Caught in the blizzard of Miike Snow

I can not remember the last time that I have been this engrossed by a band. Not since I first discovered Bloc Party has a band captured my attention like this. What band has me by the ear? That would be Miike Snow. Never heard of them? I bet you have you just don't know it. Miike Snow is a group made up of two Swedes and one American. The group met in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden and by May of 2009 they released their first album titled Miike Snow. Miike Snow puts out some of the best indie technopop music I can remember hearing. The music has some incredible beats making it next to impossible to not dance to. Even I do a little dancing in the dark. But the lyrics are very deep and filled with emotions making the songs just that much more complete. Aside from making great songs they also have remixed a number of songs including songs from Vampire Weekend, Drake, and Peter Bjorn & John. Their mash up Cult Logic Forever is well a mix of Drakes Forever with their Cult Logic is the song I can put of repeat and not get sick of it. On top of their remixes are some really great remixes of their songs by Peter Bjorn & John, Crookers, DJ Mehdi, Fake Blood and a bunch of others. The song most chosen to be remixed is their biggest hit Animal. It has been remixed over five times. Each is quite different and unique to the last but never straying to far from the original tune. Until there is a new Miike Snow album these remixes are going to have to feed my hunger for new Miike Snow. I hope you check out some Miike Snow for yourself at your earliest convenience. And if you find some new and awesome remixes or new stuff from them let me know about it! And as always I hope you enjoy the tunes...

Surfer Blood

I am so glad to be back this week and with a really great new band to share. Last week my cable was out so I could not get online to make a post or download tunes to find the band to share. So with out further delay I give you my band of the week Surfer Blood! This indie rock band is from West Palm Beach, Florida. Now those of you who know me know I am a Florida kid and always will be at heart so it is really nice to be able to support a band from back home. I came across Surfer Blood while listening to bands that played SXSW in 2009. The first song I heard was also their single Swim which came out last year. Their debut EP Astro Coast came out in January of this year. Surfer Blood has a sound you would expect of a group from a Florida beach town. I am not saying its a beachy sound but it is very mellow. Something like Minus The Bear meets Interpol. The dark side of mellow. All of the instruments blend together for a very smooth sound that rarely breaks stride in any song. The vocals keep the same pace but give the band their darker vibe. This band has a very bright future. Their album Astro Coast is a very complete and finished sounding collection for a first go. I look forward to hearing new things from them. Check them out and let me know what you think. I am always down to hear what you think and if you have any band you think I should check out. Enjoy the tunes!