Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr

Before everyone starts freaking out, this post is NOT about Nascar. It is, instead, about a band from Detroit. The bands first EP Horse Power had sparked my interest. I gave it a few listens and thoroughly enjoyed it. I forgot all about this band until I read this year's Lollapalooza lineup. I was stoked to me them on there (althought I'm not going this year). The festival should be a coming out party for this eccentric trio.

Below you will find a link to stream a couple of their songs. Their new album, It's A Corporate World, is out a week from today. Until then, enjoy the tunes from Horse Power!

http://soundcloud.com/dale-earnhardt-jr-jr

Old Jams

The first few albums that got me into this whole indie music scene were Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend, Sky Blue Sky by Wilco, and Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon. While at the coffee shop this morning, I heard songs from all three albums that brought me back to junior year in college. I apologize if I have put these songs up here previously, but they're definitely all worth another listen.

tUnE-yArDs

A few months back, I was turned onto Tune-yards (not doing the whole uppercase, lowercase thing outside of the title as it made me feel too much like a 15 year old girl) after they received rave reviews at South by Southwest. After doing some research, I discovered Tune-yards is comprised of Merrill Garbus. That's it. In the last video below, you will see her perform live with a few backing musicians and help from a few electronics.

When I first heard of Tune-yards, I just listened to her first single, "Bizness" off of the sophomore album WHOKILL. After about a month of resisting buying her album at Loop, I finally succumbed this evening and do not regret one penny of the money spent. The album is absolutely fantastic. Below are a few of my favorites off WHOKILL upon my first listen. Enjoy!

Teen Dream

I've started listening to a lot of Beach House while studying again. I know I blogged about them back in August, but I wanted to share a few more songs that I'm really digging right now.





I plan on getting their older albums as well as a plethora of others I have compiled on a list once I get a break from this CPA stuff in about a week. Until then, enjoy the tunes!

Saadiq Pt. 2

Last summer, I blogged about Raphael Saadiq after hearing a cover he did for Levi's Pioneer Series. I didn't think much about him until I heard the first single, "Heart Attack" off his upcoming album Stone Rolling, out this Tuesday. You can stream the album in its entirety at NPR. If you like Motown era tunes, you're going to love this cat. He's got a style that is borrowed but all his own at the same time. If you enjoy this guy's tunes, check out Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears.

MMJ

Don't have much time to write, just listening to a few new jams off the new My Morning Jacket Album, Circuital , out on May 31st. Check out the title track below, it's absolutely fantastic.

Also, new Fleet Foxes came out on Tuesday. If you haven't heard it yet, I suggest buying it immediately. It's really really good. Check out Robin Pecknold's acoustic performance of "Montezuma", the opening track off of Helplessness Blues.