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Jam of the Day | Film School – Heart Full of Pentagons

Let me start by saying I am not an ’80s music expert – in fact, many of the things I remember as coming from the decade actually came from the early ’90s. I know that ’80s vocals sound distant, and there was an abundance of hi-hat hits and Moogish keyboards backed by snappy drum beats. … Read more

Keep Your Eyes + Ears On | The Kill Van Kulls

Photo by Heath McWater Last September, we first posted about Manchester’s The Kill Van Kulls and the band’s single, “Lost and Found.” The track is a definite earworm of the Yeasayer (you know, that irresistibly ’80s, synthy, indie-pop stuff) variety, and it quickly crept into our list of The Best Songs of 2011. At that … Read more