New Music Obsessions 5

I've got a few things for ya now. I've been trying to post these every few months to keep you up to date on what I'm listening to.

1) The Oh Hello's
The newest addition to my playlist (as of this morning). Buzzfeed retweeted someone suggesting one of their songs, and I had to give it a listen.  At first I thought it might be just my early morning grogginess, but the more I listened to more I liked. They are indie pop.  I'd say they are a cross between Mumford and Sons and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (although the guy recommending them said they had a Lumineers vibe which I also agree with).

Band site

The sibling duo from Texas have two albums The Oh Hello's (creative, huh) from 2011 and Through the Deep, Dark Valley (2012). They are currently not signed with anyone.

Some favorites from both albums:
The Oh Hello's (2011):
2) Lay me Down
4) Trees

Through the Deep, Dark Valley (2012):
1) The Valley
3) Eat You Alive
4) Second Child, Restless Child
10) The Truth is a Cave

2) Grouplove
Not a new band, but a new album! Spreading rumors came out on Sept. 17th, and speaking from experience (because my amazing boyfriend got me tickets for my birthday) their new stuff is awesome, both recorded and live. The album has a lot of new sounds which I was a little apprehensive about because I liked the old sound, but it means that they are growing as a band.

Band site

I won't tell you about the band cause I already did in this post, but I WILL tell you the songs I like off of the album:

4) Ways To Go
6) Sit Still
11) News To Me
12) Raspberry

3) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Another one that I'm sure you all have heard of.  That being said they have slipped off of a lot of people's radars, but they do have a new album that was released over the summer. Still as funky and as good as ever I really enjoyed this whole album. 

Band site

Again, since you all know who they are, I won't bore you with the details, but if you don't they are a really cool band and I think you should at least google them.  They have a fun story.  Here are a few pics from the new album:

2) Let's Get High
7) If I Were Free
8) In The Lion

4) Walk The Moon
I became SUPER obsessed with the song Anna Sun a few years ago when someone introduced me to the song.  Like most of the music I listen to they are an indie rock band.  They are definitely fun, and while I am only reviewing their newest EP, you should DEFINITELY check out their other stuff (specifically Anna Sun and Shiver)

Band site

They are a four person band from Ohio, and while they have gone through various band members they have settled on the final four and it definitely works for them. They got their name from the Police song Walking on the Moon which is interesting. They have three albums and three EPs. Here are my favorites off of their newest EP called Tightrope:

1) Tightrope
3) Tete-A-Tete

5) The Mowgli's
Little bit of a change up, but not really with this alternative rock band.  I hadn't heard of them before, but Genius on iTunes recommended them to me, so I thought I'd give them a listen.  I ended up really liking what I heard.

Band site

This particular band has 8 (yup 8) members.  The individual members are from all over the U.S., but the band is stationed in California.  They became popular with their song San Francisco. The band was named after one of the member's childhood dog who was named after the character in the Jungle Book. They have two albums Sound the Drum (2012) and Waiting for Dawn (2013) although they appear to be the same according to Wiki and they only have Waiting for Dawn on iTunes, so I will just pick songs from there:

Waiting for the Dawn (2013):
1) San Francisco
4) Love is Easy
8) The Great Divide
9) Say It, Just Say It