London five-piece, Good Dangers, have a new video out for their latest darling pop ditty, “DFYF”. They wonderfully allude to Stand By Me and E.T., two of the most monumental ’80s coming-of-age films, and even manage to borrow the wild red light in the woods from the Guillemots “The Basket” video. It feels like growing up all over again, and it’s a feeling. If you’re in London tonight, catch them opening for our Savoir Adore dreamers at Queen of Hoxton.
Sweden has always been a treasure trove of brilliance (see: Miike Snow, Ingmar Bergman, etc). And Our Legacy, a heritage brand with an ageless Scandinavian take on contemporary menswear, just never ceases to impress us with each passing season. Their latest offering is a reversible vintage pineapple jumper that we’re saving for those cool summer nights. YUM.
Monica Birkenes (or Mr. Little Jeans to most) has been our skinny love since we put out her first two releases back in 2010. The Zach Shields-directed video for new single “Runaway” sees our sprightly Norwegian flowergirl at her most Karen O, flourishing in the suspenseful Blair Witch dark with the grace of a modern Ophelia. Be sure to get your hands on “Runaway” HERE before her debut full-length drops in August.
One of our favorite remixers in the game, RAC, have joined forces with San Fran-based eyewear brand, Capital, to envision these limited edition handmade shades. We’ve been eyeing wooden ones in general, but these also come with the extra dope RAC logo carved into one side and an 18k gold-plated top bridge that transcends the hackneyed hashtag, #swag. Did we mention there are ONLY 25 pairs available worldwide?
Unsurprisingly, The Neighbourhood are one of our favorite new bands of 2012. By running with their whole Cold-War-Kids-meets-Lana-del-Rey-in-a-David-Lynch-film aesthetic, their new video for “Sweater Weather” is a neo-noir fantasy with a Godardian accent. As the boy-girl road movie in the top 2/3 split screen fades in and out of focus, the more intimate bottom third falls in and out of love. Shout out to Fair Isle for stealing every scene.
Mad Men is arguably the greatest show of the last decade, and the way Matthew Wiener integrates a litany of ’60s pop culture tropes through music and dialogue is just one of the many reasons why. For last night’s premiere, Megan (Jessica Paré), dons a leggy get-up and serenades Don Draper with a cover of “Zou Bisou, Bisou”, an unabashed love song from a genre of youthful French pop called yéyé. In a brilliant marketing powerplay, Lionsgate is releasing a 7” with the tune on the A-side and the iconic RJD2 theme on the flip.
Directed by comedy legend Julian Barratt (of The Mighty Boosh), the new Tanlines video for “All Of Me” is nothing short of brilliant. By dimming the light switch on their sun-speckled trop pop, it plays like a hilariously dark mix of Cold War deadpan and radio calisthenics. All in all, it’s an impressive directorial debut from Barratt, we only wish he’d given himself a Hitchcock-esque cameo.. ;(
Scrabble is one of those endlessly entertaining classic games that always provides the thrilling rush of stringing words together, making you feel like a kid again. We were already on “board” with anything Scrabble-related, but as unabashed typography whores, this new special edition set with solid walnut tiles in various fonts is an absolute goldmine.
We fell for The Spinto Band during the Nice and Nicely Done days, so we’re delighted that the new record, Shy Pursuit, is a true return to form. Co-directed by Tim & Eric editors, Dan Longino and Eric Notarnicola, the video for lead single “Take It” starts off innocently enough with tabled kids playing Topple. But the competition is cut-throat. From the wry humor behind the priceless facial expressions and explosive frustration to the surreal Charlie Kaufman feel, it is an Adult Swim wet dream.
The ingenious Swedes over at Nudie Jeans are about to revolutionize the denim game. Already world-renowned for their slimming cuts, Nudie now churns old jeans into a pulp and then blends it with virgin organic cotton to create a whole new kind of synthetic denim with a similar look but a softer feel. Quantity is limited to 500 worldwide and available exclusively at Barneys.
