my gold mask

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A recent recommendation from the Pasta Primavera guys, and it’s been on repeat all weekend. My Gold Mask are the duo of Gretta Rochella and Jack Armondo out of Chicago. People are quick to pull the Karen O (YYYs) and Alison Mosshart (The Kills) parallels. I get it, but I feel a stronger Ella Fitzgerald vibe from Rochella’s beautiful vibrato. Well, Fitzgerald that just mainlined reverb. Dark, dreamy soundscapes are bewitchingly painted as Armondo and Rochella are so complementary together. By the way, they are reaaaally cool and easy to contact! Get their latest LP on cassette or mp3 style.

My Gold Mask – Monomania
My Gold Mask – Bitches

This entry was written by nate, posted on May 18, 2009 at 11:46 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged ella fitzgerald, my gold mask, the kills, yeah yeah yeahs. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

weekly mixtape #4

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Normally I track the weekly mixtape with newer, “more current”, songs but I had to throw in an old N.W.A. classic to express my frustration for the speeding ticket I got on the way home today. You got it, Fu** tha Police! People have places to go, and I guess traffic patrol helps to make you late for whatever that place may be. Other than that, there have been some great releases this past week that you all might enjoy (including a sweet mashup from The Hood Internet). The fourth installment of the weekly mixtape begins now….

N.W.A. – Fuck Tha Police
Talking Heads vs Apparat – Psycho Killer
Brakes – Worry About It Later
Lady of the Sunshine – White Rose Parade
Jeremy Enigk – Restart
Joey Casio – Share the Cup
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
Higamos Hogamos – Major Blitzkreig
Cryptacize – Blue Tears
Viva Voce – Devotion
Mika Miko – I Got A Lot (New New New)
Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Contender
Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings
Japandroids – Sovereignty
Television Personalities – Look Back In Anger