Teenage Ears

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Tracks I Love

Rich feat. Anna Roo x Cosmo Sheldrake

Is it just me or does Cosmo Sheldrake sound like an old wizard’s name from Harry Potter? His parents must have foreseen him becoming a musician because I don’t think I could ever take a doctor, lawyer, or teacher named Cosmo Sheldrake seriously.

Thankfully, his music is amazing. “Rich” featuring vocals from Anna Roo is a soft-spoken indie pop track with generous amounts of upbeat whimsical beats.

New Music

Hurricane (CHVRCHES Remix) x MS MR

If someone were to come to me and say, “hey! I really love CHVRCHES, could you recommend me some music similar to them?” NY-based synthpop duo MS MR would definitely be near the top of the list and vice versa. So, it’s interesting to hear a MS MR track remixed by a band which very often works with similar sounds.

New Music

Girls Love Beyonce (Remix) feat. Adrian Per x JENI

I’m normally not the biggest fan of covers and would prefer for good artists to make their own tracks, but every cover of Jeni’s is pure gold. She must be a fan of Drake because her last cover was Drake’s remix of SBTRKT’s “Wildfire” and the very next one she’s gracing us with is Drake’s “Girls Love Beyonce”.

New Music

Waterfalls (Cover) x Mr Little Jeans

Before you press that play button, I have some disappointing news about this new Mr Little Jeans cover. It is not TLC’s track, but rather, the original Paul McCartney version.I think I speak for the majority when I say how much a let down that is.

Nevertheless, I do like the track. It’s a little slow and repetitive, but it has touches of the eerie synths and heavy reverb that made me appreciate her unique cover of “The Suburbs”. Maybe she’ll even do the TLC version someday soon if we’re lucky.

New Music

Valentine feat. Kyiki (Kyogi Remix) x DE$iGNATED

DE$iGNATED’s “Valentine” got remixed by Kyogi, Carling Ruse, and Applebottom for an upcoming digital release via Shifting Peaks, but I think Kyogi’s remix is my personal favorite. The 15-year-old gave the track the dance floor treatment with futuristic funk vibes.

New Music

Oh Sailor (Strange Talk Remix) x Mr Little Jeans

I have a love/hate relationship with Mr Little Jeans. Back in 2011, she gave me one of my favorite covers I’ve ever heard; a chillwave version of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs”.

She gains nearly instant notoriety and fame among the indie pop community and blogosphere. Fast forward to 2012 and all she gives to us is “Runaway” a decent single that had me hooked for a day or two, but lacking when compared to her amazing cover.

2013 comes along and my heart skips a beat as I eye a new track “Oh Sailor” by Mr Little Jeans. Hit the play button grinning like a little boy on X-mas morning, but my smile starts to fade fast. I pause the song after a minute or two, sigh loudly, and decide to finish it for the sake of hearing it out. It just felt so mediocre and boring.

The same can’t be said for this Strange Talk remix. Strange Talk gave Mr Little Jeans what she was missing in her previous releases, but I know she has in her because we’ve all seen it with “The Suburbs”.