Song of the Day #248 - why dontcha? why dontcha?

Since "Tongue Tied" has probably been blowing up your radio, here's something for a little variety.  How are these guys so good?

Grouplove - Lovely Cup

ps - the video is shot in austin!

Song of the Day #247 - and you're just pushing me down, pushing me down, pushing me down

I've been avoiding putting this song on here since I restarted this blog, because of the Foster the People connection, but I just can't hold off any longer.  It's just too good.

Kimbra, A-Trak, Mark Foster - Warrior

ps - point break live tomorrow!!

Song of the Day #246 - i didn't queue for an hour to leave straight away

Sometimes you wake up and a random song pops in your head even though you haven't heard it in a while.  This was that song today.  And it's a great one.

The Wombats - Techno Fan

ps - tonight i (and some friends) saw a couple awkwardly ending a date in a parking garage.  at the same time, florence + the machine's 'shake it up' popped on the radio.  so naturally, we rolled down the windows, cranked up the volume, and drove past them as slowly as possible. it was pretty awesome.

Song of the Day #245 - well it must be chemical

This reminds me of Secret Machines...maybe mixed with a little Silversun Pickups...

Animal Kingdom - Strange Attractor

ps - i didn't watch a second of the all-star game.  and i'm ok with that.

Song of the Day #244 - if that's all you will be, you'll be a waste of time

I felt like going old school today...and then Guster popped in my head...  so you get old school Guster.

Guster - Two Points for Honesty

ps - extra sofa lounging and no physical activity for at least a week.  you're welcome, muscles and joints.  sorry, metabolism.

Song of the Day #243 - please don't make my feel good go away

Lidell can be a little bit all over the place, but this is one of those songs that just never gets old...and it's a great one to wake up to in the morning.

Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good

ps - definitely sore, but not as sore as i thought i'd be...

Song of the Day #242 - take drink, sit back, don’t think

This is just realllllly long overdue....

Electric Guest - This Head I Hold

ps - one goal and one goal only tomorrow: don't die.

Song of the Day #241 - not gonna live this life, waiting around, waiting around

Sometimes it takes 4 or 5 or 10 listens before you start to like or appreciate a song...other times something just clicks on that very first listen and you're instantly obsessed.  This is a case of the latter...

Cookie Duster - Two Feet Stand Up

ps - 2 days till the mudder....

Song of the Day #240 - everybody wants to be just like me

Since it's the 4th of July and all....

The Presidents of the United States of America - Naked and Famous

ps - i can't wait to eat hamburgers and hot dogs and probably taco bell later...

Song of the Day #239 - there is no fear in this dojo

A fun ditty told from the point of view of Johnny, the poor kid who gets crane kicked in the face in The Karate Kid.  Think early Maroon 5 meets nostalgic pop culture references.

I wish this video was better, but it does have some amazing cameos.

No More Kings - Sweep the Leg

ps - jump to 3:00 to get right to the music.

Song of the Day #238 - i wanna win in this world, but it's pushing me out

Greatness for a warm summer day. 

Ghost Beach - Miracle

ps - only 0.5 days left of work this week!

Song of the Day #237 - so what if you catch me, where would we land?

Sometimes you just gotta go old school on a groggy Sunday morning.

Remy Zero - Fair

ps - hopin' the mets can pull off the dodger sweep today!

Song of the Day #236 - don't give up until i'm begging you for more

I haven't heard a single other song from these guys (which I plan to rectify immediately) nor do I know a single fact about them, but damn I love this song.  Killers, much?

The Parlotones - Push Me to the Floor

ps - movies and engagement parties and birthday party buses, oh my!

Song of the Day #235 - oh baby, we can leave and run away

Kind of a random one from Art and the boys, but it popped up as I was gearing up for the Summerland show and it's been stuck in my head all week.  These guys know how to write pop alt rock.....even if it mostly all blends together when you listen to 30 songs in a row...

Everclear - Learning How to Smile

ps - i miss the 90s....even if this song did come out in 2000...

Song of the Day #234 - we may not grow money, but, man, we grow old

Looking for a great song to throw on before crashing out?  Here you go.  Dreamy and beautiful in all the right ways.  When I saw Portugal. The Man a month or so ago with the UCLA philharmonic, they closed their set with this and it morphed into Hey Jude at one point...it was one of the best finales in recent memory.

Portugal. The Man - Sleep Forever

ps - everclear/sugar ray/gin blossoms/lit/marcy playground....tomorrow! 90s 4 life!

Song of the Day #233 - gotta do what i gotta do

Probably my favorite track off of Plan B's really solid album, 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks'.  Has a nice soul feel to it.

Plan B - Traded In My Cigarettes

ps - i can't get through an hour of tv these past nights without falling asleep...booo...i got crap to watch!

Song of the Day #232 - you bring the ocean, i'll bring the motion, dancing all night in slow motion

I really have no idea how Spotify calculates one's 'top tracks'...stuff I only listen to once in a given week (or don't even remember ever listening to) will often inexplicably appear as my #3 or #4 song of the week, and something I know I listened to at least 7 times will come in at #19 or not at all...but the song below has rightfully been in my top 10 for I don't know how long...  Spotify is at least doing one thing right.

Anyway, I'm not really sure how other folks will respond to this one, but I'm obsessed.

Family of the Year - St. Croix

ps - graffiti6 covered 'no diggity' last night and it was pretty rad

Song of the Day #231 - i'm gonna run like i'm 17, forever

Love this groove.  Seeing this guy tomorrow night...should be pretty sweet.

Graffiti6 - Stare Into the Sun

ps - i don't ever want these crazy fun weekends to end... congrats k-mo and sonia!

Song of the Day #230 - i don't know why they are calling on the radio

I swear I thought this song was called 'Blood for Puppies' until about 24 seconds ago.  It's great to see Garbage back and rocking.  I got to see them a few months ago and they put on a sweet show....they covered all the essentials without bombarding the crowd with too much new stuff they didn't know.  Among the few new songs they played, though, this one stood out to me in particular.

Garbage - Blood For Poppies

ps - why did i eat 3 slices of pizza at 2am last night?

Song of the Day #229 - we could rip apart those socialists and all their damn taxes

FINALLY something new from Passion Pit.  A little bit more subdued than we've come to know them, but still pretty awesome.  Now give me a new album!

Passion Pit - Take a Walk

ps - why did i eat a burrito at 1245 last night?