Best New Music: Head Like a Kite

If you think about it, Dave Einmo -- the multi-talented writer/ producer/ musical visionary behind Seattle electronica act Head Like a Kite -- is sort of like a poor man's Damon Albarn. Which is to say: Head Like a Kite are sort of like a poor man's Gorillaz -- mixing pop, rap, hip-hop, and electronic noise -- and recruiting an impressively wide range of other musicians -- to craft an album that ebbs and flows like a carefully-themed playlist on the hippest and coolest of college rock radio stations.

HLAK. Lookin' quirky.

Of course, HLAK don't have nearly the record sales under their belt -- at least not yet. But that could all change with their most recent, Dreams Suspend Night, a thrillingly insatiable musical journey that has quickly become one of my fave underrated albums of the year.

But don't just take my word for it. Check out this video for "She's wearing that costume" -- then jet ski on over to Phrequency.com for another sweet vid, and more.

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