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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! Vampire Weekend – Giant

Last year Vampire Weekend gave the world Contra and I believe everyone took it with open arms seeing as how it debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Personally Contra is an album that I enjoy listening to each and every time and was defiantly high on my best of 2010 list. The world music style they imposed in the album was just so pleasant to hear and the sheer amount of singles on it also added to the enjoyment. This song is an awesome bonus track not released on the main album. I believe it was made available only to Itunes purchasers, but as the way the internet food chain works now-a-days it has made itself available to everyone.


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Song of the Day! Fight Like Apes – Battlestations

Happy St. Patricks Day! And what better way to celebrate this green holiday then with my favorite Irish band, Fight Like Apes! Fight Like Apes are noisy, stuck up, in your face, and they don’t give fuck about it all. Don’t believe me? Just look up the name of some of their songs. This is just the attitude I’m looking for in my Irish rock bands, along with good music of course. Battlestations is perhaps my favorite track off of their debut album Fight Like Apes And The Mystery Of The Golden Medallion, which came out late 2008.


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Song of The Day! The Black Keys – Sinister Kid

The Black Keys have sure showed everyone what some heart and blues can do in todays over-saturated music market. Walking away with 3 Grammy awards is a a pretty big way to set yourself out from the crowd. I do rather hope, though, people are already aware of the bounty of amazing songs present on Brothers. Sinister Kid is one of those album tracks you probably haven’t gotten around to hearing, so do yourself a favor and take a listen this song about a demented youth.


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Song of the Day! The Airborne Toxic Event – Changing

The Airborne Toxic Event- Now thats a name I haven’t heard in quite some time. It has been well over two years since TABE saw initial success with their debut self-titled album. Contrary to what the title of their latest single says the band hasn’t done too much Changing. To me it’s the same amazing dependable Airborne Toxic Event that I remember of yesteryear. If their new album, All At Once, is anything like their last then I’m perfectly content with the same old rhythmic rocking these guys (and gal) bring to the table. New album is out April 26th stateside.

EDIT: Video won’t stream through wordpress. Sorry that you have to click the video and watch it on youtube.