Surfer Blood- Astro Coast

Despite how over-hyped these guys are this album is pretty fucking good. "Swim" is a MASSIVE tune.

Swim


Floating Vibes


Twin Peaks

Friday Hotness #103

Yeasayer- Ambling Alp



Brazos- Tell



Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me (Gigamesh Remix)



Ou Est Le Swimming Pool- Dance The Way I Feel

Cinnamon Chasers Minimix Summer 2009

I wouldn't expect anything less from these guys to top off Summer 2009.

Their album A Million Miles From Home is one of my favorites this year, it is such a refreshing change of pace from all the dirty electro crap out there right now.


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Freelance Whales - Weathervanes

Generator First Floor


Hannah


Generator Second Floor

My White Friends

Friday Hotness #102

El Perro Del Mar- Change Of Heart



Matias Aguayo- Rollerskate



The Middle East- Blood



Givers- Ceiling Of Plankton

Evan Voytas

I will let other writers speak on my behalf on this one, I am too busy bobbing my head to this guy's music.

"After spending time in New York City, the deserts of New Mexico, a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, and a tour bus constantly surrounded by teenage girls, Evan Voytas is presently in Los Angeles. With influences ranging from underground hip hop to classic sunshine pop, Voytas dresses like your grandpa and sounds like the future." - Myspace Page

"Don’t sleep on him any longer, if this kid continues to write songs as good as “I Live This Life Here For You”, he could become our American version of M83." - In Flight At Night

"If you're not listening to Evan Voytas, you're seriously missing out... and I'm not just saying that. You're missing out on an art form here." - Circles of Concrete


Getting Higher


Astro


I Live This Life Here For You


We'd Be Good Together

Kanye West x Spike Jonze = WTF!?!

"We Were Once A Fairytale" - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze from Yooj‽ - Recording Live From No on Vimeo.

Friday Hotness #101

Faded Paper Figures - New Medium



Surfer Blood- Swim (To Reach The End)



The Temper Trap- Rest



Get Busy Committee- My Little Razorblade

Annie - Don't Stop

My Love Is Better


Bad Times


Hey Annie

The Temper Trap - Roxy Theatre 10/14

Really excited to hit this up thanks to the good folks over at Show List LA.

New Moon Soundtrack

Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me On The Equinox



Lykke Li- Possibility



Anya Marina - Satellite Heart



Bon Iver & St. Vincent- Roslyn

Hey Champ- Viper Room Tonight

Sadboy Mix

I've been having a rough week (hey, what are blogs for if not sharing irrelevant personal info) and as I always have done, have turned to music to save me. Here are some on the most morose songs you will ever hear, but sometimes that's just what you need.

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1. Them - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
2. Colouring Lesson- Head
3. The Entrance Band - Lives
4. Death Cab For Cutie - A Movie Script Ending
5. Beck - Guess I'm Doing Fine
6. Ryan Adams - Two
7. The Diogenes Club - Early May
8. Dave Matthews Band - Lover Lay Down (Live At Red Rocks)
9. Yim Yames - Behind That Locked Door
10. David Gray - Please Forgive Me
11. Chris Holmes - China
12. Bloc Party - Where is Home? (Burial Remix)
13. The Samples - When The Day Is Done
14. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
15. John Lennon - Jealous Guy
16. Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Die For You
17. Thomas Barrett - Lullaby

Friday Hotness #100

Photo by Evan McQuaid Bedford

Big tunes for our 100th Friday Hotness.

Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo



Harper Simon - Shooting Star



Golden Holy - Sons Of Dreams



Relation- Here Comes Your Man (Pixies Cover)



Jack Penate - Pull My Heart Away



Wale - Bittersweet feat Colin Munroe

Little Dragon

My favorite of the 'Little' invasion this year (Little Boots, Little Joy, Jason Lytle, ok that one doesn't really work.)

My Step



Feather



Never Never

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Wide Eyes



Airplanes



Camera Talk

Bear In Heaven

Lovesick Teenagers


Dust Cloud


Wholehearted Mess

The Entrance Band

I have been following LA psychedelic blues outfit The Entrance Band for a few years now because I actually used to skateboard with band founder Guy Blakeslee back in the day in Baltimore. I lost track of him until a few years ago when I read a review of one of The Entrance Band's shows at Spaceland I believe.

Enough bullshit, these guys rock. Their new self titled album is filled with tasty blues licks, 60's Laurel Canyon psych-rock and space-aged guitar tones.

Highly recommended.

MLK


Lives


Lookout

CFCF - Continent

Big Love (Fleetwood Mac Cover?)


You Hear Colours


Monolith

Vampire Weekend - Horchata

Thoughts?


Vampire Weekend - Horchata