Throw Me The Statue remind us of the sweet, sugary love notes we wrote in Mr. Smith's 8th period English but were too afraid to stuff into our crush's locker.
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We like the Black Kids hi-energy, I'm-doing-jumping-jacks, put-the-party-on-blast vibrations. We also like that they have some The Go! Team in 'em.
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This is the type of rave-up you play when you're parading in the street, jumping up and down at a Manchester United game, or handing your lover a rose.
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http://www.myspace.com/aihmusic
The group hug is underrated. Especially if it comes in the form of a song, which is exactly what Mr. "I'm rocking 4 names and used to work at Urban (!)" delivers on this rocker.
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http://www.myspace.com/milesbenjaminanthonyrobinson
If this tune was around when Knight Rider first came out it would have been the chase scene music, or at least what they played whenever The Hoff donned his sunglasses.
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http://www.myspace.com/brendancanning
You know when you wake up and things are still kind of half dream, half sleep? This is like waking up in that haze but this time a band is playing on a cloud in front of you.
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http://www.myspace.com/thewarondrugs
Blitzen Trapper channel the best of Dylan and Mangum in this vivid tale of life, love, nature and spirituality.
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http://www.myspace.com/blitzentrapper
If you become Mr. Roark, raising your wine glass from the bow of a docked cruise liner and welcoming friends to Fantasy Island don't go blaming The Dodos.
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http://www.myspace.com/thedodos
All we want to do when we hear this song is walk on stilts to the carnival to get candy apples.
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http://www.myspace.com/drdog
Why is it that we are constantly thinking that the English are flipping us the bird underneath the exterior of their super fun, rowdy and raucous pop songs?
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http://www.myspace.com/loscampesinos
With all the renaissance literature we've read, we didn't catch the part about the troubadours being from North Carolina.
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http://www.myspace.com/annuals
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Play this song at all the makeout sessions you find yourself in, planned or otherwise. Play it before it becomes your friend's makeout session song.
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http://www.myspace.com/sonambulance
We just ate Swedish fish and Swedish meatballs at the smorgasbord cause this made us think of the blondness that is Abba.
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http://www.myspace.com/musicgomusic
Brian Wilson would approve. So would Brian Ferry and Brian Eno, since the sexy saxophones at the start of the tune remind us of that 1st Roxy Music record.
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http://www.myspace.com/explorersclub
The Walkmen play scary music that is somehow urban and round-the-campfire at the same time. It makes us want to hide behind garbage dumpsters in dark New York City alleys.
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Albert's gift, beyond his sartorial sense, is that he has an innate knack for crafting the tasty pop hooks (ummm...yah) and he somehow makes raspy seem super sexy.
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http://www.myspace.com/alberthammondjr
Did you ever hear a song that you just wanted to climb inside of? Lykke Li's music is like the most sumptuous and seductive aural spider web ever.
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http://www.myspace.com/lykkeli
Drive through the night, sans map. Find one of those hotels with the neon vacancy signs. Make your way to bed and dream a twee dream, one with a driving backbeat.
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http://www.myspace.com/thenotwistnow
After a night of sipping absinthe, you wake up somewhere on the Haight sporting paisley velour bell bottoms, a Brian Jones haircut, and humming this D and D tune.
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http://www.myspace.com/thedutchessandtheduke
Genius garage rawk that's the perfect compliment to shagging in the back of the van, shagging on a bean bag, or any other various and sundry shagging you might be up to.
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http://www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines
Quite possibly the most plaintive and pretty song we've ever heard about going the Viking funeral route.
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http://www.myspace.com/chadvangaalen