The Fold – Ivan & Alyosha
I took this video last night (as in, Tuesday) at The Echo in Los Angeles. They sound even better live than on their album. Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance. (The audio is a bit dicey when the bass kicks in, but it’ll have to do.)
Shoestring – WALL
Click on the song title to get to SoundCloud and check out the rest of their songs: a truly great sound. They’ll be in New York on March 20th.
Shake It Off – Tournament of Hearts
Varsity – Smith Westerns
Ingenue – Atoms for Peace
Don’t act like you didn’t see this one coming.
From the WhiteHouse.gov citizens’ petition page:
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
change the national anthem to R. Kelly’s 2003 hit “Ignition (Remix).”
We, the undersigned, would like the Obama administration to recognize the need for a new national anthem, one that even a decade after its creation, is still hot and fresh out the kitchen. America has changed since Francis Scott Key penned our current anthem in 1814. Since then, we have realized that after the show, it’s the afterparty, and that after the party, it’s the hotel lobby, and–perhaps most importantly–that ’round about four, you’ve got to clear the lobby, at which point it’s strongly recommended that you take it to the room and freak somebody. President Obama: we ask you to recognize the evolution of this beautiful country and give us an anthem that better suits the glorious nation we have become.
The link I’d provided earlier may not work any longer, but NPR’s stream below still does:
And stream this.
Sugar – Wanderhouse
Fantasy – MS MR
