Loose Tooth - Garlic Soup

remain totally in control of the things you spew
releasing totally unconsciously
feel the shame you spew

recently i swam in a river
made of my own waste
i saved it for just this occasion

i was sent to relay the message
allow me to repeat
i was sent to relay the message
and the message is this
i was to relay this message
allow me to repeat

Loose Tooth is a garage outfit from Philly, and their latest release Big Day is a lot of fun. It's catchy in a bit of a challenging way that's really satisfying. They remind me a lot of early Built To Spill, and I think that's saying something--There's Nothing Wrong with Love is one of my all-time favorite albums. It was a bit hard to choose a song to share with y'all, so check out "Garlic Soup" and if you like it, give the full album a spin.

RIYL: Car Seat Headrest, Built To Spill, Pile, Two Inch Astronaut

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Satellite Stories - Campfire

It’s 7 AM
And the letters I send
Won’t follow you home
It’s too late to go

Waited all summer to get to you
Campfire outside, we fell and kissed
There were only a few words said to you
Sunshade, this lake, one to cherish
Waited all summer to get to you
Campfire outside, we fell and kissed
There were only a few words said to you
Sun, shade, this lake, one to cherish
There were only a few words said to you
Sunshade, this lake, one to cherish

Another wanted-to-see-but-missed band at SXSW this year was Satellite Stories. They are huge in their native Finland, and getting more renowned throughout Europe, but that was their first appearance in the US. (Although I'm sure they'll catch on soon and be invited back.) This track, "Campfire", was the most blogged about song of 2013, according to Hype Machine, so I picked it as their debut Most Important despite their release of a new single just last week that is every bit as catchy, so have it for a bonus.

RIYL: Coasts, Wolf Gang, Circa Waves

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Del Paxton - Koolwink

Outside of the motel and I'm drunk
watching cars
Out in August an early star
So slow, green and gold and low
One night so slow, it's green and gold and glowing
I'm knee high and drunk, getting up, held your gaze and fell for us

"Koolwink" by Buffalo-based Del Paxton brings me back to my youth in Seattle, the jangly mid-west style garage rock jam sound and the lyrics put me right back, on my old porch on a warm summer morning, watching the sun come up over green trees, beer in hand, anticipating a short rest and another long day of sunshine and shenanigans. 

RIYL: Sunny Day Real Estate, Sinai Vessel, Braid, The Get Up Kids

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