Mewithoutyou / Brother, Sister (2006)

Way underrated album by an awesome band. The album never received the attention it deserves, so I hoping you at least give it a chance. I am having a hard time trying to pinpoint their sound with descriptive words. I think the best I can do is spoken-word/yelled with a slight and simple melody backed by post-hardcore guitars. Don't judge them by this description though. Mewithoutyou gets thrown into the emo scene for some reason I can't think of, so don't judge them by the bands they usually tour with either. And the lyrics are incredible. Give it a chance- it will grow on you. And see them live if you can!



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Drummer steals the show

Efterklang / Parades (2007)

Danish collaborative sew intricate ambiance and unique marching band instrumentation together somehow with hushed vocals and background chants.



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Sam Amidon / All Is Well (2008)

An outstanding melancholy and relaxed acoustic album that deserves more attention. Sam Amidon (sometimes going by Samamidon) takes traditional American folk songs in the public domain and makes them quietly beautiful. Highly recommended.

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Animal Collective / Peacebone EP (2008)

I uploaded this basically because of "Safer", probably a better track than most on Strawberry Jam.


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No Kids / Come into My House (2008)

Vancouver trio with impressive release ranging from piano pop to barbershop quartet to slick beat R&B. And all this while still going in one direction.



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Yeasayer / All Hour Cymbals (2007)

I thought I would continue posting some of my favorites. This was one of my favorite albums of last year. From sitars to droning bass riffs, these guys craft songs that will be sung for awhile.



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Department of Eagles / The Cold Nose

Great project from Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen.


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Man Man / Rabbit Habits (2008)

The Tom Waits-like circus-act band's third attempt. Nice guys too.



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El Guincho / Alagranza (2008)

"As you've undoubtedly heard, it's like a Carribean Panda Bear..."

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Fully Flaired

Fully Flaired Intro...skateboarding on exploding things in slow motion. Song by M83 off of Before the Dawn Heals Us.

Awareness Test

Grizzly Bear / While You Wait for Others

Grizzly Bear on Conan last night:

hedgehog in the fog ( yozhik v tumane - ёжик в тумане )

Classic Russian animated short film from 1975. Based on a story by Sergei Kozlov, directed by Yuri Norstein.

Mad Mag's Fold-ins

Mad magazine's interactive fold-ins. Some are pure genius.

Santogold / s/t

Trip-hopper Santi White features appearances or production work from Freq Nasty, Disco D, Diplo, M.I.A, Switch, SpankRock, and XXXchange.


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Sufjan Stevens / Greeting From Michigan: The Great Lake State (2003) & Seven Swans (2004)

Two albums not to be forgotten. Posted for a friend


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Bjork / Wanderlust video

If you haven't seen it yet...


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Yeasayer / Tight Rope

An awesome unreleased track from Yeasayer on a Take Away Show that is worth posting. I've heard their normal live version of this song and this one might actually be better.



and Mascots

Fleet Foxes (2008)

This is my favorite band of this year so far. They sound like a primitive and subdued yet more harmonious version of At Dawn-era My Morning Jacket (making up for Evil Urges.)

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M83 / Saturdays=Youth (2008)

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What's on the Menu?

Beach House / Devotion (2008)

This is the first of a section where music will be compared to food, and I have to give credit to my brother because it was his idea.

Beach House's extremely sweet and glittery new album, Devotion, was as easy choice: CUPCAKES. Devotions is lite and sweet and a nice for dreamy celebrations just like a cupcake. (Disclaimer: I may have been influenced by the cover just a little bit).

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My Morning Jacket / Evil Urges (2008)

I had heard a while back that MMJ had been playing songs off of Evil Urges at recent shows and according to a few critics the new songs reached an almost dancey-groove feel and even leaned over the edge of R&B. Oddly enough it's kind of true, at least for the first part of the album. Everyone has been mentioning how the second half of the album redeems itself, but it may just take a little bit for everyone to settle down and accept the fact that My Morning Jacket are no longer the barefootin' alt-country cats they appeared to be.

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The Ruby Suns / Sea Lion (2008)

This is a really enjoyable album that caught my attention with "Tane Mahuta", but cannot be judged by that track alone, nor any track alone. They stretch their sound from laid back lo-fi rock to mariachi quartet but still keep a world beat-tribal undertone throughout. The New Zealand band's delightful tunes seem to be bringing in the warm weather.

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