Work of Art

My favo(u)rite Ontario poppers FIRST RATE PEOPLE are back with a new summer single, Someone Else Can Make a Work of Art. The mellowed-out dance song is a bit of a departure from some of the band's previous releases, but still remains true to the FRP with aesthetic with co-ed vocals, tastefully used autotune, drum samples and catchy arrangements.

Born Ruffians' Luke Lalonde also lends his vocals to close the track with a multiplied, echoing "all I ever want is the best for you..."

Listen to the track below & grab it + the rest of their discography for free at Bandcamp.

FIRST RATE PEOPLE

The amount of times I've played this lovely Toronto band since I met them in the beginning of October is grossly disproportionate to the number of times I've written on them here. The situation begs to be rectified, so here we are with one of their fantastic new tracks, Funny Games.


A bit of R+B, a bit of electro, a bit of pop and catchy as hell.
Grab a free download above or here.

This shouldn't go without mentioning their equally awesome EP It's Never Not Happening, which follows in a similar stylistic vein as Funny Games, but manages to successfully reach across a range of genres as well.
The EP is also available for free over at last.fm.

myspace.com/firstratepeople

Free Tracks: Bullfighter Jacket / Gentleman's Club

Here are two strikingly different songs that are available for free and on constant rotation right now.

First is Bullfighter Jacket by local (Brooklyn) act Miniature Tigers. The song is from their newest LP F O R T R E S S, but the Daytrotter Session they did earlier this month yielded a far better cut of the originally over-produced track. A cute love song like this the deserves simple, organic production that DT provides.
Get their whole session on Daytrotter.

The second is a great track by Toronto kids First Rate People. They just did a five date run with my friends Born Ruffians, and they really stole the show (well, to an extent!) with their multi-vocal, mildly electronic jams.
The track I've got picked out is Gentleman's Club, a collab with Luke of said Ruffian band. It's catchy, super danceable and essentially all vocals with a bit of synth backing. All around a great little track to have.
Get it from free via Exclaim!