Architecture in Helsinki.

Okay, so this band is really weird. Really, really really weird. But they take that weirdness and parade it around like they just won every Grammy award possible and want to let everyone at Disneyland know. If there is an instrument that exists, they will use it to the weirdest of their abilities. Fortunately, in addition to be weird and unique, they actually are skilled in being catchy. Here's their video for "Heart it Races" from the album "Places Like This."

Andrew Jackson Jihad

Sometimes it's fun to walk into a record store and buy an album from a band you've never heard of. This is how I came into contact with Andrew Jackson Jihad. They're an absolutely crazy folk punk band from Arizona that takes the line between seriousness and ridiculousness and attempts to erase with a smudgy eraser. This however, just leaves a mess all over the proverbial paper. They are deeply immersed in DIY ethic and it seems like they recorded their latest album "can't maintain." in an old garage or someone's basement. It's a surprisingly eclectic mix that only consists of an acoustic guitar and an upright bass. The band sometimes brings other instruments into the fix, like a piano, saxophone, or kazoo. The back cover also credits a member with "hitting himself in the face 106 times." As a warning, their lyrics range from seriously vague to hilariously blunt; and they don't take time to avoid vulgarities. This does add to the overall effect; cussing over punky bluegrass I will admit sounds interesting...

Highlight tracks:

• Kazoo Sonata in Cmaj
• Olde(y) Tyme(y)
• We Didn't Come Here to Rock
  
  As stated before, listen at your own risk.

All For A Woman

The Airborne Toxic Event has been releasing a string of new material lately, and this is one of my favorites.

Radiohead - Lotus Flower

Radiohead has just released a new video for their single "Lotus Flower." Yeah, it sounds like a lot of their other stuff, but in someway it's different. They still manage to transform simplicity into complexity; they're still creating this grand sound without almost no effort whatsoever, but the song is thoroughly enjoyable. And, Thom Yorke is crazy as usual.

Oh, and their new album comes out today.

The Generationals

If you ever to see wanted pop-funk basslines combined with a folk 80s crossover would sound like... Well here you go.

Roads - Portishead

Not enough people have heard of Portishead. Now, granted, they've been off the map for quite a while, but they recently released their album Third in 2008, but they still seem invisible.
Here, I post one of my favorite songs, Roads. I can't really explain this song, but it's powerful.

Foals

This band has been around for a while but I really haven't listened to them due to lack of interest. I guess I changed my mind. They're about as weird as an indie-post hardcore band can be, and they pull it off well. they somehow pull off this majestic, complex style, without really doing anything at all. Also, they're British.

(I can't help but wonder how much the people in this video had to be paid...)