Coucheron - Loud

| Kerri

Our hearts are in search of the light
Our goal is to keep holding tight
The ferries let go by the night
Our minds aren't thinking the same
We look back on all that is lame
Our spotlight is waiting for fame

And the morning seems too far
As we fly across the sky
What it means is that we die
And the evening never ends
As we hold each others hands
We don't need more

'Cause we are loud

Coucheron is 1/5th of the actual given name of this Norwegian electronic music producer. I read that he won a grammy for his work with Kehlani, and that reminded me it has been a while since I've posted something like this. We're well past the hump of this week, tomorrow is Friday, open your windows and turn this up loud. 

RIYL: The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake, Zedd, Kygo

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Satellite Stories - Campfire

| Kerri

It’s 7 AM
And the letters I send
Won’t follow you home
It’s too late to go

Waited all summer to get to you
Campfire outside, we fell and kissed
There were only a few words said to you
Sunshade, this lake, one to cherish
Waited all summer to get to you
Campfire outside, we fell and kissed
There were only a few words said to you
Sun, shade, this lake, one to cherish
There were only a few words said to you
Sunshade, this lake, one to cherish

Another wanted-to-see-but-missed band at SXSW this year was Satellite Stories. They are huge in their native Finland, and getting more renowned throughout Europe, but that was their first appearance in the US. (Although I'm sure they'll catch on soon and be invited back.) This track, "Campfire", was the most blogged about song of 2013, according to Hype Machine, so I picked it as their debut Most Important despite their release of a new single just last week that is every bit as catchy, so have it for a bonus.

RIYL: Coasts, Wolf Gang, Circa Waves

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Coheed and Cambria - Devil in Jersey City

| Keith
New jersey bounds, When sound asleep
They'll find You at your most vulnerable
Poll position, Speak up let out
When down the street the corner boys fuck shit up

Kerri and I are going to see Coheed and Cambria (with The Dear Hunter!) at Stubbs tonight and I'm stoked. They're one of my guilty pleasures and I've been a fan since the beginning. What's more, I generally enjoy most of what they have put out over the years. For today's MIS we're going back to their first album and one of their more straightforward cuts.

RIYL: Circa Survive, At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, The Fall of Troy, The Dear Hunter

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The Japanese House - Face Like Thunder

| Kerri

And you question your lover, did she really believe
That this new taste of love is obsolete?
It just couldn't compete and so you'll
Keep dragging your body through life by the hair
So you can say that you've been somewhere and you don't care
Of your receipt, you're sentenced to death and you can't be reprieved

Babe, you've got a face like thunder
Always trying to get in and under
Just stay still 'til I say it's over
Babe, you've got a face like thunder

Say sorry for what, for what, for what?
You know I didn't mean it
I said something terrible and I tried to redeem it
I can be so cruel but now I don't seem it
 

The Japanese House were another SXSW discovery, although unfortunately a casualty of my overfull and overlapping who-to-see wish list, didn't get to see [her] perform live. The solo project of Londoner Amber Bain, she chose the moniker based upon a childhood vacation, staying in a thusly-named cottage in Devon, during which she pretended to be a boy. England appears to be the capital nation for androgyny (amongst all the obvious music history examples that leap to mind, see also Eliot Sumner).

RIYL: Imogen Heap, Chairlift, Frou Frou, Christine and the Queens

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Weezer - Feels Like Summer

| Kerri

Climbing up the tower
Just a boy and his computer
I'm still in my bathrobe
Hiding in the shadows
I'm not used to losing
Bye, bye, sugar blue eyes
Go home with the angels
Thank you for being so kind

I'm holding on and I don't want to let you go

Yeah it feels like summer
Yeah it feels like summer to me
Yeah it feels like summer
Yeah it feels like summer to me
And she was a lover to me, to me, to me, to me

Yeah, it does feel like summer here in Austin: occasionally stormy, but temps hovering between 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit. And yeah, summer doesn't always mean happy. The heat gets oppressive, and ya know, shit happens. I love upbeat Weezer songs, but for those who prefer the darker Weezer (think: Pinkerton - and I love that, too) your wishes are soon to be granted. The band announced recently they have begun work on their Black Album, and added "It's about to get real." Although I'm curious what that means for this new single... is it a one off? It's joyful da-da-da-da's seem like they belong on last year's White Album. And then again, can we take the men of Weezer seriously? Exhibit A: their Ultimate Summer Jams playlist on Spotify. Regardless, I'm excited to see them (my first time) at Boston Calling late next month!

RIYL: Jimmy Eat World, Cake, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck

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