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Jimmy Eat World – “I Will Steal You Back” [Rock//Alternative]

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Jimmy Eat World

It’s a throwback… but it’s not a throwback. Say what? That’s right, beloved New Jersey band Jimmy Eat World has put themselves back on the map; or ours at least. Consider this a little piece of nostalgia, but with a nice update to it. There’s certainly nothing spectacularly different hear from the Jimmy Eat World classics we all grew up on and love, but that’s far from any reason to discount this track. If anything, this gets me really psyched for a new full LP release from these guys — that would be Damage, out June 11th! Now I know this might not be everyone’s band of choice, but I have to believe I’ve got some fellow J.E.W. fans out there reading us, and I hope this one finds you. Enjoy!

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Jimmy Eat World - “I Will Steal You Back” — Pre-Order Damage (Digital) // Pre-Order Vinyl

Album Review: Cold War Kids – Dear Miss Lonelyhearts [Rock//Indie]

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Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts

There’s a side of Funkadelphia music love that we don’t show off too often here on the site, and that is our love for some great non-electronic based music, whether it be some form of rock, pop or about anything else. If the tunes are good, we’re tuning our ears in. So Cold War Kids have been a band that have been our radars for a while. Their early career, which included Robbers & Cowards and Loyalty to Loyalty, was impressive to say the least. The album’s had a dark undertone with a harsh rock vibe that took grip of your soul. But their last album, Mine Is Yours, veered off in a strange direction that left many of the band’s fans, and ourselves, a bit confused. The album was good, but very untrue to the California bands roots in their first two albums. Now, just a few days ago, Cold War Kids have unveiled their latest album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, to the world. It certainly shows off a lot of progression, once again, from their first two albums, but it strays from the poppy vocals and instrumental lines that seemed to plague Mine Is Yours. With seemingly more of an electronic influence on this album, the band certainly still flexes an appreciation for their early work and lets their songs delve into the same deep rhythms that held grasp on on those albums. In summary, we could not be more pleased with this new album. Cold War Kids seemed to have fallen back into stride.

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Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts – Buy Album

Funkadelphia Picks: “Fear and Trembling” and “Tuxedos”

Metaform – The Electric Mist [Synthpop//Hip-Hop]

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Metaform - The Electric Mist

This is by no means new music, but it’s still awesome music, and less known than it should be. I myself just discovered Metaform, a California producer and musician who creates his own beats and lays his own vocals on top. His most recent album was called Electric Mist, and it moves away from more traditional hip-hop beats into some other more experimental sounds within the electronic music world. It results in some seriously knocking tunes, some of which have been repeating on my computer for a straight day now. The most mesmerizing thing about this album is its span across the plane of electronic music, covering glitch-hop, dub, drum & bass, even some trap, and also still taking it down to groovy synthpop tunes that resonate an essence of such acts as Cherub. If you enjoy chilled out rhythms, then don’t let this one slip through your fingers!

Metaform - Website // Soundcloud // Facebook // Twitter

Metaform - Electric Mist – Buy Album

Funkadelphia Picks: “Revenge of a Nerd”, “Electric Eyes”, “Pop the Trunk” and “Door Number One”

2013 Festival Preview: Camp Bisco – Full Lineup Announcement!!

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Camp Bisco 2013

Camp Bisco - Website // Lineup // Buy Tickets

Easily one of the most premier festivals for the Northeast, Camp Bisco, curated of course by The Disco Biscuits, will return this year to Indian Lookout Country Club in beautiful upstate New York. The festival will take place from July 11th-13th. We were lucky enough to make it up to Camp last year for our first Bisco experience, and to say “pleased” would be a bit of an understatement. With two massive main stages, setup side by side for rapid change-off between acts, and two dance tents, the festival has more than enough to offer; not to mention the late night,, silent disco DJ tent as well. This year the festival promises to return with just as much force, as well as plenty of new surprises, and definitely plenty of smiling faces. The lineup this year is even more eclectic and jaw-dropping as ever, boasting jam bands STS9, Lotus, Umphrey’s McGee, The Werks, Twiddle and Zoogma (and yes of course The Biscuits); a few very impressive indie acts including Passion Pit, Animal Collective and Dan Deacon; and of course a premier list of DJs and electronic acts including Bassnectar, Flux Pavilion, Boys Noize, UZ, Aeroplane, Baauer, Break Science, Cherub, Crizzly, Eskmo, Gramatik, Heroes + Villains, KOAN Sound, Manic Focus, Paper Diamond, Toro Y Moi, Wick-It the Instigator and lots more. This year looks to be an amazing year to spend a wonderful weekend in upstate New York; hope you’ll be camping with us!

Camp Bisco - Website // Lineup // Buy Tickets

Camp Bisco 12 Artist Announcement:

Phoenix – “Entertainment” [Indie//Rock]

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Phoenix - Entertainment

Whoop, change of pace. I’m here today to talk about a band that has been making a lot of noise in the indie world the passed few years. I was lucky enough to catch them at Bonnaroo a few years ago, and this year they will be headlining Coachella. I am, of course, talking about French pop/rock band, Phoenix. These guys have been climbing the charts one album at a time, and with their newest one slated for an April 22nd release, the band has just released the first track from Bankrupt! At first listen, it sounds, well, like Phoenix. The band has definitely kept true to themselves, and while I hope the album brings a bit more variety to light, this new track is definitely a nice sneak peek of what’s to come.

Phoenix - Website // Facebook // Twitter

Phoenix - “Entertainment”

2013 Festival Preview: Hangout – (Almost) Full Lineup Announcement

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Hangout 2013

Hangout - Website // Lineup // Buy Tickets

Next up in our festival preview for the Summer of 2013: Hangout Music Festival. It happens each year on the beautiful, sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Like Wakarusa, this one tends to fly a bit under the radar to the majority of the public; which, in our opinion, is always a good thing. You’re looking a much more local crowd, and more importantly, a smaller, friendlier one. Plus no one can deny that wonderful southern hospitality. Undeniably the biggest surprise and big gun on the lineup this year is Tom Petty, but he’s followed by a formidable list of artists including Kings of Leon, Trey Anastasio (of Phish), The Shins, Bassnectar, The Roots, Slightly Stoopid, Passion Pit, Bloc Party, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Porter Robinson, Moe., Dirty Projectors, Best Coast, Twin Sister, The Werks and plenty more; plus one final headliner still to be announced. This one’s definitely a bit of a haul, especially for our Philadelphia readers; but it’s definitely got a great vibe and still worth knowing.

Hangout - Website // Lineup // Buy Tickets

Hangout 2012 “Thank You” (Recap)

Album Review: Blink-182 – Dogs Eating Dogs EP [Punk//Alternative]

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This will most likely be met with strange looks from some of our fans, but hey, give us a minute to explain. First off, may I say that if you grew up in or around my time, Blink-182 is undeniably a part of your childhood (and if you try to deny it, then I will call you a liar sir!).  When the band got together for a reunion tour a few years ago, it was the greatest moment in the hearts of many Blink fans; and I must admit I caught them on that tour, which was an experience I remain pleased with. But when the pop punk originators announced a new album, it was definitely a questionable moment in  the hearts of many of these same fans– including my own. Unfortunately, the worst we feared was the result, and Neighborhoods became the album we all wanted to deny even happened. So it is with great, great enthusiasm that I present to you this little 5-track gem that sort of slipped through the cracks for a lot of us: the Dogs Eating Dogs EP. That’s right, there’s ANOTHER new release from the famed three-piece band, and it’s damn good enough to maybe even make you forget that last album even happened. The album gets back to a lot more of the band’s roots sounds; it demonstrates influence of maturity and definitely a time lapse in these guys’ careers, but at the same time it’s just like hearing three 20 year-olds jamming on their guitars in their parents garage all over again.

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Blink-182 - Dogs Eating Dogs EP – Buy on iTunes

Funkadelphia Picks: “Boxing Day” and “When I Was Young”

*You can skip/browse through tracks by pressing the “Next” button on the bottom left of the player

Purity Ring – “Grammy” [Indie//Witch House]

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Purity Ring

Purity Ring is a name that has been reverberating throughout the indie electronic world, and it’s not a difficult task to see why. Their debut album, Shrines, is absolutely enthralling, beginning to end, with more than a few notable tracks (“Ungirthed”, “Amenamy”, “Fineshrine” and “Obedear” to name a couple). Philadelphia has been showing the Canadian duo some serious love too, selling out First Unitarian Church twice this Summer, and Union Transfer just two weeks ago. We managed to make it to their second Church appearance, and Union Transfer, at which they actually dropped this new track I have for you today. It’s a little more upbeat than what I’m used to with these two, but that’s certainly not a bad thing, because they still easily crushed this new single, “Grammy”. Enjoy!

Purity Ring - Website // Facebook // Twitter

Purity Ring - “Grammy” — FREE Download!! (Right Click; “Save Link As”)

Album Review: Local Natives – Hummingbird [Indie//Rock]

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Local Natives - Hummingbird

This is definitely diverting from our typical path of posts; but that’s something I actually enjoy doing and have been trying to incorporate more of. It’s always good to have a wide spread of amazing music in your life. So if you don’t know Local Natives by now, I would strongly recommend that you give them a listen. After encountering them at Bonnaroo almost four years ago now, soon after the release of their amazing first record Gorilla Manor, I was completely amazed. A few months ago we saw the release of the first single from the new album,  titled “Breakers”, and it showed a more mature and developed sound from the band that remained loyal to their debut. Now the complete Hummingbird album is here, and it’s dreamy guitar and vocals lines have been drifting through my speakers and headphones almost non-stop the passed few days. E-mails with new tunes to give a listen-over almost seem like a chore, as it would stepping my ears away from Local Natives. I can fully recognize that this might not reside with all our followers and listeners, but whether you are familiar with the Los Angeles based group or not, at least give this album a chance. You just might find your ears easily persuaded.

Local Natives - Website // Soundcloud // Facebook

Local Natives - Hummingbird – Buy Album (Digital) // Deluxe (Digitial) // Vinyl+CD Pre-Order

Funkadelphia Picks; “Colombia”, “Black Spot”, “Three Months”, “Ingrid” and “Wooly Mammoth”

Store Cats – And Other Mystical Creatures [Alternative Rock//Shoegaze]

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Store Cats - And Other Mystical Creatures

I express this every once and a while, making this one of those times: here at Funkadelphia we like to get jammin’ out to a whole lot more than just heavy bass music. There’s an entire beautiful spectrum of music out there for our ears to explore. And while this might not be everyone’s typical cup of tea, I continue to urge you to give it a much deserved chance. Store Cats is an independent band from Philadelphia, whose debut album And Other Mystical Creatures has been becoming more and more frequent in my daily listenings. Their sound is immense and epic, filled with heavy waves of distortion and rapid time changes that are sure to leave your head spinning. Support your local music!!

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Store Cats - And Other Mystical Creatures – Buy Album

Funkadelphia Picks: “Coconut I”, “Coconut II” and “Ephemera (Long)”