Song: Mr. Little Jeans – The Suburbs (Arcade Fire Cover)

Mr. Little Jeans is actually a female, Norwegian singer named Monica Birkenes and she is turning some ears with her remake of one of last year's hit tracks from the AF's giant album of the same name.

Based outta London, UK, Birkenes also steals her name from the small indian guy that pops up in Wes Andreson flicks. “You know the Indian guy?” she asks. “The one who does all the Wes Anderson movies? It’s him—that’s his name in the film. He makes me smile every time.”

Wherever she steals her name or her songs from, what she does with them is fucking sick and this track is a fabulous reinterpretation of the original.

Song: Dum Dum Girls – Wrong Feels Right

Dum Dum Girls have released a new amazing EP and are showing us yet again that there is much more to them than just fuzzy production and a couple of catchy hooks.

The 'He Gets Me High' EP shows off the band's maturing song writing skills and how they are honing their sound as a musical unit.

This fantastic song is the opener on the EP, but the record also has a fucking gorgeous cover of The Smiths 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.'

We recommend you buy it now!

Song: Best Coast – Sunny Adventure

Our fave Beach pop Princess, Best Coast, has a brand spankin' new song for us to tickle our ear buds to.

It's called Sunny Adventure and was released as part of a split 7 inch the band put out with Jeff The Brotherhood for Volcom (Remember: it's a good thing to sell out these days).


Hopefully we'll hear this one at BC's upcoming tour de force with her wunder kid lurver Wavves!

Check out the track below:



Best Coast-Sunny Adventure by VolcomEnt

Song: S. Carey – In The Dirt

Drummers have a knack at sneaking out from behind the skins and making quite an impression on the mic. Phil Collins did it. Dave Grohl did it better. Even Radiohead's Phil Selway has done of it of late (although with a mug like that we doubt he will be a successful frontman anytime soon.

Now Bon Iver's Sean Carey is doing it under the moniker S. Carey. His album's been out for a few months now, but we figured a little more press couldn't hurt.

'In The Dirt' is the standout track of his debut record, All We Grow.

Song: Baths – Animals

Don't you hate it when you hear music from talented kids?!

Baths is the band name of what essentially is 21-year-old L.A. wunda kid Will Wiesenfeld.

Creating sonic landscapes and collages, it follows much in the style of The Books and especially Stateless.

Plug in your head phones and enjoy the ride...

Song: Best Coast/Wavves – Got Something For You

In the all new tradition of all things indie "selling out" to make some well earned cash, the blogworld's ultimo boyfriend/girlfriend duo, Best Coast and Wavves, have combined their sensational song writing forces to write a Christmas song for American super chain Target.

It's actually pretty great too!

You can find the song at this website.

Song: Land Of Talk – Cloak And Cipher

This Montreal trio are causing quite a stir at Alt Con Del at the moment. A mix of sweet guitar lilts, a tight rhythm section and a voice that simply devastates, this band is something else.

Cloak And Cipher is also the name of their new album, and this song is a great way to float you through a Friday and into the weekend.

Enjoy!

Song: Ra Ra Riot – You And I Know

For some reason, Ra Ra Riot's brilliant debut album, The Rhumb Line, went totally under the radar for a lot of people – like Solid Snake with a packet of Marlboros (hi-five nerds). It coupled amazing pop sensibilities with classical arrangement – often combining disco beats with deeply soothing swoops of bass and cello (check out the core melting tune 'Ghost Under Rocks').

It obviously didn't fall on totally deaf ears though, with the album going on to make (the once great magazine) Rolling Stone USA's Top 50 Albums Of The Year list in 2008.

This great track is taken from their latest album, The Orchard, and is a rare treat where one of the ladies in the band wrangles the microphone. Enjoy!