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

Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! are my favorite indie pop band. They have seven members, playing the standard lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, and drums plus a violin, a keyboard and a motherfucking glockenspiel. Lyrics from frontman Gareth Campesinos! (They've all adopted "Campesinos! as their surname) are dripping with typically hipster way-too-cleverness, and are all shouted by all seven members of the band. You should shout, too. Their first record Hold On Now, Youngster is an energetic frenzy of twee pop and pop punk, and their newest release Romance is Boring brings them into noise-pop territory. It should be mentioned that they put out new material with amazing speed, having released all three of their full lengths in the timespan of two years. Recommended for fans of Johnny Foreigner and Dananananaykroyd.

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Myspace

Last.fm

Sticking Fingers into Sockets EP

Hold on Now, Youngster

We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

Romance is Boring

Fun question: Which member of Los Campesinos! would you most like to bang? I'd go for the redhead, Aleks Campesinos!