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Song of the Day: Little Dragon “Strobe Light”

The ultraviolet gleam of Little Dragon‘s “Strobe Light” finds the Swedish electronic act firing on all cylinders.

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Secret Machines merged stately krautrock with a musical power trio approach for their should-have-been-classic “Nowhere Again”.

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Echo & The Bunnymen singer, Ian McCulloch, comes over all indie pop with the lead-off track from his 1989 solo debut.

Japanese experimental band Boris launch an aural assault that dips a toe or two into the realm of bent bubblegum pop with “Statement”.

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Today we celebrate Labor Day with Pulp‘s final song, “Last Day of the Miners’ Strike”, a song that recalls collective action of the 1980s.

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions‘ ode to an Eva Marie Saint lookalike proved to be the big breakthrough for the English band.

“Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken” is a delightfully ramshackle number from British indie rock act, Camera Obscura.

New Zealand’s sardonically named, Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, turn in some characteristically mellow yet catchy indie pop with “Shadows”.

The B-52’s‘ “Give Me Back My Man” is a goofy macabre New Wave anthem about a woman who has her boyfriend eaten by a shark.

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The minimalist synth-pop attack of Desire‘s “Under Your Spell” is one of the great tributes to painful yearning.