If it weren’t for Gauntlet Hair’s storming of my Top 25 played of the year, I have little doubt that Aloe Blacc’s soulful “I Need a Dollar” would still have the top spot in that playlist. Despite his song’s now second tier standing, I’m still looking forward to his new album – Good Things – which is due out at some point this year from Stones Throw.
In an effort to appease me personally, the label recently put out a new track from the album – the slower, burning cover of Velvet Underground’s “Femme Fatale.” Translated from French, the term literally means “deadly woman.” While it certainly doesn’t carry the connotations of a monster or demon with its modern definition, a femme fatale generally has ulterior motives, and uses her sexuality and charm to get her way.
Mr. Blacc has obviously escaped the wiles of such a woman, and has graciously shared his story with us. Unfortunately, without any identifying characteristics, we’re left to find out who she is for ourselves. My money’s on Minka Kelly.
Get yourself the vinyl of the track via Stones Throw here.
Aloe Blacc – Femme Fatale (mp3) from the forthcoming Good Things
Dave and I are flying across the country this morning, so we are leaving you in the capable hands of our scheduled posting. We have stuff set through Sunday, and Dave should be back on Monday to start things up again. At least that’s how the plan is in my head. I hope everyone has a fantastic week; we’ll be in and out of touch via Twitter regarding what antics we’re getting into. As a bit of a send off, here’s a track that’s been talked about a lot on the blogs of late. I’m not sold on it, but I can hear why people are.
The original of this track has slowly become my favorite Florence and The Machine song since I got my copy of Lungs last year. I listen to it constantly because I run to it; it’s upbeat and keeps me focused on the task at hand, which is good for me because I generally dislike running.
The first sanctioned track off of 
In lieu of posting about the week’s new releases (since there isn’t much to speak of), we’ll just tell you to check out the 
and 
albums. Or, more appropriately, those are the albums we’ll be checking out. So if you want to be like us, that’s what you should be getting. And with that, let’s get to something that’s been rattling around in my head for the past few days:
