One of my greatest sins so far in life is that I’ve only seen one or two episodes of The Adventures of Pete & Pete. It’s a shame, I know, but it’s true. And while it sits on my “to-watch” list, I can at least entertain myself with this cover of the theme song “Hey Sandy” by Surfer Blood.

Watch Surfer Blood’s cover on Facebook

I ran across yOya yesterday. Not only is this a fantastic song, but I feel like these guys have dozens more great songs in their heads, waiting to come out.

MP3: yOya – Fireworks
yOya would be a great opener for MGMT or Portugal. The Man — really any pop + psych group out there. yOya aren’t really psychedelic, but they’re a group that does acoustic pop with a hint of the 60s so well that at its end, you’ll be ready for some out-there tunes. (ps: create a mix, label it “SPRINGTIME” and throw this song in there right now. You’ll thank me in March)

yOya on Bandcamp

Ben Sollee just tossed up a new video and download of his song “Hurting” off his upcoming fall 2012 album. Download it now at Ben Sollee’s web site

Even though we’ve only known about their upcoming record for a while, it still seems like I’ve been waiting forever to hear a new song from the Magnetic Field’s Love at the Bottom of the Sea (due out March 6). Now we’ve got our first taste of their return to synth-pop with “Andrew in Drag.”

The Magnetic Fields: “Andrew in Drag”

Yellow Ostrich just announced the follow-up to last year’s incredible album Mistress. Strange Land is due out March 6 on Barsuk. The album features “Daughter,” a great song they’ve been kicking around live for a while. Here’s a live version of that song.

MP3: Yellow Ostrich – Daughter (live)

Strange Land Tracklist
1. Elephant King
2. Daughter
3. Marathon Runner
4. I Got No Time For You
5. Stay At Home
6. I Want Yr Love
7. The Shakedown
8. Wear Suits
9. Up In The Mountains
10. When All Is Dead

We’ve finally got more details and a song from the upcoming Woodie Guthrie tribute album by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Son Volt’s Jay Farrar, Will Johnson from Centro-matic and Varnaline’s Anders Parker. New Multitudes features the four musicians interpreting some of Guthrie’s unheard lyrics. Below you can stream “Old LA” and find the group’s upcoming tour dates in support of the album.

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The Fanged Robot contributed the latest session to 10 in 20′s project. Check out “Let the Countdown Count Me.”

A Place to Bury Strangers have used hundreds of Hipstamatic/Instagram shots of their life on tour to create this new video. It’s a quick blur of beauty and wildness with a great soundtrack.

I’m a bit behind on this song, but it’s too good to just sit on. Here’s Australia’s newest export, Gotye.