Don't Forget To Dance

Islands - “No You Don’t”

I’ve been a little slow on my posts lately and I apologize.  Luckily, my office is extremely empty this week so I’ve been able to dedicate my days to workweek boogie marathons.  That being said, one song has really been influencin’ on my footloosin’ and that’s “No You Don’t” off of Islands’ new album Vapours (set to be released a week from today.)

Octoberman - “Thirty Reasons”

Yet another Canadian post and why not?  They got some good things going on… I think.  In any case, they got this song going on… and it’s pretty OK. :)

The Danks - “Who Knows”

Are you afraid of The Danks?  Well, don’t be.  They’re a little The Strokes, a little Tokyo Police Club, and a lot Canadian.  In fact, they’re 100% Canadian and who the hell is afraid of Canadians.  Not me.  Of course I’m not afraid of anything… ANYTHING.

The Dodos - “Fables”

Today marks the digital release date for Time to Die, The Dodos’ latest album.  If you’re the type of person that needs more convincing on whether it’s time to buy Time to Die, then you jump right over to www.timetodie.net and listen to the whole streaming album.

*Note: The player doesn’t seem to show up in Safari so, if you’re a Mac user, use Firefox.

James Brown - “Living In America”

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, FELLOW AMERICANS!  

Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Free Bird”

This song may not necessarily be ABOUT America, but it IS everything that America is about.  There are no more American words than the four words “Lynyrd”, “Skynyrd”, “Free”, and “Bird” … ideally used all in the same sentence.

Simon & Garfunkel - America

Maybe it’s too obvious a choice, but it’s a classic so get off my back.  OK?  Anyway, since we’re taking a little road trip upstate to the catskills I figured “why not post a song about traveling this great land of ours?”  I mean we all come to look for America, right?  Also, any song that puts the words “Michigan” and “dream” together in the same sentence gets bonus points.

Kids in the Hall - “That’s America”

“In America there are 51 states…. or maybe it’s 80 by now.  Does England count?”

That’s America to me!