Feature Song of the Day = 'Finale' by Funeral Party

Today's feature song is a littlet track called Finale, by American four-piece indie/alternative-rock band Funeral Party. Funeral Party have been active on the music scene since 2004, they originate out of Whittier, California USA, and consist of members Chad Elliott (vocals and keyboards), James Lawrence Torres (guitar), Kimo Kauhola (bass guitar), and Tim Madrid (drums). According to their Wikipedia page they decided to form the band after hanging out together in the local park, and they named the band after a song by The Cure. Finale is a single, and it was released in December of 2010. It also appears on their upcoming debut studio album titled The Golden Age of Knowing, which is set to be released in the USA on March 29, 2011. You can, however purchase the single on ITunes or Amazon at present. If you like what you've heard then head over to their band website HERE for more band info. Hoorah!

The Song for December 10th, 2010: "Janglin" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

Today's song is...Janglin, by American indie-folk group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Well, this is the 3rd song off of the 2009 release  Up From Below album by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. In case you missed the last posts, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes have been out on the music scene since 2005 and are based out of Los Angeles, California, USA. They have a delightful folkish sound, and this album is highly recommended by yours truly. The band has heaps of members and musicians, but its primarily lead by vocalist Alex Ebert (also the vocalist for another pop group called Ima Robot). Be sure to check this group out, and for more info on the band and to check out a few of their other songs go to their myspace page HERE. 

Song for November 23rd, 2010: "Post Acid" by The Wavves

Today's song is...Post Acid, 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. Post Acid appears as the track 5 on their latest album of the same name, which was just released on August 3rd, 2010. Makes me want to go surfing, although at the moment it is snowing here, so maybe I should settle for the mountain??

Song of the Day for September 26th, 2010: "Stand Tall" by Dirty Heads

And the song of the day is...Stand Tall by American reggae-rock band Dirty Heads. Dirty Heads consist of members Jared Watson, Dustin "Duddy" Bushnell, Jon Olazabal, Matt Ochoa, and David Foral and they are based out of Huntington Beach, California. Stand Tall came off of their 2008 debut album release titled Any Port in a Storm and it was featured in a Sony Pictures film called Surf's Up. This album would peak at #55 on the US Album Chart in 2008. This band has a laid-back beachy sound, no doubt about that, and yet they also contain some elements of indie rock which makes for an interesting blend, I highly recommend checking out their album.

Song of the Day for September 22nd, 2010: "Boyfriend" by Best Coast

And the song of the day is....Boyfriend by American indie-garage-pop trio Best Coast. Best Coast are based in Los Angeles, California and members are songwriter and lead singer Bethany Cosentino, Bobb Bruno (multiple-instruments) and Ali Koehler on drums. This song appears as the first track of of their Crazy for You album, which was just recently released on July 27th, 2010 on the Mexican Summer Record Label. The album peaked at #36 on the US Album Charts upon its release.

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 27th, 2010: "Bull Riff" by Still Flyin'

And the song is...Bull Riff by American indie-pop band Still Flyin'. Still Flyin'  were formed in 2004 and they blast out of San Francisco, California. The band consists of 14 members with the primary member being Sean Rawls on lead vocals and guitar. I would mention all of the others, but there are quite a few of them to list here. Bull Riff is the first available track from their  only 12" EP titled A Party In Motion. For more info, and to actually listen to the song go to this page to download/listen to the mp3, as it is not yet to be found on youtube. Cheers!