The record weaves its way through acoustic and heartfelt tracks depicting mental struggles, love lost and found, feelings of both adoring and missing someone intensely, along with many other themes that are so relatable to the young adult.

The album was recorded first in a converted barn in New York – where a tornado came through and left the town with a power outage. The band members, consisting of lead singer Matt Berniger and two sets of brothers – Aaron and Bryce Dessner, and Scott and Bryan Devendorf – found themselves huddled around a candle playing the songs together acoustically for the first time since the band’s conception. The rest of the album was recorded in a traditional studio, yet The National were still able to maintain the dark and campy feel of its beginnings.

My favorite tracks on the record are “I Should Live in Salt”, “This is the Last Time”, and “Hard to Find”. The album as a whole carries on a melancholic and contemplative theme which fans have come to know and love about The National’s music. If you are in search of some new tunes to spark your thoughts, The National’s “Trouble Will Find Me” will not disappoint.

The band will be on tour from now until the end of November – featuring shows across the country in August all through September. You can catch them in LA at the Greek Theater on August 10th playing alongside Daughters.

Thomas Gold is as good as it gets in today’s electronic music. From his long, grooving build-ups to genius use of vocals and bootlegs, Gold provides the music world with songs and performances that have an innate ability to tap into a person’s instinctual need for dance. As a veteran to the electronic scene, Gold possesses a unique performance quality that takes an entire nightclub by storm in a split second – evident in Friday’s opening edit of Marsch Marsch with Here We Go. In a single moment, Gold grabbed hold of the young Hollywood crowd in CREATE Nightclub and didn’t let go until well after 2:00am, crafting a night that was, in a word, iconic.

Opening courtesy of YouTube user — edmlab247

Essential Tracks from Thomas Gold’s set at CREATE Nightclub in Hollywood:

5. Thunder – W&W (Mainstage Music) – VIDEO

4. Buzzcut – Bingo Players (Hysteria Recs)

3. Alive (Zedd Remix) – Empire of the Sun (Virgin)

2. The Wave (Thomas Gold Remix) – Miike Snow (Axtone) – VIDEO

1. Eric Prydz – Every Day (Pryda) w. Alive (ID Edit) – Krewella (Krewella Music, LLC)  – VIDEO

Check out Thomas Gold’s special two-hour podcast to celebrate episode 50

The tracks:
01 W&W – Thunder (Original Mix) [Mainstage]
02 Nicky Romero & Nervo – Like Home (Original Mix) [Protocol]
03 Dannic – Viper (Original Mix) [Revealed]
04 OneRepublic – Feel Again (Thomas Gold Club Mix) [Interscope]
05 Empire Of The Sun – Alive (Zedd Remix) [Virgin]
06 Deniz Koyu – Rage (Original Mix) [Refune]
07 Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash & John Martin – Reload (Original Mix) [Refune]
08 Thomas Gold – Miao (Original Mix) [[Fly Eye]
09 Fedde Le Grand – Rockin’ N’ Rollin’ (Original Mix) [Flamingo]
10 Bingo Players – Buzzcut (Original Mix) [Hysteria]
11 Thomas Gold – Sing2Me (Original Mix) [Axtone]
12 Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child (Original Mix) [Virgin]
13 Alesso vs OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself (Original Mix) [Refune]
14 Krewella – Alive (Hardwell Remix) [Columbia]
15 Hardwell & Dyro ft. Bright Lights – Never Can Say Goodbye (Original Mix) [Revealed]
16 Moguai – Champs (Original Mix) [Size]
17 W&W & Ummet Ozcan – The Code (Original Mix) [Revealed]
18 Calvin Harris & Florence vs Dirty South – Sweet Nothing vs. Rift (Thomas Gold Mashup) [White]
19 Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity (Tiesto Remix) [Polydor]
20 Armin Van Buurn & W&W – D# Fat (Original Mix) [Armind]
21 Knife Party – LRAD (Original Mix) [Earstorm/Big Beat]
22 GTA, Henrix, Digital Lab – Hit It! (Original Mix) [Size]
23 The Aston Shuffle Vs. Tommy Trash – Sunrise (Won’t Get Lost) (Tommy Trash Version) [Axtone]
24 Hard Rock Sofa – Rasputin (Original Mix) [Axtone]
25 Noisecontrollers & Showtek – Get Loose (Tiesto Remix) [Musical Freedom]
26 W&W – Lift Off (Original Mix) [Mainstage]
27 Bingo Players – Rattle (Original Mix) [Hysteria]
28 Nicky Romero – Symphonica (Original Mix) [Protocol]
29 Sander Van Doorn & Dubvision vs MAKO ft. Mariana Bell – Into The Light (Original Mix) [Doorn]
30 Monsta – Messiah (Dirty South Extended Remix) [Owsla/Polydor]
31 Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, GTA & Wolfpack – Turn It Up (Original Mix) [Musical Freedom]
32 Otto Knows vs One Republic – Million Voices vs Apologize (Thomas Gold Rework) [White]
33 Eric Prydz – Every Day (Original Mix) [Pryda]
34 Dyro – Leprechauns & Unicorns (Original Mix) [Revealed]
35 Miike Snow – The Wave (Thomas Gold Remix) [Axtone]

Axwell’s latest solo outing ‘Center of the Universe’ is now available on Beatport. Allow it to transport you to the beaches of Ibiza where Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso have recently announced a massive residency dubbed  ’Departures’ at Ushuaia.

Click Image for tickets to Friday’s Show at Create

German based DJ/Producer THOMAS GOLD is in the midst of a relentless summer schedule. Having played EDC New York and recent shows on both coasts of the US, Gold is bringing his arsenal of drums and horns to the city of angels this Friday (5/31).  Known for chest-pounding baselines and soaring melodies, Gold is no newcomer to the scene. For years, Gold continued his march towards house music stardom.  From chart topping hits and remixes to residencies with some of the biggest DJs and clubs in the world, Gold is now firmly cemented near the top of the electronic music ranks. Friday’s show will undoubtedly be one of the biggest & best to christen the newly opened CREATE Nightclub in Hollywood — be sure to snag presale tickets or make table reservations HERE.

CueTheSound’s Interview w/ Thomas Gold from 2012

Thomas Gold’s latest FANFARE Podcast:

The tracks:
01 Krewella – Alive (Hardwell Remix) [Columbia]
02 Tripoli – Double Cream (Michael Woods ReMaster) [Diffused]
03 Henrik B, Niklas Gustavsson, Peter Johansson – Echoes (Original Mix) [Le7els]
04 Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us (David Tort Remix) [White]
05 Ummet Ozcan – Airport (Original Mix) [Spinnin’]
06 Fehrplay – Phantom (Original Mix) [Pryda]
07 Knife Party – LRAD (Original Mix) [Earstorm/Big Beat]
08 Junior Sanchez ft. Inebell – Alive At Night (Original Mix) [Spinnin’]
09 Daniel Chord – Raise Your Hands (Original Mix) [Molto]
10 Robin Thicke ft. T.I & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines (Laidback Luke Remix) [Interscope]
11 Daddy’s Groove & Rob Adans – Unbelievable (Original Mix) [Doorn]
12 Dirty South ft. Joe Gil – Your Heart (Michael Brun Remix) [Phazing]
13 Empire Of The Sun – Alive (Zedd Remix) [Virgin]
14 HIIO ft. Abigail Bailey – Waiting For The Night (Original Mix) [In Charge]
15 D.O.D – Bomb The Bass (Original Mix) [Dim Mak]
16 La Fuente – Matador (Original Mix) [Robbins]
17 Dim Chris – Show (Original Mix) [Mutants]
18 Depeche Mode – Soothe My Soul (Steve Angello & Jacques Lu Cont Remix) [Size]

Join Thomas:

www.facebook.com/djthomasgold
www.twitter.com/thomasgold
www.thomas-gold.com

With summer shows & the festival season underway, CueTheSound is returning to review shows & post the best tracks and sets music has to offer. Apologies for the recent absence.

VICE, partnering with Recreation Worldwide, has announced the debut of a new digital channel capturing all elements of the ever-evolving spectrum of electronic music. Promising to cover an extensive slate of content, THUMP will offer viewers and fans a unique insight into culture, trends, artists, and stories throughout the electronic scene. Having already released an exclusive video for Tommy Trash’s re-edit of ‘Monkey See, Moneky Do‘ — THUMP is hitting the online market with a bang! Become a part of the inevtiable success story by diving into the links below:

THU.MP website

The official THUMP YouTube

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FULL RELEASE BELOW (via Rephlektor):

NEW YORK, NY (April 17, 2013) – Today VICE, the global youth media company, cements its status as the world’s premier producer of supreme online video content, diving into the world of electronic dance and culture to launch THUMP, a new platform and YouTube channel, in partnership with Recreation Worldwide.

The channel brings together leading global youth brand VICE with one of the most prominent forces in electronic dance music, Recreation Worldwide, a creative agency founded by top industry veterans from AM Only and Complete Control Management. THUMP boasts exclusive access to the most important artists and trends at the forefront of electronic dance music, and leverages VICE’s established global audience, expertise in online video, and family of top-ranking YouTube channels.

With a focus on the full range of electronic music and culture, from massive festival stages to renegade warehouse parties, THUMP will chronicle every aspect of the global dance music movement: the music, the artists, the fans, the experience. Through original videos from the most electrifying events around the globe, to weekly music video premieres, mixes from the most forward-thinking DJs, and an engaging slate of editorial features, THUMP offers a unique portal into the culture of electronic music.

“VICE is known for telling stories that matter to young people,” said Andrew Creighton, President, VICE.  “Now, with our friends at Recreation Worldwide, we’ve created THUMP to tell stories that matter for fans of electronic music, through the best video content on the scene. So just stay awake – STAY AWAKE! – and enjoy.”

THUMP is a strategically designed premier platform for a wide array of partnership opportunities, artists and brands to reach audiences in new and compelling ways. The channel debuts with The Arrival, a new series celebrating the journeys of some of THUMP’s favorite DJs and producers, from their first connection with electronic music to arriving to perform on the world’s biggest stages. Produced with assistance from THUMP launch partner Heineken and the new Star Bottle, The Arrival features names from across the electronic music sphere, from Claude VonStroke to Just Blaze, 12th Planet, and DJ Craze.

THUMP will debut high-quality franchises, original documentaries, new music videos, and exclusive insights from a broad spectrum of electronic dance music artists including Dada Life, Richie Hawtin, Baauer, Bingo Players, Above and Beyond, Pretty Lights, Ali Love, Tiga, Kevin Saunderson, Tommy Trash, Clockwork, 2 Bears, DJ Shadow, Araabmuzik, Claude VonStroke, Kill The Noise and more, while empowering artists to create and develop new projects for a rapidly growing audience.

“We are thrilled to partner with VICE to launch a creative and collaborative platform with massive reach for artists across the board within the electronic music community,” said Josh Neuman, co-CEO of Recreation Worldwide.

THUMP launches with a dedicated website, THU.MP, and official YouTube channel, YouTube.com/thump, joining VICE Media’s growing slate of official YouTube channels. VICE Media’s YouTube channels include the VICE channel which, in one year, has accumulated over 325 million video views and over 1.7 million subscribers; Noisey, VICE’s music channel; The Creators Project, a global initiative from VICE and Intel at the forefront of arts and technology; Motherboard, VICE’s technology channel; and VICE Japan.

THUMP programming and series will include:

MUSIC VIDEOS

THUMP will be the home to the music video premiers from the biggest stars to emerging artist across the broad spectrum of dance music. Launch videos will include Tommy Trash, Pretty Lights, Clockwork, Ali Love, with many more to come, from both the biggest names and exciting up-and-comers alike.

EXCLUSIVE ARTIST CONTENT

THUMP is home to the best and most exclusive artist content, including taking fans on tour with their favorite artists, behind the scenes looks at the creative process, and the creation of cutting edge live production.  Kicking off with the full length documentary ‘Seven Days in Dada Land’, in which Dada Life take a fan on the road for one week of the Dada Land Tour, filming everything that transpired on and off-stage and telling the bizarre story of what happened.

DANCES AND DON’TS

You either have it or you don’t.  Through THUMP’s lens, we capture the stars and the rhythmically challenged alike standing out in dance culture worldwide.

SUB.Culture

Each week, THUMP explores the warehouses, lofts, and DIY underground scenes, beginning with a four-part look into Brooklyn’s thriving underground.

WHAT IS ______ ANYWAY?

Each week our host loiters outside different nightclubs, underground parties, and music festivals, asking club-goers to describe what they just heard.  THUMP deconstructs everything from genres like house, techno, and trap, to the more obscure witch house.

OTHERWORLD

Partying out of bounds, THUMP takes viewers on an immersive experience through far flung locations pushing the boundaries of the live event experience. Otherworld’s first episode, The Apocalypse, brings us to Playa Del Carmen for the Day Zero, celebrating the prophesied Mayan end of days.

THE TEASE

THUMP pairs never before heard tracks with beautiful men and women doing weird activities in weird settings.

ABOUT VICE

VICE was launched in 1994 as a ‘punk zine’ and has since expanded into a leading global youth media company with bureaus in over 30 countries. VICE operates the world’s premier original online video destination, VICE.COM, an international network of digital channels, a television production studio, a magazine, a record label, an in-house creative services agency and a book-publishing division.

ABOUT THUMP

THUMP is a new electronic music and culture channel from VICE, in partnership with Recreation Worldwide. Launching in 2013 as electronic music and dance culture continues to resonate across the globe, THUMP is set to help define a cultural movement uniting young people into a fanatically devoted community. With a focus on the full range of electronic music and culture, from massive festival stages to renegade warehouse parties, THUMP will chronicle every aspect of the global dance music movement: the music, the artists, the fans, the experience. Through original videos from the most electrifying events around the globe, to weekly music video premieres, mixes from the most forward-thinking DJs, and an engaging slate of editorial features, THUMP offers a unique portal into the culture of electronic music. See for yourself: THU.MP and www.youtube.com/thump.

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tracklist

Dirty South – Speed Of Life (City Of Dreams Acapella) (feat. Ruben Haze) – Speed Of Life, Phazing
Dirty South & Michael Brun – Rift (Evermore It’s Too Late Acapella) – Phazing
Those Usual Suspects – Blaze (Dirty South Edit) – Phazing
Dirty South – Reset (Miike Snow Devil’s Work Acapella) – Phazing
Dannic – Clobber – Toolroom
Ivan Gough vs Steve Bleas & Stevie Mink – Boom (Eric Prydz Acapella) – Size
Pryda – F.A.T – Pryda
Alex Kenji & Federico Scavo – 1234 – Hotfingers
Nom De Strip – Techno Saturday – Mau5trap
Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner – Channel 42 (Nom de Strip Mix) – Mau5trap
Tommy Trash – Monkey See Monkey Do (Tom Staar Mix) – Mau5trap
Dirty South & Deniz Koyu – Halo (David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso & Dirty South How Soon Is Now Acapella) – Phazing
Michael Brun – Halfway (feat. Zashanell) – Phazing
Ummet Ozcan – Here & Now – Phazing
Dirty South – Gods (Extended Mix) (feat. Ruben Haze) – Phazing
Felix da Housecat – Silverscreen – White
Dirty South – Champions (Extended Mix) – Phazing
M83 – Midnight City (Eric Prydz Remix) – Mute
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Instrumental) – Glassnote
Sebjak & Marcus Shossow – Liceu – Size
Dirty South – Something Like You (Extended Mix) (feat. Rudy) – Phazing
DubVision – Redux – Spinnin
Dirty South – Until The End (Extended Mix) (feat. Joe Gil) – Phazing
Dirty South & Alesso – City Of Dreams (Jacques Lu Cont Mix) (feat. Ruben Haze) – Phazing
Lumi – Taste Of Life (Ajax Remix) (Dirty South Edit) – Sweat It Out

His musical style is difficult to describe, as it fuses together American folk instruments, electronic sounds, and pristine voices of beautiful singers to create the melodic and wonderful tracks that fill his album playlists.

Take a listen and if you dig it, find him performing this Saturday 3/16 at the El Rey theater in Los Angeles. Tickets can be purchased for ~$26 by clicking here.

Here’s NO I.D.’s set for good measure: