Holy Ghost!

Another new addiction? This band!!! such an awesome dancey sound.

Chromeo - Night by Night

I am digging this tune no matter how "disco-esque" is sounds!

Teddybears - Rocket Scientist

This track is as hot as those Telemundo soap stars they sing about. Them drum machines ain't got no soul.

What's on Replay on my mp3? Part 2

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
In my opinion one of the greatest songs ever written in the last 20 years (well it was released in 1989) so make that 25 years...



Black Mountains - Angels
Epic song that is sort of timeless, or at least will be in a few years.



Matt and Kim - Cutdown
There is NO such thing as too much Matt and Kim!



Fiona Apple - Criminal
Fiona has such a sexy voice and it fits so well to the lyrics of this song.



The Knux - F!re
Favorite rap group of the moment for sure, posted the link to their new album Fuck You! a few weeks ago and you should definitely check it out.

Under-Appreciated Band: Lightspeed Champion

He released his uberly hyped debut album in early 2008 and is anticipated to release his sophomore record sometime in 2010. Although Devote Hynes is British, his debut album "Falling off the Lavender Bridge" has a distinct indie folk vibe that sounds more "Saddle Creek Records-esque" than "Last Shadow Puppets" (his label mates on Domino records). This may be because Hynes recorded his debut album in Omaha with Mike Mogis (who if you are a Bright eyes fan...you should know about). Furthermore a handful of notable Omaha based musicians appear on the debut, including The Faint's drummer (Clark Baechle) and members of Cursive and Tilly and the Wall. The eclecticism of his debut mixing the moody folk vibes of the Omaha music scene with his harder, jangly, British musical roots makes for a sometimes difficult but rewarding listen. The newest recordings have a more 50s Americana vibe...I am getting acquainted with them, although one thing is for sure, Lightspeed Champion is one weird guy.

Super Duper Cool

Soooo I went on this pretty awesome trip with some of my closest friends for New Years (we went to Niagara Falls Ontario...it was a lot more fun than you think), anyways me and my friend Shelly swap music back and forth all the time (which you should already know if you have been following this blog). So over the trip she showed me this really awesome website that basically gives you the history, and genealogy of ANY type of electronic music known to mankind. Shelly is much more into electronica/ techno/ trance and the like than I am and we were playing around on this thing and it's really really fun. So I asked her to give me the link so I can share it with other people, which she recently did! So, if you wanna kill some time, click the link below.

http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

February Playlist: VERY NEW Artists Addition.

Note: A lot of these groups are unsigned or so new that I could only find their music on MySpace verses YouTube so there will be more links than usual to outside websites.

Honestly this should of been my "Welcome to 2010 List" But whatever we have 11 more months to see how it all plays out...

Shrag - Forty Five
A bit indie rock and a bit punk, they remind me a bit of Be Your Own Pet (you know before BYOB fell apart with "Get Awkward").



Dream Diary - Bird in My Garden and Is He Really Mine
Brooklyn indie hipsters associated with The Pains of being Pure At Heart make mellow indie pop that I guess could almost be classified as "easy listening." I really dig their chill laid back vibe.

Check out their MYSPACE

I Blame Coco (Feat Robyn) - Caesar
My favorite song on the playlist hands down.




Rachel Lancaster - You Can't Make Somebody Love You
A heart wrenching ballad, that I think a few of us can relate to.

check out her MYSPACE

Tamaryn - Return to Surrender
Very retro goth in a way almost like Joy Division or New Order in female form. I think this band will be making some big moves in 2010.



Trailer Trash Tracy's - Candy Girl
They sound very 90s, circa Garbage and K's Choice.



Esben and the Witch - Marching Song
They classify themselves as "nightmare pop" and I really really like them.

Check out their MYSPACE

The Romany Rye - Dear Holly
Creedence Clearwater Revival would of been proud.

Check out their MYSPACE

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
They are actually very country...but not Taylor Swift or Carry Underwood country more like Jonny Cash country.

Check out their MYSPACE

Your Twenties - Billionaires
Sweet indie pop.



Anna Calvi - Blackout
Charming singer songwriter with an edge.

check out her MYSPACE

Darker My Love - Northern Soul
Pretty trippy rock and roll. It sort of reminds me of The Verve on acid.



Erland and the Carnival - Love is a Killing Thing
Simply beautiful.