Dam-Funk 4 Clae, Beautiful Music 4 Beautiful People Mixtape MP3
- story Felipe Delerme
During one of many interviews for his F64 cover story, in response to a question about who he considers his musical peers , Dam-Funk made sure to shout out Mono/Poly and Nite Jewel, who are, coincidentally, two of the first three artists to appear on this mixtape he curated for sneaker brand Clae. The rest of the tracklist happens to include legends like The Whispers and Anita Baker, and takes it all the way back to ‘82, which we can only hope means that some of our younger siblings were conceived to these songs. Download the Beautiful Music 4 Beautiful People mixtape below and be sure to pick up Dam’s double CD Toeachizown, in stores now.
Download: Dam-Funk 4 Clae, Beautiful Music 4 Beautiful People mixtape
Video: Nite Jewel, “Want You Back”
- story Peter Macia
A mere four days after we premiered their song, “Falling Far,” Nite Jewel presents the endearingly crafty video for the excellent “Want You Back” off their new EP on Italians Do It Better. Make sure to stay tuned for the foxy finale. Directed by Erin Dunn
Get the Want You Back EP on iTunes now and see them in their hometown LA on August 22nd at Young Art Gallery before they head to Europe forever (one month).
(via GvsB)
Premiere: Nite Jewel, “Falling Far” MP3
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
- photo Daryl Peveto (F60)
Nite Jewel exist in a wobbly cough syrup haze, making dance music that’s just enough off that it would feel weird to actually dance to it. Maybe you catch “Falling Far” on the radio while driving late night, or maybe you realize that it exists in the same realm as any old VHS tape you find laying on the sidewalk: quavering fidelity, colors bleeding. It’s nostalgic and disconcerting at once and we hear that if you listen to Good Evening on repeat it totally syncs up with Mulholland Drive. If it doesn’t work it’s no one’s fault but your own.
Download: Nite Jewel, “Falling Far”
Freeload: A Bunch of Songs From Urban Outfitters
- story THE FADER
Fans of good music and haters of vowels, come together and partake in Urban Outfitters latest URBN LSTN thing, in which they give away a crapload of free songs from a bunch of artists, some of whom have been given full endorsement by us in the pages of FADER Magazine and right here on this webternet site. Artists such as Grizzly Bear, Crystal Antlers, Apostle of Hustle, Passion Pit, The Big Pink, Amazing Baby, Jeremy Jay, Major Lazer, Popo, Lemonade, Nite Jewel, Phoenix and many more whose songs we’ve already posted here! It’s almost like they’re stealing from us! It’s almost like we should get compensated in some way! It’s almost like they should send over lifetime gift cards so we can stop wearing dirty t-shirts and duct tape shoes!
Download: URBN LSTN #5
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posted on Jun 5, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Amazing Baby, Apostle of Hustle, Crystal Antlers, freeload, Grizzly Bear, Jeremy Jay, Lemonade, Major Lazer, Nite Jewel, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Popo, The Big Pink, Urban Outfitters
Freeload/Video: Nite Jewel, “Weak For Me” + “Artificial Intelligence”
- story THE FADER
Look, it’s not like we expect indie artists to give us $100,000 video productions, but this Nite Jewel video looks like it was shot for two dollars in an LA porn studio with a dude in cutoffs who looks a whole lot like Danny McBride. If it were 1986, there is a good chance Nite Jewel would be huge stars, and that would be great because when they sing like they’re a million miles away from any emotion it stops mattering that the entire music video industry is taking all their cues from Public Access. Watch the weird video for “Artificial Intelligence” up top, download megajam “Weak For Me” below and keep a lookout for Good Evening in March.
Download: Nite Jewel, “Weak For Me”
FADER TV: LA Is A Nice Place To Live (With Nite Jewel)
- story THE FADER
On each episode of FADER TV’s LA Is A Nice Place To Live, the West Coast staff takes in some of the city’s culture and fun good times. Our first installment of 2009 has the crew going to Tiny Creatures for their official closing event. The nondescript storefront on Alvarado has hosted art and music events for the past three years, and we say goodbye to it with a warm hug and a meaningful pat on the back. Los Angeles’ own Nite Jewel also dropped by for a short set for a crowd too hemmed in by weird installations from the likes of Hedi El Kholti and Rachel Detroit to do much more than tap their feet. On any other day, we would have been bummed out about Nite Jewel making the tiny house P.A. system implode, but on this particular night it just seemed too apt and awesome to bring us down.
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posted on Jan 15, 2009 in ART + CULTURE CHANNEL tags ART-LA IS A NICE PLACE, LA Is A Nice Place To Live, Nite Jewel
