Who's excited to see the LIVE PREMIERE of Smallpools on Saturday?? These guys know how to write a song. They fall somewhere between the super-modern alt pop I love now and the pop-punk I grew up on, making them ideal candidates for Molly's New Favorite...
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Somewhere in the top 100 rules of music blogging is this: if a band sends you a submission and you can't get the song out of your head, dont wait wait three months to feature it. Sorry bros, better late than never. In heavy rotation...
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Every once in a while something slips through the nets of even the most intrepid fisherman. This track from Austra managed to elude capture here at TMD at first, but something this good couldn't stay hidden forever. I was initially drawn in by the hypnotic...
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Belgium isn't necessarily the first place I think of for glistening summery pop music, but that is where new artists LA PLAGE (french for 'the beach') call home. To date, they have two releases, a cover of Phoenix's "Trying to be Cool" and "Redez-Vous." Maybe...
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Can't say I love the name nearly as much as I love this tune. The sweeping synths and voxed out vocals make this a straight shot time warp back to '87. When Tubbs and Crockett made rolled up linen blazers look like the hot shit....
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Remember John Frusciante? The guitar wunderkind from Red Hot Chili Peppers. To call him an interesting character would be an understatement. He battled heroin addiction and almost was always teetering that edge of brilliance and addiction. I've always thought of him as a guitarist. Certainly...
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Strangers are an excellent dark pop band from London that you should get to know. They make beautiful tracks flavored with emotive falsettos and gravelly synths. I liked them because they sound a bit like Lovelife, and I came across them when I was going through...
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The Hood Internet strikes again!!! We're no strangers to Joywave around these parts and when I saw this remix by the best in the business at bringing together disparate sounds I knew it was going to be good. From the men who have seamlessly blended...
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I LOVE this girl! She's got the most powerful, kick-ass voice ever, and to top it off, her music has the most satisfying retro flair to it. I'm perfectly happy with her EP The Movement on repeat all day. Which I've done on several occasions....
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ALECS is a young producer / songwriter out of London. That's really all I've got. I'm catching some hints of The Weeknd in here. I really like the dark and soaring synths. It's got a perfect blend of electro and sex laden R&B. I'm excited...
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