Revenge of the Synth.

It's no secret that Dragonette is easily one of my favorite bands. Fixin to Thrill has been on repeat since its release in October of last year. They have just released an EP that is absolutely can't miss.


(This band is sexy as hell. Husband and wife Dan Kurtz and Martina Sorbara, and Joel Stouffer)


Mixin to Thrill includes several remixes of the first three singles "Fixin to Thrill", "Pick Up the Phone" and my personal favorite from the album "Easy." They are all amazeballs. My favorites include the Buffetlibre Mix, and the Arithmatix remix by Van She's Michael Di Francesco (which I included in my Summer Mix issue 2, Wiped Out.) In addition to that, there are three newly recorded tracks that the band has been playing at live shows. I have managed to miss them the last 2 times they were in the bay area, and am determined not to miss them again when they come back around at the end of September, even if it means I have to endure the Folsom Street Fair. Yikes. That, ladies and Gents, is dedication. Luckily I have a couple of friends who are willing to brave the leather clad streets with me in the name of fantastic music.

Below are a couple of the highlights from the EP. Have a listen and go buy some of their music. Enjoy.



From Mixin To Thrill:



Volcano
Dragonette - Volcano by thegodofbiscuits

This song is disco-tastic. I love everything about it.

Easy (Buffetlibre Mix)
Dragonette - Easy (Buffetlibre Mix) by thegodofbiscuits

This remix actually took some time to grow on me. I am absolutely in love with the original and the remix is definitely of a different animal. I love how they use the bridge as the chorus but I actually really dislike the little blips that happen throughout the verses. In the end I still listen on repeat so...


Purchase the Ep Here

A Fire Breathing Dragon... in Stilettos!

I stumbled across these guy about 6 months ago when I heard some stuff off their 1st EP. Since then Dragonette has been hard at work on their debut album Galore. Let me just say their hard work has paid off in spades! The album is a brilliant gem of Electro / Pop / Rock. Lead vocalist, Martina Sorbara, and the rest of the band (which includes her husband, guitarist Dan Kurtz, drummer Joel Stouffer and guitarist Will Stapleton) sound like what No Doubt could have evolved into had Gwen decided to bring some of her solo sound together with the rest of her band mates instead of putting out that dreadful second LP.

But I digress.


Sure she's wicked hot, but I spy a couple extra stems!

Give a listen to these few tracks and let me know what ya think!
(Myspace) (Official Site)
From Galore:

(Originally to be released 8/6/07, now pushed back to 10/22/07, Lame! but you can pre-order it from Amazon Here.)

Take It Like a Man

Jesus Doesn't Love Me

Check out the video for the second single Take It Like a Man!


(Good lord that's an attractive ass band!)
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From I Get Around Single:


I Get Around (Midnight Juggernaut Mix)

A great re-working of the track I put out on "Go! Fight! Win!"
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As Performed Live at London Pride:


The Boys ***Love the SHIT out of this track!

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Which leads me to my next little bit of retro pop goodness!



The track "The Boys" is actually a cover (albeit a fantastic, perhaps better than the original cover, hell she even gives him a shout out before the track kicks in with " I even like those scrawny, Scottish, into pop music but not like sorta like pop dance electro music") of a track from Scottish hipster extraordinaire Calvin Harris. Harris' debut album I Created Disco was released in the UK on 6/18/07 and sounds like a cross of LCD Soundsystem and something off of the Revenge of the Nerds soundtrack. That is by no means a put down. The record is full beats to make your head bob and '80s-tastic blips and beeps that might just have you doing the robot.

Check him out.
(Mysace) (Official Site)

From I Created Disco:

(buy from Amazon Here)

The Girls

Merrymaking At My Place

Acceptable in the '80s ***Love the SHIT out of this track!

Check out the video for The Girls


(Sure, he kinda looks like a tool, but at 6'5" and with a Scottish accent, I couldn't care less.)


Enjoy.