Castlecomer - The Noise

If I go along with you
If you go along with me
We could take the final fall
I know a good place to eat
Tell me all the things you know
List of every book you read
Maybe we could meet again
I'm free every night next week

Wow, thanks Discover Weekly! Not sure if this little group out of Sydney would have hit my consciousness otherwise. "The Noise" is considered to be the first single from their (forthcoming) EP, which will be their third. They are self-described creators of "a loud wall of sound," and it's a sound I heart a lot, so I really hope I get to see them live sometime.

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Diet Cig - Harvard

Does it feel better
To be in an Ivy League sweater?
Put your work shoes on
And talk about her at your shitty job
Does it feel better
In that cold Boston weather?

Diet Cig was one of the more entertaining acts we saw at SXSW this year. It's fun, clever pop with a bit of a hilarious edge. And live? Well I don't think I've seen two people have as much fun on stage since the last time I saw Matt & Kim. Here's a taste:

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The Coathangers - Make It Right

Take it back baby
Yeah you want to survive
Your messin' up baby
Now it's makin' you mad
Stayin' out late
Do whatever you like
I really didn't bet you don't go out tonight
Oh, you couldn't take the pressure
To get out of your head
Beat it back baby
Put the kids to bed

In trying to think of what we should play on the Fourth of July, Kerri and I talked through a number of scenarios that involved either the massively popular (Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, etc.) or recognizably American (Bruce Springsteen, etc.) Well, I've got the keyboard and I'm going in a different, yet no less American, direction with a killer, all-female garage band out of ATL: The Coathangers. Ready to get dirty and "Make It Right" this fourth? Listen on.

(Haha, while searching for the lyrics to "Make It Right" the first thing that showed up on the search-ahead was "make America great again". I think my search is much better, and more accurate for how I'm feeling about this holiday.)

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Kungs "vs." Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl

His presents don't really come for free
Your paychecks don't mean that much to me
Just take my hand and hold me tight
You'll never buy my love!
You buy me this and you buy me that
To win over! Win me over!
You got me wrong and thats a fact
Somethin' that you've got to love, this...

Closing out collab week with this groovy song created by a young French electronic producer working with an R&B/Jazz band out of Melbourne. Perfect for the Sunday night of a summer on a 3-day weekend: whether you want to wind it down on a positive note or start your Independence Day party early, This Girl works.

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Chvrches feat. Haley Williams - Bury It

Cover up, cover up
Cover up that you're ruthless
Nobody, nobody
Nobody's ever gonna notice
And I am catching up
And I am seeing red
How about I prove I'm right
And raise it overhead?

I wanted to keep on dancing this weekend, and keep on theme-ish. It's nearly impossible to tell the difference between Lauren's voice and Hayley's, and nothing remotely associated with rap, but I'm in charge here (sorta) so I'm saying it counts! This version of the song came out just a couple weeks ago, though the non-Hayley version was on Chvrches 2015 album Every Eye Open, and the danciest track from that album is probably "Clearest Blue." Check out the video below to see Lauren wearing some plated armor, and a bit of a dance party at the end.

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