Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - “Janglin”

This twelve-piece band, fronted by Alex Ebert, the vocalist of Ima Robert, recently released their debut “Up From Below” this past May. Some have described this band as a hippie-fied version of The Arcade Fire mixed with Polyphonic Spree. I don’t know what genre this ‘should’ be labeled as, but if you’re in the mood for some catchy indie-folk, you can count on this to satisfy that need.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - “Janglin”

This twelve-piece band, fronted by Alex Ebert, the vocalist of Ima Robert, recently released their debut “Up From Below” this past May. Some have described this band as a hippie-fied version of The Arcade Fire mixed with Polyphonic Spree. I don’t know what genre this ‘should’ be labeled as, but if you’re in the mood for some catchy indie-folk, you can count on this to satisfy that need.

Simon and Garfunkel - “The Only Living Boy in New York”

When most people think of Simon and Garfunkel and music soundtracks it is easy to pin down their songs on the soundtrack for 1967’s the Graduate.  But it might be easy to forget their contribution to the indie laden Garden State soundtrack, “The Only Living Boy in New York”.

The song, written by Paul Simon, is a very transparent message to Art Garfunkle who flew to Mexico to shoot the movie Catch-22, leaving Simon alone in New York to write what would become their final album together, Bridge Over Troubled Water.