12/28/2010
12/18/2010
12/13/2010
December 13th // Museum of Bellas Artes - Watch the Glow
Another Swedish band that I never heard before...
12/11/2010
12/09/2010
December 9th // Guards - Don't Wake The Dead
Download their EP for free here: http://guards.bandcamp.com/album/guards-ep
12/08/2010
12/07/2010
December 7th // Mark Sultan - I'll Be Loving You
If I go on a summer road trip, this will definitely be on my mix tape.
12/03/2010
December 3rd // Catholic Spray - Kiss The Smack
(This video is NSFW, so check out the one below if that's a problem)
11/29/2010
11/16/2010
11/13/2010
11/06/2010
10/28/2010
October 28th // Erase Errata - CA Viewing
Vocals aren't my cup of tea, but everything else is amazing.
10/25/2010
October 25th // Virgin Mega Whore - Body of Work
I've heard this band was actually imprisoned for their choice of band name. Virgin sued them and demanded they go to jail instead of just paying up. Not sure how much truth there is to this.
10/22/2010
10/21/2010
10/20/2010
10/19/2010
10/18/2010
October 18th // Microphones - Ocean 1,2,3
The vocals are a bit hard to get used to, but overall it's a very pretty song.
10/17/2010
October 17th // Hefner - Hymn for Cigarettes
Old but great, and I've never heard anyone else play it!
10/15/2010
10/13/2010
October 13th // YAWN - Kind of Guy
The video is not in perfect sync, check it out on their official site instead (it's good): http://www.yawntheband.com/Yawn/Yawn.html
10/12/2010
10/11/2010
10/10/2010
10/09/2010
October 9th // The Books - A Cold Freezing Night
The video and song goes so well together, they're hardly inseparable. Not sure how I feel about the band's other songs.
10/08/2010
October 8th // Parenthetical Girls - Evelyn McHale
Evelyn McHale, a 23-year-old woman who jumped from the Empire State Building observation deck on May 1, 1947 and was photographed immediately after by Robert Wiles in beautifully serene repose atop a crushed car.
10/07/2010
October 7th // Born Ruffians - Red Yellow and Blue
Very cozy song about how one might reason when making a flag for an imaginary country.
10/06/2010
10/05/2010
October 5th // Atlas Sound - Shelia
Great song by the singer from Deerhunter's solo project Atlas Sound.
10/04/2010
October 4th // Klaxons - Two Receivers
Maybe a bit too polished sound for my taste, but a great tune nonetheless!
10/03/2010
10/02/2010
10/01/2010
9/30/2010
September 30th // Neutral Milk Hotel
A lot of people have probably heard this, but since it's one of my absolute favorite songs I'll take the chance and hope someone will discover the beauty in this piece.
9/29/2010
9/28/2010
9/27/2010
September 27th // Okkervil River - Seas Too Far To Reach
I have a weak spot for bitter sweet love songs with a touch of country ballad.
9/26/2010
9/25/2010
September 25th // Les Georges Leningrad - Black Eskimo
Not the best video but a good song. Band sounds a bit like a more listenable Residents.
9/24/2010
September 24th // Familjen - Det Snurrar...
Played this song at a talk during GDC this year. For those who missed it.
9/23/2010
September 23rd // Broder Daniel - No Time For Us
Keeping up the Swedish theme, here's a very special song. It was played at the memorial service of my friend who was murdered in February earlier this year.
9/22/2010
September 22nd // Garbochock - Invasion
I doubt anyone's heard this. Very obscure Swedish band from 1980. One of the first really good bands I ever listened to. Very hard to find anything on the internet by them but a reunion gig they did a couple of years ago.
9/21/2010
September 21th // Chromatics - Beach of Infants
Back then I used to listen to everything from Gold Standard Labs. Good stuff. Now Chromatics has a female singer and they play decent electro.
9/20/2010
9/19/2010
9/18/2010
September 18th // The War on Drugs - Arms Like Boulders
The album version is unfortunately not quite as good as the one from their EP.
9/17/2010
9/16/2010
September 16th // Wolf Parade - I Am A Runner
A lot of people have probably heard this, but in case anyone missed it.
9/15/2010
9/14/2010
9/13/2010
9/12/2010
9/11/2010
9/10/2010
September 10th // Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Southside of the World
Will Oldham is my all time favorite song writer.
9/09/2010
September 9th // Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
Crappy video, but it's better than the official version.
9/08/2010
9/07/2010
9/06/2010
September 6th // Liars - The Other Side of Mt Heart Attack
One of the less energetic songs by Liars.
9/05/2010
September 5th // The Rural Alberta Advantage - Frank AB
Song about a massive rock slide that destroyed a mining community in Canada.
9/04/2010
September 4th // Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer
A song that grows on you. It really captures the feeling of a summer day that's just a little bit too warm.
9/03/2010
September 3rd // Deadly Snakes - Gore Veil
The only song that stuck with me from this somewhat short lived band.
9/02/2010
9/01/2010
8/31/2010
August 31st // Rogue Wave - Bird on a Wire
This is a strangely underrated song, and this band's best track.
8/30/2010
8/29/2010
8/28/2010
8/27/2010
8/26/2010
8/25/2010
8/24/2010
8/23/2010
August 23rd // Radical Face - Welcome Home
If you like this, be sure to also check out Electric President, the singer's other band. Very good stuff.
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