Hooray for Earth Vs. Twin Shadow - Place We Like

Yes I know, it's been far too long since NAS.com has been updated. This is all about to change though. Kicking off this happy moment we have taken delivery of one super cheerful track. Vs songs have always perplexed this NAS writer. They don't really mean much other than perhaps one party is dead so the other has taken liberties and messed with their sound. Maybe that's a charmed way of looking at it because the collaboration between Brooklyn bands Hooray for Earth and Twin Shadow produced such a super awesome track called, A Place We Like. I think haters of steel drums will find this one way too infectious to dislike. Part dance party and part philosophical  recording question. With lines like, "I don't understand what makes it sound different on the tape." Kids who understand recording studio speak (side-chain anyone?) will enjoy the lyrics. I've decided that this track will be the theme to my Australian summer.

Hooray for Earth Vs. Twin Shadow - Place We Like via Living Ears

[Myspace - Twin Shadow] [Myspace - Hooray For Earth]

Radical Dads - Recklessness

Some days I look back at my childhood and wonder why my own father wasn't more of an awesome dude. Then again that has nothing to do with a band named Radical Dads. This Brooklyn trio happens to feature guitarist Robbie Guertin, who is better known for his exploits in Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Despite this link the band has a raw indie Lo-Fi grunge sound that blows CYHSY out of the water, They're currently preparing their first 7" single, Recklessness. You can also check out the video for Recklessness below, and there's more tunes on their Myspace page.

[Radical Dads on Myspace]

Lia Ices - Grown Unknown

Those kids at Jagjaguwar have the happy knack of picking some very clever artists to sign. Lia Ices is a brand new signing for those guys, and she's more than a little talented. Her brand new song, Grown Unknown, is a very nice introduction. Fire cracker hand claps and some restrained acoustic guitar play second fiddle to the song's vocal centerpiece. Reminiscent of Glasser's recent track called, Home, although this one is far more minimalistic in composition.

[Listen via Fader]

The Drums - Forever And Ever Amen (Saint Etienne Remix)

This one really surprised me. I'd forgotten that The Drums were releasing an album sometime in the first half of 2010. Their self-titled debut has hit the world already and I'm just getting into the Saint Etienne Remix of Forever And Ever Amen. There was so much good music to digest on The Drums' debut EP, Summertime! Another very strong indie-pop effort that complemented the likes of San Francisco's Girls. I'm a sucker for a good remix and this track bumps along with a nice pretty pop beat that makes you smile like a sugar daddy (or mummy) in a 70s strip club. The original track, which happens to the the first single from the debut album, is much more frenetic than this laid back remix.

[Listen via RCRD LBL_]