ON THIS EPISODE

1

Givers (Lafayette, LA)
"Up, Up, Up"
Givers EP (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Vampire Weekend

2

Vampire Weekend (NYC)
"Cousins"
Cousins EP (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
watch the Video

3

Fool's Gold (Los Angeles, CA)
"Surprise Hotel"
Fool's Gold (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Nomo, The Very Best

4

Slow Club (Sheffield, UK)
"Giving Up on Love"
Yeah So (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Los Campesinos!

5

Soko (France) & Marina (Brazil)
"Mum"
blogs
generously samples: War

6

The BPA (Brighton) feat. David Byrne (NYC) & Dizzee Rascal
"Toe Jam"
I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
aka: Norman Cook, Fatboy Slim

7

Yeasayer (Brooklyn, NYC)
"Ambling Alp"
Ambling Alp EP (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: MGMT

8

The Shins (Portland, OR)
"It's Okay, Try Again"
Yo Gabba Gabba! (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Flake Music

9

The National (Brooklyn, NYC)
"Ashamed of the Story I Told"
Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)

10

Shonen Knife (Osaka, Japan)
"BBQ Party"
Super Group (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Pizzicato Five, My Little Airport

11

Kings of Convenience (Bergen, Norway)
"Mrs. Cold"
Declaration of Dependence (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Erlend Øye, The Whitest Boy Alive

A NOTE ABOUT THIS EPISODE

This episode is kind of a "catch up" episode. I realized the season is almost over and I had a bunch of stuff I hadn't gotten to yet, so in order to cram a lot in, there's only one song per band. Also, check out David Byrne's new book Bicycle Diaries.

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