Coachela Spotlight #11: Classixx

Last year I got super into more simple, relaxed house music and less of the intense electro house rage music. There were a select few artists that helped me make that transition, and Classixx was one of them. I am excited to get a good buzz going and have a good time to their music at Coachella!

Classixx released their debut full length album last year, which is how they gained enough buzz to land this nod from Goldenvoice. Their album, Hanging Gardens, was released to both critical acclaim and fan adoration. The first single off the album is called Holding On, and it is the first Classixx tune I ever heard. I love the groovy bass lines throughout the whole song and the keys give it that happy daytime vibe that I love. Check it out below!



Their album is full of both fun and relaxing songs. Other favorites of mine include Dominoes, Fax From the Beach and Jozi's Fire. Also, the entire remix pack for Holding On is excellent. All three remixes retain the vibe of the original, but amp it up in various ways to bring more life to the track. Check those songs out on our Spotify Playlist!

Classixx alwys does an excellent job at remixing as well. I thought I would throw up a couple of my favorite remixes of theirs for your listening pleasure. See which one you like best below!




I hope they are relatively early on in the day at Coachella so we can all get day drunk together and dance around like idiots to their smooth, funky beats! See you there!!

Happy Coachella! <3

Holy Models

I am stoked that I found Holy Models today! These guys are ripe for the picking, as they just put their first release up on SoundCloud only a month ago and have less than 1,000 likes on Facebook. Despite the lack of content, I can see great things coming from these Aussies in the future.

Holy Models is a three-piece "psychedelic daytime disco" band comprised of Adam Frawley, Mitchell van Kaathoven and Luke McKay, and they are from Adelaide, Australia. They released their first single, Swimming, as Holy Models on Eskimo Recordings back in December of 2013. When I first heard it, I loved the sun-soaked synths and lazy beat. It puts me on a tropical beach somewhere, drink in hand, soaking in the rays or floating in the crystal clear water. Put your wayfarers on and take a dip into this track below!



There are also a few remixes available of Swimming. I prefer the Tesla 55 remix, personally. I think you will too! It adds a more dance-able, uptempo beat to the track, but still retains that laid back summer vibe that makes the original so great. Check it out!



The Swimming single release also comes with a B-Side track called To Be With You. It is also a chill summertime track that would be perfect at a BBQ or any outdoor daytime gathering. For this track they ditched the washed out synths and threw in some sweet guitar riffs and bass lines to keep your toes tapping. Check it out below and see which original track you prefer.



I look forward to seeing more music from this fresh talent in 2014. I am sure they will not disappoint!

Enjoy! <3

Coachella Spotlight #10: CHVRCHES

It will be really cool to finally see one of 2013's biggest buzz bands live at Coachella this year! They're infectious indie/electro pop sound booked CHVRCHES trip to the desert long ago.

This Scottish trio burst onto the scene in 2012 with the release of their first hit single The Mother We Share. This track put Chvrches on the map. This song has been around for so long though, so I wanted to show my personal favorite track from their debut album. I am huge fan of Gun. I love the synths that remind me of one of Tom Cruise's epic running scenes from any of his movies in the 80's. This track has great pacing and it keeps you wanting more all the way through. Check it out below!

Chvrches is also a very remixable band since all they use are samples, drum machines and synths to complement the vocals. There's nothing I love more than finding a remix that sticks close to the original track, but makes it even better. These remixes of Lies by Ikonika and Tourist respectively, bring two totally new vibes to the track, but still keep the vocals intact. I love seeing what artists can do to other artists' creations. Check them out for yourself!





I look forward to experiencing Chvrches live this April! Do yourself a favor and get familiar so you don't miss out.

Happy Coachella! <3

Coachella Spotlight #9: MS MR

MS MR is one of those bands that I am excited to check out early on in the day at Coachella this year. The duo have a unique sound that I think will translate very well live.

The first time I had heard a MS MR song was through a remix of their song Thinking Of You that I posted about a while back by Haerts. Although I love the remixes of their songs, their originals are just as excellent. Their debut LP, Secondhand Rapture, came out last year and it is full of fun, but still mildly melancholy, indie-pop tunes. The best of which being the lead single, Hurricane. I love the way the vocals float over the pounding percussion and dreamy synths/effects used throughout. Check out the video for Hurricane below!

Back to those remixes I mentioned... their songs remix so well! I wanted to put up this remix of their track Fantasy by Xaphoon Jones. It is amazing. The chill trap vibe and cascading synths make this song both relaxing and dance-able at the same time. Xaphoon nailed this one. Check out the remix below

I hope you all check them out at Coachella this year. They will put on a great show!

Happy Coachella! <3

Zedd - Find You

To celebrate Zedd's Grammy win last Sunday night, he has released his new single, Find You, featuring two vocalists he has helped launch careers for, Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant.

This new track is great! I love the dueling vocals between Matthew and Miriam, and Zedd's production is on point as always. I do kind of miss the old Zedd and his hard hitting bangers, but his new commercial sound is still very fun. The single is available on iTunes or on our Spotify Playlist! Check it out below!

Enjoy! <3

Coachella Spotlight #8: RL Grime

Coachella wouldn't be quite as badass if it were missing those couple trap artists in the Sahara tent to keep the party bumping. Luckily for us, this year RL Grime will be there to knock our raging teeth in with his hard hitting bass! Stoked!

What many people don;t know about RL Grime is that he, Henry Steinway, is also known as the electro house Producer/DJ Clockwork. He started his music career as Clockwork and then created a second stage name so he could produce more genres of music and free himself of expectations/limitations of the Clockwork name. Who knew he would become a household name in two different spheres of EDM!?

He first gained traction for his music through his remixing. If you see a remix with the RL Grime name, you can expect greatness. From Benny Benassi to Kanye West, RL Grime has conquered it all. Check out any of his remixes below from his SoundCloud page!

Eventually RL Grime got picked up by Diplo's Mad Decent label and A-Trak's Fools Gold label as he started releasing his own original tunes. Last year he released his High Beams EP on Fools Gold. This EP is full of interesting, but still totally rage-able trap tunes. Check out my favorite track, Pockets, below!



I can't wait to dance around like an idiot to RL Grime's crazy set at Coachella this year. It is guaranteed to be a great time!

Happy Coachella! <3

Coachella Spotlight #7: Rudimental

There is always one drum and bass artist at Coachella. This year.. it's Rudimental.

I have been intrigued with Rudimental since hearing their their track Feel The Love with another artist who will be at Coachella this year, (Can anyone say guest appearance!?!?) John Newman. This song made every playlist of mine for about a year. It is now out on their debut album called Home!

Their debut album is fantastic. It has such an array of genres and guest vocalists and sounds. It is an amazing interpretation of dance music that is definitely worth checking out. Some other vocalists they used on the album include: Emeli Sande, Foxes, Alex Clare and more. There are so many solid tracks on the album, so I am going to just throw a couple I love the most on here for you all.

Seeing Rudimental at Coachella will never be a bad decision. You will see me there!

Happy Coachella! <3