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08.06.2009

Friendly Fires haters can just Kiss Of(f). Life is too short to not be On Board.

a thousand butterflies from your lips to mine

One of the the things that has always impressed my about Friendly Fires is their ability to craft songs of a variety of vibes while still keeping their ‘sound’ or ‘voice’ or whatever. None of the songs on their debut LP…

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08.05.2009

Throw Me The Statue’s new LP isnt sounding as good as their Ancestors

Throw Me The Statue – Ancestors

When I heard that TBE super faves Throw Me The Statue had a new album out, Creaturesque, I was pretty excited. When “Ancestors” was the first track I heard off of it I was fist pumping and may have even squealed. However, much like spotting a swimming pool through…

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07.18.2009

Andrew Bird can See The Enemy, and it’s definitely not this song

underneath the stalactites the troglobites lost their sight

Andrew Bird – See The Enemy

I guess it’s pretty criminal of me but I never really listened to Andrew Bird until recently. I stumbled across this song and was like “Woah! This is great, is this what I have been missing from Andrew all these years?”…

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07.16.2009

WhoMadeWho have the perfect song to Keep Me In My Plane/Place

red wine and cognac makes me feel complete

WhoMadeWho – Keep Me in My Plane

You may remember WhoMadeWho from the excellent Discodeine remix of their single “The Plot,” the original of which I wasn’t that into. Well, WhoMadeWho popped onto my radar again with their lattest single “Keep Me In Plane” which is a pretty…

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07.03.2009

Jack Peñate’s advises Let’s All Die, but read this first

out of the womb and into the tomb

Jack Peñate – Let’s All Die

Jack Peñate’s sophomore album dropped recently and although I had heard lead single “Tonight’s Today” (and seen the crazo video) I was not that psyched for it. For me his debut LP Matinee was fun but forgettable. I guess it’s not…

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06.30.2009

Fanfarlo are cheaper/better than a Luna bar, can also be enjoyed by men

and if we’re kicking up a fuss, it’s only cause we must

Fanfarlo – Luna

Don’t look at the album cover (or think of Luna Bars) when you start listening to “Luna” because your expectations will explode. This is not music for downer teens in 1800s, nor music I would describe as “sepia tinted.” Not really…

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06.26.2009

DatA is a songwriter, Skywriter… bowler?

i’ve been searching so high that i burned my wings

DatA – Skywriter

DatA is a dude from Paris whose dreamy and glitched-out “Skywriter” has been rocking my socks for a few weeks now. It’s not the kind of hands-in-the-air party tune I like to drop on Fridays but it should do the trick to…

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06.25.2009

Solid Gold has got a real (Bible) Thumper

when will i ever learn? it aint my time, i gotta wait my turn

Solid Gold – Bible Thumper

As I have been driving up the Pacific Coast Highway I have been seeing a lot of beautiful sun-dappled water just as above and as I head into San Francisco it’s only appropriate that today’s band has “Gold”…

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06.18.2009

The Antlers have got a Bear of a song

all the while i’ll know we’re fucked and not getting unfucked soon

The Antlers – Bear

I’ve stumbled across a number of tracks off of The Antlers recent Hospice LP and was left generally underwhelmed. Then “Bear” came along and grabbed my ear. I’m not sure whether it was the song’s quiet-loud beauty or…

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06.17.2009

Floating Action can’t take more than 50 Lashes but I certaily can

traded food for my destiny, then sold the food for my soul

Floating Action – 50 Lashes

If the above album art was for a 60s surf movie then Floating Action would be the perfect soundtrack. As mellowed out vocals and jangly guitars shuffle through…

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