Now Listening: Blip Blip Bleep

Artist: Blip Blip Bleep

Recommended If You Like: The Postal Service, LCD Soundsystem, Stars, Metric, The Bird and the Bee

I first heard of Blip Blip Bleep because a friend of mine had a brief stint in the band during their 2nd EP, Alarm Clock, Snooze Bar, Get Up. However, I soon found myself listening to the catchy electro tunes on repeat and knew that even had my friend not been in the band, I would still gladly attend their shows and listen to the music. The Brooklyn based trio consist of immensely talented producer Sean Han, singer/keyboardist Alexa Danner and drummer Jojo Schwarz.

Their debut LP, Like Track Stars just came out on June 29, 2010. And while I haven't had chance to check out the whole album yet, but I've been stuck on Freak You Out the past few weeks. While this may be Blip Blip Bleep's very first official music video but the simple concept was well done and definitely memorable. To hear more, you can stream tracks on myspace.com/blipblipbleep or click to download a free mp3 of Freak You Out.

For you New Yorkers to keep in mind, Blip Blip Bleep will be performing alongside Team Genius and Tenderbox at Mercury Lounge on September 9, 2010. PS. They are pretty adorable & awesome live!

Blind Pilot

Artist: Blind Pilot
Recommended If You Like: The Shins, The Perishers, Damien Rice, Death Cab for Cutie

Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski are the Portland Oregon based duo that make up Blind Pilot. Their sincere, thoughtful lyrics paired with acoustic guitars that make for soothing balm for my soul. Soft melancholic folk sound that makes me feel relaxed, safe and perfectly at home.

They released their debut album “3 Rounds And A Sound” on Expunged Records last June. I pretty much love the whole album but stand out tracks are title track "3 Rounds And A Sound", "Oviedo", "Story I Heard", "The Bitter End" and "Paint or Pollen". You can check out their sound on myspace.com/goblindpilot. They will be be playing at South by Southwest in March and at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on March 31st! Can't wait.

Here's their music video for "Go On and Say It" below.