring Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell. The song is off the EP duettes.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKTceVlJXP8


2. Nicki Minaj - Your Love

Taken from the album Pink Friday, Nicki explodes with some retro funk. The song sampled Annie Lennox's No More I Love You's.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSFyrrhKj1Q


3. Washed Out - You'll See It

Drowning rich atmospheric indiepop taken from the Life of Leisure EP

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOf-moiZPVQ


4. Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel

Jangily worldly indie track which I'm thinking Mark over at Panic Manual would give two thumbs up for.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wPNow3ymc


5. Marina and The Diamonds - Hollywood

This woman tore the roof off the Opera House earlier this year. Infectious pop music.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VTcJfL7RE


6. Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La

Raw california surf music from the band who's SXSW show may have been epic?

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwck4XOp1vQ


7. Basement Jaxx - Dracula

Thundering industrial club music. Basement Jaxx heads completely south in direction and succeed. Halloween was not the same this year.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd5NJXinhWc


8. Allo Darlin - Dreaming

I must have liked this twee band as I posted about them twice this year by mistake (old age or its really that good.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDM_DyoGGSA


9. Best Coast Something In The Way

Raw california surf music take two. The birth of a new genre?

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJn1Dwal6o


10. Roll Deep - Good Times

Epic club track that had the UK clubs slammin!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGnYyKib9E


11. Blighters - Heartbeat

Number 11. Who was counting anyways......Raw new wave pop goodness.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogOB-snVo5E


12. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Heart In Your Heartbreak

Droning guitar pop was never done any better than this. TPOBPAH continue to not fail.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhQrteR9OQ

Happy Holidays from all of us at IKVSDK

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Heart In Your Heartbreak

Poppy heartbreaking indie music. This band does no wrong in my eyes

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhQrteR9OQ

Teardrop Explodes - Reward

Rewind to 1981 for this classic with Julian Cope on Vocals. 30 years later, the album Kilimanjaro just got a 3 CD reissue by Mercury Records in the UK. This single actually went to number six in the UK in sales in 1981. In US and Canada it was Teardrop who? There is even a video for the song.


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU3XjOwwfJE

IS TROPICAL - SOUTH PACIFIC

Fuzzed Out melodic drowning track. Nice!!!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqYi_z_zW3A

Golden Ages - Africa

Excellent washed out indie version of the Toto classic. Nice update to a never dated track.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPKLjc0EyZk

Fujiya & Miyagi 'YoYo'

Great new track and a fantastic video of a jealous yo yo'er......

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeDvM-3MRBE

The Go! Team - T.O.R.N.A.D.O.

Brand new Go! Team........Cut and Paste madness....

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlg3oBLkf4

Nicki Minaj - Check It Out

Maybe overdoing it but Nicki Minaj is killing electro/new wave hip hop. This one samples Video Killed The Radio Star

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqky5B179nM

Freezepop - Doppelganger

Bubbly euro new wave pop tune from Freezepop and taken from the new album Imaginary Friends

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcJAOe5BVkc

Pull In Emergency - 15 Years

Raw UK pop single from this band on Mute Records. Reminds me of the now defunkt Long Blondes

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyoeS27iq2s

French Films - Golden Sea

Nice jangily indiepop track with some serious eighties motifs.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HrysKg1te0

Reading Rainbow - Wasting Time

Guitar driven drone under an angelic pop hook...

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyTPyr7k4zU

Basement Jaxx - Dracula

Crazy.....Industrial madness from the Jaxx....a nice surprise.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd5NJXinhWc

Nicki Minaj - Your Love

Fantastic and catchy RnB/Hip Hop track from Nicki Minaj

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSFyrrhKj1Q

Gospel Music - Automobile

Great track from one of the guys from Black Kids under the guise Gospel Music and guest vocals from Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell. Very Twee....

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKTceVlJXP8

Allo Darlin' - Dreaming

Catchy indie twee track from Allo Darlin taken from the Self titled release

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDM_DyoGGSA