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I think we can all pretty much agree that this summer has been pretty good (barring my personal experience with being sick at the start of it) – especially when you compare it with the kind of weather that, say, Texas got (too hot for an already too hot place) or New York City (too rainy). For us, we’ve had some rain, but overall lots of sun and that’s a good thing. It’s not too hot either! Though we still do have some things to complain about.

But one thing to not complain about is the music. And porch sitting. And drinking. Porch sitting and drinking. And for aforementioned activity, you need some chill, sunny tunes. In fact, compared with the summer of 08, which had its fair share of sunny tunes (and you know, blog house), the whole surf-revival thing that seems to be happening is just making this summer that much better.

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This track just hit the internet today, with Nathan William’s blog (where he expresses his love for video games and pot) Ghost Ramp tellin us that it’s an old track but “jam on it n-e-wayz.” I will Nathan. And so should you. It’s awesome.

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Wavves – Mickey Mouse

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Rainbow Bridge fell onto my radar via Chris at GvB and, keeping with the beach theme, is all about, well, surfing. I can’t surf. But I think maybe, aesthetically, the idea of surfing is cool. At least in the 1970s (Dogtown and Z-Boys) sense and not the contemporary OC-Hollister wearing kind. It’s this kind of music that makes me think we are in the middle of a cultural movement similarly informed by the ideals of the mid 1970s (or what we think we “know” about them anyways) – at least in music garnering the most critical acclaim with today’s taste-makers. Anywho, check it y’all.

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Rainbow Bridge – Big Wave Rider

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Torontonians Little Girls‘ recent release Thrills continues to impress me – and at some point I hope to sit down and have a chat with these guys and get their name out there some more. Because they deserve it; because their music is awesome. Easily some of the most post-punk-y stuff I have heard in a long time. Check out their more upbeat track from Thrills “What We Did.”

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Little Girls – What We Did