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walking on a dream

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walking on a dream
I can’t remember where I first heard this song by this eclectic duo, but I found myself humming the chorus all afternoon long. A review reads, “This is the sound of the Noughties – electro enough without being harsh, interesting without being over-cool, quirky without being weird. Empire Of The Sun have cracked the perfect blend of fond reflection and sexy new frontier frisson. If this is what the future sounds like, then it’s .
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king of diamonds

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king of diamonds
This laid back tune by Motopony caught my attention on the radio dial recently… A review reads, “King of Diamonds sounds like laid-back, latter-day Radiohead, with an honest-to-god melody instead of Thom Yorke’s ambient wailing. This is an album for lazy summer days and hazy summer nights, with enough tricks up its sleeve to appeal to pretty much anybody with an appetite for electronics and guitars. ” – Andrew Leahey Like discovering laid back .
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midnight city

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midnight city
Loving this song by M83 lately & how appropriate with New Year’s Eve right around the corner… A review reads, “The band named after a spiral galaxy have, at last, made a record which befits that. It sounds like a soundtrack for the end of the world, or the birth of new worlds. Extraordinary.” – Simon Price Like discovering catchy tunes that take you to a happy place?  Simply subscribe to this blog and .
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joy, peace & love to all

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joy, peace & love to all
Wishing all our firefly fans laughter & joy (our first ‘family photo card’ with our German exchange student, Tessa who has brought much joy & fun into our lives) peace, (image via the lonely heart) and love this holiday season. I love this song & the uplifting lyrics… Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air I know I can count on you Sometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just .
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our favorite christmas songs

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our favorite christmas songs
Since our firefly team logs many listening hours of holiday tunes during the month of December, they have become experts on defining their favorite Christmas songs.  Here’s a few they still like to hear over & over again… Plus Bess also loves Christmas Eve Sarasjevo – Trans Siberian Orchestra Danielle also loves anything off the Andy Williams 1962 Christmas Album A little fun fact – Steve & I spent our first married Christmas on .
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class actress

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class actress
These catchy tunes by Brooklynite, Elizabeth Harper are the latest on my download list. A review reads, “Class Actress is the moniker for Brooklyn singer-songwriter Elizabeth Harper, but this definitely isn’t her first venture into the music industry. Harper had released a solo record under her own name back in 2005, but it wasn’t until she hooked up with electronic producer Mark Richardson that her songs were really given the proper vehicle to set .
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take a break with toro y moi

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take a break with toro y moi
With the days getting shorter & the nights getting colder… it’s the perfect time to throw on some chilled music like new beat & pop under the covers with book or in a hot bath. A review reads, “Some albums are meant to be played loud. Toro y Moi’s “Underneath the Pine” is not one of them. The second effort from Chaz Bundick expands on the dreamy bedroom haze of his debut – roll .
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simple girl

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simple girl
Getting ready for a little getaway to South Haven for a few days so I downloaded this happy ditty & added it to my road trip play list. A reveiw reads, “The Detroit-based duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) is hard to classify. The label calls them “indie-pop.” If you were going to coin one of those annoying, overused and mostly meaningless genre mashups writers like to coin for music .
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nice to michou

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nice to michou
I discovered this happy band from Windsor when I recently taped a green gifting segment for our sister store, Yellow Door Art Market.  They were on a few segments before me so I got to see them live which prompted me to find out more about this cute quartet. A review reads, “With obvious influences from bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Michou’s newest album is a mix of indie pop and folk .
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a bit of sunshine

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a bit of sunshine
The perfect remedy for the beginning of winter blues… A review reads, “Philadelphia’s Sun Airway offers a case in point on Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier. The band, a quintet live but on record a duo comprised of songwriters Jon Barthmus and Patrick Marsceill, traffics in gently danceable programmed beats, layers of synths, and Barthmus’s firm and confident vocals. The results are, in a word, pretty. This is the type of record people release .
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