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Seabear - “Arms”

On paper, some things just don’t sound like they should go together, like indie-pop/folk and Iceland, for example. But Seabear, a 7-piece band from Reykjavik, Iceland pulls off this interesting combination beautifully. Feeling a bit like Fanfarlo at times (even though they predate Fanfarlo by at least a year), the music has a layered and upbeat-yet-dreamy quality that all too easily sucks you in. This track off their excellent 2007* debut, The Ghost That Carried Us Away, is a perennial favorite.

* We’ve reached that time of year where nobody is really releasing anything, so it’s a great time to browse your catalogue for those things you’ve been overlooking for far too long. Seabear is a band I’ve loved for a while now, and I was more than slightly embarrassed to learn that I hadn’t posted them here yet. Consider me appropriately shamed.

…Well worth checking out!

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Pomegranates - “Everybody, Come Outside!”

This dancey little number comes from a group of guys out of Cincinnati, Ohio… not really a hotbed of musical activity but when a sweet band comes out of my home state I feel obligated to tell the world about them.  They have recently finished up a tour in support of their new album (by the same name as this song) Everybody, Come Outside!.

Don’t be fooled by their poppy nature.  This is actually a concept album which tells the story of a person who leaves home only to be abducted by a time traveler.  No matter what your thoughts on time travel may be this band is certainly worth checking out.