Artist: Holy Fuck

Hails From: Toronto Canada

Musical Style: Experimental, Electronica, Rock

For Fans of: Radiohead, The Faint, LCD Soundsystem

Why you should check them out:

It’s not everday that Ed O’Brien and Thom Yorke of Radiohead call a song, “Amazing, Brilliant, Excellent”, but for Toronto based Holy Fuck, it’s just one more word of praise for their highly celebrated track, “Lovely Allen” off their 2007 full length LP.

Background Check:

I’ve often thought how nice it would be if there were always a soundtrack playing in real life like in the movies.  We can be alerted when scary events were about to happen with shrill violins or provided sappy melodic numbers in romantic situations.  And although an ipod may come pretty close, film characters definitely have it made.

Offering up some prime cinematic soundscapes, perfect for picking up the most mediocre of moments, is the experimental electronic collective Holy Fuck. Formed in 2004 by Graham Walsh and Brian Borcherdt, Holy Fuck has quickly earned the status as “Toronto’s evil super group” by fellow musicians in the Canadian scene. Known for their use of everything from a film sequencer to toy phaser guns on stage, Holy Fuck continue to charm audiences with their unique take on electronic music.

In 2007 Holy Fuck released their second album entitled LP, which has since gained unanimous praise from music critics and fans of their self titled 2005 debut. Though both albums offer an innovative sound, Holy Fuck really captivate during their energetic live sets, all of which are heavily improvised. Boosting their credibility through high profile opening slots with M.I.A., Cornelius and Clinic, Holy Fuck back up the hype all without the use of laptop derived beats. And while Holy Fuck’s lively electronic tracks may never come to you in the form of a personalized film soundtrack, they’re still guaranteed to make life’s most monotonous events more uplifting.

Where you can find them in cyberspace:

http://www.myspace.com/holyfuck

http://www.holyfuckmusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Fuck

Where you can find them on Tour:

Jambase

Artist: Santogold

Hails from: Philadelphia

Musical Style: Indie electronica, Club/dance, Dancehall

For Fans of: M.I.A., Gwen Stefani, Basement Jaxx

Listen

Why you should check her out:

Santogold’s super-charged eponymous debut album is an eclectic mix of sounds and styles that defy categorization. Catchy single “L.E.S. Artistes” is completely energizing.

Background check:

When we first heard - and saw, and fell in love with - Santogold a few months back we knew she would be our numero uno Spooonful post. The music is just hands down bad-ass and epitomizes the kind of exciting new, genre-bending/ expanding music that we want to bring you. So here goes -

Santogold is vivacious frontwoman Santi White. Her voice is reminiscent of everyone from Nina Simone to Siouxsie Sioux to Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and her high-energy, exciting, bass-oriented songs that fuse punk, reggae, synth pop, and indie rock with electro beats are must-haves for your ipod. Songs like the dub influenced, “Shove It” to the nostalgic for the ‘80’s sounding “L.E.S. Artistes” to the M.I.A. inspired “Creator” mesh many influences seamlessly together. Turn it up to 11 indeed.

Named as “top artist to watch” by Rolling Stone and others, this girl is definitely going places, so don’t get left behind.

And P.S. - You may have seen, or will see, a lot more of her as she is currently featured in a big Converse ad campaign.

Where you can find her in cyberspace:

www.Myspace.com/santogold
www.downtownrecordings.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santogold

Where you can find her on tour:

www.jambase.com