Optimist Park: Haunt You In Your Sleep

Jeremy Mullins is self-proclaimed as "just a kid with a mic, a guitar, and music editing software. And a very patient wife." Optimist Park is fall music...or maybe winter music. Nonetheless, it's perfect when combined with a scarf and a warm cup of coffee. 

The Middle East: Jesus Came To My Birthday Party

The Middle East were a musical collective from Townsville, Australia, originating in 2005 and lasting until 2011. Their form fused various influences from post-rock, folk, and ambient; various members had at different times played in other North Queensland based groups, such as Joseph Liddy and the Skeleton Horse, The Forest, and We Are Buildings.

This idea, man, is where it's all at. Jesus would be a heck of a party-goer, as long as someone asked him to turn the punch into wine.

Cartel: The Minstrel's Prayer

I can't believe that I've gone as long as I have and forgotten about Cartel. I think that I thought I'd already posted them. Fall music fo' sho.

Summer Camps: Always

So strange and wonderful, London-founded accident Summer Camps amalgamated one fateful night after accidentally covering The Flamingo's "I Only Have Eyes For You". Based on the accident, the band immediately claimed to be 6 Swedish teenagers, instead of the truth of solo artist Jeremy Warmsley and journalist Elizabeth Sankey.

BA$SY (remix of Bon Iver): Holocene

Oh God. Favorite song redone usually results in anger and disdain. I love this though. So hard.

Byrds of Paradise: Broadcast News

Kenny Brown, Jared Jones, Alan Yuch, and Brenden Britz are Byrds of Paradise from Brooklyn, New York. They have released a 7-inch album “Rowena” on Wild World Records, as well as “Omega Man” on Don Giovanni Records and “Barefoot Generation” on UK label Sleep All Day Records. They are releasing a full length LP, entitled “Teenage Symphonies” on Don Giovanni Records which is out now!

Hawthorne Heights: Ohio is for Lovers

Timed appropriately for the rise of MySpace and the rise of my weird generation, Hawthorne Heights was one of the first musicians to utilize social networks to promote themselves. 

of Montreal: Coquet Coquette

of Montreal is an indie-pop band which arose from the town of Athens, Georgia in 1997. The band is led by front-man Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums.

The Books: Free Translator

Enjoy this little gem of acoustic-y, folk-y weird sound.