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May 27th, 2004 1:02pm


Equals Am-Bi-Gyoo-Ity!

Pop Levi “Rude Kinda Love” – Though indie Beach Boys pastiches come roughly dime a dozen these days, this little single has a melody strong enough to set itself apart from the more lackluster Brian Wilson impressions out there, as well as a rather large chunk of the actual Beach Boys catalog. I always feel a little bad for folks who write perfect songs in genres which have long since fallen out of favor with the pop charts – if this song had been written in the early 60s, it probably would have been a Top 40 hit. (Click here to buy it from Rough Trade.)

Matt Harding “Leave It Up To You” – This sounds lackadaisical in the best possible sense of the word. Its warm, fluid bassline, laid back drum loop, and inspired lead guitar and melodica parts evoke a sense of contented listlessness and calm resignation which can feel like the best thing ever at just the right times. This is taken from Harding’s 2003 LP Commitment. (Click here to buy it from Moshi Moshi Records.)

Elsewhere: Three more new MP3 blogs have popped up in the past few days – Vinyl Journey digitizes out of print vinyl releases from 1977-1993; Marx Vs. The Monorail focuses on music from continental Europe; and Bpatcher is too new to adequately describe.

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