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10.27.2009

STRICKEN CITY PULL my hips as I leave THE HOUSE and head DOWN the street

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get yourself up, pull the house down that surrounds you

Stricken City – Pull The House Down

Feel that bassline! Hell yeah. This song is sidewalk swagger for the indie set. Stricken City hail from London and “Pull The House Down” is from their debut LP, Songs About People I Know.…

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08.24.2009

Dinosaur Pile Up warn of an impending Cat Attack. With balls.

Dino PileUp

i try my best to bust a kick but hurt my back

Dinosaur Pile-Up – Cat Attack

Dinosaur Pile-Up sound like the 90s. Or at least they sound like my 90s. Listening to these guys makes me feel like I’m sitting in my old bedroom doing math homework as crunchy guitar sounds escape from my…

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08.15.2009

Bastila have the perfect song for The Friday Slacker in us all

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now i’ve got too much to lose, i’ve not got much to say

Bastila – The Slacker

If I had this song in High School I would have listened to it every Friday, batteries for my Discman permitting. It’s the perfect mix of angsty rebellion and ska-punk…

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08.13.2009

Frankmusik’s ‘Complete Me’ a classic? Time Will Tell… or not.

FrankmusikCompleteMe

are you strong enough this time to give me one last try?

Frankmusik – Gotta Boyfriend

Ever since I stumbled across the video for “3 Little Words” and discovered the spazz-pop of Frankmusik (Vincent Turner to his mother) I have been looking forward to his debut LP. Over the past…

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08.12.2009

The Big Pink are more fun than watching old dudes play Dominos

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as soon as i love her it’s been too long

The Big Pink – Dominos

It’s not often that Pitchfork and I agree, heck even when we do it’s usually for different reasons. Luckily one of those occasions popped up the other day when upon their recommendation I gave a listen to The Big Pink’s…

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07.15.2009

Seb and I have some News For You

SEB_News4U

you have your reasons and i bet they’re good

Seb – News for You

Seb is a guy from London who spent time growing up in the Middle East and has passed on his great track, “News For You.” “News” is a soaring electro-scape with dreamy vocals about still being in love with an ex-partner. At first…

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07.14.2009

Jamie T is about to rock us with Sticks N’ Stones

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its the only place where oh i feel like relaxed enough to crap

Jamie T – Sticks ‘N’ Stones (clean edit)

I’ve been excited about this new Jamie T track ever since wit was a wee “in progress” in my download cue earlier today. With the track on repeat, that excitement has only grown as I…

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06.10.2009

Cosmo Jarvis sings Mel’s Song for all of us

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before we started we were already over, because i can’t talk to girls when i’m sober

Cosmo Jarvis – Mel’s Song

The maturity of Cosmo Jarvis’ lyrics are on par with the above artwork but don’t hold that against him. Just because most guys don’t sing about their balls or body odor doesn’t make Mel’s Song any…

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05.18.2009

Dragonette are Fixin To Thrill us all

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get on the floor, don’t make a fuss, just do it

Dragonette – Fixin To Thrill

While I never fell in love with Dragonette’s debut LP Galore, I always appreciated their vibe and did get hooked on a few tracks. I guess I always felt they had huge potential that they weren’t fully realizing. Judging by their…

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05.13.2009

Filthy Dukes send me the best Messages

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cause nothing really matters when we’re out of control

Filthy Dukes – Messages (Ft. Tommy Sparks) / Removed by label request.

Apparently Filthy Dukes have been grabbing blog headlines for months now but I only stumbled upon them yesterday when Silence-Killer recommended them (pick up 2 remixes there). Not one to discount a trusted source, I picked up the…

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