song of the day

Happy Halloween! So I’m not really sure what this song is about but the title seemed appropriate. Plus I really really like it. This track is off Matt Pond PA’s 2005 album Several Arrows Later which is a really great one.

Halloween
Matt Pond PA [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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So I’m in New Orleans for the weekend & I couldn’t help but post a song about the Big Easy & this one seemed appropriate. Greg Dulli of The Twilight Singers & The Afghan Whigs has spent a lot of his days in this town & I was lucky enough to see both bands play in N.O. back in the late 90′s & early 2000. Mr. Dulli will be a doing a solo tour playing songs from both bands & he’s playing L.A. on 11/16 at the Troubadour. Tickets for A Night with Greg Dulli are sold out. Can’t wait!

Decatur St.
The Twilight Singers [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Love this song! Love this band! This one is from their 2005 album Live It Out. Metric is playing today along with Muse, Hot Chip, Jónsi & many others at the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans. I’m so excited!

Poster Of A Girl
Metric [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Boise’s Built To Spill are back in L.A. tonight playing at the El Rey. These guys always put on a great show! Check em’ out if you can. This is one of my favorite songs by  them off of their 2001 album Ancient Melodies of the Future.

The Weather
Built To Spill [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Gorillaz at the Gibson Amphitheatre tonight!! I can’t wait to see who will show up on stage with Damon Albarn & company. Here’s a mellow tune off their latest album Plastic Beach.

Broken
Gorillaz [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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This track is from Toronto based John O’Regan aka Diamond Rings. His debut album Special Affections just came out yesterday & he put out the video for this song last week. Catchy stuff.

Something Else
Diamond Rings [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Taking it back to 1998 with this one. UNKLE (James Lavelle & DJ Shadow) are playing at the El Rey tonight. I’ve never seen these guys & wasn’t sure I’d ever get the chance. Looking forward to it. This was a B-side track that they released as a single & their first collaboration with the former Stone Roses singer.

Be There (ft. Ian Brown)
UNKLE [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Sufjan played last night at The Wiltern & is also playing there again tonight. This is one of my favorite songs of his off his 2005 album Illinois.

Casimir Pulaski Day
Sufjan Stevens [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Ahhh Interpol! Love em’. They are playing tonight at the Greek. So excited! Here’s one of their more obscure tracks that isn’t on any of their albums. Good stuff!

Song Seven
Interpol [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

I can’t get enough of this band. The L.A. duo just released their debut album The Heart of the Nightlife this week in the UK & it comes out 11/16 here in the US. They also released the video for this song which is the album opener. I have a feeling they are going to be a popular band. I was lucky enough to catch their first ever live show last month at La Cita. Click here for a video of it. Kisses have been busy touring Japan & are playing CMJ all week in NYC. They will back to play in L.A. on 11/6 at Spaceland so go check em’ out.

Kisses
Kisses [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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L.A.’s Warpaint finally has a full length album coming out next week titled The Fool. I’ve been waiting for this to come out for a really long time. This is the new single off it & the video. They are streaming the entire album here if you want to check it out.

Undertow
Warpaint [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Ra Ra Riot is back in L.A. playing at the Music Box. Here’s one from their new album The Orchard.

Too Dramatic
Ra Ra Riot [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Broken Social Scene are back in L.A. tonight to play the Wiltern. They always put on a fantastic live show. Here’s one from their 2005 self-titled album featuring Metric’s Emily Haines on vocals.

Swimmers
Broken Social Scene [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Oxford, England band Foals are playing tonight at The El Rey. Love them & their latest album Total Life Forever. They just released a new video for this tune. Check it out!

Blue Blood
Foals [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi is playing tonight at the Wiltern. This beautiful track is from his debut solo album Go. He is also doing a live acoustic in store at Origami Records in Echo Park today at  5:30. For people that can’t make the live show, you’re in luck. NPR will be webcasting the Wiltern show live here at 9 pm PT. Also check out the acoustic version of Tornado below taken from the Go Quiet DVD.

Tornado
Jónsi [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s a really chill track from the San Francisco one man band Blackbird Blackbird. It’s off the debut album Summer Heart that came out a couple of months ago. You can buy it here for $1.

Pure
Blackbird Blackbird [ myspace. official. ]

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LCD Soundsystem tonight at the Hollywood Bowl! This is going to be a fun night! Plus Hot Chip & Sleigh Bells are opening. Yay! Here’s a great tune from their 2007 album Sound of Silver.

Someone Great
LCD Soundsystem [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Hot Chip are back in town tomorrow to open for LCD Soundsystem at the Hollywood Bowl! If you’ve never had the chance to see them, they are so much fun live! Dance party! It’s not too late, there are still tickets available, click here or check the box office tomorrow night. Here’s a slower chill track off their most recent album One Life Stand.

Alley Cats
Hot Chip [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Here’s one from the Danish duo Quadron off of their self-titled debut album. Not the R & B sound you would typically expect from a band from Denmark. I like it!

Slippin’
Quadron [ myspace. facebook. ]

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Maximum Balloon is the new side project from Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio. The new self-titled album came out a couple of weeks & it’s really great. Here’s one featuring Little Dragon.

If You Return (feat. Little Dragon)
Maximum Balloon [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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It’s been a really long time since I’ve heard anything by Scottish singer Edwyn Collins. He had a hit back in 1994 with A Girl Like You. I remember really liking that song but since then I hadn’t paid much attention. He’s done some producing for some great artists & put out a couple of albums. He’s back at it after suffering a double brain haemorrhage a few years ago & now has a really great new album called Losing Sleep. Several of the songs were co-written with some really great musicians including Ryan Jarman of The Cribs, Alex Kapranos & Nick McCarthy from Franz Ferdinand, Johnny Marr & this one with The Drums. Not sure when the album is coming out in the States. It is import only as of now.

In Your Eyes (feat. The Drums)
Edwyn Collins [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Tokyo Police Club are back again playing in L.A. today at 7 pm for the free block party that Filter is putting on. This song is from their new album Champ that came out a few months ago. Check out the video below too.

Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
Tokyo Police Club [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Phantogram is back in L.A. tomorrow to play the Culture Collide Festival block party along with a bunch of other great bands. They play at 6 pm just before Tokyo Police Club & right after White Lies plays. The group was a duo but have just recently added a drummer. Here’s a tune from their debut album Eyelid Movies.

As Far As I Can See
Phantogram [ myspace. facebook. ]

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song of the day

So many shows tonight…Klaxons are just one of the many choices. They’re laying tonight at the Echoplex as part of Filter’s Cultures Collide Festival going on this weekend. Here’s one of my favourites from their 2007 debut album Myths of the Near Future.

It’s Not Over Yet
Klaxons [ myspace. facebook. officials. ]

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Arcade Fire are in town for 2 nights playing the Shrine starting tonight! It’s going to be great! Here’s one from their new album The Suburbs.

Empty Room
Arcade Fire [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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The Boxer Rebellion are in town on Friday night playing at the Echoplex as part of Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival. They are also playing the free block party for the Filter event on Sunday. This song is off their 2009 album Union.

Flashing Red Light Means Go
The Boxer Rebellion [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Here’s a new single that Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman put out recently. There’s no news of a new full-length yet but I’m looking out for it. I love his lyrics & he’s really fun to see live if you ever get a chance.

The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love
Jen Lekman [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s a new band from Toronto that just released their first EP recently called 2010 EP. They’re giving it away on their bandcamp site here. This is the first track on it.

White Wolves
Bravestation [ myspace. facebook. ]

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song of the day

Can’t wait to hear them play this song tonight! If you don’t know it yet, Belle & Sebastian are playing tonight at the Palladium & on Tuesday night at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery after the screening of Trainspotting. This song is one of my favourites!

Dirty Dream Number Two
Belle & Sebastian [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Husky Rescue are from Helsinki, Finland. This one if off their 4th album Ship of Light that came out back in January. I like it. They have a Cardigans / Saint Etienne kind of sound in my opinion.

Sound of Love
Husky Rescue [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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