Monthly Mix: May 2015

My Morning Jacket slides down The Waterfall

   
     It seems as if summer is just around the corner. Pool parties and backyard barbecues will be in full swing and they wouldn't be complete without a fresh batch of new tunes.
     Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket are riding high after releasing their latest album The Waterfall [May 4th, via ATO]. Packed full of  heavy guitars and complex rhythms, this record is vintage Jim James. For the cut "Compound Fracture" James sings a message of getting the most out of life before our time is up, while a summertime beat provides the backdrop. The whole album weaves in and out of smooth grooves and big ax shredding. Check out the band as their tour makes big stops at Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, and Forecastle Festival.
     It's time to dust off the grill and get the summer festivities started. The May Playlist will provide enough new beats to recharge the iPods just in time to keep the party going well into the night.


May 2015 Playlist

1.  Bully  -  "Trying"

2.  X Ambassadors  -  "Renegades"

3.  My Morning Jacket  -  "Compound Fracture"

4.  Panic! At The Disco  -  "Hallelujah"

5.  Rozwell Kid  -  "Kangaroo Pocket"

6.  Third Eye Blind  -  "Everything Is Easy"

7.  Leaf Erikson  -  "Looking For Signs"

8.  Ducktails  -  "Headbanging In The Mirror"

9.  Hot Chip  -  "Need You Now"

10.  Elle King  -  "Ex's & Oh's"

11.  Diamond Mind  -  "Acid Jungle"

12.  MS MR  -  "Painted"

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Monthly Mix: November 2014

TV On The Radio plants new Seeds

      November gave out lots to be thankful for including friends, family, and football. Not to mention a feast of new music.
     Brooklyn New York's indie rockers TV On The Radio are back with their latest album Seeds [November 18, via Harvest]. Heavy on synth and fuzzed out guitars, this record is smooth front to back. On the first single "Happy Idiot", frontman Tunde Adebimpe sings a tale of trying to stay sane while not trying to think about a love that got away. The band's tour kicks off in Miami then heads overseas with a big gig at Sonar Festival in Iceland.
     As the cold begins to settle in, it's good to know the iPod is heated up with fresh tunes. Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror, now it's time to put the headphones on and string up the Christmas lights.


 November 2014 Playlist

1.  Cold War Kids  -  "All This Could Be Yours"

2.  Hospital  -  "Right On"

3.  TV On The Radio  -  "Happy Idiot"

4.  Bully  -  "Milkman"

5.  Foo Fighters  -  "In The Clear"

6.  Imagine Dragons  -  "I Bet My Life"

7.  George Ezra  -  "Budapest"

8.  Milky Chance  -  "Flashed Junk Mind"

9.  Robert DeLong  -  "Long Way Down"

10.  Yelawolf  -  "Till It's Gone"

11.  Brave Shores  -  "Never Come Down"

12.  Walk The Moon  -  "Shut Up And Dance"

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