the sun is back out today. and apparently i really missed it. i mean, one morning’s worth of extra vitamin D and suddenly i’m on the hunt for summer jams. and this was the first one to come up on the shuffle. as far as indie dance pop goes, there’s nothing terribly new happening, but who cares? for a demo release from a brand new band, it pulls its influence from all the right places (phoenix, yeasayer, passion pit, friendly fires) and does everything it should. and with any luck, by the time summer rolls around, we’ll have a full EP to jam to. -d

*you can grab this track as a free download from their website, costing you naught but that one email address you don’t mind giving out anyway.

it’s been a long week. i’m closing it out with something nice and easy. this is the first original track composed by flight facilities, who appear to be an anonymous indie dj duo of dubious origin. apparently it’s getting a lot of airplay in australia, i don’t really know, i’m kind of over scouring their wikipedia page for interesting tidbits. it’s a fun song. that should be enough copy to merit a listen. let’s get this weekend thing going already. sheesh. -d

i don’t get into much psych rock. but given the genre, this stuff is really melodic. it’s got all the nice airy guitars and fuzzy crunch it’s suppose to have, but it’s also pretty easy on the ears. a good entry point for folks like me who like music that sounds good and don’t play guitar well enough to appreciate everything hardcore psych has to offer. -d

*the fact that KCRW has been playing the snot out of this hasn’t hurt either.