Unusually Great

I generally like to think of myself as having pretty wide/varied tastes. I read a lot of music blogs and listen to a lot of music. It's rare that I like everything from one specific place - usually my hits come as an aggregation of a number of different sources. There is one exception, however. Nearly every single track I've heard from Neon Gold is straight fire. Even the stuff that's outside my normal scope is fantastic and plays over and over and over and over. Exceptional stuff, for real.

Recently, Neon Gold has dropped a couple tracks that really caught my eye. The first is less of a track and more of a mixtape - the latest from Theophilus London, hiphopster extraordinaire. Some really hot tracks on this mix, but Crazy Cousins is for sure the standout. I'm pretty sure the drumbeat is a GarageBand Loop (seriously) but Theophilus builds on it with a choral background, great lyrics, and a fun chorus to really make it pop. I'm definitely feeling this track.

Theophilus London - Crazy Cousins (YSI) (filesavr)

The second track from Neon Gold that has been bumping for me recently is a remix by Bo Flex  of US Royalty's "Keep It Cool". Bo Flex does double time as the synth-man for Passion Pit and producer of Giantess, and here he adds some delicious synthy-ness to a borderline emo rock track. Not my usual flavor, but this song has an infectious hook and great HANDCLAPS. This song, more than almost any other, confirms my love for any song that has handclaps in it. I've been listening to this song so much that I've started trying to sing it around the apartment, which has really dire consequences. Listen to this version instead.

US Royalty - Keep It Cool (Bo Flex Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)

UPDATE:  Apologies all around - originally we had this track listed as a Bo Flex and Giantess collab, and mentioned that Bo Flex was a member of Giantess.  This isn't true - this is a Bo Flex remix only, and he is the producer of Giantess, not a member.  Our humble apologies for the incorrect info.