valentine's day 5+5=10: 5 bands, 5 songs, 10 words about each

valentine's day The Broken Letters - Haunted, beautiful post-Southern Rock: Slint meets Band of Horses.

Listen: "Licht"

Visit The Broken Letters on MySpace.


valentine's day Peachcake - Soda pop, tootsie rolls, old-school video game music - yum.

Listen: "The Winter Song"

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valentine's day The Grizzly Owls - Brigitte Bardot singing over Morricone; drenched in reverb - TR-909 backbeat.

Listen: "What's A Girl To Do"

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Two more bands, two more songs, twenty more words, after the jump...

valentine's day Devastations - Some Love and Rockets plus Nick Cave: dark, sexy, mysterious.

Listen: "Mistakes"

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valentine's day Golem - Yiddish gypsy-jam punk folk rock that explodes in concert.

Listen: "Warsaw"

Visit Golem on MySpace.