Trying to Be Happy

You can't force yourself to feel happy... Unless you have iTunes and a box of Annie's white cheddar bunnies. Then you get close.

Bibio - K is for Kelson
Clams Casino - Motivation [Lil B]
Lightwaves - Working All Day
Summer Heart - Please Stay
Freelance Whales - Girl That U Want

I Called It

My friend, in visiting my music blog for the first time, exclaimed "wow. too hipster to function." So I write this post self-consciously aware of accidental pretentiousness... But I am not ashamed of who I am, I guess. Here's a post where I tell you what bands will be the next Passion-Pit-like electronica buzz bands and I will say "I called it..."

Sounds a lot like the Chunk of Change EP, plus 90s references
Reptar - Stuck In My Id
Reptar - Context Clues

Space-agey in a Florence and the Machine kind of way, but with lasers
Purity Ring - Lofticries
Purity Ring - Ungirthed

They're Australian and a duo. Get over it.
Monarchy -
I Won't Let Go (Bag Raiders remix)
Monarchy - Gold in the Fire

In-between Times

It's almost summer and I might stay in Providence!! Great house on Williams, possibly a depressing job, Psychology classes. More importantly: Brown but without heavy work loads! LETS GET CRUNK

They're coming to Brown's Spring Weekend... gonna throw my bra...
Das Racist - Fashion Party (feat. Chairlift)


This band is going to be big, and I'm going to call them sell-outs. Heads up.
Reptar - Houseboat Babies

I'm in an Ivy League (circus.) NOT FUNNY
Gordon Voidwell - Ivy League Circus

I really need a summer job, or like, anything
The ACBs - Be Professional

Watching too much Friday Night Lights
Calexico / Iron & Wine - Dead Man's Will

A lil goofy... can't decide if it's too much
Martin Solveig - Ready 2 Go

私の友達

My friends at Brown are incredible. I love them so much. Here is what they're listening to:

Dani: "I'm kind of obsessed with the rock&rolley hardcore punk sound. It's a little bit grungier and heavier than the indie rock influenced punk that's coming out now (and that I also love), and it just energizes me and reminds of 80's hardcore punk, when hardcore was raw and dirty, just not as ridiculously fast. My fav."

Cloak/Dagger - Kamikazes
Cloak/Dagger - Dead Idols

Raillan: "I like music that tells a story, not necessarily with words but with the arrangements and textures of the song itself."

Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up (Boots of Danger) (DOM Remix)

Connan Mockasin - Megumi The Milkyway Above

Rémy: I am a new 'Tallest Man on Earth' convert, mostly because of this song. His voice reminds me of a folkier Frightened Rabbit plus a little something extra. It really comes down to the lyrics though -- the progression of each verse makes me melt. And the way he says, "Lilleeez." As for "Tonight I'm Fucking You," it's such an exemplar of assertive communication. (BAHAHAHAH - Lily)

The Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardner

Enrique Iglesias (feat Ludacris) - Tonight I'm Fucking You

Neon Gold

Neon Gold is the greatest music label ever. There is no argument here. These are the songs I obsessed over in 2010 from the Neon golden boys and girls.

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Everything, Everything - MY KZ, UR BF (Grum Remix)
The Knocks - Dancing with the DJ
Bag Raiders - Way Back Home

The Hepcat D's

The indie scene is pretty preoccupied with death, and that's fine with me. Hepcat philosophy majors may get too existential sometimes, but they also make tunes I appreciate. Here are some recent favorites bout the hepcat d's: death, dancing, and duds. (P.S. My current background is above. Save as that shit)

Death
BRAHMS - Subtext is Deadly
Baby Monster - Ultra Violence and Beethoven

Duds
Stepdad -
My Leather, My Fur, My Nails
Wiz Khalifa - Black and Yellow (Go Periscope Remix)

Dancing
Apples in Stereo -
Dance Floor
A-Trak - Ray Ban Vision

Comic: Hipster Sources of Pride

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Click it to read it up close

Beachy Keen


I haven't been to the beach once this summer (even though I live across the street, ummm). Still, I like the idea of going to the beach. In my hypothetical beach scenario, sand doesn't get in places it shouldn't and these two bands are playing on the breeze.

DOM: saw them opening for Memory Tapes and they rocked. Some of their fratty friends were in the audience and wayyy too drunk. One got kicked out. One tried to crowd surf, and he hit the floor hard. New Yorkers are not enthusiastic at concerts, man.
DOM - Living in America
DOM - Burn Bridges
DOM - Bonchicha

Also saw Real Estate recently at the (le) poisson rouge. The back-up guitarist, who I think is the lead in the band Ducktails, was jumping around and very cute
Real Estate - Snow Days
Real Estate - Younger than Yesterday
Real Estate - Fake Blues

Comic: Bro Types

No explanation really necessary for this one. Click it for full size.

DANCE, FUCKER!

It's summertime, and it's time to dance. I'm tired of the dreamy, artsy, indie bullshit that gets cranked out every month and a half. Get sweaty.

Remixes
Notorious B.I.G. - Back to Cali (Katy Perry Remix)
Gyptian - Hold Yuh (Major Lazer Remix)
Matt and Kim - Daylight (Troublemaker Remix)
Sia - Clap Your Hands (Fred Falke Remix)

Originals
Sky Ferreira - One
Calvin Harris - The Rain