For some reason, the back of my mind was thinking that Audible was going to sound like Decibully. I don’t know what’s up with that. Maybe the volume themed names? Both bands are nice enough, and Audible’s new EP “Weekend” isn’t too shabby.
MP3: Audible - The Fireman
The intro makes me think that Audible really enjoy […]

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America loves their nostalgic pop these days. Look Look are like the quick wit of The Futureheads jammed up against an instrumental approach that harkens to bands of the 60s and 70s.
MP3: Look Look - Skipping Stones
If I had to pick a downside, I’d say that this song doesn’t ever pause for a breath. I’m […]

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I only run contests on YANP for things that I like; and believe me, I like today’s prizes from Guillemots.
MP3: Guillemots - Trains to Brazil
The Prizes
A pair of tickets to see Guillemotsat the Bowery Ballroom (NYC) on May 9th
A limited-edition double vinyl 10″ of their EP ‘From The Cliffs’.
How To Enter
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I don’t smoke pot, but in the spirit of the day, here’s a tongue-in-cheek post for you!
The one band that makes me wish I did partake of the wacky weed is The Olivia Tremor Control. Their album Black Foliage has done more to improve the lives of stoners than brownies and blacklights put together. Here […]

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Showing once again that they are the smartest people in the radio biz, NPR picked Bishop Allen’s “Central Booking” as their song of the day. From the their site:
“A humorous confession of an embarrassing Sunday-evening mistake, “Central Booking” describes a cowardly encounter with a police officer as the narrator finds himself in handcuffs, blubbering.”
It’s my […]

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Yesterday I renewed my reading with gusto. As a college dormatory isn’t condusive to literature, I just now finished off High Fidelity and started You Shall Know Our Velocity! But here’s the thing I forgot…books are relaxing. I was reading …Velocity! last night at around 10pm and just feel asleep! Can you believe it? Unforgivable.
So […]

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If you’ll remember, I just got a position at WRFL, the University of Kentucky’s radio station, as their promotions director. Basically it means I’m in charge of booking good shows. Let me tell you, I could not be more proud of my first official WRFL show. We’ve teamed up The Robot Ate Me with Oh […]

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This track comes to us from the fine folks at Polyvinyl, who show time and time again why they’re one of the finest indie labels out there. But enough with the blog/label love-fest, this is about the music! Headlights have penned a great piano tune that’ll be featured on a split with Most Serene Republic. […]

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