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The Stargazer Lilies’ “Let It Go”

The Stargazer Lilies. Press photo sourced from artist's Website.
Wow, this is a strangely mesmerizing song.  I fell asleep listening to this on the beach today (that's Nov. in Los Angeles for you).  And it was like being lulled into a softly cascading breeze of subconscious descent.  "Let It Go" is from The Stargazer Lilies’ beautifully off-kilter 2017 album "Lost."  This indie band from …

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The Glee Club’s “Remember the Years”

Vintage 4AD press pic of Joanne Loughman & Hugh O'Carroll of The Glee Club, circa 1994.
I've been feeling a bit melancholy this afternoon, so I thought this track by Irish duo The Glee Club would complement the mood.  "Remember the Years" came out in the mid-'90s on the acclaimed U.K. label 4AD Records, who were responsible for bands like the Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pale Saints, Lush, and a …

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Phantogram’s “When I’m Small”

Phantogram perform at The El Rey Theatre on 05.17.17 to benefit the David Lynch Foundation.
I was going to post this a couple days ago, while I was having a bit of nostalgia for the 2008-2010 era, if that actually was a thing.  But time got the best of me, as did Halloween and my ongoing sinus cold.  So here it is today.  Let's flashback to 2010 for "When I'm …

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School of Seven Bells’ “Half Asleep”

School of Seven Bells' Alejandra de la Deheza & Benjamin Curtis. Photo by Abbey Drucker; sourced from artist's Facebook.
Here's "Half Asleep" from New York's School of Seven Bells.  It's kinda symbolic of where my headspace is right now. It's also the first song I heard by them. And I still consider it one of their best.  SVIIB's music gets thrown in the indie mix of dream pop and shoegaze, with an emphasis on …

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Gypsy & the Cat’s “Zombie World”

Gypsy & the Cat's Xavier Bacash & Lionel Towers. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I'm suffering from a bit of cold, so I'm going to keep today's postings brief. Let's start Tuesday with "Zombie World," an import from Melbourne, Australia, courtesy of indie pop duo Gypsy & the Cat.  It's an immensely catchy, semi-danceable, synth-styled, dream-pop tune that's totally inoffensive, almost lightweight, but all feel-good.  I'm finding it's working …

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