Category Archives: music to groove to

spring break download

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spring break download
For all you lucky ducks who are headed south this week, consider downloading this poppy tune by The Drums to get ready for the sun. A Rolling Stone review reads, "On their debut six-song EP, Summertime!, this Brooklyn quartet pump out spiky post-punk jams spiced up with whistling, schoolyard chants, Eighties synths and so much joyous hand clapping, you'd think you were at a high school pep rally. These guys look like skinny hipsters, .
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dreamy music & whimsical windows

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dreamy music & whimsical windows
I spent my Sunday afternoon paintin' up some pets, banners and stapling together over 50 feet of paper garland for our new store windows. While listening to some XMU indie rock and this dreamy song by Beach House came on… I will admit the video is a bit bizarre – but I guess most dreams are. Now off to Office Depot tomorrow morning to pick up the last few props… stay tuned to see .
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three swingin’ siblings with lots of style

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three swingin’ siblings with lots of style
It's hard not to take a trip back in time and tap your toes to this swingin' sibling group from the UK. A review reads, "Three London teenagers playing blues and rockabilly cover versions in a manner so Luddite that it's as if Cliff Richard never happened, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis should be no more than a cute thing that makes all the parents go 'Ahhh!' at a local community street party. But, instead, .
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take me home

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take me home
Now that I have this snazzy Shazam application on my i phone, I'm zapping songs left & right.  I think I tagged this catchy tune while shopping in New York. Well, just the name of this group is quite entertaining – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros A review reads, "Ask anyone who's held hands with a stranger or danced barefoot in the front row at an Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros gig: .
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can’t go back now

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can’t go back now
I heard this pretty ditty on XM Radio a while ago and when I heard it again during the credits of the movie Adam, it really came to life. A review reads from Pop Matters reads, "Making music with one’s lover tends to have disastrous results, but such is not the case with the Weepies. The band has released its major label debut with layered and textured vocals, creating a polished, ethereal pop disc .
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artful sleepwalking

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artful sleepwalking
My friend sent me this lovely link to this artful video and coffee-house-like tune and it was so nice, I'd like to share it with you… A review for 'Her Morning Elegance' by Oren Lavie reads, "His debut album is a breathy & little precious, pitting his sweet smokey voice against a back-drop of light jazz and Nyman-esque strings. The whole is cinematic and mellow, like Nick Drake in a cheerful summer bonnet" – .
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the pretty sounds of denmark

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the pretty sounds of denmark
I first stumbled upon Choir of Young Believers while listening to 101.9 DET – Ann Delisi's Essential Music (which if you live in Metro Detroit, I highly recommend tuning in on Saturday & Sunday afternoons)  Their song, Action/Reaction is my fav… A little bit about them…"When listening to Denmark’s Choir of Young Believers, it’s hard not to imagine an army of white-clad singers with arms outstretched, their voices raised in holy polyphony—in fact, the .
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wishing you a magnificent christmas

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Inspired by U2's uplifting lyrics… Magnificent Magnificent I was born I was born to be with you In this space and time After that and ever after I haven't had a clue Only to break rhyme This foolishness can leave a heart black and blue Only love, only love can leave such a mark But only love, only love can heal such a scar I was born I was born to sing for you .
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wishful thinking

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wishful thinking
I'm already having lots of fun with the Shazam app on my new magical Iphone.  I heard this fun tune while shopping at Fishs Eddy in New York and in a matter of seconds it identified it as Wishful Thinking by the Ditty Bops.  Click HERE to see the video.   A review reads, "As charming as the McGarrigle Sisters and pulsating as a scaled-down Lucious Jackson, Los Angeles duo The Ditty Bops call .
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handstands for you

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handstands for you
A while ago I watched this heart warming video on my friend’s blog featuring a mama & baby squirrel trying to make their way over a wall on UCLA’s campus.  I remember enjoying the background music and just recently heard it again and needed to share this gem of a tune by Chairlift. A review reads, “What’s extraordinary about Chairlift is the uninhibited nature of their ambition. From folk to trip-hop to power pop, .
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