I’m pretty psyched to see Bruno tonight; In fact, it’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited for a movie.  While I wait for Julie to get home from work I thought I’d throw another tune up for everyone today.  It’s been awhile since I’ve dove into the iPod and pulled out an oldie, [...]

Tonight’s tune comes from the Baltimore, Maryland musical ensemble Animal Collective, and their 8th studio album Merriweather Post Pavilion.  Released on January 6th of 2009, the album has won over music critics almost universally; Pitchfork Media awarded the album a 9.6/10, the highest score for a new release since Arcade Fire’s Funeral in 2004.  Unlike many other albums [...]

I’ve got an awsome tune for everyone tonight, coming from the Chicago, Illinois indie/alt-rock band Company of Thieves.  Oscar Wilde can be found on the band’s first major label release Ordinary Riches, digitally released in January of this year.  Named after the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, the song won the New York Songwriters Circle contest [...]

Tonight’s tune is another from the UK indie/alt-rock quartet Bloc Party.  Talons can be found on the band’s third studio album Intimacy, and was the second single to be released in support of the album.  The song would peak at #39 on the UK Singles Chart.  As for the album itself, it would yield tremendous success [...]

I was listening to some Ray LaMontagne at work today, and decided it was time to post another track from the folk-rock artist.  Barfly can be found on LaMontagne’s second full-length album Till the Sun Turns Black, released in August of 2006.  In terms of commercial success, the album would peak at #28 on the Billboard Top [...]

I’ve got a quick post this morning from the American alt-rock band Pixies.  Hey comes from the group’s second studio album Doolittle, released in April of 1989.  Doolittle would be the Pixies’ first international release, with Elektra Records distributing the album to the US.  The album would peak at #8 on the UK Album Chart [...]

I first heard tonight’s song 3 years ago on the drive home from a snowboarding trip.  Like Eating Glass comes from the indie-rock/post-punk revival band Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm.  Released in February of 2005, Silent Alarm performed well on charts across the UK, Europe, and Australia.  It’s North American reception was not quite as [...]

This evening’s tune comes to us via the Scottish alt-rock band The Fratellis.  Baby Fratelli is the 4th single from the band’s 2006 debut album Costello Music.  Baby Fratelli was featured on the 2007 epic Hot Fuzz and was ranked by Time Magazine as the #10 song on their list of The 10 Best Songs of 2007.  Costello Music [...]