12/21 It's gotta be lunchtime somewhere...

SOTD 12/18: Why is it that non-native English speakers write such good pop songs?

Lay Low is an Icelandic singer/songwriter who, despite her national affiliation, owes no debt to Bjork at all. By and By could have been released on any of a dozen US indie labels that specialize in American pop tunes played by beautiful women with interesting voices. But it wasn't. Lay Low's debut album, Farewell Good Night's Sleep (released in 2008 in Iceland) comes out in March, 2010 here. Check it out...

By and By by Lay Low

Thanks to Knox Road for the find...

SOTD 12/17: Sean Walsh and the National Reserve

two words: brilliant. oh. wait a second, one more word: getit. i know it's not a real word at all, but this Sean Walsh fellow has some chops, and his backing band, The National Reserve are rocking the organ, the hard plucked guitar strings, and a swinging backbeat that has this song on high rotation here at the Casa de Songoftheday.

You Know by Sean Walsh and The National Reserve

SOTD 12/16: Do I have seasonal affective disorder already? or do I just miss The Postal Service? Either way, The Farewell Circuit is the answer...

This lovely electronica based kinda piece with a haunting cello is the perfect thing to listen to when it starts turning dark at 4pm and the wind shifts into full-on glacier breeze from the North. Birdless Sky is the debut album from Minneapolis' The Farewell Circuit - l love this song and will be checking it out...cause it's time to embrace the dark, mysterious and lovely...

The Inexorable March by The Farewell Circuit

SOTD 12/15: My new favorite band name is...The Go Find

Just cruising the internets looking for music and came across this song at Quick Before It Melts...The Go Find's "Everyone Knows It's Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight" is a small slice of acoustic electronica (I know, kind of an oxymoron) and the title track to the new The Go Find's album to be released in February, 2010.

I'm a big fan.

Everyone Knows It's Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight by The Go Find

SOTD 12/14: Spoon...doing the Spoon thing they do..

Written in Reverse is the new single from the upcoming Spoon album, Transference, to be released on Merge on January 13th, 2010. It's a good song, doing all those Spoon things you already know and love, so check it out:

Written in Reverse by Spoon

SOTD 12/10a: Taxi Taxi do a mean Smiths...

Don't know a thing about 'em except when I hear this song, I'm immediately living in 1986.

Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Smiths cover) by Taxi Taxi

SOTD 12/10: Jawbox. Reunite. 'nuff said.

On Jimmy Fallon. (Thanks, Stereogum)

oh, how I've missed thee Jawbox..



sorry, there's some commercials on these:

SOTD 12/9: and I thought there was just one...but I was wrong, it's Twin Atlantic

Lotsa thanks to Come Pick Me Up for for today's brilliant find, Twin Atlantic. If you've been around here for a while you know I love me some Scottish bands -and Twin Atlantic is another one. The Glaswegian accent, the sense of acoustic urgency - it just comes together to me think to myself, "damn, I need to buy this album.." Which, by the way, is called Vivarium.



Where is Light? Where is Laughter (Acoustic Version)? by Twin Atlantic

and a version that is a) not so acoustic, and b) shows them to be handsome boys with Fall Out Boy-like moves. which I'll forgive because I love the song...

SOTD 12/7: Shout Out Louds...

I'm looking forward to the new Shout Out Louds album, due later in 2010 - here's a preview of what's coming up:

Walls by Shout Out Louds

SOTD 12/3: Datarock. That's right - cause it's a Friday, and it's time to bust a move..

or whatever the kids nowadays call it when they tip a few, go out, and throw it down on the dancefloor old school style. wanna see me pop and lock? do the running man?

i didn't think so. But trust me, if i COULD, i would...and I'd do it to this song:

Fa Fa Fa by Datarock

I'm just really digging it. and I know, it's not like music i usually like at all...but...give it a listen, and see if your booty don't start to shake...

SOTD 12/2: Telekinesis! Daytrotter Session

I posted the song "Coast of Carolina" here a while back (not sure the link is still active, but trust me, that song was AWESOME) and later on I put that new album by Telekinesis on ultra heavy rotation. Basically a one man band, Michael Benjamin Lerner stopped in the Daytrotter studio with his traveling musical troupe and laid down some magic.

Check out:
All of A Sudden

One Step Forward

Imaginary Friend

Calling All Doctors

See the whole Daytrotter shebang here: Telekinesis

and check it out, Telekinesis on NPR Tiny Desk Concerts!

SOTD 12/1: Even Heroes Have to Die - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

I'm just gonna say it: I'm very very excited about a new Ted Leo record. Due out in March, it's called The Brutalist Bricks..it'll come out on Matador...

check this out:

Even Heroes Have To Die by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.