Girlfriends remind me of those dudes in high school who barely managed to get out of bed everyday but somehow… were able to successfully write and coherently play enough music to fill a set during that weekend’s keg party.  Their music embodies this Wavves-esque attitude of “I never want to grow up”.  (See the Wavves track “No Hope Kids”)  With a lo-fi style, monotone vocals, and songs that don’t get much longer then 2 1/2 minutes Girlfriends is a fun young band that has potential do much more.  Enjoy!

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Artist: Girlfriends
Song: Good to be True.mp3
Album: Girlfriends Cassette

A few weeks ago I did a post on Surfer Blood’s single “Swim” and their great new record Astro Coast.  I hope you all are enjoying it as much as I am… Here is the very strange video for “Swim”.  Enjoy!

Over the holiday break in Texas I was hanging out with one of my buddies in Fergus & Geronimo telling tour stories.  On one night of their tour last year they played with Florida’s Surfer Blood.  I was skeptical at first when he was telling me about a Weezeresque/Lo-Fi/Rock group, as I should be.  (Not to mention their name was Surfer Blood, which after becoming mildy obsessed with this band I now love.)  Anyways… my skepticism was silenced 30 seconds into the single “Swim” and I was sold.  To sweeten the deal I also posted this awesome remix of “Swim” by Allen Blickle of Baroness.  Be sure and see them in DC on February 24th at DC9 and in Texas at SXSW.  Enjoy…

PS:  You can get their CD or Vinyl here.

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Artist: Surfer Blood
Song: Swim.mp3
Album: Astro Coast

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Song: Swim (Alpaca Remix by Allen Blickle of Baroness).mp3

If you haven’t checked out the Mog Music Network’s Music Player, you’re missing out on a music library that put’s Pandora to shame. I found The Low Frequency In Stereo and fell in love with their retro, lo-fi sound. Here’s a couple of my favorite tracks off their last two albums: