ReignDear - Good Old Fashioned Birth

ReignDear are a three-piece band formed in 2007 consisting of South African-born: Kent Dylan (vocals/guitar), Johnny Atterbury (percussion, guitar, synth), and Wesley Jay (guitars/backing vocals).

The band's musical strength relies on soothing vocals amidst subtle ambient soundscapes and sweet melodies.

Thanks, Kent for introducing me to ReignDear!



ReignDear - Good Old Fashioned Birth (2008)

1. fourteenth
2. HURSE
3. FOR MEMORY
4. [your imagination goes here]
5. OH, CIGARETTE.
6. LUAP NHOJ
7. ∞
8. BLAKCEYES
9. ⌘

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Fear of Flying

One of the things that everyone must have known already is that White Lies emerged from the ashes of an obscure band named Fear of Flying, back in 2006.

While we seem to love White Lies' signature "dark sound," some might still find interest in the earlier works of this band under a different name and style, which are more upbeat and ridiculously catchy.

Forget-me-nots
Routemaster
Three's a Crowd


(photo by Justine Trickett)

White Lies - To Lose My Life

White Lies - To Lose My Life (2009)

1. Death
2. To Lose My Life
3. A Place to Hide
4. Fifty On Our Foreheads
5. Unfinished Business
6. E.S.T.
7. From the Stars
8. Farewell to the Fairground
9. Nothing to Give
10. The Price of Love

White Lies is fast becoming my favorite band. This is really a very good album.

White Lies - To Lose My Life [Single]

White Lies - To Lose My Life [Single] (2009)

1. To Lose My Life
2. To Lose My Life (Filthy Dukes Remix)


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White Lies - Death / Black Song [Single]

White Lies - Death / Black Song [Single] (2008)

1. Death
2. Death (Crystal Castles Remix)
3. Death (Haunts Remix)
4. Black Song


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White Lies - Unfinished Business EP

White Lies - Unfinished Business EP (2008)

1. Unfinished Business
2. You Still Love Him
3. From the Stars (Live)
4. Unfinished Business (Live)

If you like Editors, Interpol, Joy Division, Tears for Fears etc., you'll surely love this band.

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Final Fantasy - Spectrum, 14th Century EP

Final Fantasy - Spectrum, 14th Century EP (2008)

1. Oh, Spectrum
2. Blue Imelda
3. The Butcher
4. Cockatrice
5. The Ballad of No-Face

Final Fantasy - Plays to Please EP

Final Fantasy - Plays to Please EP (2008)

1. Horsetail Feathers
2. Ultimatum
3. Moodring Band
4. I Saved a Junky Once
5. Nun or a Bawd
6. Crush-Love-Crush

stellastarr* - Harmonies for the Haunted

stellastarr* - Harmonies for the Haunted (2005)

1. Lost in Time
2. Damn this Foolish Heart
3. The Diver
4. Sweet Troubled Soul
5. Born in a Fleamarket
6. On My Own
7. When I Disappear
8. Love and Longing
9. Stay Entertained
10. Island Lost at Sea


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stellastarr* - stellastarr*

stellastarr* - stellastarr* (2003)

1. In the Walls
2. Jenny
3. A Million Reasons
4. My Coco
5. No Weather
6. Moongirl
7. Somewhere Across Forever
8. Homeland
9. Untitled
10. Pulp Song


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Team B - S/T

Team B - Team B

1. On My Mind
2. Hang Me
3. Tons of Fun
4. Mystery Man
5. No Purchase Necessary
6. Redd's Opus K607
7. Misma
8. Empty Hallways
9. Life (Remix)
10. Salad Days

(format: AAC/m4a)

Team B is the new musical endeavor of Arcade Fire/Beirut member Kelly Pratt.


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De Rosa - Appendices

De Rosa - Appendices (2008)

1. Appendix #1 - It Lives in Parks
2. Appendix #2 - Ore
3. Appendix #3 - Blisters (Dirty Version)
4. Appendix #4 - One Sixtieth of a Second/Too Late
5. Appendix #5 - The Sea Cup
6. Appendix #6 - Falling Water
7. Appendix #7 - Out to Play
8. Appendix #8 - Robin Song
9. Appendix #9 - Joyless
10. Appendix #10 - A Prelude to Entropic Doom
11. Appendix #11 - Community
12. Appendix #12 - To Early Days of Home


Recommended by a last.fm user. I'm liking the sound so far. Reminds me a bit of Delgados. Nice Scottish accent.

The Kills - No Wow

The Kills - No Wow (2005)

1. No Wow
2. Love is a Deserter
3. Dead Road 7
4. The Good Ones
5. I Hate the Way You Love
6. I Hate the Way You Love, Pt. 2
7. At the Back of the Shell
8. Sweet Cloud
9. Rodeo Town
10. Murdermile
11. Ticket Man

I love this band's style. The video for Black Balloon from "Midnight Boom" really gets me. However, "No Wow" is the album that made a Kills fan.


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Wolf Parade - Live at CBC Radio 3 (Bootleg)

Wolf Parade - Live at CBC Radio 3 (2004)

1. Lousy Pictures
2. I'll Believe in Anything
3. Same Ghost Every Night
4. You are a Runner and I am My Father's Son
5. Shine a Light

Good stuff.

The Rakes - Capture / Release

The Rakes - Capture / Release (2005)

1. Strasbourg
2. Retreat
3. 22 Grand Job
4. Open Book
5. The Guilt
6. Binary Love
7. We Are All Animals
8. Violent
9. T-Bone
10. Terror
11. Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)

One of my favorites.


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Ratatat - Classics

Ratatat - Classics (2006)

1. Montanita
2. Lex
3. Gettysburg
4. Wildcat
5. Tropicana
6. Loud Pipes
7. Kennedy
8. Swisha
9. Nostrand


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Magic Weapon - Residue Hymns EP

Magic Weapon - Residue Hymns (2007)

1. Pipe Dreams
2. Charles (The Red One)
3. Residue Hymns
4. Blood Songs
5. The Movie's Dream
6. Sandstorms


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