New Tunes Tuesday - Stars

I know this is late. Suck it.

Great new song from Stars. Check it out on Stereogum. Also, watch the new video from Ok Go for "This Too Shall Pass" below.

New Tunes Wednesday - Paramore

Paramore released another new video for "The Only Exception" off of their latest album, Brand New Eyes. The story of the video follows the story of the song pretty well. Check it out on their website: paramore.net.

Girls by Girls

This week was Girls Week. So here is the best of the best songs sung by some stunning females. Some of it we played on the show, others are blog-exclusive.

1. Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson - "Winter Song"

Perhaps one of the best songs about winter. The mood of the song fits the title perfectly. I still get chills listening to it. Go look up the video on YouTube (embedding is disabled).

2. Regina Spektor - "The Call"

This song was not on any of her own records. Rather, it appeared on the soundtrack for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. It comes in right at the end, as everyone is saying goodbye. And that's what this song is about: how hard it is to say goodbye unless you remember everyone will come together at least once more.

3. Maria Taylor - "Time Lapse Lifeline"

A great song about the fleeting nature of life and time. The best thing about this song? The way that it kicks in.

4. Feist - "My Moon, My Man"

Probably the catchiest song off of The Reminder.

5. Beautiful Small Machines - "Robots In Love"

A catchy, techno-esque song. We're all just robots in love, right?

New Tunes Tuesday - Monsters of Folk

New Tunes Tuesday - Dave Smallen (Again)

I really think this guy deserves all the attention he can get.

New Tunes Tuesday - Giant Drag

I haven't heard from this band in a very, very long time. So, it is with great joy that I re-introduce Giant Drag, the musical collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Annie Hardy and drummer/synth player, Micah Calabrese.

This is not pop music! It's probably best that you know that going into it. Scroll down and check out the video, which perfectly mirrors the song by Giant Drag and the genre that they fall into. What I'm talking about is hard to describe, but I think the words melancholy disasterpiece might do it some justice. It's rough, it's got an edge, but it's also haunting and addicting. You can hear real desperation in Hardy's voice, and I think the video does an excellent job putting that feeling--when everything seems to be slowly, beautifully falling apart--into moving pictures.

Giant Drag released a full record a few years ago called Hearts and Unicorns, and I absolutely recommend it. You can watch the music video for the single off of Hearts, "This Isn't It," right here.

As for now, check out the new music video. The song is called "Stuff to Live For" and it will be out on the Swan Song EP in October.

Stuff to Live For from G.J. Echternkamp on Vimeo.

God I love this music video.