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“A Great Design” from Black Marble

Black Marble. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
"A Great Design" is another one of those intriguing tracks that randomly popped up on shuffle and surprised me.  It's by East Coast act Black Marble, who I've read is the solo project by New York musician Chris Stewart.   Black Marble also came recommended from a work colleague who I spend a lot of time …

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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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Setlist: LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem perform at FYF at Exposition Park on 08.28.16.
Okay, here's a playlist of LCD Soundsystem's setlist from their 2016 FYF performance. Why this one? And not the Palladium or Bowl shows (yes, I live in L.A.)?  I love this particular show, because first off, the setlist is awesome.  Second, this was part of their reunion tour, after breaking up in 2011.  And third, …

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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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