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Days Are Gone – HAIM

I was content to listen to this album on Spotify for about 15 minutes before I caved and bought it on amoeba.com. The 3 day wait for shipping was agonizing, but once the CD arrived, I was quite a happy camper. There’s great range … Continue reading

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The Colourist

Once again I took to Twitter to discover new bands. After perusing the followees of my recent obsession WALK THE MOON I stumbled upon The Colourist. After hearing “Little Games” I knew I wanted more. I loved the interplay of male/female … Continue reading

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ABBA

The past few weeks have been my second coming of ABBA. The first occurred when I was 10, so it was welcome re-introduction. I used to unabashedly listen to the ABBA classics. And yes, they’re classics. Like disco songs, they may … Continue reading

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“Dreaming” by Smallpools

Recently I’ve been finding new music by looking at artists I already enjoy, and then seeing who they follow on Twitter. It’s been working out pretty well so far, especially concerning that’s how I found “Dreaming” by Smallpools. I like … Continue reading

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Magic Man

To continue with my new goal of posting at least once a week, I’m going to gush about the band that is Magic Man. I listened to them last week because I saw they had opened for WALK THE MOON, and because … Continue reading

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McBusted

I should be watching an overlong film and writing the subsequent essay, but instead I’m going to write about McBusted because “Get Over It” is too addictive. That chorus is pure pop and I love it. And the music video … Continue reading

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Talking is Hard – WALK THE MOON

The release of Talking is Hard just happened to coincide with the start of final assignment madness, so I’ve put this off. Now I have a modicum of free time in which to gush about this album which has been my personal … Continue reading

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WALK THE MOON

Many a time the music I end up really loving is recommended to me by someone else who really knows their music. It’s a passing of the gauntlet, letting someone else who will truly appreciate the artist in on an unconcealed yet … Continue reading

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“Shut Up and Dance” by WALK THE MOON

Way back in the foreign month of (warm) October, I was obsessed with this song. When I say “obsessed,” I mean it entered my iTunes “Top 25 Most Played” playlist in a matter of days. It was on unashamed repeat. … Continue reading

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Is There Anybody Out There? – A Great Big World

Man, I needed something to get me back into this blog. That something came in the form of Is There Anybody Out There? I bought it on a whim this morning (thank you birthday gift in the form of an iTunes … Continue reading

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Coldplay

I can remember many of the songs that I put on my first iPod. Mainly because I only had about 100 songs on it, but also because they were very much influential songs in my life. “Speed of Sound” was … Continue reading

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Scissor Sisters

A long time ago in the year 2011, I was bored. To cure this I went on iTunes and looked at the “Listeners Also Bought” section of some of my favorite artists. In this case, I was viewing MIKA’s album … Continue reading

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“Air Guitar” by McBusted

I’ve already established my love of McFly, but they’re recent venture into the world of the supergroup McBusted (McFly + Busted) left me a little unsure. McBusted released their first single “Air Guitar” on Tuesday and there has been polarized … Continue reading

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alt-J

I was looking through the Conan’s past musical guests a little while ago and I saw alt-J. I had distantly heard of alt-J but had never listened to them until today. Wow. They’re blooming fantastic. The first song I listened … Continue reading

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Weezer

I’m at Espresso Royale and their playlist just hit its Weezer stretch. I’m gonna set myself a challenge and write about each song as it comes on. We’ll see how long this stride lasts. First off, the song that started … Continue reading

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