| BASE Album Club Picks One of our favorite stores in the world--super cool Miami store BASE--has hooked up this.hearts.on.fire. once again with their Album Club Picks. The picks are a very well-curated set of some of the sexiest, coolest music anywhere. I love it because it's so different from my usual taste and always introduces me to new artists that I would not have heard otherwise. You can listen to samples and buy each album by clicking on the links below. 10. DRAMA (BITTER:SWEET) / Mixing the swinging sixties vibe with Berlin Cabaret and 21st Century electronica, L.A. duo Bitter: Sweet manage to follow up their intoxicating debut album with another gem, Drama. 9. THE END OF THE RAINBOW (MONTE LA RUE) / "Lounge King of the Lowlands" Belgian Monte La Rue's second artist album has just been released and it's a chilled, relaxed and cool trip through the Florida Keys to the End of the Rainbow, that is the southernmost point in the United Sates, Key West. 8. JIM (JAMIE LIDELL) / 1960's and 70's R & B and gets a redo in UK singer songwriter Jamie Lidell's brilliant new album, Jim, featuring a smattering of folk and Southern soul, and an understated mix of electronica. 7. CAFÉ BRAZILLIA / The best Brazil has to offer, this two disc collection was compiled for one reason only, to transport the listener to the lovely beaches of Brazil with songs that veer between down tempo gems and electronic up tempo bossa nova. 6. CINCO (CIELO) / NYC's finest house club has just celebrated its fifth anniversary, and to commemorate the occasion, Cielo has released a brand new compilation, Cinco, with resident DJs Nicolas Matar and Willie Graff again offering up a two disc mix of deep house, techno and soulful and techno vibes. 5. BABY CHARLES / Taking a trip back to 60's soul, albeit with a modern edge, Brighton's Baby Charles and front woman/ funk diva Dionne Charles' mix of guitars, bass, keys, drums, conga, flute, sax, and trombone, reflect the incredible musical talent of this eight piece band. 4. REMIXES & RARITIES (THE GLASS) / NYC rock/dance duo The Glass unleash 11 rarities from their ever-expanding discography, all unmixed and ready for the dancefloor. 3. ALL THESE THINGS (KUNIYUKI TAKAHASHI) / All These Things, the new disc from Japan's electronic wonder Kuniyuki Takahashi, is deep house, electronica, and jazz mixed together in a potent brew of downtempo musical ingenuity. 2. RETURN TO FOREVER (JIMMY ABNEY) / The essence of sweet R & B mixed with light soul is exactly what you'll find in Osunlade's latest discovery, Jimmy Abney. 1. HIDEAWAY (THE WEEPIE) / Following up on the success of their earlier hit record, Say I Am You, The Weepies are here with a brand new batch of intelligent, well written, and melodic folk-pop songs. |