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One of my favorite videos on youtube.

Scarlett Johansson / Anywhere I Lay My Head (2008)

Impressive kinda. You can tell its produced by David Sitek.



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Dosh / Wolves and Wishes (2008)

I haven't been able to post seeing as this week is finals. The only music I've been listening to is Miles Davis while studying. I've listened to this album once, and I liked it so I thought I would post it.


It makes me kind of mad that I worked kind of hard to find this album, and turns out if you search for Dosh on google, a mediafire file of the album comes up in the first three entries.


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Wolf Parade / At Mount Zoomer (2008)

Thought I post this quickly as not many places have it up, but this means I myself haven't listened to it yet. Tell me what it's like...



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Sigur Ros / Hlemmur Sountrack (2007)

This may be for serious Sigur Ros fans only, but maybe I'm wrong. "It is an instrumental electronic score to the Icelandic documentary Hlemmur, which is named after Reykjavík's main bus terminal. It was first sold to the public in the spring 2003 European and American tours. It is composed of 19 tracks, some of which are variations of the same theme." (tip: listen with headphones)




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Where the Wild Things Are Clip

This is a clip that has been removed from most sites so here it is while it lasts. It looks awesome to me but a lot of people seem to be having a hard time with its supposed dark content as it is intended to be a children's film. It is also scored by Karen O and Bradford Cox...probably not intended for children then...?



After further investigation this clip is probably nothing like the actual movie seeing that the little boy is not actually the right actor! I mean the sound quality isn't great but if this is just a test, think about how good the actual movie will be! Don't re-shoot!

Backstage Sessions : Fleet Foxes - Innocent Son from Hard to Find a Friend on Vimeo.

Also check out the cover of "Katie Cruel" on the Backstage Sessions. Robin Pecknold's voice is flawless.

Born Ruffians / Red Yellow & Blue (2008)

Pure indie-rock and a purely lovable and fun album. Toronto-based Born Ruffians' debut packs woozy singing and yelps and chants on a platter of guitarpeggio and foot-stompin', rolling toms.



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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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