Aside from apparently being on Rough Trade and having much love for the Jackson 5, we know precious little about Sonny Jim — though we do know that this Avalanche-y dance blast just went to the top of Stereogum’s Summer Jamz! playlist.

A YouTube commenter says “The CRAZY of the year”? Maybe! Play at your next BBQ/pool party and test its merit. (Alcohol will help.) We’re into June, school’s just about out, let’s get this summer-song playlist going. What you got?

Comments (16)
  1. 1234569or10  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    into action by tim armstrong needs to be nominated. this is decent, but gets pretty obnoxious quick.

  2. “Umbrella” by Rihanna

  3. Kevin  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    I really think if the Hold Steady put together a nice video for ‘Massive Nights’ it could be huge.

  4. That’s bastardizing to compare an uncomplicated mix like this to the Avalanches — those guys made a 60 minute ALBUM out of only samples.

    This song is mostly just a couple Jackson 5 vocals mixed with the instrumental to Beats International’s (Fatboy Slim’s ’90-91 moniker) “Theme From The Deerstalker”.

  5. Richard Kuta  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    I like it. It makes me wanna dust off my Junior Senior CDs.

  6. jdubs  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    my new summer jam is “casting agents and cowgirls” by busdriver…despite its being around for months already…fuck off

  7. since we’re going back a couple of months, i also love sissy wish’s “float”…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbq3h3FIas

  8. MIchael  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. is THE summer jam.

  9. Yeah, this is alright but I can’t really see it taking off like ‘Crazy’ or ‘D.A.N.C.E.’

  10. I like this version better than anything the Jackson 5 did.

  11. pakman  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    queens of the stoneage – “make it wit chu”

    i really enjoy the new version.

  12. ‘direct hit’ by art brut
    ‘south side’ by common
    most of the lucky soul album
    ‘dear confessor’ by immaculate machine
    that one song by kissaway trail..
    that’s all i can think of right now

  13. i love it. he’s got a couple more free downloads on his last.fm page but they aren’t quite the party jam material as this is:

    http://www.last.fm/music/SonnyJim

    Summer jamz: So Fucking Disco by Pase Rock, Hotdog by SMD, and Boyz by M.I.A.

    not to say they are quintessential, just 3 that come to mind…

  14. panda  |   Posted on Jun 5th, 2007

    you got yr. cherry bomb by spoon. for def

  15. and i forgot ‘lip gloss’ by lil mama. seriously… summer jam right there.

  16. Brett  |   Posted on Jun 6th, 2007

    Here’s My Summer Mix.

    Art Brut “Pump Up The Volume”
    New Pornographers “My Rights Versus Yours”
    The Cribs “Men’s Needs”
    Chromeo “Tenderoni”
    White Stripes “Conquest”
    Cracked Out “Bennigan’z”
    Lauryn Hill “Lose Myself”
    Kanye West “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”
    Architecture in Helsinki “Heart it Races”
    The Teeth “Oh, Bessie”
    Justice “D.A.N.C.E. (original or MSTRKRFT remix)
    and anything by Cool Kids

    Booyah Grandma.

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