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BADBADNOTGOOD and Little Dragon share new song

BADBADNOTGOOD, Toronto jazz group, and the Swedish electronic group, Little Dragon, have released a new collaborative track called “Tried.” Listen to it below.

BADBADNOTGOOD said of the joint track in a statement: “We’ve all been big fans of Little Dragon for years, and had a chance to play some shows and hang out with them recently, which eventually led to this collaboration. They’re a truly captivating and unique group of musicians, and we’re really excited to share this song with them and hope to work together again in the future!”

Little Dragon has added that they “were struck by [BADBADNOTGOOD’s] raw sweaty energy.”

BADBADNOTGOOD announce new Late Night Tales mix

BADBADNOTGOOD are the latest to contribute a mix to the Late Night Tales series. Their 21-track mix is set to be out July 28th and features music from Erasmo Carlos, Stereolab, Thundercat, Lydia Lunch, the Beach Boys, Donnie & Joe Emerson, and more. The band also covered the song “To You” by Andy Shauf, one of their favorite artists. Listen to the six-minute sampler of the playlist below. They said in a press release “wee decided to use it as a vehicle to show everyone all the amazing music we have gotten to experience by touring and meeting new people.”

Late Night Tales: BADBADNOTGOOD:

01 Boards Of Canada: “Olson”
02 Erasmo Carlos: “Vida Antiga”
03 Gene Williams: “Don’t Let Your Love Fade Away”
04 The Chosen Few: “People Make The World Go Round”
05 Esther Phillips: “Home Is Where the Hatred Is”
06 Delegation: “Oh Honey”
07 Velly Joonas: “Käes on aeg”
08 Stereolab: “The Flower Called Nowhere”
09 Kiki Gyan: “Disco Dancer”
10 Admas: “Anchi Bale Game”
11 Francis Bebey: “Sanza Nocturne”
12 Thundercat: “For Love I Come”
13 River Tiber: “West” [ft. Daniel Caesar]
14 Charlotte Day Wilson: “Work”
15 The Beach Boys: “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)”
16 Donnie & Joe Emerson: “Baby”
17 Les Prospection: “Lido”
18 Grady Tate: “And I Love Her”
19 BadBadNotGood: “To You” (Andy Shauf cover)
20 Steve Kuhn: “The Meaning Of Love”
21 Lydia Lunch: “You, Me and Jim Beam”

Fun Fun Fun Fest announces 2015 lineup

Austin-based festival, Fun Fun Fun fest has revealed its lineup for 2015. The festival, on its 10th anniversary, will take place November 6th to 8th at Auditorium Shores.

Included on the lineup are acts such as D’Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, CHVRCHES, Jane’s Addiction, who are performing Ritual de lo habitual, Ride, L7, Future Islands, Grimes, Chromeo, MSTRKRFT, Coheed and Cambria, Desaparecidos, Drive Like Jehu, American Nightmare, Gogol Bordello, performing Gypsy Punk, Converge, Neon Indian, Cass McCombs, Antemasque, Hudson Mohawke, Peaches, and Fucked Up.

On the lineup as well is British heavy metal band, Venom, who are performing their first-ever Texas performance at the festival. D.C. hardcore band dag nasty are also reuniting during the weekend to play.

Other acts are ScHoolboy Q, NOFX, Odesza, Toro y Moi, FUZZ, Mikal Cronin, OFF!, American Football, Parquet Courts, Benjamin Booker, Viet Cong, Alvvays, Joey Bada$$, Doomtree, Shamir, BadBadNotGood, Dwarves, performing Blood, Guts & Pussy, Andrew Jackson Jihad, together PANGEA, Babes in Toyland, The Growlers, King Khan and BBQ Show, and Big Freedia.

Three-day and VIP passes are avaliable for purchase at the festival’s website. Check out the full lineup above and watch the lineup announcement video, which stars Bill Nye the Science Guy, on the website as well.

Listen to Future Islands’ “Seasons” reworked by jazz trio, BadBadNotGood

The experimental jazz outfit, BadBadNotGood, over the past few months, have contributed to notable hip-hop tracks from artists such as Ghostface Killah and Danny Brown, and Black Milk. The trio now moved to a different direction into synth pop with their reworking of “Seasons (Waiting on You)” by Future Islands.

This remix gives the frontman, Sam T. Herring, a different kind of background for his intense vocals.