"Twenty Two" - Wakey!Wakey!
From the album Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You…
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If I could actually write or play music, I'd try to make it sound a lot like this: complicated pop. "Twenty Two" is full of nice hooks, grand melodies, gentle rhythms and the best whistling this side of Andrew Bird. It is an immensely catchy tune with enough going on that you can't call it too simple, but not so dense that you need a graph to understand it. It is the kind of song guaranteed to be stuck in my head the rest of the day, and the kind that will make me all the better for it.
Wakey!Wakey! is the brain child Mike Grubbs, who has not only already landed songs on hit TV shows, but he's also grabbed a recurring role on One Tree Hill. His music was recently featured in an iPad commercial as well. You can find lots more information and music at Family Records and Myspace page.
"One Day" - Kings Go Forth
From the album The Outsiders Are Back
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On this day, February 25, 2010 I hereby decree that winter is officially over. Never mind the calendar, or the several feet of snow outside your window. Throw on Kings Go Forth's new single, "One Day" and you'll feel it too: Summer is now forever.
Holy Crap! this song flies right out of the speakers and smacks the good times right in your face. I defy any party not to get started when this track gets spun. The rapid fire percussion starts a fire under our collective feet. The vocals shout joy straight into the synapsis. And the keys are like a hypodermic needle full of excitement shooting fun right into the heart.
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