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1. Absofacto “Synthesocietal” 2010

2. Toro Y Moi Remix “Alligator” 2010

3. Snowden “Anemone Arms” 2010

4. Kid A “Trampled Youth” 2009

5. Portugal. The Man “All My People” 2010

6. Best Coast “Moody” 2009

7. Radiohead “Palo Alto” 1998  - you know it’s good when it still sounds novel 12 years later

Oh West Coast Best Coast – I’m not sure if I’ll ever seriously embrace your granola ways. I’m not gonna lie, I love sipping on kambucha and smelling soy candles, but it’s too much to offer me flaxseed pancakes and locally grown organic eggs for breakfast. I kid you not, this stuff is on our hotel breakfast menu.

George and I are excited, however, to sneak away from family obligations in granola-town to check out the San Fran Indie scene. I’m hoping that a few Coachella leftovers wandered up to the North. Having done some research, I found we’re lucky to be there on the same days that Yo La Tengo is playing… but I’m thinking we’ll try some smaller venues such as Amnesia. Who knows, this is my first time doing San Fran Indie.

The heat makes us stagnant – people lounge on “the beach” and discuss mustering up enough motivation to walk 20 feet to the library. Empty plastic cups with smoothie and iced-coffee remains litter the muddy grass. No one walks around to pick them up and throw them out. Instead of hiding inside to busily study, people fill the outdoor seats of coffee shops and ice-cream places.  We move a little slower to get from place to place, maximizing our time to absorb the sun’s heat before we enter the cool indoors.

These next two songs are repetitious enough to

let your mind wander,

yet active enough to move you if you feel uninspired.

Snowden ‘No One in Control’ http://bostontuned.com/?p=428

Tegan and Sara (Toro Y Moi remix) ‘Alligator’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awTm5bRUnf4

I realize the inconsistency of posting toro y moi after my last article. We make exceptions for good music.