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I’m still working my way through the 200+ song playlist Katie made me but while I am, I also downloaded the NoiseTrade 65 song Summer Playlist sampler since it’s got a bunch of artists I like including William Fitzsimmons and Matthew Mayfield. I only made it through three songs though because once I hit singer-songwriter Tyrone Wells’ track “A Beautiful Place to Be” I just started hammering the repeat button like I had OCD. If Jason Mraz and Robin Thicke had a musical baby, it would be this song.

Overheard at Wine Dive

  • Bartender: It's raining
  • Woman: Oh well. When it rains, WE pour.
  • Bartender: I like that.
I bought a bird
That repeats what I say
But “I’m lonely” is all
That it’s heard
Bad Books, Forest Whitaker

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Darwin Deez is the Michael Jackson of chill-wave-esque, experimental, pseudo-electro indie pop. Yes, I know I just made that genre up. Still though, listen to “Bed Space” and tell me that’s not a perfect description of his style.

When it gets loud, I turn it up
Shake it like a bad girl up in Harlem
When it’s too hot, I light it up
Ooh, Light it up, yeah, smoke em if you got ‘em

 

I defy anyone to listen to “Harlem” by indie rockers New Politics without dancing in your seat a little. The track is currently getting a lot of playtime on both local and national indie and alt rock stations and for good reason.

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The Atlas Genius album and I have been spending a lot of time together since I heard it play in its entirety while hanging at Barnes & Noble the other day. Right now my favorite track is “All These Girls.”

Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other.
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

Well that about sums up Medical School….

Richard Edwards of Margot & The Nuclear So and So has been posting a lot recently on the band’s Facebook page about their upcoming 5th LP. As of last night, they’ve supposedly hammered out the tracklist. In honor of the soon-to-be new tunes, here’s an acoustic version “Books About Trains,” the lead off track of their last album, Rot Gut Domestic. 

  • Me: I might go to Whole Foods to pick up turkey and food for the rest of the week.
  • Me: Or I might just lay in my bed until tomorrow and try to Jedi float a sandwich up to my room.
  • Rage: Hahahaha.

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Here’s the other song I’ve been listening to non-stop, “If Only” by Fink. I spent a good portion of last night trying to work it out on the acoustic. Finally nailed it.

I ain’t being funny,
I ain’t got the brakes
I ain’t got the aces,
I ain’t got the stakes

I’ve been listening to two songs pretty much nonstop since yesterday when I heard them on the playlist that Katie made for me. The first is Ben Taylor’s ode to booty calls, “Wicked Way.” When your dad is James Taylor and you play acoustic guitar, you’ve got some big shoes to fill, but Ben definitely lives up to the family name. If you don’t want to hear the minute long intro to the song, you can skip ahead to the music here.

The previously mentioned friend—currently still batting 1000  for those playing at home—put together a 200+ song playlist for me ranging from classic rock to singer-songwriter. Needless to say I’ve found a ton of good music. As a fan of both Manchester Orchestra and Bad Books, I was psyched when the latter’s “Forest Whitaker” came on shuffle in the mix.

Words mean more at night like a song
And did you ever notice
The way light means more
Than it did all day long?
Gregory Alan Isakov, Words

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Here’s “Chocolate,” yet another one from Manchester indie band, The 1975. It’s been getting a lot of radio play lately, much more than the first single “Sex” for obvious reasons, but I figured it was apropos to the series finale of The Office given their use of Michael Scott’s signature, “That’s what she said,” in the lyrics.

New city. New friends. New music. Bienvenido a Miami, indeed.

I was recently turned on to a wealth of new bands by a new friend down here in Miami who has exceptional taste in music. Lord Huron, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Mighty? She’s batting 1000. It seems like I’ve only been listening to new stuff the past two days which is amazing. If I had to push one band to the check out first though, it’s gotta be Gregory Alan Isakov—the guy is fantastic. Check out this ilve version of “That Moon” performed at the Bing Lounge.