Dumber in the Summer

Download 4 free mp3s by Lotus Plaza, Dent May, Thee Oh-Sees, and Hong Kong in the 60's

Lotus Plaza

The Deal: the guitarist from Deerhunter spends his free-time making songs that mimic the best Deerhunter songs. And that's not a jab. Sometimes EN-D wishes Deerhunter were this. . . predictable and consistantly enjoyable. RIYL: Deerhunter, My Bloody Valentine, Yo La Tengo Makes EN-D Feel Like: driving in a car with the windows down, finding backroads with steep hills that make your stomach queezy.

Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele

The Deal: A Sailor from Texas turned EN-D onto Dent May, a former NYU film student living in Mississippi, writing whimsical little ditties on his ukulele. RIYL: The Magnetic Fields, Jens Lekman, Jonathon Richman Makes EN-D Feel Like: having a beer with friends, loafing around the streets of lazy, languid Lawrence, KS.

Hong Kong in the 60's

The Deal: Globetrotting Londonites create bittersweet pop songs with toy synths and tinny drum machines. If they were any sweeter they'd be lumped in with the scores of other keyboard projects. As it is, they've got just enough melancholy to balance out the candy-like hooks.
RIYL: The High Llamas, Stereolab, Air
Makes EN-D Feel Like: Perusing the aisles of a fine department store.

http://www.myspace.com/hongkonginthe60s

The Deal: A guy from San Fransisco forces his friends to play in his rockabilly freakout band, proving minimalism can still be cool if you slather on loads of reverb. RIYL: The Coachwhips, the Cramps, Panther Burns Makes EN-D Feel Like: drinking mooshine, starting fires, terrorizing the citizens of a small southern town.