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Pufferfish video
I\’ve been hearing this song a lot on KEXP and found this video with the song.  Very nice, especially if you\’re into alt-country.  I really like the background vocals.  They remind me of that lonely sound from the Modest Mouse cover of Sleepwalking, which also has female backup vocals on the chorus.  Anyways. Pufferfish has…
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The Octopus Project
I got into The Octopus Project about a year ago when I bought their The House of Apples & Eyeballs collaboration with Black Moth Super Rainbow. I thought they were sorta okay, but wasn\’t into the far out stuff. But this new album which came out last fall, Hello, Avalanche, is much more accessible.  I love…
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Monster Movie
I found Monster Movie a couple years ago, but I started listening to them again this morning on my commute.  They have a bunch of songs that I like to put on repeat and just bliss out listening to.  Apparently one of its members used to be in Slowdive. You can purchase their albums from Graveface…
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Friends With You
I randomly found this band just from clicking around on myspace. They kinda remind me of Hooliganship mixed with Lullatone.  They definitely wish they were Japanese. It appears it\’s two guys who also make little toys and giant balloons based on the creatures in their videos.  They also had some anime-inspired thing about penguins living in medieval Japan.…