Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007)

01. 100 Days, 100 Nights
02. Nobody's Baby
03. Tell Me
04. Be Easy
05. When The Other Foot Drops, Uncle
06. Let Them Knock
07. Something's Changed
08. Humble Me
09. Keep On Looking
10. Answer Me

This was the backing band on Amy Winehouse's last album, but don't hold that against them. 100 Days, 100 Nights came out in 2007 but sounds like it's from the 60's. Sharon Jones knows how to do it.

"Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are a funk/soul band. They are signed to Daptone Records, where the Dap-Kings are the house band (Sharon Jones, the singer, has been singing since the '70s and was even a prison guard for a while). Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are widely thought to be spearheads of a revivalist movement that aims to capture the essence of funk/soul music as it was at its height in the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. Part of the way this is achieved is to shun modern digital recording methods in favour of using traditional analogue recording equipment. The type of instruments used by the band may also be considered limited to those that would have been available up until the mid seventies."

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Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light (2007)

01. Big Casino
02. Let It Happen
03. Always Be
04. Carry You
05. Electable (Give It Up)
06. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues
07. Feeling Lucky
08. Here It Goes
09. Chase This Light
10. Firefight
11. Dizzy

Jimmy Eat World's latest album. It's your standard JEW, highly recommended.

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The Weepies - Happiness (2004)

01. Happiness
02. All That I Want
03. Vegas Baby
04. Somebody Loved
05. Jolene
06. Simple Life
07. Dating A Porn Star
08. Keep It There

The song "All That I Want" was on an Old Navy Christmas commercial, so they have that cute Ingrid Michaelson vibe. Not recommended for dudes. I mean, their name is The Weepies, and the album is called Happiness, that's a little gay. But girls will really like it.

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YACHT - I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. (2007)

01. So Post All 'Em
02. See A Penny (Pick It Up)
03. We're Always Waiting
04. Platinum (Featuring Bobby Birdman)
05. It's All The Same Price (Featuring Eats Tapes)
06. The Magic Beat
07. Drawing In The Dark
08. It's Coming To Get You
09. If Music Could Cure All That Ails You
10. I Believe In You
11. Your Magic Is Real
12. Women Of The World

"Jona Bechtolt is a Young American Challenging High Technology, known as much for his effeminate, wildly sexual "dancing" as for creating damaging beats and weird visuals. Hot on the heels of the release of The Blow's Paper Television, which Bechtolt co-wrote and played all of the instruments on, I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. is the next step for YACHT. His twelve new catchy creations boast addictive beats and positive, memorable lyrics, including lyrics by David Shrigley, Deerhoof's designer. Jona Bechtolt has toured with and created music for The Blow, Devendra Banhart & The Hairy Fairy, Devendra Banhart & The Queens of Sheeba, Little Wings, Thanksgiving, The Microphones/Mt Eerie, Mirah, and more."

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Hot Chip - Made In The Dark (2008)

01. Out At The Pictures
02. Shake A Fist
03. Ready For The Floor
04. Bendable Poseable
05. We're Looking For A Lot Of Love
06. Touch Too Much
07. Made In The Dark
08. One Pure Thought
09. Hold On
10. Wrestlers
11. Don't Dance
12. Whistle For Will
13. In The Privacy Of Our Love

This album comes out on February 4th. It sounds more mature than their DJ Kicks album and is pretty good. RIYL: LCD Soundsytem, The Rapture, !!!, New Young Pony Club

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The Ergs! - Acoustic LP

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01. A Very Special Song For A Very Special Young Lady Part 2
02. Warm + Sharp
03. Time With You
04. Saturday Night Crap-O-Rama
05. Ergs Songs Played Similarly
06. It's Never Going To Be The Same Again
07. Trains & Boats & Planes
08. Running, Jumping, Standing Still
09. I'll Call You When You Think Of Me
10. Everything Falls Apart More & More
11. Computer Love
12. Ramones Medley

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Dinosaur Jr. - Without A Sound

01. Feel The Pain
02. I Don't Think So
03. Yeah Right
04. Outta Hand
05. Grab It
06. Even You
07. Mind Blow
08. Get Out Of This
09. On The Brink
10. Seemed Like The Thing To Do
11. Over Your Shoulder

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sad

my monitor broke so i've been out of commission. but now i'm back.

Eugene McGuinness - The Early Learnings Of Eugene McGuinness

01. High Score
02. Monsters Under the Bed
03. Vampire Casino
04. Bold Street
05. A Child Lost In Tesco
06. Vela
07. Madeleine
08. A Girl Whom My Eyes Shine For

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Just get it, his songs and voice are better than what you're listening to.

The Do - A Mouthful

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01. Playground Hustle
02. At Last
03. On My Shoulders
04. Song For Lovers
05. The Bridge Is Broken
06. Stay (Just A Little Bit More)
07. Unissasi Laulelet
08. Tammie
09. Queen Dot Kong
10. Coda
11. Searching Gold
12. When Was I Last Home
13. Travel Light
14. Aha
15. In My Box

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A really cute duo from Helsinki and Paris. The girl's voice is unique in a fantastic way (sort of like Bjork and Sheryl Crow mixed together).

Forest City Lovers - The Sun and the Wind

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01. Castles!
02. Doorsteps
03. Song For Morrie
04. Beneath Rocks & Sand
05. Scared Of Time
06. Lost Parts
07. On The Basis
08. In Flight
09. Oh Humility
10. Mermaids

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If you like Feist, highly recommended.

Alphabeat - Alphabeat

01. 10,000 Nights of Thunder
02. Fascination
03. Into The Jungle
04. What Is Happening?
05. Rubber Boots/Mackintosh
06. Boyfriend
07. Ocean Blue
08. Fantastic 6
09. The Hours
10. Nothing But My Baby

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This band is FUUUNNNN. "Alphabeat is, in despite of their relative short existence, already well-known for their great engangement and their always good mood. Their music can make everyone smile, and give even the most shy the guts to dance in front of everybody... There are six of them, they're from Denmark and this is their self-explanatory theme tune. Primary colored pop that burbles on about "Major Tom" and "space troopers", it suggests that their mission statement - "the love child of the B-52s and Wham produced by Nile Rodgers” - is spot on. They're currently on tour in the UK and there's more where this came from in the New Year."

They haven't ever toured the US and I've never met anyone that's heard of them, so get on it.

The Battle Royale - Sparkle Dust Fantasy

01. You'll Be Fine
02. Oh Martha
03. Jackpot
04. Confessions
05. My Way
06. Stun
07. Pirates
08. What Could We Do
09. Folk Song

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Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

01. Flume
02. Lump Sum
03. Skinny Love
04. The Wolves (Act I and II)
05. Blindsided
06. Creature Fear
07. Team
08. For Emma
09. Re: Stacks

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i've started a music blog.