Sylvan Esso - Radio

Now don't you look good sucking American dick
You're so surprised they like you
You're so cute and so quick
Singin' I've got the moves of a tv queen
Folk girl hero in a magazine
Faking the truth in a new pop song
Don't you wanna sing along

If you didn't know, Sylvan Esso is comprised of a bonafide Appalachian folk singer and an electronic music producer. Symbiotically, they make something better, more interesting, than the sum of their parts. This is their first single since their debut LP came out in 2014. I love the unique sound and provocative lyrics. Excited to keep hearing more from this North Carolina duo.

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Karma Wears White Ties - Man on the Moon

Stole them all, stole them all
Where's he gone?
Stole them all, stole them all
There he goes
Took the moon and the earth and he sold them both
He's a man on the moon!

These guys are so up my alley, we should go bowling. Young Chicago trio Karma Wears White Ties have released four EPs, starting in 2012. Their latest, Wesley, is five solidly sweet tracks that I had trouble deciding between. So I didn't. Went with this mood-shifting song that makes some fun choices on the guitar, from their first EP. Hope I get to enjoy them live some day! 

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Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Lights

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone

You may know Omar Rodriguez Lopez from bands At The Drive-in and The Mars Volta, but have you heard any of his solo stuff? Well, if you haven't, you've got a lot of catching up to do. I read somewhere he's put out over 30 albums as a solo artist! Add in his other work, collaborations, etc. and you've got a crazy huge body of music to go through. You could do worse starting with today's Most Important, "Lights", a dreamy, electro-rock cover of Ellie Goulding's hit, with a great hook.

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