song of the day

Spoon tonight at the Palladium! This jam is from their 2007 album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.

Don’t You Evah
Spoon [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s one from Cold Cave’s 2009 debut album Love Comes Close. The NYC band will be in town tomorrow opening for Spoon at the Palladium.

Youth & Lust
Cold Cave [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Yay! The Drums are in town tomorrow night playing with Surfer Blood at The Music Box. Their self-titled album is one of my favourites so far in 2010. Here’s a fun one!

Me and the Moon
The Drums [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Dragonette are playing tonight at the Troubadour! They are really fun live! Here’s the title track off their 2009 album.

Fixin to Thrill
Dragonette [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Ahhh….Beach House! They’re playing tonight at the Hollywood Bowl opening for Vampire Weekend. I’ll be missing them to see Muse but hopefully they’ll be back to L.A. soon. This one is from their flawless album Teen Dream, which is easily one of my top 10 so far of 2010.

Silver Soul
Beach House [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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F yeah! Muse is in town tonight and tomorrow night to rock Staples Center. If you’re going, get ready for some badass lazers and some kick ass music. These guys bring the live show. It’s on! Here’s one of my favourites from their 2001 album Origin of Symmetry. I love the lyrics to this one.

Bliss
Muse [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Band of Horses are back in town tomorrow night to play The Greek Theatre. Here’s one from their 3rd LP Infinite Arms.

Dilly
Band of Horses [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Brooklyn based George Lewis Jr goes by the name Twin Shadow.This tune is off his debut album Forget. The whole album is really great was produced by Chris Tyalor from Grizzly Bear. Twin Shadow will be in town to play the Echoplex on 9/30 opening for Jamie Lidell.

Slow
Twin Shadow [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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The xx are back in town tonight playing the Hollywood Palladium. I’m looking forward to seeing them again! Here’s another one from their awesome debut album xx that just won the Mercury Prize a few weeks ago.

Heart Skipped a Beat
The xx [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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This is my favorite WarPaint song so far. They have a new album coming out soon. This tune is off their Exquisite Corpse EP released last year. The girls are playing tomorrow night at the Hollywood Palladium opening for The xx.

Billie Holiday
WarPaint [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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I’ve only heard a couple of songs from this Toronto band but this ones pretty catchy. They are giving away several songs as a bundle over on their myspace for the price of your email address.

Rain Of Gold
Young Empires [ myspace. facebook. ]

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Here’s one from the London band The Wave Pictures off their latest release Instant Coffee Baby. There songs remind me of Jens Lekman/Jonathan Richman or at least their lyrics kinda do.

I Love You Like a Madman
The Wave Pictures [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Yay! Phoenix tonight at the Hollywood Bowl! This is going to be a great time. Grizzly Bear & Girls opening is a sweet bonus. Here’s a track from their debut album United. Wow, tomorrow marks the 10 year anniversary of this album’s release.

If I Ever Feel Better
Phoenix [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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I’m so excited to see get to see these guys again tonight at the Troubadour! This tune is off their 2008 album Twenty One. Fun!

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I love this song by the San Fran band Girls. Their debut self-titled album is really good too. They will be opening for Grizzly Bear & Phoenix at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday. It’s going to be a great time!

Lust For Life
Girls [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s another great track from The Radio Dept.’s latest album Clinging to a Scheme. This whole album is great! I love Swedes! No word on any upcoming live shows in the L.A. area yet.

David
The Radio Dept. [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s a great one from Caribou’s album Swim that came out earlier this year. It starts out slow but it damn it gets good. Such a fun album!

Jamelia
Caribou [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Montreal’s Chromeo are back with a new album called Business Casual & it comes out tomorrow. I saw them open for Chemical Brothers a couple of weeks ago & it was dance party!

Don’t Turn The Lights On
Chromeo [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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This jam from Think About Life is off of their 2009 album Family. They are from Montreal, Québec.

Sweet Sixteen
Think About Life [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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The Twang are from Birmingham, England. This tune is from their latest album Jewellery Quarter.

Barney Rubble
The Twang [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Virginia native Jack Tatum is Wild Nothing. He created these wonderful songs all on his own. His debut album Gemini is great! This tune is off of his new 3 song EP called Evertide. Wild Nothing & his touring band will be in town this Sunday to play at the Echo. Looking forward to it…

Golden Haze
Wild Nothing [ myspace. facebook. ]

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Here’s one from the upcoming Cee Lo Green album The Lady Killer due out in December. I think everyone has heard the new “Fuck You” song so I didn’t post that one but if you haven’t, click the link.

Georgia
Cee Lo Green [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Today’s tune is from the Swedish band Bye Bye Bicycle off their 2009 debut album Compass. This is a fun album! Check it out if you like this song.

Haby Bay
Bye Bye Bicycle [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s one from the New Orleans band’s 2009 debut Con Law. This band has been very over looked in my opinion. There’s some really good songs on this album. They are opening for Two Door Cinema Club on 11/2 at The Music Box.

When They Fight, They Fight
Generationals [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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I was thinking the other day how I’ve never posted a song  from my favourite band Radiohead. Here’s one off of the bonus disc from In Rainbows. Great tune from the greatest band!

Up On The Ladder
Radiohead [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Delorean is back in town today to play FYF Fest at the Los Angeles State Historic Park along with a ton of great acts. This song is off of their 2009 ep Ayrton Seena (named after the Brazilian racecar driver). If you miss them today, don’t worry, they will be back to L.A. on 11/09 to play the Troubadour.

Moonsoon
Delorean [ myspace. facebook. ]

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Here’s a new song off of Ra Ra Riot’s new album The Orchard that was released last week. The band will be back in L.A. to play The Music Box on 10/20 & The Villagers are opening.

Foolish
Ra Ra Riot [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Matt & Kim just released a new single on Tuesday. Take a listen! Catch them live when they return to L.A. to play The Music Box on 10/2.

Cameras
Matt & Kim [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Alex Winston is a an unsigned singer/songwriter/guitarist based out of Detroit. This tune is off of her upcoming EP. She is giving away her previous EP of all covers called The Basements Covers EP here. Coincidentally it has a cover of yesterday’s song of the day.

Choice Notes
Alex Winston [ myspace. facebook. twitter. ]

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