GORILLA VS. BEAR
listen to TOPS’ Taking Off Your Makeup FFF Fest mix
Montreal's TOPS will descend upon Texas this fall for a handful of shows in November, including a stop in Dallas on the 5th before heading down to Austin for this year's insane Fun Fun Fun Fest and a very rad FFF Nites show (that we'll be able to share details for soon). In anticipation of their FFF show, the group put together a sweet little mix featuring some jams they're listening to at the mo
download Leon Bridges’ Coming Home to Texas mixtape feat. Bun B + more
Leon Bridges + MICK just dropped a new surprise mixtape called Coming Home To Texas, made up of re-worked joints from the album, and featuring TX rap legends Bun B and Slim Thug, samples from Geto Boys and UGK classics + more. Listen below + download it for free here:
Panda Bear takeover: Tropa Macaca
My friends Andre and Joana make up this Lisbon group. Their recent music has a rough kind of wander that I like a lot. Familiarity feels good and safe but most of the time its the search thats most revealing. Check out the videos too… -- Noah Lennox
Panda Bear takeover: Hiatus Kaiyote – By Fire
Hiatus Kaiyote is a group from Australia I heard in my friend Dave’s car on the radio a couple of years ago. I didn’t know what was playing and I liked it so much I went online to the radio stations website log to find out. Turns out it was Hiatus Kaiyote playing a song called Nakamarra...
Panda Bear takeover: Personalidade by Fernanda Pereira
My wife Fernanda makes clothes and is a far more inventive and creative thinker than I am. Im especially fond of this collection of jackets she made a little while back. The fabric for the jackets comes from traditional Portuguese blankets (Fernanda is Portuguese I should mention) and I like the idea of walking around covered in a blanket...
Panda Bear takeover: Niagara – Sessao Caseira
This is another local group that i like a lot. I first saw videos of theirs as promotion for one of the Principe nights and liked how they grafted with the music. They’ll have a new 12” record coming out soon but for now check out this video which shows them playing together...
Panda Bear takeover: Shamir – Call It Off
Im looking forward to the upcoming record from Shamir. Wish Id caught him live as Ive heard from a bunch of people about the shows. I like the rawness and directness of his singing against the robo synthetic backgrounds. -- Panda Bear
Panda Bear takeover: Little Dragon – Paris
Here’s a recent one from this Swedish band. I like the singing a lot and really like how they go the extra mile to craft synth sounds. They also don’t seem to let the machines do the work which i can appreciate. Im also a fan of the song they did with Gorillaz called Empire Ants with two loosely connected but gracefully navigated sides...
Panda Bear takeover: Max Graef
I like the Rivers of the Red Planet album a lot. Max mashes together a bunch of different styles and elements but they all sound happy enough together if you know what i mean. There’s a humorous mystery and fog around the music that I like a lot too...
Panda Bear takeover: Gala Drop – You & I
My friends Nelson and Afonso play in this local band and we share a practice space as well. Nelson and another friend Pedro are in part responsible for why Im here as they booked Animal Collective at a festival in Lisbon (the now defunct Numero Festival) 12 years ago or so...