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I’m always on the lookout for new music and love it whenever I discover a new band.  To share music I love with all of you I decided to share few bands that I’ve fallen in love.  I’ve provided links to a few of my favorite songs in the Amazon.com MP3 store. I prefer Amazon over iTunes because the music  has a higher bitrate (better quality), the tracks aren’t laden with DRM, and sometimes you can find really great deals.

The Weakerthans

Mark exposed me to this band a when I visited him in San Luis Obispo. I got a few of their CD when I got home and now they are in my top 5 bands. I would suggest anybody looking for a chill indie band to check out The Weakerthans.  Some of my favorite songs are:

• One Great City
• Hospital Vespers

Death Cab for Cutie (DCfC)

I love DCfC, they have been in my top 5 for well over 18 months now. I discovered this band by listening  The Postal Service. I would highly recommend these guys if you are looking for new music.  There are too many great songs to pick from but here are a couple that I feel like most anybody would like:

• Grapevine Fires – the first song on the new album that really grabbed me, probably one of DCfC more emo songs
• Little Bribes – a recent favorite that I can’t enough of lately
• We Looked Like Giants – This is a DCfC classic, I love this song
• Such Great Heights (by The Postal Service)

Bloc Party

I don’t remember how I discovered this band, probably via last.fm.  I remember this band having a very original sound that caught my attention quickly. Since then I’ve been trying to think of a good way to describe this band and I guess if I had to specify a genre of music I would say they are : Metro/Techno/Indie.  They have a really fresh sound with interesting vocals. I don’t see myself hanging on to these guys for a long time but they make great mustic for running or coding. Also as I was watching the Boston Marathon I noticed that Bloc Party was playing in the background, so they must be pretty main stream. Anyway check em out here are a few sample tracks:

• Signs
• I Still Remeber