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Song of the Day! Grouplove – Colours

Grouplove may have formed in Crete, but they are based in Los Angeles, CA

For a group of five strangers that met each other in Crete, i’d say they make some pretty fine music. Grouplove was formed when the members all befriended one another and realized their similar aspirations to make music while in Greece. Since forming, the band has put together the Grouplove EP and is currently hard at work on their debut album set to release sometime in September. Now September is quite a ways away but I’m perfectly fine with soaking in the bands EP and their first single Colours. I rather enjoy the off centric vocal delivery of lead singer Christian Zucconi and the way it keeps my ears from straying away. You can hear the amount of heart that all of Grouplove puts into their music when listening to Colours and I really love bands with a true passion for what they do. Grouplove are finishing up their UK tour before they switch over to North America where they will be touring with Sifting Pan alumni Walk The Moon. For full tour dates check out their website.



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Song of the Day! Architecture in Helsinki – Escapee


Architecture in Helsinki's music escapes to the world from Melbourne

Escapee is just what i’d call myself when listening to the song. It’s like escaping to a whole new place in my my head I didn’t even know existed. I find it rather ridiculous that this is the first time i’ve come across a song by Architecture in Helsinki that I really enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, Architecture in Helsinki is a brilliant indie pop band that has paved the way for many others in the genre. It’s just they’ve never really fit in with my vibe too well, or that was then case up until they released the album Moment Bends just yesterday, the 2nd of may. This album is like indie pop heaven with a side of infectious beats. Please someone tell me if this is what the band always sounds like, because if so i’ll go pick up their other three albums right now!


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Song of the Day! The Crookes – Bloodshot Days


The Crookes break hearts from Sheffield

Leave it to some easy going British indie rock to put a smile on my face. Bloodshot Days is like taking nice stroll on a beautiful sunny day, only your accompanied by some wonderful guitar noodling and oh so subtle lyrics about romanticism. The Crookes seem to be good at meshing blissful indie rock with the gushier emotions and thats fine by me. Sometimes it’s nice to sit back and ponder about life, love, and happiness- especially when it’s to the tune of a such talented young band. The Crookes released Bloodshot Days on their debut album Chasing After Ghost on March 28th (My Birthday!) of the this year. Having not heard the album yet I can only speculate what one might find in it’s britpop crevices. Mostly likely you’ll be treated to an array of heart-wrenching foot tappers and catchy indie pop tracks alike.


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Song of the Day! The Dead Weather – The Difference Between Us


The Dead Weather bring us their wonderful collaboration from Nashville, Tennessee

Ok, so what if The Difference Between Us isn’t the newest song to come out, but it does not change the fact that it is an excellent song by a band consisting of an alternative rock dream team- Alison Mosshart (of The Kills), Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes). The Dead Weather released their second and latest album Sea of Cowards nearly a year ago this time and it still holds the same pristine value to me now as it did then. The album excels in dishing out bluesy grunge rock that just hits you hard and not to mention amazing vocals that switch between Mosshart and Mr. White. After countless spins in my car’s CD player and tons of scrobbles through Itunes it was rather easy to come to the conclusion that Sea of Cowards was one of the best albums of 2010. I could easily go track by track listening without issue, in fact I enjoy the songs that much more when I listen to the album front to back. If you haven’t had the chance to listen to Sea of Cowards then stop what your doing and go find a copy, you will absolutely not regret it.


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Song of the Day! Maritime – Paraphernalia

Maritime are based in Milwaukee

How about some nice casual indie rock to make your Sunday afternoon just that much better. Look no further then the upbeat indie pop/rock band Maritime. Maritime’s swift alternative sound mixed with a laid back attitude make for a great combination of fun and easy listening. Paraphernalia is a great track to highlight from Maritime’s fourth and latest album Human Heart and is one of the more solid tracks i’ve heard so far. Released very early last month, Human Heart exemplifies the band’s signature sound and shows that these guys still mean business even after four studio albums. I haven’t been following Maritime for long, but the band first caught my interest with what I might consider one of my favorite songs of all time- Parade of Punk Rock T-Shirts. It’s a shame I waited so long to actually get into Maritime because they’ve apparently been putting out amazing music for years. It’s never too late to play catch up though.