Here’s what you all (well, hopefully one or two of you) have been waiting for: the first Sarcasm And The City Playlist!
Are you a fan of indie bands? Then this post isn’t for you, and you will probably give me lots of comments about how these songs are soooo December 2008.
Album: Real Blasty
Album: o
Description: Indie pop music. They band has a tap dancer instead of a drummer. Hello, awesomeville.
For Fans Of: Rilo Kiley
website – myspace
Description: indie pop rock. This welsh group is fun.
website – myspace – facebook
Album: Kaleidoscope Machine
Description: Piano pop. But don’t picture Sara Bareilles or the like… you wouldn’t be doing Katie Costello justice. According to her facebook page, Katie is a “song-doodler who loves books and cookies.” I’m a blog doodler who loves books and cookies. Katie, lets be friends.
website – myspace – facebook
The Shins – “Girl On The Wing”
Album: Oh, Inverted world
Description: This song is off an older album, but I love the Shins and you will too. Best known for their two songs on the Garden State soundtrack
For fans of: Death Cab for Cutie, Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend
website – myspace
Fiction Family – “Out of Order”
Album: Fiction Family
Description: side project of Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) and Sean (Nickel Creek.) The sound is all their own. I have, unfortunately, not seen them live yet though they’ve gone through LA twice. But I have heard they are incredible.
For fans of: umm… Nickel Creek and Switchfoot. duh.
website – myspace – facebook
Hospitality – “Betty Wang”
Description: Folk-y, rock-y, a little blues-y. Sorry for the poor sound quality, but this was the best I could find. Buy this album!! I mean it. They’re not very well known but I am digging them.
myspace
Albert Hammond, Jr. – “GfC”
Album: GfC
Description: Indie pop. Albert is the rhythm guitarist for The Strokes. I’m usually not a fan of band members who go solo, but this guy is great.
For fans of: The Strokes, Ben Kweller
website – myspace
Ra Ra Riot – “Ghost Under Rocks”
Album: The Rhumb Line
Description: melodic indie rock. LOVE. The end.
For fans of: Vampire Weekend, Los Campesinos!, Passion Pit
website – myspace
Annie – “Anthonio” (Designer Drugs Remix)
Description: Dancedancedance. I have not heard the original version, but I love the remix. In the words of Dane Cook, “I just wanna dance.”
Teitur – “Catherine The Waitress”
Album: The Singer
Description: reminds me of “Coffee Shop Girl” by Ozma, in both lyrics and music. But if all you listen to is radio a la Ryan Seacrest, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about. Trust me: you will like this song.
For fans of: Thomas Dybdahl, William Fitzsimmons, Ray Lamontagne. Never heard of those guys? Keep reading this blog.
website – myspace
Bishop Allen – “Dimmer”
Album: Grrr…
Description: indie pop rock. The band got their name from it takes its name from Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the band lived together.
For fans of: A.C. Newman, Vampire Weekend, Okkervil River
myspace – facebook
Brett Dennen – “San Francisco”
Album: Hope For The Hopeless
For fans of: Bob Dylan, Matt Costa, Jack Johnson
myspace – facebook
Other Lives – “E Minor”
Album: Other Lives
Description: indie rock. Formerly known as “Kunek.” their latest album released last week.
For fans of:
myspace – facebook
Feist and Ben Gibbard – “Train Song”
Album: Dark Was The Night – Red Hot Compilation
Description: good stuff. Feist pairs up with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie for a sexy cover of “train song.” Proceeds from the album go to Red Hot, an AIDS non profit.
The Parson Redheads – “Got It All”
Album:
Description: I can’t get enough of this song. It’s part White Stripes, and the rest is the Parson Redheads rocking out and doing their own unique thing.
For fans of:
myspace – facebook
Jenny Lewis – “See Fernando”
Album: Acid Tongue
Description: Her album has been out for a while, but I had to add a Jenny Lewis song. Her album is constantly playing on my ipod. My dad’s name is Fernando. I am wondering, if he ever listens to this playlist, how long it will take for him to realize that the song is most likely referring to Jenny Lewis’ drug dealer. Fun song with a little country hoe-down action.
For fans of: Rilo Kiley; the Watson twins (oh stop with the eye-rolling… I’m tired and don’t feel like using more brain cells.)
myspace – facebook
Once again: If you want to download the MP3’s of these songs for FREE, simply sign up for the mailing list, and I will email you a link to the good stuff.
What do you think of the playlist? What type of music do you want to see on future playlists? Leave a comment.
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