Music Staff Picks: Cate Le Bon, Blood Orange, Midlake & More!

Music Director

Excited for Mac? So are we! So is pretty much everybody! SWEET.
To demonstrate just how excited Music Staff is, we‰’re making this the week of the MacSpin; ergo, playing songs from Mac‰’s little old discography can get you up to two rackspins! If you‰’re still not sure what the buzz is about, this‰’ll help you! (and also the reviews, especially the one of 2, great stuff nowhatimsayin).

But what will you do with the other six (or two) spins? Here‰’re our staff‰’s best ideas for getting up to your rackspin quota (and hopefully even exceeding it!). This week we‰’ve got the highly anticipated new Blood Orange & Los Campesinos, as well as some sweet, sweet shoegaze from The History of Apple Pie, the sultry Cate Le Bon (an old WVAU fave), indier rocker from Static Jacks and heady, headnoddable beats from Jel. Picks this week come from reviewers Drew, Julia, Rafael, Anna, Jack, Molly, Clare and Big Daddy Cam‰’ron.

Playlist:
Cate Le Bon – Are You With Me Now?
The History of Apple Pie – Mallory
Black Books – Paradise
Los Campesinos! – Avocado, Baby
The Growlers – Change In Your Veins
Jel – Thnk4u
The Black Hollies – Somewhere Between Here and Nowhere
Caspian – Hymn For The Greatest Generation
Songs: Ohia – Farewell Transmission (Demo Version)
The Static Jacks – I‰’ll Come Back
Midlake – Provider
Blood Orange – On The Line