"Fallen Snow (Teenagers Remix)" Au Revoir Simone

Um...first, let me be completely honest and say that I would listen to anything that these three women produced. They could play didgeridoos through delay pedals and I would try really hard to like it. (I turned 31 today and full disclosure is the new policy, even if you're not asking for it) That said, so far, it hasn't been difficult to like Au Revoir Simone. The lack of pretense is refreshing for a trio of Willaimsburg hipsters; simple, content before fashion, uncomplicated songwriting. Then there's The Teenagers, who it's harder to like, probably because they look like guys that Au Revoir Simone would date. But I don't think they're good enough. They're dirty. They look like they do a lot of coke and fuck without condoms. Plus I'm not suuuper impressed with their original material. It's a little gimicky for my taste. However, the remixes they've been putting out are spectacular, (I highly recommed the Scanners Lowlife remix on their myspace) especially this take on ARS's "Fallen Snow."

Oh yeah, and if you can tell me what movie "Au Revoir Simone" is a reference to you win the my new best friend award.

"Fallen Snow (Teenagers Remix)" Au Revoir Simone (BUY IT)

PS Just found this video for the original version of Fallen Snow.

"Wet and Rustling" Menomena

Okay, Portland...what the fuck do you guys do with your days? Grow beards, shop for cardigans and make human sacrifices to the indie-rock gods? Doesn't anyone have a real job? Do you all work at that giant book store 12 hours a week? Do you get government subsidies for not driving a car or smoking cigarettes or voting republican? If you produce one more conspicuously high-quality rock band I'm writing a letter to the WTO.

"Wet and Rustling" Menomena (BUY IT)

Or stream Menomena's whole softmore album HERE.

"Knife (Girl Talk Remix)" Grizzly Bear

This should not work. I'm so gaga over the tender musings of Grizzly Bear right now that any outside interference should throw me into a wild rage. So, someone tell me how Girl Talk can lace one of Yellow Houses' best songs with Tears For Fears riffs, drop Clipse's Wamp Wamp on top and I'm smiling like a baby. Either Girl Talk is the new Jesus or I'm a big fat push-over.

"Knife (Girl Talk Remix)" Grizzly Bear

"North American Scum (Ian St.Laurent's South Philly Scum Remix)" LCD Soundsystem

The new LCD Sound- -system record, Sound of Silver, leaked just before christmas and, predictably, it's excellent.

Check out this crunchy remix of the forerunner for first single, "North American Scum."

"North American Scum (Ian St.Laurent's South Philly Scum Remix)" LCD Soundsystem

(BUY IT) "Sound of Silver" LCD Soundsystem

"Graceland" Grizzly Bear

Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear released an excellent second album (Yellow Houses) in the fall and I really should be posting a track from that, but I can't resist upping this beautiful rendition of the Paul Simon classic, Graceland. Yellow Houses is full of sprawling, dreamy arrangements that give way to moody indie/folk tunes. This cover is much more stripped down and straight ahead, instrumentally speaking, but you have to admire the way they bend and stretch the melody to see if they can break it. They can't.



"Graceland" Grizzly Bear

(BUY) "Yellow Houses" Grizzly Bear