5dots (in brief)

  1. Excuses

    I hate to be one of those blogs that’s always apologizing for not posting more often. That said, I’ve got an excuse, sort of. During the summer, when I’m not commuting to school, I wind up listening to much less music. Easily 95% of my music intake is in the car, and pretty much only while I’m driving. If I’m not listening to music, I don’t really have anything new to share.

    I’m currently making an effort to listen to more music around the house, and summer’s winding down anyway, so you ought to see more posts here soonish. (At the very least, more of those last.fm summaries of what I’m listening to.)

    So, in short - stay on that RSS; I haven’t forgotten about you and more’s on the way.

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  3. The Lucksmiths

    As I’ve been thinking more about how I will almost assuredly be leaving California in a year, I’ve been thinking a lot more about this song:

    The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Francisco

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    1. Vivian Girls (13) 
    2. The Very Best (13) 
    3. Emynd (6) 
    4. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names (4) 
    5. Mount Kimbie (4) 
    6. Steve Starks (3) 
    7. Nacey (3) 
    8. Vitalic (3) 
    9. () 
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    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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    1. Absu (13) 
    2. Major Lazer (13) 
    3. Milanese (12) 
    4. Styggmyr (11) 
    5. The Sound of Arrows (6) 
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    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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    1. Math the Band (30) 
    2. Black Moth Super Rainbow (30) 
    3. Japanther (26) 
    4. Machine Drum (18) 
    5. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names (18) 
    6. The Death Set (17) 
    7. Sean Na Na (16) 
    8. Mika Miko (13) 
    9. The Phenomenal Handclap Band (12) 
    10. Eat Skull (12) 

    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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    1. Jens Lekman (16) 
    2. Wolves in the Throne Room (6) 
    3. The Decemberists (3) 
    4. The Softies (2) 
    5. Aeroplane (1) 
    6. The Microphones (1) 
    7. Unknown Soulja (1) 
    8. Dwayne Sodahberk (1) 
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    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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  9. Mount Kimbie

    This is some of the weirdest dubstep I’ve heard yet - when the main beat finally comes in in “William”, for example, it’s outrageously slow. But the melody in “Maybes” is just great, and pulls the popping percussion right along with it. Slow and mournful.

    Maybes
    William

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    1. Night Control (19) 
    2. Mika Miko (12) 
    3. dd/mm/yyyy (12) 
    4. Dananananaykroyd (12) 
    5. Sonic Youth (12) 
    6. Matt & Kim (11) 
    7. Cat Stevens (10) 
    8. Magnolia Electric Co. (8) 
    9. Nadja (8) 
    10. Wolves in the Throne Room (4) 

    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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  12. Aeroplane

    Especially on this first track, Aeroplane are on that dreamy, beachy disco tip. This is pretty great stuff; I love the mood so much.

    Above the Clouds
    Aeroplane (Original Mix)
    Pacific Air Race

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    1. School of Seven Bells (11) 
    2. Venetian Snares (10) 
    3. Mikroknytes (9) 
    4. The Sound of Arrows (9) 
    5. Secret Dakota Ring (8) 
    6. Deradoorian (5) 
    7. The Horrors (4) 
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    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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    1. Hauschka (19) 
    2. The Horrors (18) 
    3. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band (16) 
    4. EAR PWR (14) 
    5. Japancakes (11) 
    6. Telekinesis (11) 
    7. Faraquet (10) 
    8. Mount Eerie (10) 
    9. Double Dagger (10) 
    10. The Field (6) 

    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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    1. Iron & Wine (23) 
    2. The Decemberists (18) 
    3. Joker’s Daughter (14) 
    4. Moderat (13) 
    5. Great Lake Swimmers (12) 
    6. Passion Pit (11) 
    7. Anni Rossi (10) 
    8. The Love Language (9) 
    9. Japandroids (8) 
    10. Six Organs of Admittance (7) 

    Via Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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  17. Japanbands

    Japandroids rock enough that they could probably tour with Japanther:

    Japandroids - Sovereignty
    Japanther - River Phoenix

    Unfortunately, Japancakes wouldn’t really fit the bill sonically:

    Japancakes - When You Sleep

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    1. The Olivia Tremor Control (38) 
    2. The KLF (13) 
    3. Tinted Windows (11) 
    4. Tombs (10) 
    5. Kylesa (10) 
    6. Lotus Plaza (10) 
    7. Cheyenne Mize & Bonnie “Prince” Billy (6) 
    8. Mount Kimbie (4) 
    9. Magnolia Electric Co. (4) 
    10. Sal Paradise (1) 

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  20. David Lee Roth sounds completely ridiculous with no band behind him.

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