One of my favorite Morphine songs, and definitely my favorite off their Like Swimming disc. I think this music video is one of their best as well, and its definitely the only video that got regularly airplay on MTV and VH1, back when those where the only two places to find music videos.

Remember those days?

Manchester Orchestra is neither from Manchester nor an actual Orchestra. They are a grunge rock band formed in Atlanta around 2005.

They sound like something that came out of Seattle 10 years prior. Maybe they just grew up listening to those records.

Video found via RockWorms.

I can’t help myself as I listen to The Rosebuds. With a drum line that reminds me of Autolux, I simply have to rock the head nod. Yes, of course, it’s feel good. Can you blame me? Take the chorus of “Shake our tree” — ‘Are you ever gonna treat me right?…’ This is the kind of jam you’ll rock on the bus while tuning out the entire damned thing. Actually, take this to work with ya…

Originally from Raleigh, the couple has been producing since May 2001.

They’ll even do a remix or two. More of that coming.

This song brought The Toadies some tidbits of stardom back in 1994, previously limited to playing small clubs in and around their home town of Fort Worth, Texas

The Toadies recently regrouped and released their latest album in August, 2008. They are now touring.

Chances are, if you go to their show, they’ll play this jam. If they don’t, there’ll be some unhappy people in the audience.

Not sure if The Weeks are trying to sound exactly like the Kings of Leon…but that’s EXACTLY what this song sounds like. Heck, I don’t really care, as I could always use another Kings of Leon album.

Here’s to The Kings of Leon, er, The Weeks.

Every once and a while, I’m going to post a jam that I not only grew up listening to, but that also escaped overexposure from mainstream radio in the mid 90s.

Everlong has been one of my favorite jams for the last 15 years. I’ve put on saved playlists with winamp, I’ve put it on many mix CDs, and I remember seeing its music video on MTV for the first time, back when MTV still played music videos.

Now, I’ve put it on my music blog. I’ve also dug up an early 90s photo of the Foo Fighters. Enjoy.

Modest Mouse was formed in 1993 in Issaqua, Washington by Singer/Guitarist/Vocalist Isaak Brock, bassist Eric Judy, and drummer Jeremiah Green. As one can see from this picture, their lineup has doubled over the last 10+ years, as they experiment with new sounds. Most notably, Johnny Marr of The Smith joined the band in 2006.

Modest Mouse attributes its name partially to the Virginia Woolf story ‘Mark on the Wall’ which reads “I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises.”

This story is a lot more compelling than that of Motley Crue, who put those two words together because they thought it sounded cool, and who added accents on the letters because they thought it looked cool.

This jam Florida comes from their latest album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, recorded in 2006 with their current lineup.

Similar Jams: The Sunshine Underground – Put Your In Your Place

Gentler, Softer Sound: Neutral Milk Hotel – King of Carrot Flowers

Everyone ready for stadium indie rock? (Cure crickets chirping) Didn’t think so. If indie rock was ever performed in front of 60K plus crowds though, Mew would be leading the charge with their dreamy, weaving melodies and harmonies. This jam, The Zookeeper’s Boy, also reads like an Indie Rock song.

Mew is the pride of Denmark, founded by four guys, Bo Madsen, Jonas Bjerre, Johan Worlert, and Silas Utke Graae Jorgensen. The latter is one person. Johan Worlert has recently left the band to spend more time with his girlfriend Pernille Rosendahl. Johan and Pernille may or may not have created a band called The Storm. The Storm had a MySpace page for one day, which was then taken down with no explanation.

Mew’s sound can be classified as progressive art rock. I think it sounds like a cross between Muse and The Midnight Juggernauts.

If I had started this blog two years ago, I would have written up their song “Lazy Eye,” but at this point, it has appeared in so many car commercials and been played on so many young professionals’ car stereos that I thought it would be best to emphasize the fact that the Silversun Pickups are not a one hit wonder.

Well Thought Out Twinkles bring the Smashing Pumpkins-esque sound as well as any of their other jams. With a female bassist, also a la the Smashing Pumpkins, the Silversun Pickups could even pass for the Pumpkins by a casual observer – if only Brian Aubert shaved his head.

Also like the Smashing Pumpkins, let’s hope that they don’t get overly involved in electronic experimentation, and start recording soundtrack music for really, really bad movies.

Random Thought: One could say that the Silversun Pickups revitalize 90s Alternative Rock similar to how The Hold Steady revitalize 70s Rock and Roll.