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Sailing To Nowhere (Album Version) by Broken Bells on Grooveshark

Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid) by Sufjan Stevens on Grooveshark

Desire Lines by Deerhunter on Grooveshark

The Air Is Getting Slippery by Primus on Grooveshark

Fun Fact: This song, by the same "band," is about how he found the girl of his dreams and then had to break up with her because she beat his high score in a video game. You can see why I might identify with it.

Fun Fact: You can tell at first glance that bedroom-band Say Hi To Your Mom is going to have a fun take on its music writing. Eric Elbogen, the sole studio band member, writes great, accessible rock-pop with clever but simple lyrics.

Ren & Stimpy Intro and Theme Song

Fun Fact: "Say Hello to the Angels" exemplifies Interpol's early sound: rhythmic, staccato guitar lines accentuated by equally rhythmic drums, and by the end of the song you have forgotten how it began because it sounds far darker, or brighter, than at the start. Interpol was one of the breakout "indie" bands from the NY scene that helped bring the notion of indie music into the mainstream.

Fun Fact: From "BRMC"'s debut album, "Awake" showcases the band's ability to create great songs from simple rock progressions, and to give it a lot of attitude in the process. "Awake" also highlights the psychedelic influences that permeate most of their other albums to various degrees.

Today's Song Year: 2008 Fun Fact: Hospital Ships is a one-man, "bedroom" band that sings sad songs in a light-hearted way, and with fun hooks. If you like this song check out "I Want It To Get Out."

Fun Fact: This song didn't need an extended version that is four minutes and forty six seconds. That's four minutes beyond the average attention span of a teenage girl.

Fun Fact: Black Sheep were part of the New York alt-hip hop scene in the late 80's and early 90's, and had close affiliations with A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, and so forth. It's a pretty kickin track. The rest of the album, while it has its moments, is kinda weak, though.

Today's Song Year: 2001 Fun Fact: The avant-rock, dance-punk, experimental, shoe-gazing Liars are not for everyone. Hell, I don't even like half of their stuff, but they write really interesting stuff if you're interested in what music might sound like if it were produced by a woodland poltergeist. This is probably Liars' most accessible track.

Today's Song Year: 2001 Fun Fact: This is one of my favorite Muse songs. And it's sung entirely in falsetto. Now, that IS fun!

Today's Song Year: 2011 Fun Fact: I heard this song on the radio while traveling in Utah last week. Turns out the guy's from Boise. Strongly recommend you check out the whole album if you like deep, atmospheric, melodic music.

Fun Fact: I posted a Clinic song before, but this one is much more soothing and introspective than the biting "Gideon." This track is off their first LP.