Swedish duo I Break Horses caught my attention two years ago with their debut Hearts, which included some of my favorite songs from 2011 (Load Your Eyes and Winter Beats, specifically.) Now they are back with new single "Denial." Their shoegaze guitars have ostensibly been traded-in...
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One more post about PAPA and I think I might have to be considered an official groupie. About a month ago, I wrote about the first single, "If You're My Girl, Then I'm Your Man," off their upcoming LP and my infatuation with their debut...
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I know I have been harping on this band lately, with a post on their other releases "On the Run" and "Supreme," but I'll be damned if every song they've put out so far hasn't been among the best of the summer. Their latest, "Atlantis"...
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Are you ready for an experience? This is a pretty drastic departure from most of the songs featured on the site; but sometimes there is something that just strikes a chord with you and for me, this song is that something. Last year, English post-rock/heavy-pop band...
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Yes, there is no shortage remixes of MS MR songs, especially "Hurricane," (including this fantastic one from CHVRCHES.) Yet, this week fellow Brooklynites Yeasayer tried their hand at mixing the lead-single off of Secondhand Rapture. The result is an engaging, deeper, and darker track that builds...
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While I can't say I am a fan of Wise Blood or arson, I can say I am seriously addicted to this song. I found Alarm while scanning the blogosphere trying to fill out a playlist for the week and was immediately captivated by the song's...
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Future Classic has been quite active in the last six months with solid releases from Flume, Classixx*, Panama, and Jagwar Ma. Now enters another Aussie to the mix, Hayden James, whose Permission To Love EP drops today featuring the title song, "Permission To Love," and...
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This morning while waiting for the T, I wasn't only pleasantly surprised by the nice weather and an on-time train, but a brand-new release from LA-based group PAPA. PAPA's debut EP A Good Woman is Hard to Find from 2011 put these guys on my radar...
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****NEW CONTRIBUTOR ALERT**** A close friend and I were having a talk yesterday about sub-genres of music, coming to the conclusion that if we could only listen to one sub-genre for the rest of our living days it'd be Scandinavian dream-pop/electro-pop. Seriously, what is in the...
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