Gotye -- Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

It's been a while since I last posted, but I heard this song on the radio today and instantly fell in love with it. Strangely, seems a bit relevant for times like these.

Maxence Cyrin - Where Is My Mind? (cover)

Just not sure where I am at the moment.

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People has been my new song obsession lately. I heard this song playing on Star 98.7 one day, and I just love it! There's something very pleasant and calming about the beat. Ironically, though, the lyrics are pretty disturbing. To sum it up, the song's about a homicidal teenager. Check out the lyrics after the jump!

And just FYI, Foster The People is an indie rock band from LA. The band started fairly recently, in October 2009. Going to definitely check them out when they release more songs!

Metric - Black Sheep

This is one of my favorite songs in the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World movie soundtrack. In the movie, one of the characters' bands performs a cover of this song, and they did an amazing job! The original was created by the band Metric, a Canadian indie rock band. It's ironic because the movie's setting is based in Canada and the rock band that performs this song in the movie is a Canadian band. Funny how everything parallels, but maybe that was on purpose?

Anyways, the original song is absolutely amazing and I love it! Plus: watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The World -- it's got some GREAT music, and is a totally artsy film.

Islands - No You Don't

So, I realize that I haven't posted for a while. I've known about this great song for a while, but I forgot about it until I went to Buffalo Exchange today and heard it playing overhead.

Islands is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2005. They're currently based in Brooklyn, NY. The song "No You Don't" is part of their latest album, "Vapours", which was released in September 2009. Anyways, I haven't listened to much of the other stuff that Islands has made, but I'll be sure to take a listen.

Enjoy this song! It's synth-y, rock-y, and awesome.

Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside

I found out about this song from Mark's friend's blog: girlmusic.

Anyways, Broken Bells is a fairly new American indie rock band, active since 2009. The band consists of two people, James Mercer and Brian Burton (aka "Danger Mouse"). If you're interested in them, check out their site: www.brokenbells.com

I really like the sound of this band. If you want to listen to their first single, "The High Road," then [expand post]! I really like that song as well.




Broken Bells - The High Road

Phantogram - When I'm Small

Phantogram is an American electronic rock/indie pop duo: guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel. I first heard about them from my friend who's an avid music fan. They started in 2007, so they're pretty new. While searching for new music, I remembered this band. I particularly like this song. Not a very loud song or super dance-y, but a nice listen either way.

Gold Panda - Quitters Raga

This is Gold Panda.

And I can't find any information about them. I've managed to discover another band that doesn't have a Wikipedia page. Not even their MySpace page says where they're from, but it looks like they're a Japanese band. Kind of surprising, because after listening to this song, you'd have sworn they were Indian...

This song is super interesting--lots of strange beats and noises that somehow mesh together perfectly to make an original sound.

Tegan and Sara - Alligator

Tegan and Sara have been previously introduced to this blog, but Mark told me about this new song by them. The video is super cute, and the tune is catchy.

UPDATE: This song is actually part of their album, Sainthood. The album was released in October of 2009.

Listen!

Penguin Prison - A Funny Thing

I happened to find this song on Youtube while searching for some new music. I'm lucky I found this one, though -- I love it! Sadly, this band doesn't have a Wikipedia page yet, but I did find out that they are an indie pop band that originated in New York. According to their MySpace page, they've been making music since 2005.

And another interesting fact, the band's records were produced by Neon Gold Records, the same company that produced singles for Passion Pit.

Anyways, listen to this song -- it's totally upbeat and dance-y!



You can listen to another one of Penguin Prison's songs, "Animal Animal," if you Expand Post!

Tunng - Bullets

Tunng is an experimental folk band from the UK (go figure) and their music is considered to be "Folktronica." My friend first introduced me to this song "Bullets" in freshman year, and I immediately liked it! If you listen to it, you'll notice that they've got a lot of interesting sounds, and that's because the band uses strange instruments to make certain sounds. The music video for this song is strange, too, but listen to it anyway:



I've listened to their other songs, too, and in general they're a really mellow band. But another thing I like about Tunng is their album art! It's pretty abstract, but very intricate. EXPAND POST to check out their art!

UPDATED: TV on the Radio - Dancing Choose

I was actually introduced to TV on the Radio by a friend who posts on The Wire Box -- he goes by wordyshaman. Thanks, Yuan! He told me about TVotR's album "Return to Cookie Mountain" -- it's pretty awesome, but a totally different sound than this song I'm posting.

Another friend of mine actually told me and Maine about this TVotR song. I like the fact that it's so fast-paced and dance-y. But like I said, it's a completely different sound than their other album, so I had no idea that it was them at first. Definitely a bit experimental, but the song sticks to your head. The music video's pretty cool, too, so check it out!



UPDATE: You can now listen to the song again. Apparently they removed the actual video, but I hope you enjoy the song in general!

UPDATED: La Roux - Bulletproof

Maine told me about this band, and she found out about them on Youtube.

La Roux consists of an English electropop duo: singer Eleanor Jackson and synth player Ben Langmaid. The name "La Roux" actually means "the red one" in French, and it's based on the fact that Jackson has distinctly red hair.

Have you noticed her fashion style? Wikipedia states that she co-designs her clothes with her pet dog, Snappy. Interesting. Anyways, her music definitely isn't what you'd hear in the "mainstream," so give it a listen. It's really upbeat and flashy -- a good song if you're a fan of electropop.



UPDATE: Posted the song again. Now working and available for your listening pleasure! :) (If you want to see the real video, go to this link.)

Gym Class Heroes - Live a Little

In case you aren't familiar, Gym Class Heroes is known for their song, "Cupids Chokehold," which is actually a remake of the song "Breakfast In America" by Supertramp, a popular band in the 70s.

I probably would never have thought of posting a song by the Gym Class Heroes here, but this song is different -- it was filmed at the Bren Events Center at UCI! Give it a watch! It's pretty awesome :)

The song isn't too bad, either.

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Cool Yourself

I love this band! Here's a more recent song that they've made. I discovered it through my infamous TV channel that doesn't fail to disappoint. The song's got a funny and quirky music video to come along with it -- I think it represents their humor very well.



Watch!

Letting Up Despite Great Faults - In Steps

Mark S. told me about this song, which he found through the "indie version of The Music Ocean blogspot." Specifically, that indie music blog is called Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers, and if you visit the website you can download Letting Up's whole album (including this song). The album was released very recently -- just came out this October!

Oh, and it has a very indie-esque album cover. You can see it on the YouTube video below:



Watch and enjoy!

The Swimmers - A Hundred Hearts

This song doesn't relate to Halloween, but it's one that I've really enjoyed ever since I heard it. Found out about this song through the awesome TV music channel that I have, and I've watched this video clip on YouTube more than 30 times ever since I discovered it. Wish there was an actual music video, but this band seems to be so indie that there weren't even lyrics available for it.

Enjoy!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll

To go with the Halloween theme, I coincidentally just discovered this song by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's a recent song, made just April of this year. In my opinion, the music video is pretty "spooky" -- definitely involves costume, and it's entertaining. Treat!

Lyrics available [when you Expand Post]!




"Heads Will Roll" Lyrics:

Off with your head
Dance ’til you’re dead
Heads will roll (4x)
On the floor

Glitter on the west streets
Silver over everything
The rivers all wet
You’re all chrome

Dripping with alchemy
Shiver stop shivering
The glitter’s all wet
You’re all chrome

The men cry out the girls cry out
The men cry out the girls cry out
The men cry out, oh no
(repeat)

Off with your head
Dance ’til you’re dead
Heads will roll (4x)
On the floor

You can last
Take the past
Shut your eyes
Realize

Glitter on the west streets
Silver over everything
The glitter’s all wet
You’re all chrome
You’re all chrome

Oh oh

Off off off with your head
Dance dance dance ’til you’re dead
Off off off with your head
Dance dance dance ’til you’re dead
Off off off with your head
Dance dance dance ’til you’re dead

Ready for the Floor

So, I first heard about "Ready for the Floor" from one of my friends who happens to be a music junkie. I thought it sounded pretty cool. But, the truth is: this isn't the original song that I heard -- this is a remake that I recently discovered on the TV music channel that I listen to. This remake was done by Lissy Trullie -- I never heard of her before, but her remake was pretty good.

If you're interested in the original version (the one I first listened to), it's by Hot Chip! Interesting song -- and even more interesting music video [expand post]!


ORIGINAL [by Hot Chip]:

Amazing Baby - Head Dress

Amazing Baby is an indie rock band that originated from Brooklyn, NY, in 2008. As Wikipedia puts it, "They are known more for their sense of fashion and connections to popular bands than for their musical talent."

Either way, I heard about this song from a TV channel that only plays rock music. I agree that their fashion sense is interesting, but this song wasn't too bad, either.

Listen!