Song of the Day: Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work

One of the great surprises this year is a debut album by a three piece indie rock band from Northern Ireland. Two Door Cinema Club have been quietly picking up steam after their spring release of Tourist History, which combines the usually indie rock sound but uses synth beats instead of drums. Fans would call the results solid, critics would call it repetitive. They both can agree though that the record shows great displays of incredibly catchy rhythm, as seen in their first single, Something Good Can Work.

Song of the Day: Crystal Castles - Not In Love (Ft. Robert Smith)

How do you take a mediocre 80s rock song and make it almost perfect? Maybe adding one of, if not the the best frontmen of the 80s (who is actually still awesome) to a great 80s synth-pop beat. Almost sounds redundant, yet somehow an incredibly creative collaboration is born here. One piece of the puzzle here is Crystal Castles, the incredibly loud, incredible energetic experimental electronic group who earlier this year covered Platinum Blonde's Not In Love. The results were interesting. Good, but not great. Then you add the other ingredient. The always awesome, perpetually sad sounding Robert Smith. It's almost not fair to say that he's featured in this song, as he completely takes it over and makes it his. He sings every lyrics with the same melancholy that made him famous in such a convincing fashion, you'll almost start to wonder if he penned the words himself. This song was an experiment gone awesome, one that'll make you yearn for the synth beats of the past.

Song of the Day: Neon Indian - 6669 (I Don't Know If You Know)

More chillwave this week, this time from one of the best new bands around, Neon Indian. It seems as if they appeared from thin air, with their debut album garnering plenty of buzz from almost all the critics. What makes this band interesting is the type of chillwave they produce. It's not ambient or noisy, no it actually has beats and flows, very electronic like. They album chugs along very fluently, so much so that it seems like its over as soon as it started. They've been touring plenty this past year, and plan to do some more when they embark on a fall circuit with Prefuse 73 and Miniature Tigers. If you're not familiar with them, you should check out one of their best, 6669 (I Don't Know If You Know).

Song of the Day: Baths - ♥

Just got back into the states after being taken hostage for a month by Somali pirates. First off, they're not even real pirates as they don't even have eye patches or peg legs. And two, how lame is it that they didn't even have wifi on the boat? Worst pirates ever. Anyways, been feeling the glitch-hop/experimental electronica lately, so today its all about Baths. Baths is a LA based one man project, another bedroom music maker. He's been lighting up the web with his debut album, Cerulean, which I would highly recommend if you're feeling a little adventurous. Todays track is ♥, which is not a glitch, it's actually the name of the song. Don't ask me how to pronounce it though.

Song of the Day: Washed Out - Feel It All Around

Ernest Green's project, Washed Out, really came out of nowhere last year; literally even so from the small town of Perry, GA. His debut EP dropped only four months after he started producing songs from his bedroom, and it immediately began to receive all kinds of attention on the Interweb. The first single of his, is today's song, Feel It All Around. This track continues the lo-fi synthpop feel he carries, as well as inspires a certain kind of nostalgia that I'm not entirely sure I understand. Definitely check out this track though, and hopefully we can see him get signed, as well as a debut album.

Song of the Day: Discovery - Orange Shirt

I'm back after recovering from a severe case of general laziness, hopefully with a song that you'll enjoy as much as I do. When you think about the idea of project consisting of one of the masterminds from Vampire Weekend, as well as the frontman of Ra Ra Riot, you'd think that sounds like a great thing. Right? I guess it just depends on who you ask. This experimental indie electronica group received a lot of buzz, and for some, that's all it was. The aptly titled LP, got reviews that ranged from brilliant, to "appalling." I'm of the crowd that really enjoyed the record, and I really hope the duo continues forward with this experiment.

Song of the Day: The Ponys - I'm With You

The Ponys got their break the old fashioned way, relentlessly touring the Chicago indie scene showcasing their garage rock sound. Word of mouth eventually led to quite a following, and they soon signed a record deal, releasing their debut album in early 2004. The album wasn't a huge commercial hit, but it did well with the critics, which earned them another trip to the studio that same year. The follow up was called Celebration Castle, which is where todays song is from. The record once again brought them critical acclaim, even though it was recorded in a span of only four days. After a few lineup changes, the band continued to tour, and released their third album, Turn the Lights Out in the spring of 2007. The band remained quiet for a while, but has recently released a new EP entitled, Deathbed + 4.