This is a nice uplifting folksy indie track (brought to you by a French band! en anglais).  Keep pushing through life mes amis.

Jil is Lucky - The Wanderer

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You can get the mp3 for free off the website.

I am in France, so figure I should post some Euromusic; even middle-aged men listen to electronica here, and it is just as common for a guy to have a set of turn tables as it is for him to have a guitar.

Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

These folks have a couple tracks in the French top 40. This one is played at EVERY student party. ( ( Read more... )

Ummm this is sort of amazing.

A whole bunch of KC acoustic music from her All I Ever Wanted Tour pre-shows.

It's not great quality, and I'm not bothering to rip any of it, but still great to listen: http://www.youtube.com/user/annechantal1

I saw Metric kick off the US leg of their tour at Town Ballroom in Buffalo last night. It was awesome -- definitely ranks up there with some of the best live shows I've ever seen.

I was pretty impressed with how much the crowd was into it. Here's a video:

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I saw Junior Boys and their nameless opening act (I never caught their name, but they were so embarrassing, like "WHAT UP BUFFALO! PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!" and there were like thirty people vaguely paying attention to them) at the Big Orbit Soundlab in Buffalo this past Tuesday. They are an electronic/indie trio-once-duo from Hamilton, Ontario ( Read more... )

Picked up some song.

"Close Your Eyes (demo)"

If you break, I'll break too

Brand New came out with their Brand New album (haha) Daisy back on Sept 22nd. The first song (which has a bit of Devil & God sound) is to be their first single off of it. The album has a bit more of a screamo sound to it, but with many similar themes as in Devil & God.

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This guy just writes great hooks. Coconut Records is always my summer music and I find myself digging a new song of his every time I break out Nighttiming, so why not a song for autumn too?

Coconut Records - "It's Not You It's Me"

Drinks only gin, says it's how to keep thin


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He was just in Buffalo at the Town Ballroom this past Tuesday, opening for The Get-Up Kids. I didn't get a chance to go, but I've seen him in New York and of all the "kids with a guitar, so drunk and anxious," he's pretty good.

Kevin Devine - "Ballgame"

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I actually have three songs I want to post, but I'll try to go one at a time here, in the order I got into them. So, first up.

Wilco - "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" (lyrics)


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