Yesterday was Mother's Day, hopefully everyone got their moms something nice, and at the very least remembered it was Mother's Day before this post popped in their RSS. If not there is this Super Mom…   Read Story »

It was an unseasonably balmy evening in Hollywood as Vampire Weekend made their inaugural Bowl debut. Rounding out the bill was the hypnotic Beach House and a party starting set from the Very Best.   Read Story »

Still with the brightest smile/voice in the game, Esau Mwamwaya's audio/visual charm make him particularly well suited for the video format, as demonstrated in the Esau + Ezra clip, and why there…   Read Story »

We saw a bunch of bands this past week. Not every set was memorable, but there were more than enough highlights to make the stiff necks and barking feet worth it. Here's Wednesday, Thursday,…   Read Story »

What we have here is the Very Best's cover of the xx's remix of GGD fans Florence & The Machine’s cover of Candi Staton's "You’ve Got The Love." What we also have is an impressive nailing of…   Read Story »

I don't know if the Very Best's people releasing the video for their track featuring Ezra Koenig during Vampire Week will maximize its promotional value or wash it out in the deluge of Contra-related…   Read Story »

At some point during the Very Best's set at Santos last night, Johan Hugo -- the half of production team Radioclit that made the trip overseas with the human manifestation of sunshine that is Esau…   Read Story »

M.I.A. pals Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit's post-mixtape debut full-length Warm Heart of Africa got immediate indie-rock attention via its Ezra Koenig-featuring title track, which was subsequently…   Read Story »

Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit's the Very Best project is releasing a a 7" of "Warm Heart Of Africa" in advance of their debut album of the same name." You already have that title track, which paired…   Read Story »

Both bands took "Warm Heart Of Africa" for a spin, with Metronomy rendering Esau and Ezra's vocals unintelligible and AiH removing them entirely. Take a listen at HypeM.   Read Story »