Song of the Day

**3/1/10

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Lights/Passionate Introverts (Dinosaurs)

------------------Something is echoing through my brain all asmushed with music -it's this need for button-pushing, synth-slathered, ambience driven material. A Sunny Day in Glasgow has the Nitetime Rainbows EP available on pre-order (only digital and vinyl - how renaissance), but to really get a feel for the group, one must experience their 2008 LP Ashes Grammar. That's where you can find yourself transfixed by "Lights/Passionate Introverts (Dinosaurs)."

Though the name sounds like an utterly random game of Mad Libs, the song is utterly and elegantly betwitching. If Passion Pit and The Postal Service got their digital recordings lost in translation with Band of Horses, A Sunny Day in Glasgow were the ones who snatched it out of their inbox.

Also hear: "Failure"

http://myspace.com/sunnydayinglasgow/

Song of the Day

**10/13/09

Asking Alexandria - If You Can't Ride Two Horses At Once, You Should Get Out of the Circus

------------------Something tells me Asking Alexandria wanted to drag you into listening to "If You Can't..." by making the song title both very clever and confusing. This ambient hardcore band's latest album, Stand Up and Scream features an interesting ambient-techno-hardcore combo that I couldn't help but get up and dance to. The interlude "Hiatus" leads into "If You Can't..." with a surprisingly kick-ass danceclub beat. "If You Can't..."'s lyrics may not be about partying all night long, but you'll appreciate it all the same for it's ferociously stark energy. Get it from Stand Up and Scream.

http://www.myspace.com/askingalexandria

Song of the Day

**9/7/09

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Abiogenesis

---------------First of all, if your music catalogue contains Carbon Based Lifeforms or ever heard the name passed along in a random, obscure music swap, then my fedora goes off to you. Second of all, if violins and keys don't please your relaxation senses as much as ethereal, otherworld sounds from a synthesizer, then this duo belongs in your library. The Swedish ambient-electronica Carbon Based Lifeforms signed with Ultimate Records in 2002 following an earlier release of their debut album in 1998, The Path. But 2006's World of Sleepers is aptly titled for those searching for the perfect out-of-body techno trance. Instead of just listening to the opening song "Abiogenesis," listen to World of Sleepers as one continuous song.

http://www.myspace.com/carbonbasedlifeforms