Diet Cig - Barf Day

I just wanna have ice cream on my birthday
(Will you be my)
I know that you're sorry, I just don't care
(My birthday date?)
Blow the candles out and wish all of my pain away
(Will you be my)
I know you're sorry, I don't care
(My birthday date?)

I was combing my lists for New York bands, as well as combing my brain for a good birthday song and voilá! Keith's a big fan of little ol' pop-punk duo Diet Cig, they happen to hale from NY, and looky here: a very specifically birthday song on their new album. (He might prefer all 11 of the other songs on the album, I'm not sure but that'd be my luck, and anyway I rather like to be on the nose, or tongue-in-cheek, or something to do with the face. Gimme a kiss and shut me up!) 

RIYL: Cayetana, Lemuria, Tiger Trap

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Alvvays - Adult Diversion

If I should fall
Act as though it never happened
I will retreat
And sit inside so very quietly

When I first heard Toronto-based Alvvays, it was their dreamy, shoegaze cut "Archie, Marry Me", and I quite liked it. Three years later I still listen to their self-titled debut album fairly often as it fills a slot in my rotation. A jangly, dreamy, happy spot. Cleary I don't get enough of that. Ha. Here's to hoping for some new stuff from them at some point.

RIYL: Neko Case, Best Coast, Honeyblood, Courtney Barnett

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Teen Girl Scientist Monthly - Blood On Yr Sundress

Where you going?
There's blood on your sundress
Tanned boys all staring at your necklace
Sunburnt eyes shaking off a reckless bore
Tanned boys all running in the car park
Breaking windows and tell you 'bout new start
Tell you 'bout a new taste
Come and put your fresh face forward

Here's one for your Saturday strolling - or at least for ours! Highs in the mid-80s and I'm going to be exploring Central Park for my first time ever in not-winter, I'm ready to rock! I dug this up looking for lesser-known bands out of NY to celebrate our weekend: a 6-piece rock group from Brooklyn, self-described as sounding "like Ra Ra Riot and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah making out in the bathroom." Here we gooooo!

RIYL: Sleater-Kinny, Charley Bliss, Los Campesinos!

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