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Song of the Day! Death Cab For Cutie – You Are A Tourist


Death Cab For Cutie came together in Washington

Every time I hear that a new Death Cab For Cutie album is coming out I always get really excited and always a little worried. Death Cab For Cutie haven’t put out anything earth shattering since before Narrow Stairs so I think it’s fairly reasonable to have to some doubt that their newest album will exceed the high expectations the band sets for itself. Then I heard the single You Are A Tourist and I think this song is grounds to dismiss all doubt that their new album Codes and Keys will disappoint. There is a this new tone to Death Cab, it seems so familiar yet elusive and echos the style of Ben Gibbard’s reputable side project The Postal Service. If even half the tracks on the new album can get me as excited as this one then I will be ready to say for sure that Death Can For Cutie is back in business. Codes and Keys will be out this summer May 31.


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Song of the Day! Adele – Rolling In the Deep

Adele gives us her signature soul out of Britain


[UPDATE: Adele grow way beyond the bounds of soundcloud so here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw]

Whoa! Move over Florence, Adele is here to claim her title as the best female British singer in today’s musical market. You can just feel the soul and passion flowing out of Adele as she belts out beautiful notes over foot stomping beats in Rolling In the Deep. This is the kind of song that has the ability to transcend genere and excite people of all walks of life. This stuff usually isn’t my cup of tea but after this glorious tune I’m down to see if all the hype is true for Adele’s latest album 21, which was released earlier in January. I hope songs like this will inspire more artist to look back at earlier genres, such as the blues and soul, to influence their future music.


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Song of the Day! The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness

The Strokes are based in NYC

Edit: Strokes too popular for Soundcloud… have to make due with Vevo Youtube link -_-

Music Video: The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness

Four long years the world has been left with gapping hole of emptiness that can only be filled by the unequaled sound of The Strokes. We shall wait no more because The Strokes new album Angles is out and is ready to make you fall in love with the band all over again. America’s favorite alternative rock group is back and wants to show us that they can still be the crowd favorite. While Under Cover of Darkness seems a little repressed in terms of what The Strokes have given us in the past, I have this feeling that Angles will blossom into an album full of tracks that people will soon come to know and love. I mean honestly who doesn’t like The Strokes?


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Song of the Day! TV On The Radio – Caffeinated Consciousness

Brooklyn based band TV On The Radio

Youtube: TV On The Radio – Caffeinated Consciousness

I’ve done my best to keep up with TV On The Radio since they truly broke out in 2006 with their hit Wolf Like Me. Two years after that point they release their third album Dear Science in 2008, which has taken till this past year to grow on me immensely. TV On The Radio have created a sound that they can call their own, which really helps them stand out from the other indie-alt genre bands that crave to have such a unique sound. Now we find ourselves two more years down the road into 2011 approaching their upcoming fourth album Nine Types of Light, which hits stores April 12th. If Caffeinated Consciousness can be used as an indicator to predict what the upcoming album will be like then I can not wait to hear the other crazy upbeat grungy tunes they have cooked up for us.


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Song of the Day! Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks

Foster the People pump up the kicks from LA, California

I have no idea why I have put off posting this song so long. It was actually brought to my attention that it is the most played song in my Itunes library. I guess I must have found myself clicking it time after time because it’s just that damn good. Foster the People released a short EP in January which featured Pumped Up Kicks. I’m excited to hear that they are set to drop their debut album Torches on the 24th of May.