Jeffro's Indie Rawk Blog.

My name is Jeffro, and I love music. This is my music blog where I post whatever songs, photos, or videos I enjoy. I mean, do I look like I care if you like my music? Well, yes, but that's not gonna stop me from doing what I please. Give me some credit, preferably indie cred.* I'm not going to outrightly say my music is better than yours (which, between you and me, it is), but I will browse through your iTunes library till I find something that I like. So have you heard of The Wenkas? No? We'll they're gonna be big, and I would've discovered them first. (A product of Sausage-Fest & P.Retuta.)

[ataxiwardance]

Dear Internet, 

My annual special delivery. Just for you. Besos for your faceos.

Love,

ataxiwardance

The MIX UP 2015 (1) - Dr. Jones / Stereotypic Movement Disorder / Akouein

ODESZA - Say My Name (ft. Zyra)

Lianne La Havas - Unstoppable (FKJ Remix)

Sweater Beats - Make A Move

Joywave, KOPPS - Tongues

VCS - Can I Keep You? (ft. Elizabeth Rose)

Reptar - Ice Black Sand

Data - Don’t Sing (ft. Benny Sings)

Saint Motel - Cold Cold Man

The Kooks - Bad Habit

Big Data - Dangerous (ft. Joywave)

RAC - Let Go (ft. Kele and MNDR)

HAIM - My Song 5 (ft. A$AP Ferg)

Grimes, Blood Diamond - Go

The Fjords - All In

Young Empires - The Gates

Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

Son Little - O Mother

Iron & Wine - This Must Be The Place (ft. Ben Bridwell)

Charlie Hunter - Fine Corinthian Leather

Liam Bailey - Stun Me

Ben Howard - Only Love

M83 - Wait

Evening Hymns - Connect the Lines

Sufjan Stevens - Death with Dignity 

Jamie xx - Loud Place (ft. Romy)

John Mayer - XO

The MIX UP 2015 (2) - Rabbits / Stuck on Your Shoe / Circuits

Post Malone - White Iverson

Skizzay Mars - Do You There (ft. Marc. E. Bassy)

The Weeknd - Losers (ft. Labrinth)

Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta

The Game - 100 (ft. Drake)

Lil Dicky - Professional Rapper (ft. Snoop Dogg)

Riff Raff - DOLCE & GABBANA

Serengeti - Dennehy

Nicki Minaj - Truffle butter (ft. Drake and Little Wayne) 

Drake - Hotline Bling

Jack Ü - "Where Are Ü Now" (ft. Justin Bieber)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

Ariana Grande - Love Me Harder (ft. The Weeknd) 

Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

Selena Gomez - Goof For You (ft. A$AP Rocky)

Miley Cyrus - Adore You (Cedric Gervais Remix)

Miami Horror - I Look To You (ft. Kimbra)

RAC, Katie Herzig - We Belong (ODESZA Remix)

CHVRCHES - Leave A Trace (Goldroom Remix)

Bonobo - Stay The Same (ft. Andreya Triana)

CFCF - Come True

SOPHIE - Lemonade

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden

Years & Years - Real 

Disasterpeace - Title

[ataxiwardance]

Dear Internet, 

You look lovely today. Enjoy these (long overdue) playlists from last year.

Love, ataxiwardance

The MIX UP 2014, Pt. 1 (Rock, Indie, Pop)

Future Island – Season (Waiting On You) 

alt-J – Breezeblocks 

Gardens & Villa – Bullet Train

Thumpers – Marvel

Gungor – Marvel 

Au Revoir Simone – Crazy

Minus the Bear – Into The Mirror

Honest Engines – French Song

The War On Drugs – Under The Pressure. 

Broken Bells – Leave It Alone

Cotton Jones – Blood Red Sentimental Blues

Hozier – To Be Alone

The King Khan & BBQ Show – Waddlin Around

Sia – Elastic Heart 

Kimbra – Plain Gold Ring

St. Vincent – Digital Witness (DARKSIDE Remix) 

My Brightest Dimaon – I Have Never Loved Someone

Sebastian Blanck, Corline Polachek – Thunder 

Fela Kuti – Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am

Au Revoir Simone – Shadow (Jens Lekman Remix)

Todd Terje - Svensk Sås 

Mark Runson, Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

Paul McCartney – Coming Up

Spoon – Inside Out

Oscar Isaac, Marcus Mumford – Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)

The MIX UP 2014, Pt. 2 (Electronica, Dreampop, Hip Hop)

Tourist – Tonight 

Majid Jordan – A Place Like This 

ASTRKE, Raury – Higher

A$AP Rock, Drake, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar – F**kin’ Problems

Run the Jewels – Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**K) 

Freddie Gibbs, Madlib – Shitsville 

Gucci Mane – Lemonade

Jeezy – Coke (ft. Fabolous, Maino)

IamSu, Sage the Gemini, 2 Chainz – Only That Real 

Funky DL – Ode To Nujabes (Satoshi’s Luv Sic, Pt. II Lounge Remix)

Childish Gambino – Sober

Phenam – Luv Sick

Woodkid – I Love You

Christian Rich – In Between 

Ta-ku – We Were In Love

Machinedrum – Hard 2 Be

Outputmessage – Game Over

Jamie Woon – Night Air 

Jamie xx – Sleep Sound 

Banks – Warm Water (Snakehips Remix) 

Blue Hawaii – Try To Be

Beacons – Bring You Back

Sébastien Tellier & Caroline Polachek - In The Crew Of Tea Time (Mr Dan Dub Version)

Gang Colours – Fancy Restaurant 

Aphex Twin – aisatsana [102]

[yvynyl]

Sister Crystals - Obsidian

[ataxiwardance]

Aw. My beautiful friendsies making beautiful music.

[indierawk-blog]

BEHOLD.

SISTER CRYSTALS.

CHICAGO'S ANSWER TO SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER.

Seriously, though. These two are super talented and good friends of mine. Check out their Bandcamp here. 

[ataxiwardance]

The Mix Up 2013, Vol. 2 of 2 – A City’s Frozen Pulse (part 1) (part 2)

Internet,

I used to have rules for these mixes. I used to publish them on time. I used to, I used to, I used to.

I promise you, I did.

The weather’s been cold and the days have been short. You’ll have to forgive me my abeyance of sacred mix-tape duty, right? Who could ever fault a man for doing the best he can? Ah, forget it. I’ve never been good at begging for absolution. 

Enjoy what you can. Throw away the rest.

Love,

ataxiwardance

PT 1 – One forgotten son and / two tormented daughters / cardinal sins fill their / lungs like swamp water

Blood Orange – Chamakay Haim – Falling Chairlift – I Belong In Your Arms Delorean – Unhold Kate Boy – Northern Lights Telefon Tel Aviv – The Birds (Matthew Dear Remix) - Matthew Dear Remix Bonobo – Cirrus Matthew Dear – Up & Out Arcade Fire – Reflektor STRFKR – Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second Miami Horror – Holidays Ft Alan Palomo Delicate Steve – Afria Talks to You Flume – Sleepless feat. Jezzabell Doran Lemaitre – Cut to Black Mr Little Jeans – Oh Sailor - feat. the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Youth Chorale Theophilus London – Why Even Try (RAC Mix) [feat. Sara Quin] Drake – From Time CFCF – Strange Form of Life MS MR – Dark Doo Wop Seekae – Another Josef Salvat – Hustler Goldfrapp – Jo The Range – Loftmane Kat Edmonson – I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times Emily Kinney – The Parting Glass - The Walking Dead Soundtrack

PT 2 – Once tender heart’d kin / vessels of glory n’ praise / harden and callous to / time’s slow gorgon gaze

Father John Misty – Nancy From Now On Half Moon Run – Full Circle Milagres – Glowing Mouth Solid Gold – Shock Notice Carla Morrison – Eres Tú Hundred Waters – Thistle Javelin – Light Out Childish Gambino – I. the worst guys (feat. Chance The Rapper) Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass 100s – Life Of A Mack Jedi Mind Tricks – Speech Cobras Paul White – Stampeding Elephants featuring Moe Pope Knxwledge – Sew.into.yew Jamie Woon – Lady Luck Jai Paul – BTSTU (Edit) Sweet Valley – Bros Beyond Ochre – Awaiting the Green Morning Monster Rally – Orchids Pogo – Alice Max Justus – Five Leaping Leopards E-Vax – The Process Of Leaving Tourist – I Have No Fear Melodium – Gaisma Mister Lies – Dionysian Burial – Hiders

(photo credit: Nick Gerber)

[indierawk-blog]

Like and reblog, y'all.

[ataxiwardance]

The Mix Up 2013 vol. 1 of 2 – January To A Lost July (part 1) (part 2)

Internet,

Lo and behold ye blessed of fiber optic! I cometh to you bearing gifts: 59 tracks of beatific audio for your pleasure and enjoyment. Listen, love, and share. If anything in particular strikes your fancy, feel free to let me know.

I know that I’m a month late. Trust me, I know. The summer has been a trench battle with enormous collateral damage. The month of July was forfeit entirely. Completely lost to the hallmark indulgences of the twilight of my youth. Mired in excess, I press on. Each night I collapse into bed clad in my sweat and sneakers. Each morning I wake up on the set of the same low budget disaster film. I’m managing as best I can. Forgiveness please. Enjoy.

The rules as always:

Must be a song I fell in love with in 2013. Simple enough. Not an authoritative “best of” list. Just music that caught my ear for one reason or another.

Must have been released RELATIVELY recently. Somehow even more simple than the previous rule. I try to keep everything on my mixes published within the last few years. Under extraordinary circumstances, exceptions will be made.

Must not repeat artists from previous mixes. I try to keep the line up fresh. A few exceptions this time – I’m sure you’ll forgive me. Might downgrade this from “rule” to “guidance from an ineffective federal regulator.”

No Western Art Music. If you’d like to hear some of my WAM playlists, feel free to write me.

Love,

ataxiwardance

Pt. 1: Stomp and Snarl Warrior Queen / Petty Tyrant Of Your Mobile Screen

Laura Mvula – Green Garden Kimbra – Settle Down Lorde – Royals Phantogram – When I'm Small Gotye – Learnalilgivinanlovin Tame Impala – Apocalypse Dreams Unknown Mortal Orchestra – FFunny FFriends Black Moth Super Rainbow – Windshield Smasher Tobacco – Hairy Candy Divine Fits – Would That Not Be Nice Hudson Mohawke – Cbat Koreless – 4D xxyyxx – Pay Attention Martyn – Miniluv - Original Mix Gesaffelstein – Opr - Original Mix Big Boi – CPU Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines J. Cole – Power Trip Jay Rock – Hood Gone Love It Jay-Z – Tom Ford Kanye West – New God Flow.1 Little People – Moon Evenings – Babe Shlohmo – Wen Uuu (Evenings Remix) Kidkanevil – Harmonics Pt1 Spirit Animal – I'm Around School Of Seven Bells – Half Asleep - Lusine Remix Choir Of Young Believers – Hollow Talk Sleep Party People – A Dark God Heart Deadmau5 – Telemiscommunications

Pt. 2: Lilting Kinder Tones Butchered Like Mutton / Skipping Stones And Your Missing Coat Buttons

Baths – Maximalist Bon Iver – Towers - Stop The Car Remix Bondax – Gold CHVRCHES – Recover AlunaGeorge – Analyser Poolside – Harvest Moon Rhye – Open Ra Ra Riot – Can You Tell Local Natives – You & I James Blake – Retrograde Chet Faker – No Diggity Daughter – Landfill Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again Dawes – If I Wanted Someone Netherfriends – Chicago, IL Fink – This Is The Thing Actress – Ascending Lindstrøm – Rà-àkõ-st Omodaka – Hohai Bushi Rustie – Surph Moderat – Rusty Nails Apparat – Circles Outputmessage – Bernard’s Song Disasterpeace – Adventure Dirk Rugged – Krunch Balam Acab – Motion Kiln – Flycatcher El Huervo – Escalator Kyson – Remi - Essáy Remix

(Photo By David Hanjani)

[retuta]

[indierawk-blog]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Despair.

"My sun is your sun. Your sun is our sun."

Official video, and my favorite song off the new album. 5:40 reminds me why I love living in New York City.

[indierawk-blog]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege.

New video. They're back and pulling out the punches.

[sjmacneil]

The Trivial Pursuits guys are back with a new website as well as several new episodes all featuring plenty of lovely guests and trivia games. This week, we had author, DJ and professor of Creative Writing at The University of Alabama, Brian Oliu on the show and we challenge his vintage videogame knowledge.

Check out the website or find us on iTunes.

[indierawk-blog]

Cosign.

[ataxiwardance]

Chet Faker - No Diggity

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[retuta]

Visit Original Link

[indierawk-blog]

The Postal Service - A Tattered Line of String.

Hey, a new song!

[sjmacneil]

ICYMI, a few guys and I had fun making this thing and we want to share it with you.

Enjoy.

(and maybe share it too. we can win things if you do)

1988 Paddleball World Championship (by campusmoviefest)

[indierawk-blog]

Jeffro approved comedy. Check it out.

[arts-crafts]

Arts & Crafts 10th Anniversary Field Trip Festival - video trailer (by FIELDTRIPLIFE)

Tickets on sale tomorrow at 1030am EST at fieldtriplife.com

Among a series of event and releases intended to commemorate this milestone is the Field Trip Music & Arts Festival, to be held in Toronto on Saturday, June 8 at Fort York and Garrison Common.  The inaugural one-day event will feature two stages curated entirely from Arts & Crafts’ diverse artist roster, co-headlined by a one-night-only return from hiatus for flagship collective Broken Social Sceneand 11-time JUNO Award and 2012 Polaris Music Prize winner Feist. 

[indierawk-blog]

Who wants to go to Toronto?

[johnallisonweiss]

Got yr tickets? bit.ly/AWPARTY

[indierawk-blog]

Attention NYC!

[retuta]

Visit Original Link

[indierawk-blog]

Metric - Breathing Underwater.

"They were right when they said we should never meet our heroes."

Your afternoon jam.

[indierawk-blog]

Visit Original Link

Purity Ring - Fineshrine.

"Get a little closer, let fold. Cut open my sternum, and pull..."

Some witch house for lunch. Sand-witch house?

[indierawk-blog]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito Teaser.

A teaser for YYY's upcoming album, "Mosquito." ABOUT TIME THEY RELEASED SOME NEW STUFF (April 16th).

And not to mention... a blonde Karen O?!

[ataxiwardance]

1/2 The Mixup 2012 [July to Dece] (Part 1) / (Part 2) (Spotify)

Hello Internet,

2012 has come to a close. Once again I have awoken from a haze of champagne and cold pizza to perform my sacred ancient custom: publishing a mixtape of popular music I enjoyed in some capacity or another during the past twelve months. 

Those have been paying attention will notice the following: (1) I actually already published a “midway mix” for 2012 in July. (2) This “second half” of the annual mix was particularly bountiful; weighing in with an impressive 46 tracks of rumpshakery. (3) The mix has been entirely curated on Spotify; which means that many meritorious musical efforts from the past year (e.g. Disasterpeace’s EXCEPTIONAL score to Fez) have been excluded. A tragic but necessary sacrifice in the name of expediency.

As always, here are the rules:

Must be a song I fell in love with in 2012. This doesn’t really aspire to be a “best of” mix for the year but rather tracks that caught my ear through exposure by friends, circumstance, and my own exploration. 

Must have been released RELATIVELY recently. I did bend this rule a bit. Nonetheless the majority of these songs were released in the last 2 years and all within the last decade.  

Must not repeat artists from previous mixes. Two minor exceptions this time: Dan Deacon and Prefuse 73. No regrets.

No Western Art Music. If you’d like to hear some of my WAM playlists, I’d love to share! Feel free to write me.

I have dutifully assembled and organized the tracks below:

1/2 The Mixup 2012 [July to Dece] - Popular RoMECHantics / Etheral n’B / Haunted House

Breakbot Feat. Irfane – Baby I’m Yours

Metronomy – A Thing For Me (Breakbot Remix)

Cody Chesnutt – Til I Met Thee

Miike Snow – Animal - Mark Ronson Remix

Timber Timbre – I Get Low

Paul Banks – The Base

Active Child – Hanging On

Rosie Thomas – Much Farther To Go

HOTEL MEXICO – Its Twinkle

Monster Rally – Lava Flows

Teebs – LSP

LCD Soundsystem – Home

Gayngs – The Gaudy Side of Town

How To Dress Well – Running Back

Shigeto – Huron River Drive - Evenings Remix

Nicolas Jaar – Colomb

John Talabot – So Will Be Now… feat. Pional

Pional – Where Eagles Dare

Benoit & Sergio – Midnight People

Blood Diamonds – Ritual

Prefuse 73 – Storm Returns (A Prefuse/Tommy Guerrero Interlude)

Ada – Happy Birthday

Pogo – Go Out And Love Someone

1/2 The Mixup 2012 [July to Dece] - Hip Happiness / Hallelu-cinations / Electronordica

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop - feat. Wanz

BJ The Chicago Kid – Sex X Money X Sneakers

The Foreign Exchange – Happiness

WZRD – Teleport 2 Me, Jamie

Killing Skills – Van Dijck Brown

Groundislava – Creeper Shit

Clark – Vengeance Drools

El-P – Drones Over Bklyn

Dirty Art Club – Full Metal Jacket

Blockhead – Which One Of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer

Vincil From Ummo – Chicago

Dan Deacon – Lots

Darondo – 2012 - Feat. The Park

Sun Araw – Deep Cover

Onra – Tape This

M|O|O|N – Crystals

Koreless – MTI

CFCF – Exercise 5 (September)

Schneider Tm – The Light 3000

I Am Robot And Proud – 401 Circuit

Johann Johannsson – Radio

Ólafur Arnalds – Near Light

Riceboy Sleeps – Boy 1904

Hope you enjoy. 

Scott “ataxiwardance” Kane