ON OUR RADAR: Wet

To put them on our radar this month, we realized, is such an under-statement, because this indie R&B Brooklyn trio have got a fine coverage - thanks to their four-song debut EP which released under Neon Gold Records, last October. But an act of kindness (this time, read: a promising act with hypnotic sound) is never too late, isn't it?

WET: Joe Valle, Marty Sulkow, Kelly Zutrau

Source: This is Fake DIY

We've been hearing the EP via their Soundcloud account throughout this month, and we got hooked. However, when we looked back to the early April days, the term "fall in love at first sight" can be used to describe our first love to Wet through this song.

First cut, we felt their sound reminds us of London Grammar. Following our curiosity that time, we began searching their other songs. That wasn't a wrong move.

Here are few facts about the group - which we have gathered around the Web:

• Wet was listed as one of '10 bands to watch' according to Billboard's CMJ on October last year. And in late November, the trio "joined CHVRCHES for a string of five live shows". 
• December last year, Lorde, posted Wet's EP with caption from the song "You're the Best" on her Instagram. The photo got more than 16.000 likes, although there was someone mistake it for Lana Del Rey's song. 
• Late March this year, Australia's The Music, broke the news that the group have joined Dew Process - an Aussie's local label. 
• They see e-mail as an important tool. At the beginning, the group thought this was a casual, an art project. But things became difficult (singer moved to Providence and drummer moved to LA), thus the process was like as singer Kelly told UK's This is Fake DIY: “I’d keep sending demos to Marty in Brooklyn, and then we’d send it to Joe who would add a beat and do a little bit of production. But we all moved back to Brooklyn in the summer of 2012, and then we could work on the music in person. Still e-mailing though; that’s a big part of our process.” 
• Their presence on the Internet has a good record. The biggest remarks was presented by their official site, which we found playful and funny. On the other note, however simple the design, important links which you might needed is all there. 

Next month, Wet will perform at UK's The Great Escape, a three-day festival in Brighton. 

We're sure that they won't tour Asia or these down under countries in the next months. But we hope that when the right time comes, Wet's setlist is filled with their songs from the self-titled EP and the full album - which is now still in process! 

Picture is taken from This is Fake DIY 

65 Days to Everyday Robots' Release

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We can't wait to hear Damon Albarn's first full solo album, "Everyday Robots", which will be released on 28 April. The Guardian wrote it is confirmed the guests on the Blur's single album including Bat for Lashes' Natasha Khan and Brian Eno.

We still have 65 days ahead of us - less than 3 months and it means only 2 months plus 5 days! So we will leave you with a video of Damon performing "Lonely Press Play", track number 3 from his forthcoming album, on Sundance Film Festival about a month ago.

P.S.
From the album's tracklisting, we're much curious on track number 6, 7, 10, and 12! But don't be confused, we're excited to hear the whole tracks packed in an album, might as well stay calm 'till the date arrives!

Kado Pertengahan Minggu

Hai. Untuk kesekian kali setelah laman ini sengaja dibiarkan tanpa kabar baru, saya kembali lagi. Tulisan kali ini tidak saya rencanakan panjang, karena dikerjakan di tengah-tengah himpitan tugas yang menumpuk. Maka dari itu, biarlah saya memulainya segera. 

Mulai awal minggu ini, saya sudah mengetahui adanya beberapa band yang merilis single baru. Biasanya, single-single tersebut akan ikut disertakan dalam album baru yang akan dirilis oleh mereka - kapanpun dalam rentang tahun 2013. 

Berikut lima buah lagu (tidak semuanya dirilis pada minggu ini, sebenarnya) yang menjadi kado pertengahan minggu saya: 

Paramore - Still Into You 

Langsung menjadi favorit saya sejak pertama kali mendengar lagu ini. Vokal Hayley yang beda (terkesan 'ditarik-tarik') sedikit butuh waktu penyesuaian, namun di luar itu lagu manis ini lebih mencuri perhatian saya dibanding Now. 

Phoenix - Entertainment 

Intro lagu rilisan terbaru salah satu unit musik terbaik Perancis ini terdengar segar dan masih tetap terasa aura Phoenix-nya. Video klipnya mempunyai unsur Korea Selatan, sangat mungkin berhubungan dengan judul lagu ini.

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young 

Pada nomor ini, mereka masih terdengar layaknya Vampire Weekend. Bandingkan dengan single mereka yang lain, Step, tepat di bawah ini. Biarpun begitu, kedua-duanya sama-sama patut didengarkan lebih dari sekali.

Vampire Weekend - Step 

Iramanya cenderung lambat, namun tidak sampai membuat ngantuk. Lagu ini cocok didengarkan saat berakhir pekan, mengerjakan tugas, atau bersepeda sore hari. 

30 Seconds To Mars - Up in the Air 

Lagu ini sebelumnya telah diluncurkan ke luar angkasa pada 1 Maret lalu. Mendengarkan Up in the Air, jujur saja, membuat telinga saya terkecoh karena unsur elektronik yang dominan dibanding instrumen. Saya sangat menunggu rilisnya lagu Northern Lights dan End of All Days, keduanya juga termasuk dalam album terbaru 30 Seconds To Mars yang akan rilis pada 20 Mei mendatang, LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS.