song of the day

Here’s a new one by British Sea Power off of their 4th album Valhalla Dancehall that just came out a couple of weeks ago. I love this band & have been a fan since their first album. The Brighton, England band will be back in L.A. on April 7th to play the Troubadour.

Living Is So Easy
British Sea Power [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s a super lo-fi tune that I just recently found out about. Alex Zhang Hungtai is a one man band that goes by Dirty Beaches. This song is on his upcoming debut album Badlands that comes out on March 29th.

True Blue
Dirty Beaches [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Here’s one by San Francisco band The Fresh & Onlys. It’s from their latest album Play It Strange.

Waterfall
The Fresh & Onlys [ myspace. facebook. ]

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song of the day

The Brooklyn based band Minks just released their debut album this week & it’s really good. It’s called By The Hedge. Here’s one of my favorite tracks from it.

Ophelia
Minks [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Love this track from Brookly trio Class Actress. It’s off their EP titled Journal of Ardency that was released last year. I’m hoping they come out with a full album soon.

Careful What You Say
Class Actress [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Here’s an instrumental jam from Montreal’s Mike Silver aka CFCF. It’s off his debut album titled Continent. Great stuff!

Invitation To Love
CFCF [ myspace. ]

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I’ve really been liking the debut album from NY band Violens. It’s called Amoral. This song is the first single.

Acid Reign
Violens [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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This tune is off the new Destroyer record titled Kaputt that will be released on January 25th. I’ve got an advance copy & I’ve been listening to it a lot. This is one of my favorites from it. Destroyer will be in town on March 22 to play the Troubadour.

Savage Night At The Opera
Destroyer [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s a new track from the upcoming Pete and the Pirates album. Their first album Little Death was really good. Can’t wait to hear the new one!

Winter 1
Pete and the Pirates [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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Here’s one off the new Land Of Talk album Cloak & Cipher that came out a few months back. They are from Montreal. I’ve really been enjoying their latest release. Check out the video below for a live version they did of the song.

Quarry Hymns
Land Of Talk [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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song of the day

Here’s an awesome new track from French duo Discodeine featuring Pulp frontman/genius/rock star extraordinare Jarvis Cocker. This is a fun little jam. Keeps me moving atleast.

Synchronize (feat. Jarvis Cocker) (Extended)
Discodeine [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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I’m back. Sorry I’ve been neglecting the ol’ blog for the last few weeks. I’ve been on holiday & finally getting adjusted to being back at work. So I just heard this song yesterday from the new PB & J record Gimme Some that is due out March 29th. Thought I would kick off the 2011 song of the day posts with this one. Hope you enjoy! Happy 2011!

Second Chance
Peter Bjorn & John [ myspace. facebook. official. ]

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