iPod Therefore iAm

Another week, another collection of frequencies bouncing around the ninja lair. Lets get right to it, shall we?

Kano- Bars and Beats Mixtape: Call it grime, call it garage (no no, not that garage, this is garridge, mate), grab the mixtape. Looks like its a promo only deal, but its worth the effort. The smooth vocals are still there, but the pace is quickened and the rhymes are tighter.

New London Fire - I Sing The Body Holographic: Not necessarily groundbreaking; there are no boundaries being pushed here... you can hear the influences changing with every song. The Killers are in there, Keane is lurking, a heavy dose of U2 on "we don't bleed". When you can write melodies and hooks this well, a little bit of nicking your contemporaries can be forgiven: this is an extremely solid disc.

Eisley - Trolly Wood - Another headphone gem, courtesy of Shuffle. Telescope Eyes ruled this album for a long time, but the lilting harmonies on this track are just...well.. fun! Any song combining pop melodies, female vocals, country twang and the word hallelujah are cool in my books.

Grandaddy - Nature Anthem. Sometimes, commercials get it right... choosing the right song, and using it in just the right way. The song is actually enhanced by the corporate imagery. The last car commercial that grabbed me used The Flaming Lips "Do You Realize"... people were happy and smiling, apparently because of their car. This time Grandaddy has written a pop chorus so catchy that it doesn't need a verse... standard pastoral nature imagery, only without the usual odes to broken appliances. Its on the "Below The Radio" compilation - a custom Grandaddy authored mixtape... iTunes it.