DMA's - Melbourne

And I will give you what you need
Reveal the violence from the start
To know there's time for me to be
The space for when you fall apart

In all the memories you divide
There drifts an inner outer line
So I can give you what you need

And I won't feel no
And I won't feel no
Pain

Happy Australia Day!! (Of course, it's mostly passed for them, by the time this posts, but shhh, we're American, it's the 26th to us.) The DMA's are a fairly popular Sydney-based indie band (the 2016 album this song comes from went to #8 on Australian charts). Anyway, Keith had actual joeys in his office today to celebrate so I figured our blog had better mark the occasion as well. I'm suuuper excited to visit Melbourne and Sydney in just a few short weeks! 

RIYL: Oasis, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Gang of Youths

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise - American Shoes

I love you like the kids love throwing bottles of the bridge
And breaking in to trade your fix for American shoes
For American shoes, I've been dying to lie awake in a room for two
I'll come back, I'll come back for you my love

But love is a bird that you kept in your coat, warm until it died in the dark
And death is the love of what hurts you the most
So you drink your day away till you're warm as paradise

I'm not hurt I'm broken, but I called to say I'm fine
And I heard you had another love, but I'd love you to think I don't mind
The baby in your arms aint mine, but I made believe as though it was
And I didn't mean to call this late but I think I'm in love
With the thought of us

Springing from the Appalachian mountain town of Boone, North Carolina, RKS is refreshing as the local moonshine. Sorry 'bout the clichéd trope. Anyway, I find them to be both melodic and sharp witted. Happy to hear they're working on releasing new music this year. 

RIYL: Day Wave, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs

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Communist Daughter - Roll a Stone

Before we start
I started to roll a stone
To break your heart
And make heartbreak your home

I don't know much about Communist Daughter. They're named after a Neutral Milk Hotel song. They're a folksy indie rock band in the vein of what I call "band geek" bands like Cloud Cult and Anathallo. I've been listening to them quite a bit the last week or so and think they're pretty great.

RIYL: Cloud Cult, Anathallo, The Dear Hunter, American Wrestlers, mewithoutYou

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The Heydaze - Hurt Like Hell

First bite in a long time
Reading last weeks news
Hit snooze for the third time
No sleep when I sleep without you
When I sleep without you

The Heydaze only have this one widely released single, but they've been around NYC for a couple of years already and are now touring the U.S. They've even booked at least one festival. I really know nothing else about them, except that I like this song, and it's made it onto Alt Nation's top 16 recently, so I figure you'll like it to, whoever you are. 

RIYL: The Boxer Rebellion, WALLA, 888, COIN

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Palma Violets - Best of Friends

Out she's later in the distance, shouting out a warn
Out she ran too persistent, whoa, our mind is so absurd
Whoa love, whoa love
Jumping jolly to the end, I wanna be your friend
I wanna be your best friend
Don't want you to be my girl
I wanna be your best friend
Don't want you to be my
I don't want you to be my

I saw Palma Violets a couple of years back at SXSW and became best of friends with their gritty, British garage rock sound. "Best of Friends", today's Most Important, made some significant waves when it came out, and they've had a few solid follow-ups. 2015's Danger In The Club is a terrific album and single. I'm not sure what they're up to now, but my hope that we'll hear more from them soon.

RIYL: The Jam, Parquet Courts, The Cribs, The Rakes

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