Castlecomer - If I Could Be Like You

You took me out that night, the colours were so bright
The savages might bite if you will not do
I tried to hold your hand, and carry out your plan
But I was not your man, so there was no deal

Once again I change my tune
Always do it just for you
Double down and chase my youth
If I just watch you I could be like...

Youuuu ~
Love, love, love, like
Youuuu ~
Love... If I could be like you
 

Last time I posted Castlecomer, it was the early single for their first EP, All of the Noise ("an ode to the power of women"), since released, and now this is a post-EP single from earlier this year. They have also since came to SXSW and I was sooooo disappointed to miss them. Recently the Sidneysider lads finished a second tour of Australia, and have announced more music is "coming soon."

RIYL: Junior Prom, Hippo Campus, Vinyl Theater, Knox Hamilton

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Mt. Eddy - Metaphor

We should be laughing now
You're trying to show me how
You're sitting next to me but
In my head this sounds crazy but

Move over little closer than before, and
Fingers touch near your wrist, it's a metaphor
Shoes off and your socks laying on the floor
I don't wanna be the one to say goodnight first

It's a couple days after my birthday and I'm back to working on a pile of work. It'd be rougher, but I've got some great memories of an awesome weekend (thanks to Kerri) and I've got a pile of fun, jangly music from Mt. Eddy, a very young band I know very little about. Which is awesome, one of my favorite things in life is discovering new music. Mt. Eddy's new album, Chroma, is sharp, catchy and likely to induce a whole lot of head nodding.

RIYL: Young The Giant, FIDLAR, Bear Hands, JPSNGRLS, Tapes 'n Tapes, SWMRS

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Jay Som - Baybee

Sweetheart, listen
Make up your mind
Whatever helps you sleep
In the night
Pieces won’t mend back together
That's a shame
You shaved off parts of me I must erase
Cause I know
You know
I know

Jay Som got her moniker the same way Childish Gambino got his. Wonder if she'll decide to let it go in a few years as well? Hailing from Oakland, CA (Congrats Dubs!) Melina Duterte has been working on her version of bedroom pop since middle school (and MySpace). With the recent release of her official debut album, Everybody Works, she continues to explore and put her stamp on styles from R&B (like this track) to folk, to grunge, to top 40 pop. Pitchfork praises her, and at least one music blogger (not us, Oh My Rockness out of NYC) ranks this album as a contender for best-of-the-year. So give this track a listen, but don't stop there. 

RIYL: Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, Frankie Cosmos, Alvvays

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