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Just Like Heaven Festival @ Queen Mary Events Park on 05.04.19 – Part 2

Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at Just Like Heaven in Long Beach on 05.04.19.
Okay, it's been a few days … some good, some not so good. Had a friend get deported due to the increasingly extreme immigration policies of our time. That totally sucked. Caught a cold, which has been lingering for the last few days. That still sucks. There was that Game of Thrones finale, which was …

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Beach House’s “Dive”

Beach House perform "Dive" at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on 08.03.18.
Heard this one while chillin' on the beach earlier today.  The wonders of Bluetooth, portable speakers, and a carafe of wine.  Anyway, "Dive" comes from Baltimore-based Beach House's latest album "7." It's as beautifully textured and dreamy as any Beach House track that's come before.  But this one kinda creeps up on you, super-chilled with …

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Beach House’s “Sparks”

Beach House perform at the Fonda Theatre on 12.09.15.
There's so much great Beach House material to choose from. But this one popped up randomly during today's listening excursion. And it's one my favs from 2015's "Depression Cherry" album.  I love the piercing guitar distortion that slices through the song's intro.  And then it segues into slightly off-key organ progressions that slip and slide …

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