Dan the Man - Something Good

We dance over rooftops, in my head
As I float off through the night
Your tenors trick me, but I don't care
We're broadcasting love tonight
Won't you broadcast some love tonight
So broadcast some love tonight

Give me something good, oh
Even if it's a lie, if it'll make me smile
Just something good, oh
Give me something good, oh
Even if it's lie, or screaming red lights
If it'll make me feel like a child again

Dan the Man is the solo project of Dan Haggis, the Wombats' drummer/keys guy. His second full album, Circadian Circus (of which this is the premiere single), comes out on the 24th. I think the lyrics to "Something Good" are sweet enough for a Most Important Valentine's Day Song and my dear gal pal Jacqui is the one who first shared this with me, so bonus Happy Galentines to her! I've gone back and listened to his first album and I'd say it sounds a bit... "acoustic carnival" if that makes any sense at all. Interesting, fun and also sincere.

RIYL: Geographer, Ra Ra Riot, Matt & Kim, OK Go

The Staycations - The Enemy

I get home
You've got that look which says there's something more
So we talk
And once again you say there's nothing wrong

A happy discovery for me, this indie quintet from Cambridgeshire, England. They formed in "secondary school" (9th-11th grades in the U.S.), found their drummer in college, and have found enough success and encouragement now to warrant a gap year to concentrate on both performing and writing more music. They released an EP in 2014 and two singles last year. It's this song, "The Enemy", which brought them to my attention. 

RIYL: Bastille, Bad Suns, Atlas Genius

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Dream Wife - Lolita

I've been your lady
I've been your toy
I've been your savior
And I've handled it like a boy
I've been your lady type
I've been your toy
I've seen it all
And boy, could I fall

Part Icelandic, part British, this female trio of diverse artistic bents first came together as purely performance art and then discovered that they, and audiences, really enjoyed their punk-pop-ways. Recently signed to a London-based label, I discovered their EP01 when looking up last year's line up for Iceland Airwaves and it's solid af all the way through. They have a few tour dates in California this spring, opening for The Kills, so catch them if you can - I've heard they're quite amazing live.

RIYL: Honeyblood, Slingshot Dakota, Cayetana, White Lung

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