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I Need A Dollar

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Aloe Blacc has had an interesting career, starting out as MC for indie hip-hop group Emanon some 15 years ago and bouncing all over the independent scene earning the nickname “indie R. Kelly”. Thankfully Blacc doesn’t mess around with teenagers or crazy closet ballads, yet he does have the same smooth voice meshed with a persona too cool for school. He’s released some good stuff in the past but nothing quite as delightful as “I Need…

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I Need A Dollar

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Aloe Blacc has had an interesting career, starting out as MC for indie hip-hop group Emanon some 15 years ago and bouncing all over the independent scene earning the nickname “indie R. Kelly”. Thankfully Blacc doesn’t mess around with teenagers or crazy closet ballads, yet he does have the same smooth voice meshed with a persona too cool for school. He’s released some good stuff in the past but nothing quite as delightful as “I Need…

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Heat & Hot Water

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When the Harlem Shakes died, guitarist Todd Goldstein rose like a phoenix from the ashes with his solo project ARMS serving as the sole beneficiary from the band’s break-up. What was just a passionate hobby receiving spare time, now came to the forefront of his creativity. He’s incorporated two other people into the fold, performed far more live shows, and amped up his creative output with new songs; a self-titled EP dropping tomorrow (for free) containing…

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Collector

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If you had the pleasure of seeing Here We Go Magic on tour last year (whether at SXSW or as Grizzly Bear’s opener) there’s a good chance you’ll recognize their latest single and the first officially released track from the upcoming Pigeons LP. There’s just something strangely memorable about the track’s oddball lyric — “I’ve got a mild fascination…” — Check it out:

[MP3] Here We Go Magic – Collector (via We All Want…)

I’ve heard from a few friends that, not surprisingly,…

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Jimi Bleachball
New Panic Cure

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Over the past five years, I’ve stumbled upon my fair share of exciting/new music in some pretty strange ways. From typical outlets like MySpace and Facebook, to emails with eccentric attachments and packages full of things ranging from lottery tickets and confetti to shot glasses and (most recently) a pet rock. However, how I found Foxes In Fiction takes the “strange sweepstakes” cake.

You might remember the cryptic videos from unknown band A.E. I shared a few…

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Jimmy Dove (sKywAy Remix)
Sleeping Bag

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Kyle Wyss, one half of the much lauded Blind Man’s Colour, has his hands pretty full these days. Besides the new BMC EP Wooden Blankets, he’s got his solo work as Chromatic Flights, a duo with his brother Evan as Suntime, and now he’s hooked up with Floridian rapper Rufat in an outfit called sKywAy, named after a bridge connecting their hometowns.

The duo is currently working on an album of new material but for…

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Paris France

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Back in 2007, New Orleans native Blair was gracing my ears with soft and melodic tracks. A lot has changed for the singer/songwriter since then, she’s left the Big Easy for L.A. livin’ and currently resides where the indie music pulse thump the loudest: Brooklyn. She also has a new record that released in January on Aquarium Drunkard’s endorsed label Autumn Tone. Her debut LP is much deeper than the Pluto EP of 2007, with expanded instrumentation and songs far…

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Faders

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By now you’ve probably read about or watched the mysterious videos posted by YouTube user iamamiwhoami, one of the more successful (and annoying) viral video PR campaigns of recent memory. It’s a technique that is sure to show up a few more times in the virtual realm, with another pair of totally unrelated and new mysterious videos already appearing in the inbox yesterday.

Where are the Hardly Boys when you need ‘em?! I’ve never heard of A.E. outside of…

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“Free Stress Test”
Real Life
Real Life

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I was exchanging tweets and e-mails with Tanlines this past week, and after some SXSW shit-talking and LOL’s their debut EP Settings plopped into my inbox teasing me with tasty tunes. Little did I know, half of the Tanlines duo was responsible for creating some of my favorite electronic-infused music years ago as a member of (the now defunct) Professor Muder. Although their earlier forms of artistic expression sound markedly different (I still spin “Free…

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Kisses
People Can Do The Most Amazing Things

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I’m not a big fan of Jens Lekman or the XX, but somewhere in the outer spheres of pop beyond those two musical acts is a dark and frigid void where clearly something should exist but, inexplicably, doesn’t. Or I should say “didn’t” before LA’s Kisses came along. The Heart Of The Nightlife is the name of the duo’s debut, masterfully mixed by RAC’s Andrew Maury and hitting shelves sometime soon TBA.

[MP3] Kisses – Kisses

Kisses, like the…

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Watching You Paint Your Nose

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Dada Trash Collage is a Minneapolis duo making experimental jungle jams of the art rock kind. It seems they’ve been at it for some time (with two albums already under their belt and a new album coming in April), but it’s their new ep Rain War that caught my attention, particularly the joyously messy opening track “Watching You Paint Your Nose” »

[MP3] Dada Trash Collage – Watching You Paint Your Nose

With a braincrack opening melody and heavy…

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Oh! Centra

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Someone asked me earlier this week, “Would you consider Javelin to be part of chillwave?” I’d have to quote my friend Shar in response, “Hell to the NO!” Sure, this duo loves some electronic instrumentation mixed with organic percussion but there is way too much energy in their music to evoke those sometimes necessary chilled-out, drone feelings.

I’ve never seen them live but will definitely change that in the coming months, especially since nearly everyone who sees…

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Zebra (Ring Trick Remix)

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I’ll freely admit the following remix for Beach House’s “Zebra” by Ring Trick isn’t the best remix on the planet — but it’s an excuse to post on Beach House, and some of you will find it entertaining enough. You can tell these aren’t official remix stems — that is, the dude’s source is the original song itself — so the remix is muddied and reverbed in that ‘gotta mask the mess and blur the…

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Lift Off Cloud Controller

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With SXSW less than a month away and waiting like a kid on Christmas to announce our mind-melting event lineup, it’s only fitting that I stumble across a fun band from Austin, TX. Watch Out For Rockets plopped into the ole’ inbox last week in an unassuming manner, not with flashy graphics or paragraphs of puffery. Nope, with only a link to their MySpace and a “PS. Did I mention we’re the greatest band on…

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The Dead Dog

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While I was packing for a return flight to the Bluegrass, Portugal. The Man were going grocery shopping at Costco and consequently inspired by the endless array of employees giving away free samples for everyone to try. Whether or not they were actually inspired by tasty toothpick food remains to be seen, however Portugal (unsuspectingly) surrendered a new song for sample yesterday from their upcoming LP American Ghetto. The album has been under heavy lock-and-key since…

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Glamorous Glowing
Potted Plant

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Cast Spells‘ debut EP Bright Works and Baton (via Sargent House, the folks that brought us the great Fang Island) came out somewhere near the tail end of 2009, completely under my radar (and apparently the radar of many others, unfortunately). David Davison took a sidestep from Maps & Atlases to work on this little pet project and the result is a great collection of folky power pop and quirky love songs. Check out a pair…

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Green Tops
Captain Benson

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If you like your music the way you like your circus folk, Totally Nebular’s Boat Boat LP might be your twisted idea of good carny fun. Fair warning: those of you who liked those Sarah Jaffe tracks from a few days ago will be quite put off by this, so unless you think a hybrid of Man Man, Sunset Rubdown, and Ponytail is the best idea in the world you might wanna look elsewhere.

If the…

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Bright Orange Air

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Aside from being a pair of good dudes and (sometimes) partners in crime, the fellas at Two Syllable Records continue building a roster of rising talent with a remarkably excellent sound. There are some upcoming artist additions I can’t wait for them to announce but until then we can turn our attention to the latest and greatest, Inlets.

The brainchild of Sebastian Krueger, Inlets has been exciting eardrums since 2007 when he released his Vestibule EP. Unlike…

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Daisy
Life Coach

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I’ve been looking for something new to become completely, utterly, intoxicatedly obsessed with this month and I’ve found it in about thirty-two different shades of awesome with Fang Island’s self-titled sophomore LP. I’ve done a phenomenal job losing every ounce of my former musical tastes (punk, hardcore, grindcore, ska) over the last five years but there’s something about Fang Island that unanimously bridges the gap between my past and my present. It combines pop-punk’s uplifting energy…

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Missya

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It must be some sort of Toro Y Moi day over here, with Nathaniel giving the South Carolinian singer some props in this month’s MAP. Here’s a “new” old demo that Chaz tossed up on his blog from 2007 called “Myassa” — very interesting to see how he developed his sound from the singin’ songwriting’ kind to that of the chillwave / bro-fi / corona-core persuasion. Check it out:

[MP3] Toro Y Moi – Missya

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Espiral
Royal Gums
Indieota
No Hard Feelings
Pica
Sunshine Train
Manitas Mágicas
Gabriel
For Now
Windshield Pfeiffer
An Old Song
Iron Güm
People Call It Mantra
Clockwork Skies
Svefnsykt
3 Act Circus
Zsa Zsa Zsu
Raindrops In The River
Strangers
The Sun Sank
Quiero Ser Un Color
Ashes
Greenock
Weathervanes And Chemicals
Freak Profesional
Lost In Rainbows
Pop Song
Breakdown
Chocolate & Strawberry
Afrikaans
Disturbance
The Big Fake
On The Rooftop
Pais Tropical

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Once more, here is February’s edition of the Music Alliance Pact. For those of you who don’t know about MAP, it’s a collection of music blogs from around the world who band together once a month to…

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Cheerleader (Neon Indian “Sega Genesis P-Orridge Remix”)

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Neon Indian’s booking agent apparently ducked out on a previously scheduled Boston show so the band could hit up Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I was a bit surprised at first not to see them tackling “Deadbeat Summer”, instead opting for a two-punch with “Terminally Chill” and “Ephemeral Artery,” but as you’ll see the result is pretty wild. I didn’t expect Alan Palomo to have an actual band, much less an actual…

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Don’t Grow Up

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Andy, a student at University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, sent me an email about a musician named Peter from the suburbs of Milwaukee. Utilizing the moniker Trail Magic, he creates sample/splice pop tunes that sound pretty great considering they were mixed together in a Wisconsin bedroom. Check out the track “Don’t Grow Up” complete with a trippy video which Andy said “exceeds the level of ‘pretty good for a local band’ and rises to…

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