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I don't know why I didn't post this earlier.  yeah, i would have liked to say a few words about each band.  The important part is that you get to hear these 10 awesome FUN songs !  Enjoy 1. DayDream Vacation – "Clever’s Not My Best Excuse" 2. The Bamboos – "Medicine Man" FREE SONG ALERT 3. Deep Sea Diver - "You Go Running" 4. David Wax Museum – "Harder Before It Gets Easier" 5. Bahamas – "Caught Me Thinking" "Caught Me Thinking" by Bahamas FREE SONG ALERT 6. Gabriel Teodro s –"Mind Power" Powerful lyrics.. "I will not be defined by where I'm from" 7. Chill Moody "Cotton" FREE SONG ALERT 8. Mark Foster + A-Trak + Kimbra – "Warrior" 9. Shana Halligan – Paper butterfly Also featured on the super cool Knock And Rock web video series Shana Halligan - "Paper Butterfly" 10. Coco Morier – "Explosion&q

DAYDREAM VACATION 'Clever's Not My Best Excuse' Kicking things off for Year TWO of Root Down in the Shadow, I'm bringing back the Song of the Week!  Last Spring, I featured two in-depth posts with a look back at some 2010  music and the best 2011 music so far (both just happened to be FREE songs).   I did mention other Songs Of the Week through out 2011, but it died out later in the year once I started hitting more concerts.  I kinda owe a review of the rest of the best music found in 2011 soon, but for now, I couldn't wait any longer to talk about some music found already this year!  Here's the first installment of SONG OF THE WEEK.    This week's track is from Daydream Vacation , which is an off-shoot of Head Like a Kite .  Stolen straight from the bio on daydreamvacationband.com, is a run-down of the previous collaborators new band: "After a performance together at this year's Sasquatch Festival, Dave Einmo, mastermind behind Head Lik

Head Like a Kite, Saint Motel & Fitz and the Tantrums are this weeks offerings for the FREE MUSIC of the Week D AYDREAM VACATION ... In late 2010, Head Like a Kit e released Dreams Suspend Night , including the hit 'Director's Cut' and 'Let's Start It All Again (featuring Asya Smoosh )! The fellas from Head Like a Kite are back again with another collaboration with Asya Smoosh for the hip dance party track 'The Girl Don't Sleep'. To get your free download, 'At Least I Have Nothing' by Saint Motel!  Try this link.   Saint Motel came onto the scene in 2009 with the band's debut EP ForPlay including the super fun 'Butch' FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS - 'Don't Gotta Work It Out'.   After releas