I first heard of San Francisco sextet Magic Bullets on 3Hive.com. About 1/2 year later I am finally getting back to them and realized how much I like this group. These guys exude that 80’s New Order type of feel, yet bring the current Arcade Fire style of free-flowing indie pop. Their debut album “a CHILD but in life yet a DOCTOR in love” came out early last year and is quite amazing.

Check out these songs off of their debut album. You’ll find it is easy to listen to these over and over.

Magic Bullets - Heatstroke
Magic Bullets - Yesterdays Seen Better Todays

Magic Bullets - Website
Magic Bullets - MySpace

Get ‘Magic Bullets - a CHILD but in life yet a DOCTOR in love’

Ya that’s right, here is what Santa brought SidVision this year. SidVision’s list was very long, but these are the 3 CD’s that Santa determined we need in our collection. These albums are well rounded, pure listening delicious-ness from begining to end.

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Another great album from Spoon. I am sure you have heard “underdog” a hundred times by now. We shared the video of my favorite song off this album in the Don’t you evah post. Check out these other songs off of the album. They both remind me of a cool mixture of the 80’s sounds of Squeeze and Tom Petty.

Spoon - My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
Spoon - Eddie’s Ragga

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

My favorite Arcade Fire album to date. “No Cars Go” has been a bit overplayed but it still a great song. We reviewed the cover of “Keep The Car Running” by David Grohl in our Foo Fighters - Arcade Fire post. Check out these other songs off of that album. Both are dramatic and addicting.

Arcade Fire - Black-Mirror
Arcade Fire - The Well and the Lighthouse

Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up

I had heard that this album wasn’t as widely accepted by Beastie Boys fans, but I love it. An all instrumental album, it is quite funky and soothing. Check out “Electric Worm” for a good taste.

Beastie Boys - Electric Worm

Band Links (Very Cool Band Sites . . btw):

Spoon - Website
Spoon - MySpace

Arcade Fire - Website
Arcade Fire - MySpace

Beastie Boys - Website
Beastie Boys - MySpace

Buy their ablums:

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up

It seems like the Foo Fighters are everywhere lately. I only assume this will keep happening as they move into their tour season as well as their new ablum release.

Anyway, David Grohl turns out to be an Arcade Fire Fan. Stereo Gum has a good write up about their BBC Live Lounge appearance, located here:
www.stereogum.com/foo-fighters-cover-arcade-fire

Click player here for their Arcade Fire cover song

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Foo Fighters - Website
Foo Fighters - MySpace

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The Foo Fighters: Echoes Silence Patience & Grace