Twenty One Pilots - Trees

I know where you stand
Silent in the trees
And that's where I am
Silent in the trees
Why won't you speak
Where I happen to be?
Silent in the trees
Standing cowardly

I can feel your breath
I can feel my death
I want to know you
I want to see
I want to say hello

TØP is a favorite band of both Keith and I, so it's been nagging at me all year to pick a song. Of course, they broke out to HUGE commercial success this year, so it's not like they need us highlighting their work... But I have gotten absolutely sick of hearing only "Ride", "Stressed Out", and "Heathens" on the radio. "Cancer", their latest single, is lyrically powerful and interesting-sounding as all their work, but it's such a slow, downer (Tyler does like to be sad). So! I decided to go back to their 2012 LP, Vessel, which I've been listening to on vinyl almost daily lately. I went with "Trees" because the pace and power of the song completely win me over, despite not being on the same page with the religious undertone. It still starts on a minor chord, but I dare you not to dance! The guys say this is one of their most favorite tracks as well, as it seems to magically give them a second wind at the end of a live set (and if you've seen them live, you know they need a magical reserve of energy).

RIYL: Beastie Boys, Panic! At the Disco, MGMT, Gorillaz

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Sun Club - Tropicoller Lease

I can’t decode this shit
AH AH!! 
But when it comes it really comes
And I can only feel this way with some
and it might sound dumb, 
but it’s kinda fun. 

Let's kick off Monday with some fun from Sun Club. If you like your indie rock with a liberal dash of pop and some well-timed jangle, then "Tropicoller Lease" is right up your alley. Their latest album, The Dongo Durango is a lot of fun and their debut, Dad Claps at The Mom Prom is definitely in the running for best album title of 2014. Both are packed with a lot of enjoyable feel good music and putting them on blast is a great cure for the dreaded Mondays.

RILY: Little Comets, Fidlar, Diet Cig, Los Campesinos!

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Cayetana - Black Hills

We featured Philly-based Cayetana's terrific New Order cover a few months ago, and ever since I thought I should share one of their originals. Here's "Black Hills" off of Nervous Like Me. They've got a new album coming out soon-ish, so have an ear out for that, or, if you want to hear more now, you can listen to "Trails" their latest and the first off the upcoming record here.

RIYL: Camp Cope, Slingshot Dakota, Hop Along, Pity Sex, Waxahatchee

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