John's New Music Blog

Pitchfork brings news of a remix version of Warpaint's "Undertow," by Javelin. It's an excellent remix that very slightly speeds up the pace of the track and adds to it a bit more depth with some sound effects that make the song dance floor ready. If you liked the original, you'll enjoy the Javelin remix.

Photo by Mia Kirby

Here are the two tracks, side by side for your comparison:

The Remix: "Undertow (Javelin Remix)"

The Original: "Undertow" by Warpaint

The track is available as a free download from Warpaint's website. Their debut album, The Fool, is available for download from iTunes and Amazon (on sale for $5) and from Warpaint's website as a 12" double vinyl and download. Warpaint will be in Philadelphia at the TLA on April 1, click here for tickets.

(H/T: Pitchfork)

Warpaint, a past featured band, is up for the Week's Best Freshman Video on MTVU with Undertow. Click here to vote.

As a refresher, here's the video in question:

Warpaint, an all-girl band from Los Angeles recently found their way onto my iPod in the form of a free Amazon MP3 download for the song Undertow from their first major label album, The Fool. I hadn't heard of them before and after listening to the song, I was drawn in by the complex sound and very haunting lyrics. This is not for a casual listen, Warpaint's punk influenced fuzzy and complex sound requires three to four listens before you hear all that's going on and pick up on the subtlies of the band. The other songs from the album are just as complex, Set Your Arms Down is another track that starts slowly and builds to a smoldering fury that could burst into flames at any moment.

If you like The xx, you will love Warpaint, this is more make-out music for the smart set.