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Five songs to rock your world this weekend.
VV Brown - “Travelling Like the Light”
We’ve provided you with a YouTube link here because—trust us—you need a visual for this budding fashionista’s horns-laden, eccentric-pop diatribe about a boyfriend done wrong.
Temper Trap - “Sweet Disposition”
This Melbourne-based foursome deliver on the hype with their first single, the swelling, epic “Sweet Disposition,” as heard in (500) Days of Summer. Theirs is a no-frills anthem about love—no bells, no whistles, no gimmick, no problem.
James Pants - “Thin Moon”
James Pants specializes in, well, nothing specifically: The Spokane-resident’s music is a mix of new wave, R&B, and disco, among other genres. This dreamy little number—which he’s said is about “making the moon disappear with your thoughts”—is off his second album, which drops December 8 on the awesome Stone’s Throw label.
CANT - “Ghosts”
Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor’s much-anticipated solo outing doesn’t disappoint. The aptly named “Ghosts” is a hazy, lo-fi, Spector-inflected number released on a 7” from his Terrible Records imprint.
Karen O and the Kids - “All Is Love”
The now-critically acclaimed Where the Wild Things Are opens this weekend! Get your pre-game on with this sing-along song from the soundtrack, written in part by the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O. With lyrics like “Grow some big feet, holes in history/Is where you’ll find me…All is love,” you’ll feel all fuzzy inside.
NISHA GOPALAN
We’ve provided you with a YouTube link here because—trust us—you need a visual for this budding fashionista’s horns-laden, eccentric-pop diatribe about a boyfriend done wrong.
Temper Trap - “Sweet Disposition”
This Melbourne-based foursome deliver on the hype with their first single, the swelling, epic “Sweet Disposition,” as heard in (500) Days of Summer. Theirs is a no-frills anthem about love—no bells, no whistles, no gimmick, no problem.
James Pants - “Thin Moon”
James Pants specializes in, well, nothing specifically: The Spokane-resident’s music is a mix of new wave, R&B, and disco, among other genres. This dreamy little number—which he’s said is about “making the moon disappear with your thoughts”—is off his second album, which drops December 8 on the awesome Stone’s Throw label.
CANT - “Ghosts”
Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor’s much-anticipated solo outing doesn’t disappoint. The aptly named “Ghosts” is a hazy, lo-fi, Spector-inflected number released on a 7” from his Terrible Records imprint.
Karen O and the Kids - “All Is Love”
The now-critically acclaimed Where the Wild Things Are opens this weekend! Get your pre-game on with this sing-along song from the soundtrack, written in part by the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O. With lyrics like “Grow some big feet, holes in history/Is where you’ll find me…All is love,” you’ll feel all fuzzy inside.
NISHA GOPALAN
This story was published on October 16, 2009.
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AJB Love
10/16/2009
How about Adam Baranello? Its really great music with a message! Girlies love it =)
Natasha Cmajdalka
10/17/2009
Re: AJB LOVE – Lol I just listened to some of Adam Baranello's music and I think I like him better than James Pants!!!!
1. VV Brown's commanding, marching-band la-la-ing is addictive. Her outfits in the music video belong on the covers of NYLON, Vogue, Interview, and the Style section of every newspaper.
2. Australian Dougy Mandagi's falsetto is unearthly, and the delay on the electric guitar conveys a kind of streamlined urgency, like a journey.
3. A little basic, not as complex as it could be. It sounds like anyone of any age (literally) could be playing the synthesizer... :/
4. Taylor maintains his Grizzly Bear sound, reminiscent of the 60's homecoming number that all the girls and boys slow-dance to. "Cheerleader" is a lot dreamier and set in a major key, I prefer that track.
5. Karen O + the Raconteurs + Deerhunters = indie paradise.
Jessica
10/18/2009
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Maruscha
10/22/2009
i sooo totally had all is love before this list came out. soz i have to gloat, KAREN O IS LEGEND!!
MIscha
10/28/2009
when i bought the 500 days of summer soudtrack sweet dispostition was one of my fav songs on the album, but then I started hearing it everywhere..on the radio, and in the mall
so now I'm kind of sick of it =[
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