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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:57 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>SKOA</title><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>[Watch] The xx and Jessie Ware Cover Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You" Live in Berlin</title><category>Jessie Ware</category><category>Stardust</category><category>The XX</category><category>covers</category><category>live</category><category>video</category><dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:19 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/22/watch-the-xx-and-jessie-ware-cover-stardusts-music-sounds-be.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33751650</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/post-images/misc/Screen Shot 2013-05-22 at 12.56.25 PM.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369252636085" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>There's been a lot of love lately for <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/stardust">Stardust</a>'s lone hit single "Music Sounds Better With You" (see Giraffage's fantastic remix <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/8/listen-giraffage-remixes-stardusts-music-sounds-better-with.html">here</a>), and that continued last night. During <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/the-xx">The xx</a>-led <a href="http://thexx.info/nightandday">Night + Day</a> concert in Berling, the band brought fellow Londoner <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/jessie-ware">Jessie Ware</a> onstage to help them with a unique cover of the song. Ware's vocals add a touch of sensuality to The xx's atmospheric instrumentation. Let's hope a studio version hits the web soon. For now, you can watch the live version below.</p>
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<p>The next and final Night + Day concert takes place at London's Hatfield House, with The xx leading a bill that includes performances from Solange, Poli&ccedil;a, Kindness and Mount Kimbie.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33751650.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[Listen] Stream Giorgio Moroder's First-Ever DJ Set at Brooklyn's Output</title><category>Giorgio Moroder</category><category>Red Bull Music Academy</category><category>live</category><category>stream</category><dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:20:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/22/listen-stream-giorgio-moroders-first-ever-dj-set-at-brooklyn.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33751642</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/post-images/Giorgio-Moroder.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369252324211" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>For someone who has been such an influential figure in music history, it's surprising that <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/giorgio-moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a> has never performed a live DJ set. Last night that changed. The 73-year-old musician, who recently appeared on Daft Punk's <em>Random Access Memories</em>, dished out a fantastic hour-long set at Brooklyn club Output. Put together by Red Bull Music Academy, the set saw Moroder remixing his own material. He even reworked his collaborative track with Daft Punk, "Giorgio by Moroder." Stream the full set below.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/edward-sharpe-and-the-magnetic-zeros">Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros</a>' recording sessions for last year's <em>Here </em>left the band with a ton of songs. With so much good material, the band decided it was perfect for <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/4/news-edward-sharpe-and-the-magnetic-zeros-releasing-new-albu.html">another full-length album</a>. They'll be releasing <em>Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros</em> on July 23rd, and it's described by frontman Alex Ebert as the "rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we&rsquo;ve done." For an initial taste of the LP, check out the opening track titled "Better Days." It certainly fits into Ebert's description, coming across as very free and impromptu. Stream it below.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros</em>&nbsp;Tracklist:</strong><br /> 01. Better Days<br /> 02. Let&rsquo;s Get High<br /> 03. Two<br /> 04. Please!<br /> 05. Life is Hard<br /> 06. If I Were Free<br /> 07. In The Lion<br /> 08. Country Calling<br /> 09. They Were Wrong<br /> 10. In The Summer<br /> 11. Remember To Remember<br /> 12. This Life</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33751635.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[Listen] Alabama Shakes - "Pocket Change"</title><category>Alabama Shakes</category><category>stream</category><dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/22/listen-alabama-shakes-pocket-change.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33750198</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/alabama-shakes-pocket-change.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369230995090" alt="" /></span></span>We've not heard from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/alabama-shakes">Alabama Shakes</a>&nbsp;for quite some time. Just last month I was talking about them with someone and for the life of me could not remember their name. I could however recall their album title, <em>Boys &amp; Girls</em>, and the fact it came out in April last year. I'm full of useless facts about release dates and album titles, but forget the important stuff like band names apparently. Useless in a pub quiz. Anyway that was over a year ago, and now the band are set to appear on&nbsp;<em><a href="http://store.hbo.com/true-blood-music-from-the-hbo-original-series-volume-4-cd/detail.php?p=450469&amp;v=hbo_shows_true-blood&amp;pa=SMM-HBO-00872">True Blood Volume 4</a>&nbsp;</em><span>along with Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket, and Best Coast&rsquo;s Beth Cosentino. You can hear the Shakes' offering titled "Pocket Change" below&nbsp;</span>via&nbsp;<a href="http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/05/21/alabama-shakes-pocket-change/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a></p>
<p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F92673537&secret_token=s-ZZcTy"></iframe></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33750198.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[Listen] Pharrell Williams' new 'Despicable Me 2' featuring track, "Happy"</title><category>Pharrell</category><category>stream</category><dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/22/listen-pharrell-williams-new-despicable-me-2-featuring-track.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33749764</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/20130520-me2-x600-1369082810.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369218292567" alt="" /></span></span>The never aging <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/pharrell">Pharrell</a> has been pretty busy lately, what with him featuring on the new Daft Punk album. You may remember way <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2010/4/5/download-pharrell-despicable-me-album-version-x-go-a-lil-har.html">back in 2010</a>, Williams was behind the&nbsp;soundtrack&nbsp;to the movie,&nbsp;<em>Despicable Me</em>, and now the sequel is about to be released, it appears he's contributing music to that too. <span>The&nbsp;</span><em>Despicable Me 2</em><span>&nbsp;soundtrack is set to be released in just under a months time on June 18th. The film will hit cinemas in the US on the 3rd of July with an all star cast of Steve Carrell, Kristen Wiig, and Steve Coogan.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>Genuinely enjoyed the first movie and will be checking out the new one when it's released. For now though I'm going to enjoy this disco fused joint below a little more.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/james-blake">James Blake</a>'s new album <em>Overgrown</em> is a wonder to behold and he's currently showing his live chops across the US. While in Seattle recently, he stopped by<span>&nbsp;KEXP radio station to perform some spine chillingly good renditions of tracks from the aforementioned album</span><span>. The session is 30 minutes of pure brilliance from young Blake who is accompanied by a backing live band as you may have seen before if you've seen him live. Check it out above.</span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33749739.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[Watch] She &amp; Him - "I Could've Been Your Girl" (Official Video)</title><category>She &amp; Him</category><category>Zooey Deschanel</category><category>m. ward</category><category>video</category><dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/22/watch-she-him-i-couldve-been-your-girl-official-video.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33749723</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CajPifzYyRs?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><span>How about a little bit of&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/she-him">She &amp; Him</a> to brighten up you dull Wednesday Morning? Offering up the Zooey Deschanel directed clip for&nbsp;<span>"I Could've Been Your Girl" via her very own website,&nbsp;</span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://hellogiggles.com/new-she-him-i-could-have-been-your-girl-premiere" target="_blank">Hello Giggles</a>, &nbsp;the&nbsp;<span>1960s musical inspired clip is sure to lighten up you mood. Well, Zooey's performance might do where as M. Ward may just assist you in your grumpiness. Whatever you're feeling right now, give the clip a watch above.</span></p>
<p><span><em>Volume 3</em><span>&nbsp;is out now on&nbsp;</span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://mergerecords.com/" target="_blank">Merge</a><span>.</span></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33749723.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[Listen] Daft Punk - "Horizon" (Japanese Bonus Track)</title><category>Daft Punk</category><category>stream</category><dc:creator>Shey</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:07 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/22/listen-daft-punk-horizon-japanese-bonus-track.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33749698</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/daft-punk-horizon-japan-only-bonus-track.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369215718952" alt="" /></span></span><a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/daft-punk">Daft Punk</a>'s hugely hyped album&nbsp;<em>Random Access Memories</em>, is out now, and people are still losing their minds over it. Today though, while you're all enjoying the versions you purchased, a Japan-only bonus titled "Horizon" has hit the net via <a href="http://nobpm.tumblr.com/post/50990752528/daft-punk-horizon-japan-bonus-track">NOBPM</a> on Tumblr. Playing down their usual sound, this track goes for strings and synths to bring the noise. See what you make of it below.</p>
<p><span><em>Random Access Memories&nbsp;</em><span>is available now.</span></span></p>
<p><iframe src="http://nobpm.tumblr.com/post/50990752528/audio_player_iframe/nobpm/tumblr_mn5krdNAHo1qhfdb1?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fnobpm%2F50990752528%2Ftumblr_mn5krdNAHo1qhfdb1&amp;color=black&amp;simple=1" height="27" width="207" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33749698.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[News] Tame Impala Bassist Nick Allbrook Announces Departure from the Band</title><category>News</category><category>Nick Allbrook</category><category>Pond</category><category>Tame Impala</category><dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/21/news-tame-impala-bassist-nick-allbrook-announces-departure-f.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33739298</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/post-images/Tame-Impala.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369170474731" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 640px;">Nick Allbrook, second from the right.</span></span></p>
<p>Success can be a lot to deal with, and this past weekend we saw evidence of that. Australian psych rock band <a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/tame-impala">Tame Impala</a> have been a runaway success since their debut album <em>Innerspeaker </em>was released back in 2010, continuing even further with last year's <em>Lonerism</em>. The band's bassist Nick Allbrook has decided that he will be taking a step back from the limelight, announcing his departure in <a href="http://www.tameimpala.com/news/nick-roland-paisley-adams-allbrook/1902.html">an official statement</a>. It states that he "is hopping off the Tame Impala band wagon so that he can try and screw  his head back on, and make an attempt to assimilate back into society. A  task the rest of us fear we will one day have to perform..."</p>
<p>As Allbrook bows out gracefully, his shoes will be filled by Cam Avery, a member of fellow Australian pysch rock outfit Pond. Funny enough, Allbrook is the frontman of Pond. While the departure may seem sudden, it is an understandable decision: "All bands and projects and stuff will keep going, it's just hard to keep  them all going if you're touring all the time. The only bad  part will be not seeing my mates every day. I love them more than  anything," [said Allbrook to <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/tame-impala/70397">NME</a>].</p>
<p>Allbrooks final show with Tame Impala was this past Saturday, but the band will continue touring throughout the summer.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33739298.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>[Listen] Smith Westerns Summery Ballad "3am Spiritual"</title><category>Smith Westerns</category><category>stream</category><category>upcoming releases</category><dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2013/5/21/listen-smith-westerns-summery-ballad-3am-spiritual.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">478029:5417498:33739274</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 640px;" src="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/storage/post-images/album-artwork/smith-westerns-soft-will-678x678.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369170175848" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/tag/smith-westerns">Smith Westerns</a> return with another cut from their upcoming third album <em>Soft Will</em>, due out on June 25th. This new song, titled "3am Spiritual," sees the trio tapping into the sunshine-soaked ballads of the 1960's, complete with melancholic yet hopeful lyrics and upbeat instrumentation. This is one to play during those summer road trips. Stream it below.</p>
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