[SONG OF THE DAY] Hot Chip - "Hungry Child"

photo credit: Ronald Dick

Oh happiest of happy days, internet family!!! I am happy to disclose that Hot Chip have announced that they will be releasing a new album, A Bath Full Of Ecstasy on June 21st, which you can pre-order here. On the heels of the announcement the band have shared the lead single, “Hungry Child” from said album along with the accompanying hilarious music video starring Martin Starr and Milana Vayntrub.

If that wasn’t enough excitement for your Thursday, the band has also unveiled a slew of tour dates as the cherry on top. Fun true story: you should have seen/heard me on the street this morning when I got the Bandsintown announcement that they were coming to Brooklyn Steel. I….might have startled people. Whoops!

Hot Chip On Tour:

04-04 London, England - Village Underground
04-05 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
04-06 Bristol, England - Trinity
04-08 Paris, France - Trabendo
04-09 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Orangerie
04-11 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
04-12 Hamburg, Germany - Mojo
04-13 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theatre
04-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Noord
04-29 Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere
05-01 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
05-02 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet’s
05-04 San Francisco, CA - August Hall
05-24 London, England - All Points East Festival
06-01 Egeskov Castle, Denmark - Heartland Festival
06-08 Helsinki, Finland - Sideways Festival
06-14-18 Mannheim, Germany - Maifeld Derby Festival
06-28-30 Somerset, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-04 Catalonia, Spain - Vida Festival
06-05 Six-Fours-les-Plages, France - Pointu Festival
06-11 Lisbon, Portugal - NOS Alive Festival
06-11-13 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Live Festival
06-19-21 Macclesfield, England - Bluedot Festival
06-19-21 Biarritz, France - Biarritz en été Festival
06-26 Aulnoye-Aimeries, France - Les Nuits Secrètes Festival
08-02-04 Waterford, Ireland - All Together Now Festival
08-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Playground of Sound Festival
08-16 St Malo, France - La Route du Rock Festival
08-16-18 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-30 Vlieland, Netherlands - Into the Great Wide Open Festival
09-03 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
09-04 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
09-07 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-08 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
09-09 Boston, MA - Royale
09-10 Montreal, Quebec - MTELUS
09-12 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
09-13 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
09-14 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
09-18 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
09-19 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
09-20 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
09-24 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
09-25 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
09-27 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
10-17 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
10-18 Birmingham, England - O2 Institute 1
10-21 Bristol, England - O2 Academy
10-22 Nottingham, England - Rock City
10-24 Norwich, England - LCR
11-30 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
12-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
12-03 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
12-04 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - den Atelier
12-05 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
12-07 Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre
12-11 Hamburg, Germany - Docks
12-14 Stockholm, Sweden - Vasateatern
12-15 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller

#skoaradio 11/07/2015 liner notes

Really feeling this week's mixtape you guys.

Can't stop. Won't stop. Can't stop working. But it's chill though, the atmosphere I've been launched into has me surrounded by people who are music junkies just like me! In fact, I found Michl courtesy of one of my dope new friends at the office I'm in right now. (Thanks dude!) Sprout and I also hit up Honne on Tuesday this week where we hung out in the dungeon of a basement at Mercury Lounge and chatted with with James and Andy before they got the entire place pregnant. It's good to be busy. Then we had Flagship at Rough Trade on Friday night. Those guys were super great too. Can't wait to interview them and officially usher them into the skoa fam. But yeah, there's a lot going on but the majority of it is awesome. I guess you could say I'm #stressedbutalsoblessed. I hope you enjoyed this week's show. I'd love to hear from you if I just introduced you to your new favorite song (I know I'm kind of obsessing over SOULS right now).

Until next week!

<3

kibbe!

• The 1975 - "Love Me"
  • Last week we had an album name, this week we have a release date!! I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it will be dropping on February 26th!
• RAC feat. Penguin Prison - "Hollywood"
  • On tour now with the homey Big Data (we'll be at the Warsaw show tomorrow come hang okay?)
  • Speaking of their tour, they released an EP/single where they covered each others songs. It's super fun, you should go have a listen.
• Atlas Genius - "Stockholm"
  • Inanimate Objects is out now.
  • They've got a few more shows to close out the year.
• VOWWS - "Losing Myself In You"
  • GO. BUY. THEIR. ALBUM. OKAY. IT'S. SO. AMAZING.
  • They also have limited edition shirts on sale rn that are DOPE.
• Big Data (feat. Kimbra) - "The Glow"
  • On tour with RAC!
  • Like I said, you should peep their lil cute tour EP/single thing.
  • Oh yeah! Here's those Big Data glasses I was talking about.
• Art Brut - "Bad Weekend"
  • Singer Eddie Argos is selling a limited run of paintings this week only! If you want to get me something for Christmas this would be the thing to get. Or you could get one for yourself.
  • Played this song because I forgot that NME is free now. That's so crazy to me.
• HEALTH - "STONEFIST"
  • Get on that DEATH MAGIC fam it is so good.
• SOULS - "I Wait For You"
  • There is so much digging to be done on this dude. Apparently he doesn't know who is singing on his own track? That's nutty.
  • Holy wow this song though, right!?
• Electric Mantis - "the one"
  • You can haz this track for $FREE.99 (you're welcome)
• Kate Boy - "Midnight Sun"
  • Omg One is out NOW and it is GORGEOUS!
  • You should come out next week and see them with us! They're also playing a handful of dates in the US if you're not in NY.
• Professor Green (feat. Lily Allen) - "Just Be Good To Green"
  • So I can't *legally* watch the full documentary that aired on BBC3, but here are some clips from it. Fire up your UK proxy servers US fam!
  • Oh and dude just released an autobiography whaaatt!?
• Nodaway - "Hairspray"
  • You should grab 500 Days of Whatever (or whatever)
• Synkro - "Changes"
  • Got this bad boy on limited edition white vinyl, but you can have it as a digital download (unless you go to Rough Trade, I saw some there last night!).
• Michl - "Kill Our Way To Heaven"
  • Oh look another mysterious producer. I'm keeping my eye on this dude.
  • You can haz this for $FREE.99 too. :)
• Lucius - "Hey Doreen"
  • Still trying to understand this #goodgrief series they've started tweeting. idk
• Mayer Hawthorne - "Where Does This Door Go"
  • OMG MSG MAYER I'M SO PROUD OF YOU DUDE! He's. Opening. For. Hall. And. Oates. WHAT!
• Calvin Harris feat. Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love"
  • Have you heard Disciples new EP yet? It's quite nice.
  • Bummed I didn't see them during BEMF. I really need a clone.
• Hot Chip - "Started Right"
  • Just announced dates in Australia in the new year! Still touring like crazy.
• Jamie Woon - "Skin" 
  • Seriously this new record is so damn good. Do you have it yet?
• HONNE - "Love The Jobs You Hate"
  • How'd you like that interview guys? They were so nice!
  • You should grab their new EP! It's fantastic!
• Battle Tapes - "Valkyrie"
  • Polygon drops in 2 weeks! (11/20). It's amazing. I can't wait for you all to hear it too! 
• Galantis - "Peanut Butter Jelly"
  • lol these guys are never not gonna be on tour.
• Flagship "I Want You"
  • Saw these guys last night! So good!
  • Grab their latest EP Faded okay?

And here's the headlines I rushed through that you can read more about (and you should so you're smarter than everyone else):

• Adele's 'Hello' is the first song ever to sell a million downloads in a week
• Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed

As always, feel free to snag the Spotify playlist below so you can listen to the sweet jams I picked out for you on the go!

Some Kind of Awesome Radio - 07/11/2015

Typing up all the show notes this week for once because I love you, fam. 

YES! I'M ACTUALLY DOING SHOW NOTES FOR THIS WEEK! #sorrynotsorry but like I said in this week's episode I've been dealing with a bit of blogger burnout and even though doing the show is very therapeutic for me when you see how thorough I intend to be moving forward you will understand why I put this off for as long as I could. Again, I really appreciate those of you who listen and never get the promised show notes. NO MORE BROKEN PROMISES! Just quality #content in addition to a bunch of other new things in the works right now. 

Hope you enjoyed this weeks show! Feel free to drop a comment here or hit me up on Twitter. I'd love to hear what you thought of this week's picks!

Until next week!

<3

@kibbe!

• Tuxedo - "Do It"
  • Hitting the road for a mini tour this month! You can check out tour dates over on their site.
• Studio Killers - "Eros & Apollo"
• Ain't No Love - "Cry In The Rain" 
• Dillon Francis - "Bruk Bruk (I Need Yo Lovin)" 
  • Hitting the road this month! Tour dates over on his site. 
  • This Mixtape Is Fire drops on August 14. You can pre-order it if you're into that. 
• Vowws - "The Great Sun" 
  • Shows in July and August.  More info over on Songkick. 
• Ratatat - "Club Amnesia" 
  • Magnifique is out July 14th. You can stream the album in full via NPR.
• The Kickdrums - "Breathe Again" 
• Monarchy (feat. Dita Von Teese) - "Girls & Boys (Blur cover)" 
  • Few shows lined up in the next month or so. 
  • ReVision out now. As is Abnocto. 
• Caribou - "Silver" 
  • On tour now so get on it! Tour dates here. 
• Interpol - "My Desire" 
  • On tour now! Sprout and I will be heading to the show in Broooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Will we see you there? 
• Tame Impala - "Cause I'm A Man" 
  • The video for this song is super fun and full of puppets. 
  • Currents drops on July 17 - CAN YOU EVEN HANDLE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T. #zerochill
  • Tour is in full swing and dates are selling out fast so GRAB THEM WHILE YOU CAN. 
• Hot Chip - "Love Is The Future" 
  • They just upped these really fun Peanuts shirts in their merch store. I think I want the Snoopy one? idk
  • Very much on tour right now. 
• The Streets - "Two Nations" 
  • Fairly quiet in the Mike Skinner camp other than that single he did as The D.O.T. last year. Sigh. 
• VHS or Beta - "Can't Believe A Single Word" 
• Weaves - "Tick" 
• Kenna - "Karma Is Coming" 
  • Things are in the works in Kenna camp! He just posted a series of videos on Facebook explaining his Land 2 Air Chronicles series. I know more because I'm awesome but can't say just yet. KEEP YOU'RE EYES PEELED FOLKS! 
• Maiday - "Wish You'd Met Me First" 
  • More on Maiday in the coming weeks as I get to the bottom of this woman and her bru-tiful jams. Also getting into one of the producers on this track. More on that next week. :) 
• Big Black Delta - "It's Ok" 
  • NEW ALBUM COMING SOON. Open your hearts and wallets and PLEDGE YOUR BRAINS OUT. (hey buddyyy!) Dude deserves this to get the crap funded out if it considering all his gear got stolen and his dad passed away. Rough year for Jonathan Bates but It's Ok. 
  • For now you can grab "It's Ok" over on Soundcloud. 
• Kate Boy - "Midnight Sun" 
  • Do not ask me why you cannot buy this yet in the United States of America. I don't get it either. Take it away, UK! 
  • Few random tour dates if you're in other parts of the world. 
• Don Diablo (feat. Emeni) - "Universe" 
  • I can't keep up with this dude. He's already gearing up to release another single called "On My Mind" which drops on July 27. This teaser for it has got me wanting to dance in space. 
  • Voting is open for Top 100 DJs so get to voting so my chocolate chip cookie recipe can have more street cred since they're Don Diablo (and Mama Diablo) approved. 
• Lily Allen - "Close Your Eyes" 
• Animal Kingdom - "The Art of Tuning Out" 
• ANAMAI - "Lucia" 
  • Few shows coming up. 
• Dangermouse & Sparklehorse / Dark Night Of The Soul (feat. Julian Casablancas) - "Little Girl"
• Until The Ribbon Breaks - "Taste of Silver" 
• Biffy Clyro - "Stingin' Belle" 

BONUS JUST FOR YOU FAM! I'm also making playlists on Spotify for every single show. NO SHUFFLE THO BECAUSE THAT'S CHEATING! Additionally, as the shows become available on iTunes I will update each post with a link to the show for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! 

[Listen] Joe Goddard & Boris Dlugosch – "Step Together"

It seems like Joe Goddard is always busy, dipping his hands into numerous musical ventures including his mainstay Hot Chip to The 2 Bears to remixes and solo projects. Today, he released a brand new solo EP titled Taking Over, and it's pretty damn good. Before you dive in a grab it, we thought it would be best to introduce you with two of its four songs.

The first is "Step Together," which Goddard worked on with German producer Boris Dlugosch. It's a bouncy house track fitted with slick piano chords and Goddard's smooth vocal delivery. The second is "She Burns." It features the vocals of Mara Carlyle, focusing on her echoing tones while hi-hats and spaced-out synthesizers shimmer in the background. Stream the former below, while the latter is accompanied by some grim, funerary visuals.

The Taking Over EP is available to purchase now on iTunes and other avenues.

[Listen] Hot Chip - "Dark & Stormy"

Hot Chip get dark and stormy with a new cut premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 programme. The official audio of "Dark & Stormy" has made its way online, and it is so, so good. It's always a great day when there's new Hot Chip, and this new cut is a tight, dance-ready jam. Unfortunately, it'll just be released as a lone single, so no new album or anything like that. Still, can't complain with new music.

[Listen] Foals - "My Number" (Hot Chip Remix)

Hot Chip ups the ante on Foals' dancey single "My Number", adding flourishing, sun-tinged synthesizers and a pulsating 4/4 beat to a dancefloor-ready remix. Acid house influences seep through every second of the three-minute remix, but the highlight is the pacing, which slows it down when appropriate but never fully kills the quick tempo and bouncing rhythms. Stream it below.

Foals new album Holy Fire is out now.

[Watch] Hot Chip - "Don't Deny Your Heart" (Official Video)

Hot Chip have once again enrolled the talents of Peter Serafinowicz who's worked with he band on numerous projects in the past not to mention some hilarious sketch shows of his own, for their new video to "Don't Deny Your Heart". The video sees the boys playing on some FIFA like game on the tour bus and it's damn funny watching. It even involves a weird dance off featuring a hundred golden men too. It's a lot to take it. Check it out at the top of the page and be sure to pick up In Our Heads which is out now.

[Listen] Joe Goddard of Hot Chip Remixes Jessie Ware's "Night Light"

Hot Chip and Jessie Ware may occupy different spectrums of music, they meld stunningly well together. Hot Chip's Joe Goddard, also known for his side project The 2 Bears, has put his talents into a remix of Ware's Devotion track "Night Light", crafting a throbbing electronic beat around her powerful voice. This belongs in dancehalls everywhere. Check it out below.