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New Jams!

03.15.2010

LO-FI FNK have been MARCHIN’ IN and out of my ears all month

trying to beat it you never win, trying to shake up everything

♫ Lo-Fi-Fnk – Marchin’ In

Lo-Fi-Fnk are another Swedish gem that has just landed in my iTunes. “Marchin’ In” has been taking me on a tropical canoe ride through rainbow colored hot springs and I can’t help but dream that…

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03.15.2010

MOCK & TOOF are speechless about the DAY KEN DIED


♫ Mock & Toof – Day Ken Died

2 hours ago I walked outside to meet a buddy at a bar and was instantly met the eeriest feeling on the street. The street was empty, the streetlight swayed a bit in the wind, a plastic takeaway container scratched a noise across he pavement,  and…

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03.13.2010

MONTAUK invite you on their H.O.L.I.D.A.Y.


♫ Montauk – Holiday

It’s Saturday and time to take a much needed holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday,holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday, holiday,…

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03.12.2010

THE BANG BANG CLUB are working with some pretty volatile CHEMISTRY here

we were fighting for the sake of it, i really think we might be killing it

♫ The Bang Bang Club – Chemistry

Leave your anti-goodtimes baggage at the door ’cause this party is strictly for those with an official “Sing Along And Dance Out Loud” pass. I can’t write too much about them…

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03.12.2010

HAR MAR SUPERSTAR and this TALL BOY endorse the following music

gonna use you up and get out, like the cans I crush.

♫ Har Mar Superstar – Tall Boy

If you have never heard of Har Mar Superstar before then keep your hands and arms inside the vechicle because shit is about to get hectic… First of all, are you listening? I hope you…

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03.12.2010

NEON TREES have titled another jam ANIMAL

what are you waiting for, say goodbye to my heart tonight

♫ Neon Trees – Animal

Seriously guys, can we title our jams something other than “Animal”? This is like the 5th TBE jam with that name (or it’s plural). Anyway, Neon Trees are from Provo, Utah and sound like The Killers younger, goofier,…

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03.12.2010

EMANUEL AND THE FEAR sing JIMMIE’S SONG for him

i don’t wanna get a job, i don’t wanna be a man

♫ Emanuel and The Fear – Jimme’s Song (Full Band Version)

Emanuel and The Fear had one of 2009’s most uplifting and vibrant rock jams with “The Rain Becomes The Clouds” (TBE post). Judging by that song’s epic quality you might…

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03.10.2010

SHEARWATER make me want to paint BLACK on my EYES and get epic

in the heat of the act is a crack in the ice

♫ Shearwater – Black Eyes

How is it possible that we are now 3 days after the Oscars and I have no idea who won anything, not even best picture? I know it says more about my multi-tiered seclusion from…

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03.10.2010

BEAR HANDS know WHAT A tight little jam can do for a DRAG of a day

you got them long nails, i’m dreamin’ of your goddamn long nails

♫ Bear Hands – What A Drag

Bear Hands are from Brooklyn and both their location and vibe will probably get them shit from people who value being negative more than having fun. That’s unfortunate because this little jam flutters and bounces like it’s…

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03.08.2010

GOOD SHOES are UNDER appreciated? You be in CONTROL!

the more i want the less i feel it, the more i get the less i need it

♫ Good Shoes – Under Control

Good Shoes are hit and miss. I have heard a few of their older tracks and been non-plussed. “Under Control” is a jam in my book and has been feeding…

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03.08.2010

KING BRITT has the perfect song for right NOW

everyday we try harder, everyday we get tougher, until we’re heartless

♫ King Britt – Now (feat. Astrid Suryanto)

King Britt has been making music since before many of you were born. He started out in the Philly house music scene and has since evolved his bad self all over the place. Or…

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03.08.2010

MONEYBROTHER is a BORN rocker who is UNDER appreciated. That’s A BAD thing. Someone needs to SIGN him in America..

what i gots gonna help me get what’s mine

♫ Moneybrother – Born Under A Bad Sign

Moneybrother is the solo project of Swede (surprise!) Anders Wendin and 2009’s Real Control is his 5th solo album. I haven’t dove into his back catalog yet but that’s only cause I have been too…

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03.04.2010

DUTCH UNCLES are poised TAKEOVER more than just Netherlands-themed slang

you need this truth to over-think, i hate myself ’cause you over-drink

♫ Dutch Uncles – Takeover

Ok, so there is a dutch oven and “going dutch” but these young Brits with that fantastic artwork over there are Dutch Uncles and until recently I’d never heard the term nor…

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03.03.2010

SHOUT OUT LOUDS’ new album won’t FALL out of rotation soon. It’s not HARD to like.

gimmie a secret and i’ll tell you i need memories to keep

♫ Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard

Two of last years most disappointing albums for me were Throw Me The Statue’s Creaturesque and The Dodos’ Time To Die and both were produced by Phil Ek. There are many reasons that I…

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03.03.2010

SAFE’s new single may be TWENTY YEARS late ON it’s format choice but it’s still a sweet jam

if this is what it was like, i’ll dream

♫ SAFE – Twenty Years On

“Twenty Years On” is one of those tracks that is easy to brush over in the hustle and bustle of everyday music listening but luckily I gave it a few spins before dismissing it and it wasted no…

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