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The Bird and the Bee: “Again and Again” I think this song is...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:58:00 -0500

The Bird and the Bee: “Again and Again”

I think this song is best enjoyed as I first found it, accompanied by this impossibly cute, nerdy, and labor-intensive fan-made video.

Gloria Jones: “Tainted Love” Yet another case where the cover...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:17:12 -0400

Gloria Jones: “Tainted Love”

Yet another case where the cover can’t live up to the original.

Thunderheist: “Jerk It” I had this song stuck in my head for...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Thunderheist: “Jerk It”

I had this song stuck in my head for literally a year before I ever knew who it was. Now that I have it in my library, it seems to have gone out of my head for good.

Prototypes: “Tir aux pigeons” I found out about this French...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Prototypes: “Tir aux pigeons”

I found out about this French pop-punky group via an iPod Shuffle commercial, but the other songs on their album are way better, like this one.

Passion Pit: “Sleepyhead” Short but sweet. This song has one...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Passion Pit: “Sleepyhead”

Short but sweet. This song has one of those moments I love, where the music kinda pulls back a bit before coming back full force, with a catchy synth part. I love the really high-pitched vocal loop they use too. I passed up a chance to see them at a bar in Cincinnati once. Didn’t realize I’d made a mistake until I checked out their music a few weeks later.

New Young Pony Club: “Grey” Love the typography on this cover....

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

New Young Pony Club: “Grey”

Love the typography on this cover. The singer for New Young Pony Club has a conversational tone to her singing, and I like it.

Mary J. Blige: “Just Fine” I’m not a huge Mary J. Blige...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

Mary J. Blige: “Just Fine”

I’m not a huge Mary J. Blige fan, but there’s something about this song… Maybe it’s the clapping?

LCD Soundsystem: “North American Scum” We’re from North...

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:03:14 -0400

LCD Soundsystem: “North American Scum”

We’re from North America!

Kid Cudi: “Day N Nite” This song has a great beat with claps...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:26:39 -0400

Kid Cudi: “Day N Nite”

This song has a great beat with claps and an amazing video. What more could you ask for?

Pomplamoose: “Single Ladies” Sorry for the dearth of posts this...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:38:50 -0400

Pomplamoose: “Single Ladies”

Sorry for the dearth of posts this week. I just started a new job and it’s been a bit overwhelming. Hopefully this coming week I’ll be merely whelmed and not too busy to post. In the meantime, enjoy this cover of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” by Pomplamoose. Even better, watch the video for it. I can’t get over how adorable the singer’s face is.

Beck: “Go It Alone” A simple bass line and claps back Beck on...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:02:00 -0400

Beck: “Go It Alone”

A simple bass line and claps back Beck on this track, and that’s all he needs.

Postal Service: “Clark Gable” The Postal Service was...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:07:44 -0400

Postal Service: “Clark Gable”

The Postal Service was completely fresh and new when it came out, and it I love that the lyrics make me as happy as the music (and the clapping) do.

The Concretes: “Chosen One” The Concretes won me over with the...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:53 -0400

The Concretes: “Chosen One”

The Concretes won me over with the video to this song, the lead singer Victoria Bergsman’s sleepy, soft voice, and the fact that she for some reason reminds me of my favorite author Sarah Vowell. The fact that the album cover is hot didn’t hurt either. The clapping in this song is few and far between, but it sets off the verses quite nicely.

Camille: “Ta douleur” This French singer put out an album, Le...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:52:37 -0400

Camille: “Ta douleur”

This French singer put out an album, Le fil, in 2005 that relies almost entirely on sounds made by the body. Björk had done the same with her Medúlla, and while both albums have their merits, I think Camille’s is much more listenable.

Kid Sister feat. Kanye West: “Pro Nails” I love Kid Sister...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:14:46 -0400

Kid Sister feat. Kanye West: “Pro Nails”

I love Kid Sister (saw her at Lollapalooza once — awesome), and this is a great song for booty dancing.

Spoon: “The Way We Get By” Yet another song I didn’t...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:55:46 -0400

Spoon: “The Way We Get By”

Yet another song I didn’t know I knew. That piano riff is unmistakable, though.

Basement Jaxx: “Raindrops” I’ve had to listen to this...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:55:07 -0400

Basement Jaxx: “Raindrops”

I’ve had to listen to this song at least once a day for the past few weeks. I have a thing for music with a lot of abrupt changes in dynamics, and this one goes from subdued and quiet to awash with heavy bass. I love it.

Gorillaz: “Punk” This song is short but sweet. And so is this...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:48:32 -0400

Gorillaz: “Punk”

This song is short but sweet. And so is this entry.

Junior Senior: “Can I Get Get Get” Sadly, the Danish duo of...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:27:16 -0400

Junior Senior: “Can I Get Get Get”

Sadly, the Danish duo of Junior Senior broke up last year, but I’ll always have their first two albums to put a smile on my face. This is one of their less funny (see “Chicks and Dicks” and “Shake Your Coconuts”), but no less fun (clap clap!) songs.

Gossip: “Heavy Cross” This album has grown so much on me, and...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:17:44 -0400

Gossip: “Heavy Cross”

This album has grown so much on me, and I’ve been listening to it practically nonstop. It’s much more dancey than their last album (and several songs have claps), but it’s Beth Ditto’s powerful voice that has really made me a fan.