The White Buffalo

He's not new by any means, nor is this song, but if you don't live in California you've probably never heard of the White Buffalo. If you have the opportunity to see him live, take it. I've seen him twice and he puts on an amazing show. And contrary to what you might think from this song, the shows are not super mellow affairs.

Speech Debelle

This is another British chick who prefers to go by a name other than her given one. Her sound is totally unique though, and before I saw her picture I had no idea whether I was listening to a pre-pubescent boy, a 12 year old girl, or a woman. Turns out she's 26.

Spinnin' - Speech Debelle

Sea Wolf

Since I already wrote about the dog of the sea, why not the wolf of the sea. Sea Wolf is actually a band, but the only pictures that seem to exist are of the lead singer, Alex Brown Church. They play great mellow tunes, and this bonus track off of their latest album is no exception. Follow the link and you can listen to it or download it.

Stanislaus

stellastarr*

These guys already got one shout-out on my blog thanks to their extraneous punctuation, but I've been digging this tune off their latest album.

Freak Out - Stellastarr*

Weezer

They do have the number one rock album right now and thus don't really need blog time, but Weezer's new album is just too good not to write about. If you haven't listened to it, do so immediately. I'm not sure what my favorite tune is yet, but this one is at the top. And make sure to watch their snuggie infomercial. It looks like Rivers is putting his quirkiness to good use. Love it.

The Girl Got Hot - Weezer

El Perro del Mar

I will never understand why Sarah Assbring - a petite blond who definitely does not inspire images of seals or gruffy sailors - wanted to be known professionally as the dog of the sea, but whatever her motivations, her music is excellent. Mellow, pretty, and fairly unique.

Change Of Heart - El Perro Del...

The Blakes

This song reminds me of another band or song, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is. Everything I've read compares them to the Who and Kinks with a little Killers and Strokes thrown in for relevance, but I keep thinking of John Hughes movies when I listen to this tune. If you can figure out what it reminds me of, I'll give you a present.

So Easy

Bell X1

I'm abandoning my weekly theme, because I think Bell X1 is just a stupid band name, albeit a unique one. (Although I did learn that they were once called Juniper and included Damien Rice before he went solo, and they then named themselves after the first plane to break the sound barrier, about which I'm just not sure what to think.)

But, I've been on a huge Talking Heads kick lately, and this tune is so Talking Head-esq that I had to share. Thanks again to MLS for her suggestion.

Yeasayer

These guys describe their music as "Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel." Whatever you want to call it, this song is awesome and their name is perhaps even awesomer.

Ambling Alp

Ambling Alp - Yeasayer

Whole Wheat Bread

This tune is not really new, and it's not even that amazing, but I still think Whole Wheat Bread is one of the greatest band names ever.

No Problem - Whole Wheat Bread

Electric Tickle Machine

When looking for new music, I often listen to something just because it has an awesome name (band or song). I've come across some great ones lately, so I think the theme of this week will be crazy names. To start off, here's Electric Tickle Machine.

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