The Drums - “I Felt Stupid”
For fans of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, this one is tailor-made. Also, if you’re in New York, this Brooklyn band is playing several shows.
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Cymbals Eat Guitars - “And the Hazy Sea”
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Deer Tick - “Houston, TX.”
So I’m moving to Texas today and this song seems relatively appropriate. (I’m moving to Dallas. Close enough.)
Deer Tick was one of the media darlings from SXSW last spring. If you need any other reason to pay attention to this band, then you should know that NBC anchor Brian Williams endorsed them on his vlog, BriTunes (schweet name, Bri). I give you…Deer Tick.
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Mariachi El Bronx - “I Would Die 4 U”
SPIN magazine organized a tribute album called Purplish Rain. Some of the songs are successes, some not so much. But the Mariachi El Bronx cover is a winning tribute.
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Andrew Gold - “Thank You For Being a Friend”
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Michael Jackson - “Human Nature”
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The Dirty Projectors - “Useful Chamber”
Bitte Orca, The Dirty Projectors’ new album, is one of the most imaginative and challenging listens this year. There’s an out-of-whackness to the time signature, a prickliness to the guitars, something alien about the background vocals. Yet it all totals to one beautiful mess. I wish more music was made of this ilk.
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Justin Townes Earle - “Can’t Hardly Wait” (original by The Replacements)
Justin Townes Earle has a perfect songwriter’s name. Especially since he’s from Nashville.
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Skybox - “In a Dream”
Download for free at Reverb Nation
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Miike Snow - “Burial” (DJ Mehdi remix)
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White Denim - “ShakeShakeShake”
Last Saturday, I saw White Denim at the Pastime Tavern in Dallas. White Denim’s music is feverish and unpredictable. Look for their new album, Fits, coming out June 23rd.
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Florence and the Machine - “Cosmic Love”
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Suckers - “It Gets Your Body Movin’”
When Robert Plant sang “I’m in the mood for a melody,” it was almost as if he was psyching himself up to sing his own song. Like Plant, Suckers penned a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s an anthemic incantation to body movin’.
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Band of Skulls - “I Know What I Am”
No, that’s not Jack White you hear. I already checked. And checked a second time. Band of Skulls should take that as a compliment.
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