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(31) Days of Good//12.4.14

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tune yards - nikki nack

Merril Garbus, aka Tune-Yards, is one of the most talented, creative, and unusual musicians making music these days. “Water Fountain” perfectly displays said characteristics…and then some.

♩ tUnE-yArDs – Water Fountain [from Nikki Nack]

[tune-yards.com]

 

Jenny Lewis - The Voyager

I love this song, but it really makes me miss Rilo Kiley (don’t get me wrong though, I love Jenny Lewis’ solo offerings).

♩ Jenny Lewis – Love U Forever [from The Voyager]

[jennylewis.com]

 

hospitality - trouble

The intro, chorus, and keys hook me everytime; i can’t get enough.

♩ Hospitality – Last Words [from Trouble]

[hospitalitylives.com]

 

i saved latin - a tribute to wes anderson

I love a good cover. I also love a good tribute album. This is a FANTASTIC cover. This is a FANTASTIC tribute album.

♩  Telekinesis – This Time Tomorrow (The Kinks cover) [from I Saved Latin! A Tribute to Wes Anderson]

[alr-music.com]

 

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(31) Days of Good//12.3.14

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broncho - just enough hip to be woman

If this doesn’t hook you right out of the gate, there’s something wrong with you. And probably my favorite album title of the year.

♩ BRONCHO – Class Historian [from Just Hip Enough To Be Woman]

[bronchoband.com]

 

king tuff - black moon spell

If T. Rex was still making music today, it would sound a lot like this.

♩ King Tuff – Beautiful Thing [from Black Moon Spell] (track begins at the 13:56 mark)

[kingtuffworld.com]

 

alvvays - alvvays

Fuzz pop, chick band…obviously i’m gonna love it.

♩ Alvvays – Archie, Marry Me [from Alvvays]

[alvvays.com]

 

the orwells - disgraceland

It’s hard not to be jealous of these Chicago rockers and their immense talent. They sound like a 70s rock band, yet they graduated from high school in 2013. And if you’re gonna write a ballad about driving an ex to a suicide attempt, you might as well make it catchy. Very much in the same vain as The Misfits’ “Saturday Night”.

♩ The Orwells – Blood Bubbles [from Disgraceland]

[theorwells.com]

 

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[new music roundup] 12.2.14

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she & him - classics

 

A few of my favorite new releases this week…

 

The Flaming Lips//Imagene Peise – Atlas Eets Christmas

[flaminglips.com]

 

Owen//Other People’s Songs

[owenmusic.com]

 

Parkay Quarts//Content Nausea

[parkayquarts.com]

 

Pixies//Doolittle 25: B-Sides, Peel Sessions & Demos

[pixiesmusic.com]

 

She & Him//Classics

[sheandhim.com]

2014, 31 days of good, best of 2014, music

(31) Days of Good//12.2.14

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slow club - complete surrender

Between the infectious doo wop influences and tight horn sections, it was love at first listen with this track.

♩ Slow Club – Suffering You, Suffering Me [from Complete Surrender]

[slowclubband.com]

 

kishi bashi - lighght

It was super difficult for me to select just one track from Kishi Bashi’s incredible sophomore effort Lighght, so to make things easier for me, I went with my 1 year old son’s favorite. This is his jam.

♩ Kishi Bashi – The Ballad of Mr. Steak [from Lighght]

[kishibashi.com]

 

chris staples - american soft

And speaking of my son, Chris Staples sums up fatherhood beautifully. Not gonna lie, i’ve shed more than a few (happy) tears listening to this track.

♩ Chris Staples – Dark Side of the Moon [from American Soft]

[chrisstaplesmusic.com]

 

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