2013-11-21
New Zealand has its very own Ariel Pink. Connan Mockasin, a mop-topped blonde "pop sprite" - who broke onto the scene with his first solo effort, 2010's Forever Dolphin Love - is the newest sensation in the world of weirdo psyche-funk. With Caramel, Mockasin comes across as a bizarrely seductive figure, each song oozing with undeniably sexy grooves and his accompanying voice that croons or growls, depending on the context. The fact that the album was self-recorded within a month's span in a Tokyo hotel room makes too much sense.
Hippo Campus
Bashful Creatures
Waco Brothers
Going Down In History
The Young Presidents
Firehorse
VANESSA CARLTON
Rabbits On the Run
Various Artists
Catch and Release (Soundtrack)
alanis morissette
Jagged Little Pill Deluxe Edition
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