Failed Attempts at Facial Hair

This is the project of a hipster with twinkle in his eye, a ukulele in his hands, and a notebook full of name-dropped bands and witty romantic lyrics.

The first time I heard this guy, it was with a song entitled, "Grindcore Girl", a story of love, loss, and The Locust. I think I love this guy so much because of his personal and hilariously blunt lyrics, or it could be I feel my heartbeat race when I hear a band that I know mentioned in equally obscure music. But either way, I'd recommend this guy. I've heard of him being described as a hipster Never Shout Never by my friend. Then I told my friend to shut the hell up and to listen to some more Crass.

Myspace - You can get the entire album here for 3 bucks. Shipping/Handling included. If you're smart you'd buy this.
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Girls, Friends, and Girlfriends

Dirty Projectors

So these people are the Dirty Projectors. I initially discovered them through their 2007 album Rise Above, a cover album of Black Flag's Damaged. Then their album Bitte Orca was incredibly acclaimed this year, for good reason. It's a pretty awesome album. Not entirely sure how I would describe their sound to someone, though.

The Getty Address

Rise Above
Bitte Orca

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