The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - “The Sun Ain’t Shining No More”You may recognize The Asteroids Galaxy Tour’s sound from an iPod touch commercial their song “Around The Bend” soundtracked not too long ago or from, ahem, Gossip Girl (omfg). For the unitiated, they have a sound like The Rapture meets Gorillaz, if the resulting lovechild was a female-fronted group with a twinge of soul. If
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Rilo Kiley - “Breakin’ Up”This song came on during a recent weekend trip to Chicago while my wife was sifting through Banana Republic’s spring line, and as evidenced by my dance-walking through the halls of my office for the past week, “Breakin’ Up” has been stuck in my head ever since. In the past, I’ve been fairly vocal about my dislike for Rilo Kiley’s fourth album, Under the
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Papercuts - “Future Primitive”I first heard about Papercuts, Jason Quever’s San Francisco-based “sad-pop” outfit, back in 2007 when they released Can’t Go Back, one of my favorite albums of that year. After two years of playing Can’t Go Back over and over, the band is gearing up to release its next album, You Can Have What You Want (set for release April 14th on Gnomonsong). I haven
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La Strada - “Starling”La Strada = beautiful compositional indie rock. This song continually evolves into something else; sounding like a sea shanty that turns into a whimsical waltz, that you should hear while riding a carousel, all while encompassing “old world charm.” If you enjoy Beirut, I suggest checking this out!La Strada just released their self-titled debut EP. They also just made
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Balmorhea - “Dream of Thaw”In my house, Sunday evenings are a relaxing mixture of booze and laid back music. For the booze, I turn to scotch, and for the music, tonight I’m turning to Austin, TX band Balmorhea. Balmorhea is built on a core of piano and guitar, and its understated, minimal-yet-cinematic quality is so relaxing you could quite literally lose yourself in it. In contrast to the m
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