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Sasquatch 2012

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The folks behind the Sasquatch Music Festival released the 2012 lineup a few days back, and I must say, this might be the most impressive festival lineup so far this season.

This year’s lineup includes: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, Feist, Metric, The Head & The Heart, M. Ward, Childish Gambino, The Civil War, The Joy Formidable, The Roots, Explosions In The Sky, St. Vincent, Little Dragon, tUnE-yArDs, Spiritualized, fun., Dum Dum Girls, Alabama Shakes, Beats Antique, SBTRKT, Star Slinger, Com Truise, Purity Ring, Star Fucker, Zola Jesus, Shearwater, Active Child, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Yellow Ostrich, We Are Augustines, Said The Whale, and many more.

The 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival is set for May 25-28 at The Gorge, WA.  For more festival information, including tickets and full lineup, be sure to check out sasquatchfestival.com.

2011, 31 days of good, music

(31) Days of Good: Day 14

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Until earlier this year, I never would have expected a Latin record would end up being favorite of mine, but then former Elefant frontman, Diego Garcia, released his debut LP, Laura.  The record is full of 70′s-inspired tracks, lush strings, Spanish guitars, some mighty fine cello (courtesy of Mr. Daniel Benson), which all comes together to form some good ol’ fashioned love songs.  The wifey and I both fell in love with this record, especially after we saw him perform live last Summer.  And speaking of seeing him live, I’d like to leave you with the brilliant advice Mr. Garcia left us at the show — “There are three things you can do for a woman: Love her.  Suffer for her.  Turn her into a pop song.”

♪ Diego Garcia – Roses and Wine (from Laura)

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Girls is one of my favorite indie rock/pop bands to surface in the last couple of years.  Hailing from San Francisco, California, the band is made up of two key members, Christopher Owens, main writer and lead singer, and Chet “JR” White who plays bass and produces.  Girls’ sound has been compared to Elvis Costello, Buddy Holly, and The Beach Boys.  I loved the first LP, Album, and loved the follow up, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, even more.  It includes a lot of my favorites and most listened to songs of the year (“Honey Bunny”, “Love Like A River”, “Alex”, to name a few), but since I can only choose one, it has to be “My Ma”.

♪ Girls – My Ma (from Father, Son, Holy Ghost)

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fun. is an indie pop trio based in NY that was formed by Nate Ruess (you may remember him from The Format).  Now I have to admit, this is one of those bands that’s been on my radar for awhile now, but i’ve never really given them a good, honest listen…but then I heard this track and the rest is history.  The track in question is “We Are Young”, is the first single off their upcoming sophomore album, Some Nights (out Feb. 21, 2012), and just happens to feature some vocals from the one and only Janelle Monáe.  Enjoy the track below and be sure to check out the acoustic version in the video.

♪ fun. – We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) (from Some Nights)

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[on repeat] fun.//We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)

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I heard the tail end of this track on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic the other day and pretty much forgot about it…that is until I rediscovered it on Elbows earlier today and the rest is history.

fun. is an indie pop trio based in NY that was formed by Nate Ruess (you may remember him from The Format).  Now I have to admit, this is one of those bands that’s been on my radar for awhile now, but i’ve never really given them a good, honest listen.  But this track has me excited for what’s to come, and thanks to spotify, i’ve been catching up on what i’ve been missing.

The track in question is “We Are Young,”  (stream it/watch it below, then download it on iTunes) the latest from the trio and first single off their yet-to-be-titled sophomore album, and just happens to feature some vocals from the one and only Janelle Monáe.  Rumor has it the new LP will be released early 2012, so in the meantime, familiarize yourself ournameisfun.com and be sure to take note of their tour dates — they’ll be hitting the road tomorrow (10/1), and while it’s mostly a East Coast/Midwest tour, they will be playing the Troubadour on Nov. 14th.