Greyhounds - What's On Your Mind

I tried hard as I can, but I can't seem to understand.
Even though you know what you want, baby, you can't tell me right up front.
I try to search for the answer hidden in your secret codes.
Why do you always say yes when you really mean, no?

Let's keep the groove going, shall we? Actually, you know what? Let's kick it up (or down, depending on your idea of groovy) with "What's On Your Mind" by Greyhounds, an R&B (etc.) outfit from just down the street from where I live. That's Austin, Texas y'all.

I've not had a chance to really listen to their newest effort, "Change of Pace", but if it's anything like their previous, it'll be funky, soulful and fun; a real butt wiggler.

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Bones & Beeker - Each Time I Die

I was livin' in some other life
Another time I guess
Inside a different mind
A million eyes deceive
and quickly fade away
oh no
The shape I take and walk another line now

There is something haunting and familiar about this song. I can't place my finger on it, but I know I like it. Those groovy horns and funky beats would make a great backdrop to a Day of The Dead second line, or, something you might hear on the backlot of a particularly hip carnival. Bone Daddy (the skull-faced and red suit wearing bobble head on my desk) approves!

The rest of the tracks on their self-titled album is a bit different, with kind of an island meets hip-hop meets lounge feel that's quite nice; if a bit hard to define. If you like this and are interested in more, give "Lupine" a listen.

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Local Natives - Past Lives

Save me
From the prime of my life
And I will wait for you
At the end love
There your past lives too
Then you wake up
When the spirit comes
Over water
That'll come for you
A little farther

Local Natives have been quiet for a while since their 2013 album, Hummingbird, was released. Well, good news people! They're back with a few really great tracks; today's MIS "Past Lives" and the just released "Villiany". They've got a new album due in the fall and they'll be doing the festival circuit this summer. They're awesome live, so if you get the chance, check them out!

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