Whereas most mash-up artists come off as dudes holding up old pictures screaming “remember this????,” Second Royal’s Halfby comes off as a dude who invited all your cool memories for a really sweet house party full of dancey tracks and Four-Loko-fueled hijinks. The Kyoto producer has a new album, Leaders Of The New School, out…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxM7sNVKaRQ”] Clearly not content with the absolutely bananas 2010 they had, Second Royal Records plans to release a new compilation album called Second Royal Vol. 6 on February 9. They’ve posted a teaser trailer of it, which you can listen to above, that hints that this year might be a touch better. The really exciting…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGJfW5uLL04″] While we were away stuffing ourselves full of In-N-Out Burger, Halfby went and released some new music in cahoots with FRAPBOIS for some sort of ad pushing clothes I think. Or bears, who could use all the good pub after the Yogi Bear movie fiasco. The song “Liberty Cat” follows the same topical vibe…
10. Puffyshoes Something Gold Welcome to the top 10, and what better way to start the countdown than with what should be the most divisive album on this entire list. Of course, everything needs to be taken in context – Puffyshoes’ debut album didn’t get enough attention to really inspire the sort of rage that,…
I fully expect The Island Of Curiosity to be just as great an album in the fall as it is now. Come the freezing chokehold and increased heating bills of winter I’m sure Halfby’s latest album will be an excellent escape. But I’m positive he made this as a pure summer album, meant to serve…