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Germany Germany’s rendition of “A Real Hero”

Germany Germany's 2012 album "Blank Mind Empty Heart," featuring the cover single "A Real Hero."
I'm going to kick out one more post this evening. I feel like I need to make up for some lost time, since I haven't exactly stayed consistent with keeping the info on full flow. So with my head still stuck in the '80s clouds, I'm going to go with another throwback track to the …

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Gemini Rising’s “Best Case Life” with “Better Days”

Gemini Rising. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Been in this retro '80s vibe today. Probably because I started watching season 3 of "Stranger Things." Also, I just got back from seeing "Spiderman: Far from Home," which featured a fair share of '80s tunes. So at the moment, that's where my mind's kickin' it.Although, I'm not really in the mood to pick an …

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DBFC’s “Autonomic”

DBFC's 2017 album "Jenks," featuring the single "Autonomic."
Gotta quick post for this Friday evening. It's a nifty electro groove titled "Autonomic" from Parisian fourpiece DBFC. They describe themselves as a club, not a band. They also refuse to choose between making dance records vs. rock records. Of course, I'm paraphrasing. There's a lot more to their manifesto, which can be gleaned on …

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“Walk Tall” with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

OMD perform at Microsoft Theatre for 80s Weekend #4 in DTLA way back in 2017.
I'm gonna take us back to 1991 with "Walk Tall," a minimalistic sunny spot of synth-pop from the U.K.'s pioneering Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Admittedly, I haven't actually heard this one prior to a couple of days ago. Strange and unusual, considering I'm a fairly big OMD enthusiast. But I've also wavered in and …

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Shy Layers’ “Tomorrow”

Shy Layers a.k.a. JD Walsh. Photo sourced from artist's Bandcamp.
I had some grand plans for the evening. I was going to rip through overdue posts for the ever-dreamy Chromatics, as well as the throwback mid '00s festival, Just Like Heaven. But then realized, I didn't have the energy to tackle those exceptional performances with the proper attention, detail, and respect. I also thought about …

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