December 2010
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Get Out The Vote - "Be My Animal" by...
“Be My Animal, Hunt Me Down, Take Me Now, Take Me Now” sings The Good Natured. This young 18 year old artist from the UK brandishes a very polished sound, combined with witty, pop sensible lyrics, making her music a powerful one-two punch. Her first EP ‘Warriors’ was recorded in her bedroom, but that didn’t hold her back from gaining notoriety throughout the UK,...
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Get Out The Vote - "Stranger In The Window" by Elf...
Don’t underestimate the power of an Elf. They may be small, they may be cute, but they can pack a punch. Elf Power packs such a wallop (“Stranger In The Window”) with their blend of experimental indie-pop, fans of The Shins and The Flaming Lips will be in good company here. The band is currently touring Europe following the release of their new album, the self titled Elf Power....
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Get Out The Vote - "In The Air (Revival)" by...
“A Classic rock-informed amalgamation of The Killers, The Strokes, and The Bravery” - Midpoint Music Festival Guide
Yep, that catches Midnight Spin’s sound correctly. “In The Air (Revival)” is a must have tune for that back-breaking workout, that snowboarding trick you always wanted to try, or just a little 90 mph drive down the freeway. You get the point,...
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Get Out The Vote - "Freak Out" by @tapesntapes
“Freak Out”, by Minnesota’s Tapes N’ Tapes, could be about the weather in Minneapolis, or the weather in New York City, or refer to the thousands of travelers who are stranded across the country right now, but of course it’s not. It’s about a cold feet, no pun intended. Tapes N’ Tapes, new self-produced album, Outside, will be released on January 11th. The...
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Get Out The Vote - "Sylvia (If It Meant)" by...
Lacrymosa’s melodies and vocals create a dreamy, surreal world, one that is part 16th century Baroque renaissance, and the other, a modern Brooklyn art-house gallery exhibit. On “Sylvia (If It Meant)”, you can’t help but daydream as the song takes you on a musical journey and never lets you go. Lacrymosa’s album Selah is available from TopSpin, get it here.
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It's official, Xmas is over, and The Black Box...
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Get Out The Vote - "Blood Red Youth" by...
Chicago based California Wives sound as if they wrote and recorded their songs in an abandoned Manchester, England factory. Inspired by the bands such as Joy Division and New Order, California Wives creates atmposhperic, melodic, low-fi indie rock. “Blood Red Youth” is as chant-able as it gets, an anthem for young indie rock fans everywhere.
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Get Out The Vote - "Get In The Van" by The Fembots...
The Fembots could be coined as ‘Flaming Lips do folk’, with their combination of quirky experimentation and strong songwriting, the band creates a very memorable sound. If the rest of the band’s catalog sounds as good as “Get In The Van”, I will go against what all good mother’s say and follow these strangers into the van.
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Get Out The Vote - "Don't Need Ta" by @iLLiteracy
Ill-iteracy create unique beats chock full of samples and hooks, and if you’re in the market for a beat, they even sell them too. “Don’t Need Ta” is a meditative hip-hop tune that flows seamlessly from top to bottom, or is it bottom to top?
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Get Out The Vote - "High On A Wire" by...
Coming in hot is the Black Box Revelation. A band that breaths rock and roll through everyone of it’s Belgium pores. “High On A Wire” explodes with so much swank bottom and gritty top that fans of Oasis will be more then happy to move on and join the The Black Box Revolution, ehh I mean Black Box Revelation.
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Get Out The Vote - "Tangled Up" by @GarethDunlop
Gareth Dunlop is an up-and-coming Irish singer songwriter who has been playing since the age of 14 when he picked up his father’s Yamaha guitar, and hasn’t put it down since. His meditative, emotionally penned tune “Tangled Up” was recently used on One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected, this is just the tip of the iceberg for this talented young artist.
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Get Out The Vote - "Whiplash" by Sunglasses
“Whiplash” is hipster crunk, which is fitting since Sunglasses come to us from Savannah, Georgia. The song has a dirty swagger to it that screams “I wear neon glasses and drink a forties out of brown bags, so keep on dancing”. We’ll keep on dancing.
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Get Out The Vote - "Super Powers" by Elastic...
In this day and age of social media and information overload, mystery is a lost art. You know everything about your blind date before you even meet them, you know what your ex’s every move after you break up. Where is the thrill in that? Elastic Summer understands the allure of mystery either by design or by accident. Little is known about the band, other then they hail from NYC, and...
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Get Out The Vote - "Cakes & Ale" by Jonathan Meek...
From the machine gun snare intro that kicks starts “Cakes & Ale” by Joanathan Meek & The Mutes, the energy and vocal assault never let up. Jonathan Meek’s artist curiosity is evident in his sound, no two songs sound the same. Is he a young Elvis Costello in the making?
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Get Out The Vote - "The Heart Is A Rebel" by...
I’m a Swedish ice cream loving francophile musician with the ability to grow goosebumps on your body with my voice, melodies and romantic arrangements.
Moto Boy, aka Oscar Humlebo, writes and performs sweeping, emotionally charged music that floats through your head like a dream. The lush string arrangements on “The Heart Is A Rebel”, and the rest of the album for that...
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Get Out The Vote - "Fingers Crossed" by...
Allison Weiss writes catchy songs about all her feelings and plays them for audiences. She loves pancakes and loves you.
Yes she does, and you can usually find her at an IHop. This hard working, Brooklyn based 23 year old singer-songwriter has a punk ethos that rounds out here catchy melodies and witty lyrics. Her debut album Allison Was Right All Along was crowd funded at Kickstarter.com...
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It's official, "Brand New Start" by @haroularose...
Featured this week on Fuzzedout - Elastic Summer, Allison Weis (@allisonweiss), Sunglasses, Moto Boy (@motoboymusic), and Jonathn Meek and the Mutes.
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Get Out The Vote - "Little Pieces" by...
“All the King’s horsed couldn’t put Humpty back together again.” Maybe heartbreak was the implied culprit? In the tune “Little Pieces”, heartbreak is certainly the culprit behind the tortured lyrics, melodic piano, and syncopated drum beats that make this song so powerful. The Vancouver based Parlour Steps debut album Hidden Names is available here.
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Get Out The Vote - "Crash" by Lowood
“The crash last night made me realize you’re the killer kind”. Heavy words from Stockholm’s Lowood, whose knack for catchy melodies keep this indie-rock guitar/synth band from tipping to far into the melancholy trap. Lowood’s albums are available for sale here.
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Get Out The Vote - "Dead Man" by @bodebrixen
The young Danish duo Bodebrixen create varied multi-instrumental music with a wall of sound production style and songwriting chops reminiscent of Peter Bjorn and John and The Shout Out Louds. “Dead Man” starts out like a rave and morphs into an all out Norwegian party.
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Get Out The Vote - "Brand New Start" by...
“Brand New Start” by Haroula Rose is like coming home to a perfectly made bed with a goodbye letter and a fresh mint left on the pillow. Los Angeles’ Haroula Rose is a talented singer songwriter who’s delicate guitar picking compliments her soft vocals and emotional lyrics.
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Get Out The Vote - "Blood" by @thedears
“Blood” by The Dears packs a powerful punch with buzz saw guitars and angsty vocal melodies that bring back the classic late 90’s alternative sound that made Generation X so, what’s the word, melancholy. The Canadian band’s album Degeneration Street will be released 2/15/11.
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Get Out The Vote - "White On White" by Fredrik
Sweden’s dark, cold winters produce some inspiring music from Swedish artists, that seems to encompass the barren elements that comes from living through those frigid months. Fredrik is one such artist. On “White On White”, Fredrik creates a brooding tune that repeats it’s haunting melody, over layers of syncopated rhythms and droning keys. “White On White” is...
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WatchFuzzedout’s very first top ranked song “The Look” by Alvin Purple now has a kick ass video to compliment the kick ass song.
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Get Out The Vote - "Bags & Boxes" by Don Brownrigg...
Don Brownrigg is a talented singer-songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Don’s music has the effect of feeling like he’s in the room with you, singing directly to you personally. The production on Don’s folk inspired tunes compliments his vocals and delivers these intimate performances beautifully. Don’s debut album Wander is out now via WeeWerk records.
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Get Out The Vote - "Lakes of Mars" by Doug Hoyer...
If you took a Magic Bullet and blended They Might Be Giants and with The Flaming Lips, and then added a pinch of Phil Spector, you’d have “Lakes of Mars” by Doug Hoyer. The Alberta, Canada based singer-songwriter has released a few EPs and is currently working on his debut full length album for Old Ugly Recording Co.