Air Waves

If you're in Seattle right now you know that it's pouring, luckily I've got the perfect cure for the rainy day blues. 'Air Waves' were kind enough to hook it up with a couple new tracks. 'Air Waves' has been on our radar for a while now, with songs like "Shine On" and "Knockout" blowing up on the headquarters of our blogging buddy's, it's been hard to avoid the amazing surf folk. With the low amount of vitamin d around here during the winter, it's nice to have a band that can cheer you up, once and a while. "Lightning," a gorgeous love song that rivals any 'Magnetic Fields' jam, echos with a gauzy acoustic strum and a lush electric pick. Grab "Lightning," "Kingdom," "Shine On," and peep the dates, after the jump.

The Young Friends

It doesn't get much better, daydream wise, than 'The Young Friends,' their catchy pop tunes kept playing over and over, while in class today. You just can't deny the catchyness(?) of this band. The incredible "North End / South End EP," that's free I might add, is quickly becoming on of my favorite EP's of this year. On "Make Out Point," jangly guitar hooks mash with the moan of simple yet perfect lyrics, "New girl came from out of town, know this time I'll come around. Lonely boy you've done it now, go ahead and ask her out." Snag "Make Out Point," "North End," and check the dates, after the jump.