Quarterlifeparty

Pitchfork gave this album a measley 4.4, but I wouldn;t really expect them to understand that Nada Surf aren’t a band that are going to be breaking new ground in music but are probably one of the most consistent indie-pop bands out there. I find their albums to be very infectious and something I can pop in at any time of the day for a good quick listen.

You can stream the entire album at Spinner.com.

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This isn’t really a video at all for “outro”, but M83 seems to be the perfect accompaniment to epic nature videos so thought it was fitting and worth posting on (plus it’s a beautiful video):

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

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One of the more underrated albums of last year was the seemingly out-of-nowhere You Are All I See;  the debut from Active Child. The band is basically just Patt Grossi, and if you’re into M83 (minus the “epic-ness”) you’ll probably dig this album (he opened for M83 last November).

The second single, “Hanging On”, gives a night-drive/end-of-the-night-romp kind of vibe, which is why it surprised me to find the video standing in as more of a soundtrack to a poetic River Runs Through It. This song doesn’t exactly make me think of fly fishing, but the more i watch it the more it works. Check it out, and be sure to track down the whole album. It’s a gem in the rough.

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