Sea Wolf – Black Dirt

Sea Wolf (aka Alex Brown Church) is a local indie rock singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California.

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Sufjan Stevens – Free Man In Paris

This is a cover version of Joni Mitchell’s, “Free Man in Paris” that was originally released on her 1974 album Court and Spark.  This track can be found on a 2007 tribute to Joni Mitchell compilation.   Stevens kept only the lyrics and let the words inspire him to write a new arrangement and melody for the song.  Stevens has stated that with his cover he “decided to conjure up a party song, with strings and trumpets and trombones and vibraphones marching in a parade down the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, all lit up with fireworks.”

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White Rabbits – The Plot

The White Rabbits reminding me of such groups as The Walkmen & The French Kicks.

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Tunng – Bullets

 

Fun piano stabs, slowed down samples, and swirling guitars makes for one fun ride.  Based out of London England and comprised of Ashley Bates, Becky Jacobs, Mike Lindsay, Sam Genders, & Phil Winter.

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Lucky Misu – The Skin & Bones

Don’t know much about this group other than I love this song. Has a similar feel to a Postal Service track and feels like a missing track from the Garden State soundtrack. It’s a catchy synth pop track taken from their EP “Die Silence Die”.

Lucky Misu – The Skin & Bones