da funk by our french friends daft punk can rescue me when down

For a while now, no song can possibly put me in a better mood than "Purple Bottle" by Animal Collective. If you were a fly on the wall and could watch me in my car singing along to it, you would have me admitted immediately.

So says I - the Shins

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Originally posted by Hophead:
For a while now, no song can possibly put me in a better mood than "Purple Bottle" by Animal Collective. If you were a fly on the wall and could watch me in my car singing along to it, you would have me admitted immediately.

Very good call.

The Constantines - Hotline Operator

"Candylion" by Gruff Rhys. "It sounds just like it [the album cover] looks" which is to say, cutesy and "aww."

The Shins- The Celibate Life: Less than two minutes long, this song is actually my favorite Shins song.
Silver Jews- Random Rules: Does this count? It's just so delicate...
Spiritualized- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space: The greatest go-to pop song ever. I cannot express how much I love this song. If you've never heard this you need to right now. Epic, Melodic, Subtle, Orchestral. God, It's one of the greatest songs ever!

Semisonic - Singing in My Sleep

Closing Time what?

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Originally posted by Nhazghaal:
"Candylion" by Gruff Rhys. "It sounds just like it [the album cover] looks" which is to say, cutesy and "aww."

I like that album an awful lot.

Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

Actually pretty much anything off of Copper Blue fits the bill here.

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Originally posted by dano:
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

Actually pretty much anything off of Copper Blue fits the bill here.

Thats a really great song that I bet I haven't heard in ten years. Thanks for jogging memory. I need to go download that.

"Don't Wait Up for Me" - The Beat
"How Long Will it Take" - The Plimsouls

Man alive, I love these tunes

The LA scene has always been happenin', but especially in the early '80s.

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Originally posted by mark f:
The LA scene has always been happenin', but especially in the early '80s.

Yeah, I got into all this stuff because of Rhino's "DIY" series from the early 90s. Great, great set of CDs (out of print now, I believe)

"Lo Boob Oscillator" - Stereolab

OR

"Good Morning, Bubblegum" - The Harvey Girls

Pretty much anything with light, airy female vocals and catchy harmonies put me in a good mood.

The Exploding Hearts - I'm a Pretender

This band is awesome, and right now I'd say this is their best song. What a hook in that chorus. Makes you want to shout along.

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Originally posted by dano:
The Exploding Hearts - I'm a Pretender

This band is awesome, and right now I'd say this is their best song. What a hook in that chorus. Makes you want to shout along.

I'm going to have to agree with that. The whole album is like that. Tragic what happened to the band...

2 songs:
The Features- The Idea of Growing Old
The Format- Dog Problems

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Originally posted by Besttasteinmusicever:
2 songs:
The Features- The Idea of Growing Old
The Format- Dog Problems

ooooh the format!! good band....i was just going to say...

The Format-The First Single

Helluva catchy chorus, great melody throughout.

Radiohead - like spinning plates