- 26
- Feb
Panther - How Well Can You Swim?
Amazing.
Can you imagine a world where this song by Portland Oregon's Panther could be our pop music? Imagine this song on the radio, popular with the kids... Electro beats, busted up soul singing, insane synthesizers burping and farting. It is what I call 'totally excellent'.
Panther is Charlie Salas-Humara. Lately, he has showed up on MTV2 with a nomination for "Video of the Year" and in Spin Magazine. Not at all bad for someone whose live show, I hear, includes a great amount of "floor dancing" - have a look at his video for "You Don't Want Your Nails Done" to see what I'm talking about. His new album, Secret Lawns is a roller-coaster for sure: sweet pop tunes, avant punk, free jazz and everything in-between.
He has recently toured with other hot-scene-luminaries like the Gossip and Ratatat, and he is on the road right now, so have a look at his tour page to see a list of his upcoming cross-country dates - I'm psyched to see him here in New York! His tour info and song samples are also on his myspace page so check it out as well.
Secret Lawns comes out on Fryk Beat in a week or so (March 6th), and it is definitely worth the trip. Act fast as well, because the first 1000 copies include a DVD of videos including loads of Floor Dancing.