Word on the street has it that there's a new mysterious pop duo in town by the name of Ms Mr, whose phenomenal Ghost City USA EP (get it for free at their Bandcamp here) has been causing stirrings amongst those in the know since they self-released it earlier this summer. On lead track "Bones", ominous piano chords storm in with a light upper register that suggests the tiniest glimmer of hope in an imminent descent into darkness. You fall for Miss Mystery's voice, with its strawberry blonde traces of Florence Welch and Kyla La Grange, and it teases you along, consciously leading you out of your comfort zone. The chorus wields big rolling drums and haunting echoes of the past, drifting through you until you burst through closed doors into an intimate middle eight that acts as the calm before the verse storms back and carries the song to its epic denouement. The tone sets a dangerously vivid backdrop for a Kubrickian thriller and even the production feels oddly cinematic. Yep, whoever this Brooklyn boy-girl duo are, they're clearly a force of nature to be reckoned with. Consider this the Irene we've all been waiting for.
MP3: "Bones" - Ms Mr
ALL THINGS GOLD 003: RUSS CHIMES + MNDR
DC, we love you. It's been incredible the love you've shown our new All Things Gold concert series - both of our first two shows sold out with over 500 tickets sold - and we're all set to keep the streak alive with one of our biggest shows yet next week as we import another huge lineup to the nation's capital. On the DJ side of things, we've got Russ Chimes headlining as he makes his triumphant return to the America for his first US dates since late 2009, with support coming from our main man Starsmith as he makes his long awaited stateside debut alongside his good friend and sometime collaborator Mr. Chimes. Then headlining the live stage we've got superstar-on-the-rise MNDR returning to the DC live circuit after opening for Chromeo at 9:30 Club earlier this year, plus support from Miami newcomer Nicky Blitz getting things started early.It all kicks off with doors at 9pm and Heineken drink specials galore, and for the low low price of $10 advance tickets (or $13 on the door), it's not really the kind of thing you can say no to. Advance tickets available are HERE, but move fast as this isn't a show you want to miss. Set times and streaming mp3s below, you know what to do.
09:30pm: Nicky Blitz // DOWNLOAD: "Summer Sinner"
10:30pm: MNDR // DOWNLOAD: "Cut Me Out"
11:15pm: Russ Chimes // DOWNLOAD: "Mowgli's Road" (Russ Chimes Remix)
12:45am: Starsmith // STREAM: "Radioactive" (Starsmith Rework)
UP DOWN ALL AROUND.
Let's be real, summer isn't over yet and we can't keep all these perfect tracks to ourselves, it would just be rude. Your new late summer anthem is a slow burning remix by Brighton up-and-comers Kinema, taking on My Tiger My Timing's seasonally appropriate "Endless Summer". While the original already stands alone as a groovy bass-driven romp, Kinema cranks the thermostat way up and projects a positive mirage of a permanent vacation and you just can't help but bask in it.MP3: "Endless Summer" (Kinema Remix) - My Tiger My Timing
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