Well, it's going to take a lot to get Elizabeth & The Catapult off of heavy rotation but I thought a group called The Kickdrums might be the ones to do it. After all, who doesn't love kickdrums? The first listen to the albums makes it seem like most of the songs are floaters but, then again, I wasn't sold on The Catapult when I first listened to it. The band seems a lot like G. Love with a tinge of Gorillaz. Songs that first caught my ear were: "Things Work Out", "Death of a Dream Machine", "Impatient (Slow Down). Right now, I'd go with a poor man's G. Love & Special Sauce but maybe it'll grow on me.

And since I'm trying to focus more on actually writing, I didn't spend as much time checkout out new music. I noticed Bedouin Soundclash had a new EP, the soundtrack for some surf movie "The Present" looks interesting (and features "Good Friend", a great song by Plants and Animals), there's an old album from The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and in case you were wondering what "alternative dance" music sounded like then you can try City Center. Also, Song of the Day Blackstone Heist have an intriguing EP out.

As always, I'm open for suggestions. What new music (or old favorites) are you listening to?