Scott Hansen, a.k.a. Tycho, came onto the scene in 2011 with the breakthrough release, Dive, which blended elements of ambient and chillwave, and drew comparisons to other blossoming acts of the time like Washed Out, Neon Indian, and Toro Y Moi. Now, Hansen is back with...
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Sounds like an upbeat Interpol with The Drums thrown in the mix. It's catchy, playful and fun. LIFE is from London and brothers Mez (lead vocals/guitar) and Mick (guitar/vocals) bring their self-confessed love of pop culture (everything from Steinbeck and Breaking Bad to Disneyland), DIY...
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Downtempo electro pop from South London plus Poodles. Exactly what I need today. Bros got great twitter game too, follow them @chplnmusic. ...
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Lights out, check mate, no más! Whatever game you're playing, whoever its against, it's over...
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Do you find yourself listening to old songs by The Killers or The Strokes? If you do, Painted Palms has just what you need. These San Francisco boys just released their album, Forever, and Spinning Signs is really the standout track for me. What kind of...
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I think, by now, most of us have heard Sleepwalking by The Chain Gang of 1974. It, almost single-handedly, blew up the GTA V soundtrack and seems to be following me around San Francisco everywhere I go. This is something I am VERY happy about...
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I don't live in New York anymore and it makes me a little sad sometimes. I have to stop myself from saying 'The City' when people ask me where I'm from and it definitely hits home when I discover another homegrown band that I didn't...
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Yesterday, Max shared a video with a some nice Weird Science references. Lo and behold, a day later I've found another video with a classic 80's reference. This time Chromeo team up with Toro y Moi (who is high on my list of people to...
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If you haven't eaten at a Sweetgreen salad shop you're making a huge mistake. Seriously, I almost missed my train back from DC last month because I made the cabbie stop at Sweetgreen. My loyalty can be attributed equally to their delicious District Cobb as...
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There is a one hundred percent chance that you will like this video. It's Weezer meets The Offspring meets a Denise Richards lookalike set to some sort of homage to Weird Science. Seriously, how can you go wrong? Static Jacks is a young indie band...
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