Official | Myspace | Buy it Well hello there, August. Thanks for sneaking up on me, almost didn't see you coming. I can't believe how fast the summer is slipping away. I've been filling my ears up with all the summer sounds I can get, whether it is the sound of ocean waves, crickets at night, or something from the wide array of summer songs that have been bestowed on us this year. I really can't get enough of it. One such [...]
Official | Myspace | Buy Their Music | Free Downloads of their songs I have to say that I am glad to finally have a gray day with some light drizzle so that I can stop playing chillwave songs that all sound the same after some time. As much fun as enjoyable poppy beats can be, I was happy to dive into my ipod this morning. I put it on shuffle and started the morning [...]
Myspace | Free DL at Bandcamp Complete with handclappping, steel drums, and other excellence this song is just golden and a great alternative to that wave of 60s surfer songs with fuzzy reverb of which there are a few too many this year. If Best Coast or Surfer Blood just aren't your thing, give this band a try. Their EP is free on bandcamp and worth downloading. Even though I didn't know that I liked this music until recently, I find it to be some of the best summer music out there. Click the link below [...]
Official | Download "Brady" for free | Buy album for $5 This is my college radio find of the day. While driving to work this came on and I was instantly hooked, I even started singing along to the chorus. Part of the instant attraction is that this story of "boy meets Amsterdam prostitute" sounds very similar to a story I heard once from some friends, so I couldn't help but laugh as the plot unfolded. It is one of those great silly stories that sounds best told in song. Paste Magazine said this [...]
Thank you everyone! Somehow I have reached the 100 loyal readers mark. I would like to thank all of you for your continued support (2 weeks straight of over 100 repeat visitors). I love you all and I am flattered every day just knowing that people all over the world take a few seconds to read/scan/disregard my daily musings. Thank you thank you thank you. In fact, yesterday I got my first middle east hit from Pakistan which was pretty cool. Despite the horrid design and excess of hungover postings, the blog is moving forward and gaining followers every day. [...]
If you happen to be stuck on a constantly infuriating public transportation system where they kick you off the train and tell you to take a shuttle, which turns into a bus, which turns into another slow moving train. Or you are on the other end waiting for friends to get here and you need to dance your feelings out (that quote will never get old, get used to it) or you need a musical pick me up, this song is for you. It has trumpets, a dancey beat, is heavy on the drums, and has fantastic lyrics. Those Dancing [...]
Official | Read a real review | Buy for $6 This band is easily one of my new favorites. Last week they released their highly anticipated new album, Deadmalls & Nightfalls. I had been listening to their first song off the album, MP3: "Nerves of the Nightmind" (click to play), for weeks so I was really excited to hear the rest. I am not big on album reviews so I'll just make it [...]
Official Site | Bandcamp I love random finds on bandcamp, and after searching the "indie pop" tag I found this band. It didn't take long for me to realize that this was my type of band with quotable lyrics, a sense of humor as evident in their why modern radio, and that alt-folk/americana sound. A further investigation (i.e. scanning their website) of the band showed that they are a heavily reviewed and widely liked band by paste magazine, my old kentucky blog, billboard underground, they even have a daytrotter session under their belts. They are a [...]
So much good music in the past 24 hours that I can't even write a coherent blog post. Stay tuned this week for Frontier Ruckus, Filligar, Roman Candles, and lots more americana, alt-folk, rock type music. I love weeks like this. You will too.
The beginning of this summer was a tad slow with catchy summer tunes but ever since July it has been nearly impossible to keep up. Part of the charm of summer hits is that they are allowed to be cheesy as long as they are fun and beach/warm weather applicable. This one does not disappoint. Sunshines by Oli&Stomp
I really like this British band and just stumbled upon when they were Spinner's Band of the Week. They have a catchy sound, well suited for a broad audience. Some random facts: They named themselves after an ice shift and their postman sings back up vocals on this track. Check out their myspace for more information. Enjoy the video below, they will be a fun band to follow in the coming months.
You know how when you are stuck on that small two lane highway driving somewhere awesome like the beach on a friday afternoon and you start noticing and checking out all the other people inching right along with you? Well, let's talk about that. Sometimes you get caught staring, sometimes you play games like "I will inch forward more than you so that I can sneakily use my peripheral vision to check you out", or my favorite "I am going to pick my nose because my car magically prevents anyone from seeing me do it" which is so [...]
Yesterday I let TheSixtyOne (a funkier Pandora of sorts) play all day long and I came across some interesting artists. Some of these songs are a little older circa 2008ish but it was still new to me. MP3: AudioDax - All the Koalas They happen to agree with me, thank god for the weekend. This is a Sam Adams, Asher Roth type of song, but who cares, it's almost the freakin weekend, imma bout to have me some fun! AudioDax Website [...]
If I can manage to look past my obsession with the banjo, the fiddle, or the accordian, I will eventually remember that I am obsessed with the magic of the musical saw. I really want to try and play one someday and with awesome youtube instructional videos like this , why not? Phillip, who is obviously The Man, says you just have to remember three things: bend, stroke, and tremble. Oh Phillip, I think I can manage to remember that you dirty rascal. Who knew the saw was so laden with sexual innuendoes? While [...]
I posted about them a while back with my favorite "Love is all I am" but I just listened to their Daytrotter session from last week and just had to share something from their acoustic set with you. They are a talented band who manages to be consistently good. MP3: Dawes - How Far We've Come (picture from daytrotter.com)
Hooray for no hungover post-concert haze blog post today. Sorry if yesterday was a little ridiculous, that happens sometimes. Tonight, I will be going to see Mean Creek and The Love Language at T.T. the Bears in Cambridge, it should be a good show and something entirely different from the Mystery Roar and Delorean concert I went to. But for today here are a few great songs I have been enjoying. MP3: Johnny Flynn - Kentucky Pill [...]
If you are in the mood for some poppy, folky stuff check out the new album from Tony Lucca. His voice is the highlight and I find it very relaxing. So far I have not heard any standout songs that are as good as "Pretty Things" (which you can download for FREE on his website , yay!) but I still have a few more songs to listen to. The album is rather low key but the poppy fun songs are "Long Love Letter" and "Make You Mine". His cover of Billy Joel's "Vienna" is good, I like hearing [...]
Awkwardness always has been my best friend and always will be. It is synonymous with my name and all my friends know this. It's time you do too. A mild case of awkwardness occurred last night crossing the street in Allston when a guy I used to know, trapped by a traffic light, tried to pretend he didn't see me, yet somehow it was blindingly obvious, to the point where I noticed him because he looked away so dramatically. So I stared at him for a little bit too long. I have a staring problem and need to wear dark [...]
Here is one of those great Monday morning kind of song from the unsigned Scottish band, Arran Arctic. You can stream the entire album HERE on their website as well as download the song for free, it won't even cost you an email address. Enjoy. Arran Arctic - The Door from Arran Arctic on Vimeo .
Here is a completely random selection of what I have been listening to this past week. None of these songs have anything to do with one another so just pick and choose what tickles your fancy. More coming this week to make up for last week's absence. A side note: All of Junes song will be preview only as of tomorrow, so download what you want before it's gone. MP3: Free Energy - Bang Pop I have been playing Free Energy's songs all week and I have yet to [...]
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