NEON GOLD PRESENTS: NEW SHAPES // CMJ 2012

Another year, another CMJ, and that means another star-studded double-decker New Shapes blowout at Santos Party House. If you were on the front lines with us last year, you experienced the US live debut of Gotye and oh so much more. And this year - as always - we're looking to go even bigger, as we team up with our UK brothers-in-arms, National Anthem and Chess Club, to bring you the show to end all shows Thursday night at Santos.

Upstairs, we have Brooklyn heartthrobs Lovelife, synth-noirists Citizens!, electro-superstars Strange Talk, UK stadium-indie rockers Morning Parade, and west coast supergroup extraordinaire JJAMZ. This all before headlining beauties Icona Pop shut it down in the coveted headline slot, an honor claimed by Gotye, Grouplove and Theophilus London in years past. Downstairs, we've got newborn ruffians Busy Living, Brit-crooner Gabriel Bruce, jungle-pop Aussies Jinja Safari, and west coast sunkids Pacific Air and Blondfire, before Sky Ferreira and Capital Cities closing the night out in style.

All this for the impossibly low price of $5 advance, $10 day of show, plus free entry for a limited number of CMJ badges (so arrive early!). Mark your calendars for 6pm sharp on October 18th and get your advance tickets HERE, this is one for the history books.

UPSTAIRS
07:30pm: Lovelife // DOWNLOAD: "Me After You"

08:30pm: Citizens! // DOWNLOAD: "True Romance"

09:30pm: Strange Talk // STREAM: "Cast Away"

10:30pm: Morning Parade // STREAM: "Headlights"

11:30pm: JJAMZ // STREAM: "Heartbeat"

12:30am: Icona Pop // STREAM: "I Love It"

DOWNSTAIRS

07:00pm: Busy Living // STREAM: "It's A War Out There"

08:00pm: Gabriel Bruce // STREAM: "Perfect Weather"

09:00pm: Jinja Safari // STREAM: "Peter Pan"

10:00pm: Pacific Air // STREAM: "Float"

11:00pm: Blondfire // STREAM: "Where the Kids Are"

12:00am: Sky Ferreira // STREAM: "Everything Is Embarrassing"

01:00am: Capital Cities // STREAM: "Safe and Sound"

YOU CAN MAKE IT BETTER.

It's a rainy day on the coast, so what better time to cast a spotlight on the dark, ominous tones of London's own Stylus Dust. Working under his previous moniker Lull, the remix maestro was responsible for some truly amazing reworks of everyone from Bloc Party to I Was A Cub Scout, including a truly masterful take on the Gotye anthem "Heart's A Mess" that remains one of our all time most cherished remixes to this day. Suffice it to say we were thrilled when he agreed to have a go at The Knocks' "Make It Better", and the result is one of his best efforts yet. Completely subverting the carefree ebullience of the original, Stylus Dust takes us from the sun-drenched beaches of Cancun to the dreary solitude of the London nightbus circuit with athletic ease. It's all haunting echoes and plunging basslines for the song's majority, until the heavens suddenly open up and a resplendent keys progression twinkles across the mix at 3:17 in one of the most uplifting moments you'll hear in music this year. Seriously though, it's kind of emotional.

MP3: "Make It Better" (Stylus Dust Remix) - The Knocks