WONGIE DISCOVERY: high highs - once around the house / open season / flowers bloom

get ready to swim in the gorgeous melodies of brooklyn, by way of sydney, band high highs. made up of aussie buddies jack milas and oli chang, plus their new member zach lipkins, the band are on the eve of releasing their debut album featuring new material and new mixes of tracks from their lush filled EP last year. the sound is lazy sunset mixed in with some lovely harmonies that'll just bring a smile to your face. check out the wonderful examples of their sweet music below and spread the word!
high highs - once around the house
high highs - open season
high highs - flowers bloom

WONGIE SONG OF THE MONTH: patrick watson - into giants

patrick watson - into giants
[matching the joyous audio experience of patrick's brilliant song, video artist/longtime collaborator brigitte henry offers up a clip that goes from webcam to vaudeville (avec choreography!) to a supposed live gig all via three brilliant chapters. i heart this song so darn much and so should you!]

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG OF THE WEEK: beach house - lazuli

beach house - lazuli
[welcome to your perfect lazy spring wednesday soundtrack... with choral rounds, dreamy landscapes and retro 1st love sentiments. this is just sweetness personified!]

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG OF THE WEEK: patrick watson - into giants

patrick watson - into giants
[after spending 5 years supporting 2 wonderful albums, patrick and co decided to go back to their montreal home and record an album of music they would want to listen to at home. their latest collection 'adventures in your own backyard' is exactly that soundtrack. and what a wonderful dreamy track they've offered as a taster! if you love it as much as we do, go and download the track now cause patrick are offering it as a free mp3 on his website!]


To buy Adventures in Your Own Backyard click here

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG(S) OF THE WEEK: MIA - xxxo (oli chang cinematic remix) / beyonce - naughty girl (oli chang cinematic remix)

MIA - xxxo (oli chang cinematic remix)
[unfortunately in my book, this latest MIA album has been nothing but a letdown. with her over analyzed sounds taking the place of entertainment, the only beacon of enjoyment came in the form of her vocal renderings in this song. thinking the MIA story was over, i came across this lovely stripped down cinematic remix by oli chang today and all seems to be right in the world. thank you oli!]

want more? check out this lovely remix of beyonce's naughty girl below!

beyonce - naughty girl (oli chang cinematic remix)

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG OF THE WEEK: washed out feat caroline polachek - you and i

washed out feat caroline polachek - you and i
[oh this is one of those songs that you can just lose yourself in. layered with just enough vocal patterns to geek out on, the song is made even better with the addition of caroline polachek's (chairlift) voice into the mix. GORGEOUS!!!!! oh and if you love what you hear, its part of an 8 week free mp3 series thanks to kia/adult swim! go and download it now!]

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG OF THE WEEK: william fitzsimmons - so this is goodbye (pink ganter remix)

william fitzsimmons - so this is goodbye (pink ganter remix)
[what a sweet beautiful remix of this song! mellow and gentle, you can just float around in william's shoegaze ode to breakup. sadness never sounded so good! so good that you can get this remix as a free mp3 thanks to rcrd lbl!]

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG OF THE WEEK: the middle east - blood

the middle east - blood
[i can't believe these aussies are coming to the US and only performing at sxsw for now! though they'll be back sometime in may for a proper tour, my need to see them is... now! what a gentle childlike gem they've created here, too bad it'll be yonks before i get a chance to watch them in person...]

WONGIE GORGEOUS SONG OF THE WEEK: shearwater - hidden lakes

shearwater - hidden lakes
[omg, i could just linger in this song for a good while. gentle and beautiful, the sweetness of the tune makes me want to go and listen to their latest album the golden archipelago now! sigh...]