The Daily Swarm

Stereogum:

The psychedelic Pittsburgh analog experimentalists contribute a thick layer of dandelion gum to Love 2’s pastoral, carefree “Sing Sang Sung.” Black Moth Super Rainbow’s teeming fuzz keeps the song pleasant, but does bring a bit of darkness to the picnic. Or, more accurately, a bit of barometric pressure. It’d go well with the animated mushroom-sprouting video, of course. There’s currently no commercial release date planned for the remix, but you can soak it up here.

DOWNLOAD: Air – Sing Sang Sung Black Moth Super Rainbow Remix

LA Record:

An EP is supposed to be an appetizer for a band, leaving fans hungry for a full-length, and Warpaint’s six song “Exquisite Corpse” will certainly tantalize your palate. Haunting vocals are driven by sweet three part harmonies, perfectly displayed on the third track, “Billie Holiday.” The ode to the late songstress is not just a cover of “My Guy”—Warpaint take their own approach, repeating the letters of Holiday’s name in such a catchy way (like a sixties girl group, but jazzy) that you’ll soon have her name lodged in your own head for hours. Some of these songs have a dreamy, slow feel, but “Beetles” picks up the pace, vocalist Theresa Wayman nearly rapping the verses—not in a Debbie Harry imitation, but by sweetly cooing words that might otherwise sound tacky: “let’s get naked/and rip down the walls/it makes me crazy.”

DOWNLOAD: Warpaint – Billie Holiday

MOG:

On Invisible Girl, King Khan & BBQ Show once again assault all sorts of the old school rock ideas, novelty dances, teen love, and straight up insanity, all served with a bit of the crass attitude King Khan often exudes. For a guy that spends half of his on stage time in some stage of undress you shouldn’t expect anything less, Khan uses his lyrics as a chance to truly stretch the limits of what is crude and what is downright filthy with songs like “Tastebuds” and “Tryin’”. The language is filthy, the ideas are always sexual, but it sounds like so much fun coming from these guys.

DOWNLOAD: King Khan & BBQ – Invisible Girl