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copycats:

“Feel Good Inc.” by Jack Conte

originally by Gorillaz

(posted by karenabad)

tuneage:

Beck - “Walls”

Almost everyone has heard of Beck, so I’ll forego the usual description. OK, that’s misleading; I wouldn’t normally forego the description, but Beck’s a tough artist to classify given the range of his music (from punk to country to new wave and back, all on a single album, and that’s just Odelay).

Beck’s latest album, Modern Guilt displays a more subdued side of Beck with a retro, psychedelic, 60s focus. Modern Guilt should be on everyone’s list of fall albums, and this track, “Walls”, is one of the album’s sleeper hits.

copycats:

“Across the Universe” by Fiona Apple

originally by The Beatles

(posted by indieandyy)

copycats:

“Over the Rainbow” by Ingrid Michaelson

originally by Judy Garland

(via lavenderlines)

tuneage:

School of Seven Bells - “Half Asleep”

Composed of 1 part Secret Machines (guitarist Benjamin Curtis) and 2 parts On-Air Library! (Deheza sisters, Alejandra and Claudia) and named for a mythical South American pickpocket academy, School of Seven Bells is a band I stumbled across recently at ISO50. They’re music resists being pigeonholed into a specific genre, but if pressed I’d say they tend more electronic while using Curtis’s guitar to make everything feel more organic.

“Half Asleep”, found on a 7” of the same name, reminds me a bit of more recent m83. I love the hazy atmosphere atop the drum and synth layers, while the vocals are simultaneously catchy and relaxing. School of Seven Bells’ first full length album, Alpinisms was released by Ghostly International on Oct 21, and is currently available for direct purchase or download through iTunes.