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The Comeback
2008-04-08 00:00:00
I'm back. After an extended hiatus, the Tunatunes is back in action, with a slight caveat: Five days a week, every week, is clearly too much for my busy and lazy self. So therefore, updating whenever I can, first up is The Comeback (get it? get it? ...

Baba O?Riley
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: Baba O'Riley Artist: The Who Album: Who's Next Link: Baba O'Riley Genre: Classic Rock Mood: triumphant, bold, anthemic Description: Simply put, this is the definitive Who song. By the way, this song's name is not "Teenage Wasteland," as is commonly believed, and in fact never will be. This song ...

Song 2
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: Song 2 Artist: Blur Album: Blur Link: Song 2 Genre: Britpop, Alternative Rock, Pop/Rock Mood: playful, raucous, woo-hoo! Description: Blur is one of the defining bands of Britpop, but the band quickly diversified to form a much more eclectic sound than other Britpops like Oasis. One such diversification is Song ...
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California
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: California Artist: Rogue Wave Album: Descended Like Vultures Link: California Genre: Indie-pop, Indie Rock, Acoustic Rock Mood: rainy, drowsy, moody Description: On a very different tempo than recent songs, California is a pretty (but sad) acoustic ballad that integrates the singer's drowsy voice and acoustic guitar vey well. It's a fairly bare-bones song, ...

That Was a Crazy Game of Poker
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: That Was a Crazy Game of Poker Artist: O.A.R. Album: The Wanderer Link: That Was a Crazy Game of Poker Genre: Jam Band, College Rock, Alternative Rock Mood: infectious, meandering, reminiscing Description: This song demonstrates that O.A.R. is a master of the extended jam. I think that it even goes so far ...

July, July!
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: July , July! Artist: The Decemberists Album: Castaways and Cutouts Link: July, July! Genre: Indie-pop, Indie Rock Mood: anthemic, cheery Description: Between the sophisticated lyrics and the brash indie rock, July, July! really rocks out. But not in that hard rock kind of sense; they are more the thinking person's troubadours ...

Such Great Heights?and Such Great Heights
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: Such Great Heights Artist: The Postal Service Album: Give Up Link: Such Great Heights Genre: Electro-pop, Alterna-pop Mood: hopeful, on edge, thumping Song: Such Great Heights Artist: Iron & Wine Album: Such Great Heights - EP (or Garden State (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)) Link: Such Great Heights Genre: Acoustic Rock, Folk-Rock Mood: hushed, drowsy, mellow Description: For English class ...

Oxford Comma
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: Oxford Comma Artist: Vampire Weekend Album: Vampire Weekend Link: Vampire Weekend Genre: Indie Rock, Indie-pop, and a hint of African rhythms Mood: lighthearted, bubbly, playful Description: Vampire Weekend is brand new; their self-titled album was released in February. They seem to combine indie-pop with African-ish influences (though it's harder to tell on ...

Gold Lion
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: Gold Lion Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Album: Show Your Bones Link: Gold Lion Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock Mood: fiery, feisty, infectious Description: On Gold Lion, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs simply rock out. It starts as a plodding (in the tempo sense, not the mood sense) rocker, and slowly builds into a wall ...

Birdhouse In Your Soul
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Song: Birdhouse In Your Soul Artist: They Might Be Giants Album: Flood Link: Birdhouse In Your Soul Genre: Alternative Rock, College Rock Mood: happy, silly, touching Description: They Might Be Giants is curious in that they split their appeal in half between a modern alternative rock audience and a much much younger audience. ...