From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Nigeria 70, Ololufe Mi (My Lover)

04.21.2009

Feed your soul with Fela Kuti‘s big fat groovy sound. From the inventor of Afrobeat and his group, Koola Lobitos, this track is the first on Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970′s Funky Lagos, a diverse 2-Disc compilation. Spacious and warm, Ololufe Mi flows like lazy molasses on a hot summer day in a [...]

Crystal Antlers, Andrew

04.21.2009

It was a real treat to have Crystal Antlers in the studio for a live Luxury Wafers Session last week. They are a seriously pleasurable storm of raw goodness, a feral manna, if you will. On their tamer side, here’s Andrew from their album, Tentacles. Crystal Antlers are touring the globe like maniacs, stateside through [...]

Wallpaper Remixes Das Racist and Passion Pit, 2 Downloads

04.21.2009

Perhaps a bit of a departure, but Wallpaper promises loads of invigorating morning fun with their energetic remixes. Like Girl Talk meets Flight of the Conchords. I laughed heartily when I heard the Das Racist remix. Check them out (Das Racist) – cool rap and the bonus of a fancy graphic on their myspace page. [...]

Heartless Bastards, The Mountain

04.20.2009

Erika Wennerstrom’s voice, unimaginably rich, makes me ache. How can she sound that way? Punctuated by pedal steel, Heartless Bastards deliver outrageous warmth and authenticity with their newest album’s title track, The Mountain We’re stoked to have Heartless Bastards in the studio for a live Luxury Wafers Session tonight. Look forward to some upcoming exclusive [...]

The May Fire, Live@Chessvolt Studios

04.20.2009

Heavy and grungy, shot full of deeply infectious hooks and grooves, The May Fire bursts out flaming hot rock-and-roll topped by a punk female vocalist. They’re like Baked Alaska set to fire and tromped upon by a sassy and volatile maraschino cherry. Who gets to be the ice cream, the cake, and the meringue is [...]

Jarvis Cocker, from Further Complications, download Angela

04.20.2009

From his upcoming album, Further Complications (Rough Trade, 5/09), Here’s a solid rocker, Angela In witty, wonderful Jarvis style, he wrote a little note to accompany the press release: NOTES ON THIS ALBUM By Jarvis Cocker Please allow me to anticipate some of the questions you might have: 1 – WHY CHICAGO? WHY STEVE ALBINI? [...]

Iron and Wine Download, The Trapeze Swinger

04.20.2009

photo by Kim BlackThere is a God. Or at least a pulsating consciousness making beauty in the form of silken, decorated audio tapestries coming from Iron and Wine. Forgive my gushing, but you’ll see what I mean when you step into the groove of The Trapeze Singer – it’s immediate immersion in a heavenly musical [...]

Premature Trackulation: Death To Anders, For The Headless

04.20.2009

From Death To Anders’ Live Luxury Wafers Session, here’s an exclusive track – an LA/alt-country rocker, satisfyingly vigorous, that falls in somewhere between REM and Nirvana with just enough Dr. Seuss to leave you eager to turn the next page. For The Headless Stay tuned for more Death To Anders…

Luxury Wafers Videos on YouTube

04.19.2009

Did you know that all of the videos for Luxury Wafers are also hosted on our YouTube Channel, Luxury Wafers Video. Also cool, use your iPhone to watch our videos on YouTube. They appear even more marvelously crisp in iPhone format. We noticed that Vimeo is down today. To date, we’ve posted Vimeo videos on [...]

Silver Darling, Live@The Hangar Studios

04.19.2009

It’s a revival. You can’t walk by this tent of highly impassioned hollerers and not feel the urge to be saved by their holy rock and roll, which seems to be inspired and transmitted from another plane altogether. I love it when singers sound like they’re about to crack with insanity. Kevin Lee is one [...]

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