Wild Music Nation

The Shins have a new album set to drop on March 20th titled Port Of Morrow. This is the music video for the single "Simple Song". If you are wondering what it sounds like, it's your typical Shins sound, indie rock the way it should be, in other words, all around great song. Am I surprised? Nope. The only complaint I have is that the video overlaps the song quite a bit, however upon further exploration this can easily be remedied by checking out their web site. I wish there was some sort of streaming option for at least a few other songs, I'm really interested to hear what the rest sounds like. I guess we'll have to wait.


In my last post, I included a cover of "I Want To Be Adored" by The Stone Roses. That excellent cover was done by a band called Coma Cinema. Well, founding member Mat Cothran, has a side project called Elvis Depressedly. I did not know the bands were connected until much later on, I just listened to the song because I thought the band name was genius. Not only is the band name great but the music is too. It resonates on a very personal level, meaning that it's not all sunshine and flowers. Never the less, the music is very well done. Under produced, but in a way that makes it feel more hand made and adds an unforgettable vibe. The best part is you can download the three albums for free at the bandcamp page. P.S. Check out the Coma Cinema page for more free music. You won't be disappointed.
Elvis Depressedly - Mickey Yr A Fuck Up


Hip hop Shakespeare anyone? These people do great things!
Flocabulary- The Merry Wanderer


Mando Diao band from Sweden, they list the Beatles as a main influence which is easily noticeable in the poppy songs they produce. I read that they had a incident once at a show where the floor collapsed on the audience and the band stayed in the city and personally went to visit fans in the hospital. Instant cool points. This song has a sweet slow dance R&B soul feel to it. I think the shouted call and response chorus makes the song great. They have an extensive back catalog as well as games, which is unusual for a music page.

Mando Diao - Nothing Without You


I have always dreamed about living in the mountains, specifically in Colorado. Blitzen Trapper hit that folk/blues rock nerve just right with this song. Think "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, only less hard rock and more country.
Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation


Want to see something cool?

Got You Covered, Man!

As Wooderson would say "Alright! Alright! Alright!" Here is the covers mix as promised! Lets do this like the radio, less talk more music.

Got You Covered, Man!: A RopBop Mix

Mustard Plug - The Freshmen (The Verve Pipe cover)
Toots & The Maytals - Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Teenage Fanclub And Donna Matthews - Persinality Crisis (New York Dolls Cover)
Thom Yorke - All For The Best (Mark Mulcahy Cover)
Coma Cinema - I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses Cover)
The Morning Benders - I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book Cover)
Emmy The Great - Where Is My Mind? (Pixies Cover)
Deer Tick - Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones Cover)
Neko Case - Buckets Of Rain (Bob Dylan Cover)
Rogue Wave - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
Bon Iver - I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick Of Time (Bonnie Rait Cover)
Alice Russell - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley Cover)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin Cover)
Lissie - Nothing Else Matters (Metallica Cover)
Florence + The Machine - Hospital Beds (Cold War Kids Cover)
Willie Nelson - The Scientist (Coldplay Cover)
Karen O and the Kids - Worried Shoes (Daniel Johnston Cover)
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats - (The Knife Cover)
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - End Of The Road (Boys II Men Cover)

Get the mix HERE

The super early bird gets the worm.

I recently came further out of the internet cave and started messing around with Reddit. Being the music nerd that I am, I went instantly to the music section, where I spent hours checking out music. Early this morning, I came across the Alabama Shakes live performance on KEXP. I was blown away by their down south feel good soul vibe. I can't see many people disliking these musicians. The band is tight, groovy, and the singer doesn't hold back the emotion. Often I am disappointed by live performances, I don't know if it was because I saw the live stuff before hearing the in studio, but obviously this is a band that you don't want to miss live. Their full length album Boys & Girls is coming out April 9. You can stream the EP on Bandcamp. Below is the full KEXP session. I already put in my pre-order through iTunes.

Alabama Shakes - Hold On


I am posting this just so I can tease the Cover Mix I will be putting up in a few days. It's actually done but I wanted to get the Alabama Shakes stuff up before I forgot. This cover doesn't stray far from the original, and that makes me glad, because this is a song that would be easy to ruin. Granted, the original doesn't leave much room for change in the first place. It's cool to hear it sung by a female.
Ellie Goulding - The Wolves (Act I & II) (Bon Iver Cover)


This band has been around since 2001! Where have you been? If you answered not listening to the Beatings, then you deserve one. Don't worry, I deserve one too, I recently discovered them. If you did know of them, and didn't tell me then you also deserve a beating. Lucky for us, new to the band they have a 6 album backlog. This band is pure rock and roll greatness!
The Beatings - Bury You


I don't know why but everytime I hear the first minute or so of this song I can't help but think of "Oh Sweet Nuthin'" by the Velvet Underground. However by the middle of the song it picks up pace and ends in a full out R&B revival choir feel. I love singing the chorus! This would be a great song to use when you need a little motivation.
Sweaters - Can't Stop Winnin'


Before going solo Why? was a member of the experimental hip hop group cLOUDDED and a member of the Indie hip hop label Anticon. Very different, but none the less cool.
Why? - By Torpedo Or Crohn's


I officially like Taylor Swift! This song is AMAZING! This is off the soundtrack for the Hunger Games. I think I need to get around to checking out this Hunger Games, I keep hearing a lot about it. In fact, that is exactly what I am going to do right now. Happy listening!

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