Kopecky Family Band- The Disaster

Genre: classical indie rock

Great band with some great folks from Belmont where I go to school. Sort of commercial sounding indie chamber pop but with some indie fresh lyrics and great musicianship. See them at CMJ!

White Denim- Last Day of Summer

Genre: indie rock, psych rock

White Denim surprisingly released a free album on their website, and it's really great. It's a collection of tracks that have just never gotten recorded, and some are much chiller than the usual psych rock stuff, although there's some of that too. Gets pretty jazzy at points. A nice album to enter fall with.

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Built to Spill- Keep it Like a Secret

Genre: indie rock

Just discovered this album, and it's quickly becoming one of my favorites. "Sidewalks" is an absolute jam, while Doug Marsch shows off his songwriting in "You Were Wrong" by using classic rock lyrics in a new way. Great guitar wizardry and engineering. A must-listen for 90's indie rock fans.

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Kanye West- "Lost in the World"

Genre: omg

This new Kanye track is absolutely the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. But I still want the entire world to hear it. I don't know if this makes Justin Vernon more or less amazing. I'll let you know.

(note: Obviously that guy yelling a web address throughout the song isn't actually in the song.)

Sajjanu - "Pechiku"

This an exhausting initial listen to be sure, but at this point I consider it one of the most profound and mind boggling pieces of music ever to be achieved by humans operating electric guitars and a drum set. A lot of comparisons have been drawn with fellow Japanese acts "Ruins" and "Naked City", but I really implore you to put this record on the next time you ever feel the need to analyze and pick apart music. Each song is composed of intricately crafted, run on sentence riffs, broken up by slight improvisation and a mellow jam out here and there. It is an INSANE amount of rhythmic and melodic material to be exposed to in one sitting....it may wear you out, but the experience its definitely worth it.

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Casa Castile- Vake

Genre: psych pop, dub

Shout out to my friend Andrew for this great album of poppy, trippy jams. I could see this being released on Stones Throw easily. Great job buddy!

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Cee Lo Green- "Fuck You" Video

Genre: funk, pop

The video doesn't quite do the song justice in my opinion. It's just a little sloppy. But if you haven't heard the song, it's amazing.