1. Django Django – WOR With an opening reminiscent of Dick Dale’s song “Misirlou”, (perhaps most famously used as the opening song in Pulp Fiction) combined with air-raid sirens and stylized, sharp Beta Band-esque-vocals, these London-by-way-of-Scotland boys aim to take us on quite the sonic road trip. Legend has it their name comes from one [...]
1. Sambassadeur – Albatross This song is pure delight. The opening, accentuated with gorgeous strings, seems straight out of a big sweeping film score. And then the ethereal voice hits you and you’re done for…If you could put love into song form this just may be my version. Sambassadeur hails from Sweden and their name [...]
1. Family Of The Year – Chugjug This song is such a great falling-in-love springtime track. It’s cheerful and full of pure, honest sweetness. The two main singers, Meredith Sheldon and Joe Keefe, harmonize together seamlessly. Hailing from LA’s own Silverlake area, they have toured with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and opened up [...]
1.) Born Ruffians – Sole Brother This is definitely my favorite track of the week. Despite the fact that I was bogged down by work and life stress, I found it impossible not to relax and smile while listening to this song. It is musical optimism at its best. Formed in 2004, Born Ruffians are [...]