The Daily Earworm

"40 Day Dream" - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:27 -0700

Song: “40 Day Dream”
Artist: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Album: Up From Below
Release Date: July 2009

Just an all-around, get-stuck-in-your-head kind of song! :)

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“It’s the magical mystery kind, must be a lie! Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love! Oh no, I could die! Oh, now I can die.”

"Already Yours" - Bahamas

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:24 -0700

Song: “Already Yours”
Artist: Bahamas
Album: Pink Strat
Release Date: July 2009

This is one of those songs that I just always find stuck in my head!

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“There’s no need to convert a believer. I’m already yours…I’m already yours.”

"Cholla" - The Joy Formidable

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:21 -0700

Song: “Cholla”
Artist: The Joy Formidable
Album: Wolf’s Law
Release Date: January 2013

This band just flat out rocks. If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it! Such an upbeat show. This song is from their new album, which is fantastic, and I highly recommend it!

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“How do we move on when nothing is growing? Your hands turn to daggers again.”

"Death And All His Friends" - Coldplay

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:10 -0700

Song: “Death And All His Friends”
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
Release Date: June 2008

It’s not like you haven’t heard of Coldplay, but I just really love this song!

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“And in the end, we lie awake and we dream of making our escape.”

"Body" - Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:20 -0700

Song: “Body”
Artist: Thao With The Get Down Stay Down
Release Date: 2010

Great, catchy song! So much fun, and it will be stuck in your head for days!

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“We were the loved ones, sworn up and down. You, you are a dead man, I just have to shoot the gun.”

"On Top Of The World" - Imagine Dragons

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:30:34 -0700

Song: “On Top Of The World”
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Album: Night Visions
Release Date: September 2012

Such an upbeat, positive song! Makes you feel like dancing. :)

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“I’ve been waiting to smile, hey! Been holding it in for a while, hey! Take you with me if I can, been dreaming of this since a child. I’m on top of the world.”

"National Anthem" - The Gaslight Anthem

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:30:00 -0700

Song: “National Anthem”
Artist: The Gaslight Anthem
Album: Handwritten
Release Date: July 2012

My favourite song off one of my all-time favourite albums. It’s so haunting and truthful.

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“I never will forget you, my American love. And I’ll always remember you, wild as they come. And though if I saw you, I’d pretend not the know. The place where you were in my heart is now close. I already live with too many ghosts.”

"Sway" - The Perishers

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:30:00 -0700

Song: “Sway”
Artist: The Perishers
Album: Let There Be Morning
Release Date: 2003

One of my favourite songs. It’s incredibly simple, but very pretty, and the lyrics are great.

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“It was you who picked the pieces up when I was a broken soul, and then glued me back together, returned to me what others stole.”

"Ho Hey" - The Lumineers

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:00 -0700

Song: “Ho Hey”
Artist: The Lumineers
Album: The Lumineers
Release Date: April 2012

I just can’t get enough of this song, and honestly, it comes off one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. It’s perfect in its simplicity and every bit of it is honest and down right catchy!

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“I belong with you, you belong with me. You’re my sweetheart.”

"The Golden Age" - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0800

Song: “The Golden Age”
Artist: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Album: Fruit
Release Date: October 2009

You might have seen in on a Heineken commercial recently…this song is incredibly catchy! They’ve got a unique sound, and her voice is great!

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“Flying away from reality, whatever-ever happened to gravity? I see it clear, a shooting star, and I’m really gonna sing it like da-da-da!”

"Beginners" - Oliver Thiessen

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:37:00 -0800

Song: “Beginners”
Artist: Oliver Thiessen
Release Date: December 19th, 2011

This gentleman is an excellent singer/songwriter. His songs are so beautiful. This one, in particular, really caught my attention. I’ve actually been listening to him for years and recently rediscovered him, and he’s still playing and writing! I was pretty excited! Anyway…this song is lovely!

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“Will you come and dance with me? Will you come and set me free?”

"Ambulance" - Eisley

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:00:00 -0700

Song: “Ambulance”
Artist: Eisley
Album: The Valley
Release Date: March 2011

This song is brilliant. The vocals are spectacular and the band meshes really well together. This is definitely one of my all-time favourite songs. Most songs by Eisley tend to blow me away, actually.

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“I need an ambulance. I took, I took the worst of the blow. Send me a redeemer. Let me know, if I’m gonna be alright. Am I gonna be alright? ‘Cause I know how it usually goes. I know how it usually goes.”

"Promise" - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:53:00 -0700

Song: “Promise”
Artist: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Album: Howl
Release Date: September 2005

Excellent song, all around. The lyrics are great, the vocals are very nice, the piano is awesome…very tight band. This song is definitely worth a listen, as is their other stuff. This album, in particular, is fantastic.

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“Now, I hear you in my mind. There is a story you bring to life, and I will bow gently by your feet, but tread softly. You tread on my dreams.”

"Coming Down The Hill" - The Snake The Cross The Crown

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:56:00 -0800

Song: “Coming Down The Hill”
Artist: The Snake The Cross The Crown
Album: On A Carousel Of Sound, We Go Round
Release Date: 2010

This is just a fantastic song! The piano, the melody, the vocals, the lyrics…everything. I love it!

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“Coming down the hill, he slipped upon his innocence, and he stumbled down to the ravine…”

"Orange Sky" - Alexi Murdoch

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0800

Song: “Orange Sky”
Artist: Alexi Murdoch
Album: Four Songs
Release Date: January 2002

Pretty song. I love the way he sings it.

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“When I am alone, when I’ve thrown off the weight of this crazy stone, when I’ve lost all care for the things I own, that’s when I miss you. That’s when I miss you. That’s when I miss you. You who are my home, you who are my home. And here is what I know now. Here is what I know now. Goes like this…in your love, my salvation lies.”

"The Luckiest" - Ben Folds

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:49:00 -0800

Song: “The Luckiest”
Artist: Ben Folds
Album: Rockin’ The Suburbs
Release Date: September 2001

Probably one of the most beautiful and honest songs ever. I love this song so much. The piano is excellent, the words are heartfelt, the vocals are great. Excellent song.

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“And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face? Now I see it every day. And I know that I am, I am, I am the luckiest.”

"You Still Hurt Me" - William Fitzsimmons

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:43:00 -0800

Song: “You Still Hurt Me”
Artist: William Fitzsimmons
Album: The Sparrow And The Crow
Release Date: June 2009

Very pretty song. Very pretty, indeed.

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“I was scared to fix what I had broke. It’s a lonely place to live with just a ghost. There is love left in my life, I will see. But you still hurt me…”

"Change Of Seasons" - Sweet Thing

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0800

Song: “Change Of Seasons”
Artist: Sweet Thing
Album: Sweet Thing
Release Date: May 2010

This is such a catchy song! It goes through my head all the time. Nice sound to it.

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“’Cause inside, you’re working. You’re mending what’s broken. ‘Cause our love ain’t easy. It changes with seasons.”

"Oublie Pas" - Karkwa

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0800

Song: “Oublie Pas”
Artist: Karkwa
Album: Le Volume De Vent
Release Date: April 2008

I think I originally got this as a free iTunes single of the week, and it quickly became one of my favourites. It’s just got a very cool sound, and the French sounds really nice.

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“Oublie pas mon coeur, avant qu’on s’ecoeure. Oublie pas mon coeur.”

"Let There Be Love" - Oasis

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0800

Song: “Let There Be Love”
Artist: Oasis
Album: Don’t Believe The Truth
Release Date: May 2005

This is definitely one of my favourite songs. It’s so pretty, and I always find myself singing it!

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“Who kicked a hole in the sky so the heavens would cry over me? Who stole the soul from the sun in a world come undone at the seams? Let there be love. Let there be love…”