Hollerado [2009] Record in a Bag

sound: Indie Rock/Poolhall
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Think a raspier Young the Giant [formerly the Jakes, try to keep up] a less whiny Hot Hot Heat or Tapes N' Tapes with a little less Interpol feel. To much name dropping, then let me tell you some cool stuff about this band. People told these bros it would never happen for them, so they decided to start their own label, name it Royal Mountain Records and with a little help from A&C.ca Record in a Bag was released for a second time like 5 days ago on vinyl.  SO TAKE THAT THE MAN, DIY lives!!!!! Of course, when you get it on vinyl it comes in a sweet black tote bag. Gonna pick one up this morning, also they have the coolest fucking website ever, its really art-sie and fun,  you've got to check it out. Try these guys on for size for sure.
BUY Record in a Bag, literally in a Bag.

sounds like: Young the Giant, Hot Hot Heat, Tapes N' Tapes

Bang = vbr.

Tokyo Police Club - (2007) Elephant Shell

Sound: Indie/Funk/Poolhall
Length: 11 songs, 28 minutes
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1. Centennial
2. In a Cave
3. Graves
4. Juno
5. Tessellate
6. Sixties Remake
7. Harrowing Adventures of..., The
8. Nursery, Academy
9. Your English Is Good
10. Listen to the Math
11. Baskervilles, The

So i was absolutely floored about how much i loved this album until i saw they were on MTV. But (thank the gods) all the shitty music loving teeny boppers were bashing them. So my love of them was reaffirmed :). Anyway, think really upbeat and damn catchy and you've got TPC. Normally i would say not my style, but really this record is too short to not enjoy. So if you came across them on MTV and decided against it, i would implore you to take another look.

sounds like: Blood Red Shoes, Foals, Tapes N' Tapes, Ra Ra Riot, Vampire Weekend

Fwoop!