Story of The Year – The Constant

Listen to I’m Alive:

Vampire Weekend – Contra

Listen to Cousins:

Yeasayer – Odd Blood

Listen to Ambling Alp:

Singles
O.A.R. – Shattered

Listen:

Surfer Blood – Astro Coast

Fun Indie-pop from Florida.  I expect these guys to be huge very soon.  They’re already generating a big buzz for SXSW.

Listen to Swim (To Reach The End):

Dash & Will – Up In Something

These are 2 19-year old girls from Australia, neither of them are named Dash or Will but they make good poppy rock music and play guitars ala The Veronicas but unlike The Veronicas, I actually like listening to Dash & Will.  CD is currently unavailable in the US.

Listen to Out Of Control:

Singles

Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart

A little bit of an “oldie” and this one here is the extended CD version as opposed to the 7″ version so a lot of filler at the beginning of the track.  But once it gets into it, it’s typical Death Cab.

Listen:

The Script – Breakeven

Cause when a heart breaks it don’t breakeven… how emo…

Listen:

Spoon – Transference

Listen to Written In Reverse:

Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM

Listen to Heaven Can Wait:

EELS – End Times

End Times is the (quick) follow up to El Hombre Lobo. It’s a bit slower but it helps to calm when you are mad at your oven.

Listen to End Times:

Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life

MCS is back with a new album full of pop-rock goodness. Definitely dance around your kitchen worthy.
Listen to A Life Less Ordinary:

Guilty Pleasures

Jason Derulo – “In My Head”

For one reason or another I am absolutely obsessed with this song.  It’s really damn catchy and I love anything that I can dance too.  Plus is it weird that whenever I hear it I imagine Artie from Glee in a dream sequence where he can dance? Yes folks that’s how I think.
Listen to In My Head:

B.O.B. – Nothin’ On You

Another guilty pleasure it’s just a sweet soothing R&B/hip-hop track.
Listen to Nothin’ On You: