The Daily Song Post: 'Polish Girl' by Neon Indian (2011)

Today's song post is the recent single Polish Girl by American indie-synthpop/electro band Neon Indian. Neon Indian originate out of Denton, Texas, USA and consists of members Alan Palomo (main songwriter), Leanne Macomber, Jason Faries, and Lars Larsen who have been active on the music scene circa 2008. Rolling Stone Magazine called Neon Indian one of the hottest new bands of 2010 and were dubbed under the Best New Music and 14th best album of 2009 by Pitchfork Media. Polish Girl is a single off of the group's 2nd and latest album Era Extraña which was just recently released on September 13th, 2011, so be sure to go check out the rest for yourself. 

Your Oldies Rewind: 'Get Ready' by The Temptations (1966)

Today, Your Oldies Rewind returns after an extended hiatus, and yes its been called different things throughout time, but this is the latest title, and I may stick with this one, so yay! Today we feature the 1966 hit song Get Ready, by American Motown legends The Temptations. The classic five members of The Tempations were David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams , and Eddie Kendricks, which came out of Detroit, Michigan circa 1960. Many genres were covered and many classic hits were produced to echo throughout the decades and still do, and as many of you already know this song has been covered by many acts many times, but the original still holds steady. Get Ready was actually written by Motown singer Smokey Robinson, and peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Billboard Hot R-and-B Singles chart. Get Ready was released in 1966 on the group's Gettin' Ready album. And there it is, keep on people, keep on!

Now They Call Them Oldies: 'Oh, What a Night' by The Dells (1956)

Its been awhile since I posted an oldie song so I decided to start them back up again just to mix up the music posts a bit. So, this week's feature oldie song is the 1956 hit Oh, What a Night, by American R-and-B group The Dells. The Dells originate out of   Harvey, Illinois, USA in 1952 consisting of original members Marvin Junior, Mickey McGill, Lucius McGill, Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale, and Johnny Funches. In 1955 the group signed on with  Vee-Jay Records, and in 1956 they recorded Oh, What a Night which would make the Top 5 of the R&B singles chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. This song is also ranked at #260 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. And so there is the first 'oldie' post for the Summer, a bit late I know, its just that Summer-time is for being out-doors and away from computers and all, so there ;-D

Your Daily Song Post: 'Don't You Evah' by Spoon (2007)

Your daily song post is another one from 2007, so not too new or anything like that, and it is Don't You Evah, by American rock band Spoon. Spoon have been active on the scene circa 1994, they are based out of Austin, Texas, and band members are Britt Daniel (vocals and guitar), Jim Eno (drummer), Rob Pope (bass guitar, guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and Eric Harvey (keyboards, guitar, percussion and backing vocals). Don't You Evah was actually an EP release by Spoon in April of 2008, but the song first appeared on their July 2007 release album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. The song is a cover of the original Don't You Ever by The Natural History. So there is the daily song, if you like what you've heard you can head over to the band's website HERE for more.

Your Daily Song: 'Go Ahead' by The Rosebuds (2011)

Your daily feature song for today goes to American indie-rock band The Rosebuds, and their song Go Ahead. The Rosebuds are and indie-rock/dance/folk band from Raleigh, North Carolina who have been active in music since 2001 and consists of duo Ivan Howard (vocals/guitar/ drums/ bass/keyboards/programming) and Kelly Crisp (vocals/keyboard/drums/guitar/accordion). Go Ahead is a single from their Loud Planes Fly Low LP, which was just released on June 14th, 2011. If you like what you hear you can head over to their website HERE for more music and band info.

Your Daily Feature: 'Death As a Fetish' by Starfucker (2011)

Today's daily feature song is Death As a Fetish, by American indie-pop group Starfucker. Starfucker originate out of Portland, Oregon USA and consists of members Josh Hodges, Ryan Biornstad, Shawn Glassford, and Keil Corcoran. Death As a Fetish is a single release off of their 2nd studio album titled Reptilians, which was just released in March of 2011. If you like what you hear you can visit the band's MySpace page HERE, or you can head over to their Facebook page HERE.

Your Daily Feature: 'Sister Wife' by Alex Winston (2011)

Today's feature song is Sister Wife by American indie-pop-rock artist Alex Winston. Alexandra Winston is 23-year old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Sister Wife is a single-release/title track off of her 2nd EP Sister Wife, which was released out in April 2011. If you like what you hear you can head over to her MySpace page HERE, or her official website HERE. On another note I hope that you all like the new blog-name, I was getting a bit tired of the old one and felt it needed an upgrade of sorts.

Your Weekly Classics Shuffle: 'Dancing In The Moonlight' by King Harvest (1972)

Your weekly classics shuffle has landed on the 1972 hit song Dancing In The Moonlight, by American band King Harvest. King Harvest were formed out of a group of four American-expats living in Paris, France in 1970, with core members (amongst many fluctuating members who came and went) Dave "Doc" Robinson (lead vocals, bass guitar, and keys), Ron Altbach (keys), Ed Tuleja (guitar), and Rod Novak (sax), all of whom had previously attended Cornell University. Dancing In The Moonlight was the group's most well known song, and it reached #13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was released as a single in 1972, and can be found on the self-titled King Harvest album. Another classics-post will come next week. Stay cool out there.

Your Daily Feature: 'Bumper' by Cults (2011)

Today's daily feature is a song called Bumper, by Manhattan-based indie-pop band Cults. Cults started out in 2010 with New York University-collegues and duo Brian Oblivion (vocals, guitar, and percussion) and Madeline Follin (vocals) who rose to fame with the release of their digital 3-track EP in 2010. Bumper comes off of their debut self-titled studio-album Cults, which was released on June 7th, 2011 and is still pretty fresh. Head over to their website HERE for more music and info. 

Your Daily Feature: 'When They Fight, They Fight' by Generationals (2009)

Your Daily Feature is the 2009-release track When They Fight, They Fight, by American indie-rock duo Generationals. The New Orleans-based Generationals have been making music circa 2008 and are duo Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer. When They Fight, They Fight comes off of their 2009 release debut EP Con Law. Check out the band website HERE for more music and info. Where has my creativity gone...seriously??

Featured Song of the Day = 'Up Up Up' by Givers (2011)

Today's feature song is Up Up Up by American indie-pop band Givers. Givers have been active since 2009, they originate out of Lafayette, Louisiana, and consists of members Tiffany Lamson (vocals and percussion), Taylor Guarisco (guitar and vocals), Kirby Campbell (drums and vocals), Josh LeBlanc (bass guitar), and Nick Stephan (saxophone, keyboards, flute). Up Up Up is a single released off of their first studio album In Light, which was just released on June 7th, 2011. Head over to their MySpace page HERE for more info and music.

Featured Song Of The Day = 'Modern Art' by Black Lips (2011)

Today's feature song is Modern Art by American garage-punk band Black Lips. The Black Lips began back in 1999 out of Atlanta, Georgia and consisting of current members Cole Alexander (guitar and vocals), Jared Swilley (bass guitar and vocals), Ian Saint Pé (guitar and vocals), and Joe Bradley (drums and vocals). Modern Art is a single release off of their 6th studio album Arabia Mountain, which was just released on June 7th, 2011. You can check out their MySpace page HERE for more music and band info.

Feature Song of The Day = 'Sad Song' by The Cars (2011)

Today's feature song goes to American rock band The Cars and their recently released new track Sad Song.  which formed back in 1976 onto what was called the new-wave music scene. Coming out of Boston, Massachusetts the members were Ric Ocasek (vocals and guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards and synth) and David Robinson (drums). Sad Song will appear on their new album Move Like This, which is set to be released on May 10th 2011, and it has been a long time coming since their last album was  Door to Door, which was released way back in 1987. Very exciting for Cars fans everywhere!

Feature Song of the Day = 'Holding On To Black Metal' by My Morning Jacket (2011)

Today's song is Holding On To Black Metal by American indie/roots/pyschedelic rock band My Morning Jacket. My Morning Jacket have been active in music since around 1998, they originate out of Louisville, Kentucky USA, and the band consists of members Jim James (aka Yim Yames)  (vocals, songwriter, guitar), Tom "Two-Tone Tommy" Blankenship (bass guitar), Patrick Hallahan (drums), Carl Broemel (guitars, pedal steel guitarist, saxophone, vocals), and Bo Koster (keyboards, percussion, vocals). Holding On To Black Metal is an April, 2011 release single that will be appearing on their upcoming 6th studio album titled Circuital, which is set to for full release on May 31st, 2011. For more info on that upcoming album you can read the Rolling Stone Review HERE.

Today's Feature Song = 'Saying Goodbye' by The Greenhornes (2010)

Today's feature song is Saying Goodbye, by Cincinnati-based American garage-rock band The Greenhornes. The Greenhornes have been active on the music scene since 1996 and the band consists of members Craig Fox (vocals and guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and Patrick Keeler (drummer). Saying Goodbye comes off of their latest/4th studio album titled Four Stars, which was released in October of 2010. I reckon that this band has somewhat a similar sound to them as many 60's-rock bands, I almost thought I was listening to the Beatles when I heard the first 15 seconds of this song. Anyways, check out their website HERE if you fancy their tunes.

Song for November 30th, 2010: "I'm Not the One" by The Black Keys

Today's song is....I'm Not the One, by American blues-rock duo The Black Keys. The Black Keys have been around for awhile now, they formed in Akron, Ohio back in 2001 and have released 8 studio albums a 2 EP's in that time. That is including the collaboration album they did just recently with several R&B and hip hop artists titled Blakroc, which I would highly recommend checking out if you haven't already. Also, the Black Keys are a duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. I'm Not the One comes off of their latest album release titled Brothers (released in May 2010). I highly recommend checking out the whole album if you like this style of music, as well as their past albums. Keep it real.

Song of the Day for September 20th, 2010: "Up from Below" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

And the song is...Up from Below by American folk-rock-indie group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros come out of Los Angeles, California, and they consist of members Alex Ebert, Jade Castrinos, Nico Aglietti, Christian Letts, Stewart Cole, Tay Strathairn, Aaron Older, Josh Collazo, Orpheo McCord, and Nora Kirkpatrick. This song comes off of their July 7th, 2009 release album of the same name. They are best known for their hit song titled Home, which can be found on the same album. Up from Below peaked at #187 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in 2009.  For more info on this artist check out their myspace page here.

Song of the Day for August 17th, 2010: "Acid Reign" by Violens

And the song is....Acid Reign, by American alternative-rock  band Violens. Violens is another band from NYC, they formed back in 2007 and include members Iddo Arad (synths, vocals), Ben Brantley (bass), Jorge Elbrecht (lead vocals, guitar), and Kris King (drums). Acid Reign comes off of their upcoming release album titled Amoral, and if you like this song enough, it is available as a free mp3 download at their myspace page found here.

The Song of the Day for August 13th, 2010: "All For You," by Micah G

And the song is.... All For You, by Hawaiian island-music artist Micah G. Now, I have had one hell of a time trying to locate bio info on Micah G, and still can't seem to find much on him. He has a myspace page HERE. He comes out of Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of Oahu, according to his myspace page, and that is about the lot of it. Now, All For You is a single-release, which just came out last month on July 24th, 2010, so it is still fairly new. Now Youtube still doesn't have this song despite the fact that its almost a month old already, so you will have to go to this link to actually here a sample of it. Otherwise you can listen to and buy it on itunes of amazon at the adjacent link. Check it!

Song of the Day for August 12th, 2010: "King of the Beach" by The Wavves

And the song of the day is King of the Beach, by American surf-rock band The Wavves. The Wavves consist of members Nathan Williams, Billy Hayes, and Stephen Pope and are based out of sunny San Diego, California. The band formed back in 2008, and have released 3 full studio albums. King of the Beach appears as the first track on their latest album of the same name, which was just released on August 3rd, 2010. So, check out their new album, like I said, its just released!