Rubblebucket - Not Cut out for This

Your memory runs and I freeze
I sift through a cloud that will erase me
I got no heart, I got no soul
I'm only a shell to put your hands on

Rubblebucket is a unique conglomeration of instruments and influences coming together and spewing forth decidedly indie pop-rock from their base in Brooklyn. Badass not just because they can make modern, dance-y, alt rock with trombone, sax, and flute accompaniment, but also because the lead singer went through ovarian cancer treatment while they were on tour in 2014. (I bet that's where that year's album title, Survival Sounds, comes from). If U C My Enemies is the band's fifth EP (there have also been 3 full albulms).

RIYL: Brazilian Girls, Vampire Weekend, Saint Motel, Ra Ra Riot

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Vanic feat. Maty Noyes - Too Soon

Gotta get myself out of this town
Cause we got a lot a history
And if I don't get away, I might drown
In a sea of haunting memories
Everybody wants to know what happened
Cause they thought that we were meant to be
And I'm sorry I don't have an answer
But people always asking me

Vancouver B.C. dance music creator Vanic is breaking his way into the mainstream with this one. (Okay, he already went viral with "Samurai" last year, but I feel like this is the track that's going to get on the regular FM stations, which I'm sure still matters because it's like free advertising = increased ticket sales, premium festival spots, and chances to produce with people like Selena Gomez or her ex bf = $$$$). Yes, you can count on me for the occasional injection of pure dance music onto TMIS. Have a fun Saturday night, y'all!

RIYL: The Chainsmokers, San Holo, Zedd, Avicii

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Japanese Breakfast - Everybody Wants to Love You

Can I get your number?
Can I get you into bed?
When we wake up in the morning
Will you give me lots of head?

Everybody wants to love you
Everybody wants to love you!

Will you lend me your toothbrush?
Will you make me breakfast in bed?
Ask me to get married
And then make me breakfast again!

Everybody wants to love you
Everybody wants to love you!

Lovely lo-fi synth pop solo project from Michelle Zauner (of indie rock band Little Big League though this is now much bigger), Japanese Breakfast's latest album, Psychopomp, is full of quick bites like "Everybody Wants to Love You", as well as soaring longer pieces that bookend the track list. Hope you enjoy the lyrics to this one through your post-Valentine hangover.

RIYL: Mitski, Frankie Cosmos, Diet Cig, Hinds

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Dan the Man - Something Good

We dance over rooftops, in my head
As I float off through the night
Your tenors trick me, but I don't care
We're broadcasting love tonight
Won't you broadcast some love tonight
So broadcast some love tonight

Give me something good, oh
Even if it's a lie, if it'll make me smile
Just something good, oh
Give me something good, oh
Even if it's lie, or screaming red lights
If it'll make me feel like a child again

Dan the Man is the solo project of Dan Haggis, the Wombats' drummer/keys guy. His second full album, Circadian Circus (of which this is the premiere single), comes out on the 24th. I think the lyrics to "Something Good" are sweet enough for a Most Important Valentine's Day Song and my dear gal pal Jacqui is the one who first shared this with me, so bonus Happy Galentines to her! I've gone back and listened to his first album and I'd say it sounds a bit... "acoustic carnival" if that makes any sense at all. Interesting, fun and also sincere.

RIYL: Geographer, Ra Ra Riot, Matt & Kim, OK Go

The Staycations - The Enemy

I get home
You've got that look which says there's something more
So we talk
And once again you say there's nothing wrong

A happy discovery for me, this indie quintet from Cambridgeshire, England. They formed in "secondary school" (9th-11th grades in the U.S.), found their drummer in college, and have found enough success and encouragement now to warrant a gap year to concentrate on both performing and writing more music. They released an EP in 2014 and two singles last year. It's this song, "The Enemy", which brought them to my attention. 

RIYL: Bastille, Bad Suns, Atlas Genius

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