Juncture

Where the musical taste profiles of three friends meet.

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Screaming Females - Criminal Image

From their latest album. Some may disagree, but I think they sound better and better with each release. 

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Ex Hex - Waterfall

Warm weather here in SF makes it feel like summer's here early!

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Not sure how I missed this...  but she has a new album coming out next month. Better late than never!

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Ty Segall - Feel

Best rock album, from beginning to end, that I've heard in a couple of years.

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Tweedy - World Away

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The Black Keys - Turn Blue

For some reason, everyone is hating on the new Black Keys album. I, on the other hand, am totally into it. I guess it doesn't help that one of the weaker songs is the first single ('Fever'). But in my opinion, Turn Blue is one of their more soulful efforts. I guess if the internet had its way, the Black Keys would stay a two-man blues-rock group playing midwest garages forever. 

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Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Houston Hades

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Chill out: What You See is What You Get by LAKE

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Don't Move - Phantogram

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Queens of the Stone Age - If I Had A Tail

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Atlas Genius - Trojans

While a yearish late to this poppy-rock party I cannot stop listening to this song. Great acousticy buildup that just feels RIGHT.

Please ignore the video - it is trying so hard to be cool/artsy it poked my eye out. The pain hurt so bad I started vomiting and, well, we know how things go from here...

INSTEAD - check out the Lenno remix (so so dope) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imBjPYTD7uw

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Atoms for Peace - Reverse Running

Feels like a seamless melding of Thom Yorke's Eraser and most recent Radiohead work.  Also it's now impossible for me to listen to his songs and not imagine him dancing around (see also: Ingenue).

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Squarepusher - 4001

I used to listen to Squarepusher in undergrad, and I’ve come back to it in a major way with my morning commute on public transit.  This song is from the new album ‘Ufabulum.’

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Cazzette - Hit Da Face

Another one of those electropop "amazing songs with a terrible name" that builds into an incredibly infectious breaksy beat. 2:18 is the jumpoff. New favorite swedish dj duo for sure. 

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Currently obsessed with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis new release Heist. Can't hold Us is a stand-out banger shows the force and impact of a truly talented hip hop artist's live set.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (Live on KEXP)

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Father John Misty - I'm Writing a Novel

Incredible writing paired with a catchy, down-home rhythmic feel. Hilarious and incredibly relatable to us Los Angelenos

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Tomas Dvorak - By the Wall  (Machinarium OST Bonus EP)

Just in case you needed to be reminded how important music and sound are for games.  

http://machinarium.net/demo/