Coachella Track of the Day: The Strokes - "Reptilia"

Got a little behind on this due to a busy weekend and missing my laptop for a few days, but I am getting back on track. Today's Coachella Track of the Day comes from Sunday's lead act The Strokes, who will be putting out a new album. This is a double whammy Track of the Day as also featured is the new single they are putting out called "Under Cover of Darkness".

But first, "Reptilia". The Strokes may be one of the best modern rock bands today and their reformation following Julian Casablanca's solo effort "Phrazes For the Young" [2009] which was an excellent EP in its own right. "Reptilia" is the track that I may have enjoyed playing more than any other in Rock Band when I played it on my roommates' PS3. Just a catchy as hell track with some great guitar and vocals.



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Coachella Track of the Day: PJ Harvey - "Hook"

Props to an old school chum of mine Andrew for turning me onto PJ Harvey quite a number of years ago. I remember him sending this track to me via AIM File Sender [remember those days?] and being blown away by her vocals.

She is someone who longtime followers of the Coachella festival have been clamoring for, and finally they will get their wish as PJ Harvey will play Sunday, April 17th.

She is set to release a new album February 15th entitled "Let England Shake", which explores the political terrain of her homeland for the first time in her career. She has setup a tour surrounding Coachella and will be playing in San Francisco on February 14th at The Warfield.


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Coachella Track of the Day: Fistful of Mercy - "Father's Son"

Fistful of Mercy is a supergroup that features two of my three favorite musicians ever. The project started out as a Joseph Arthur solo album with Ben Harper's additional collaboration, but once Dhani Harrison [son of Beatle George] joined the fold it became a full length album. The album released in October of last year features a wide range of songs with each musician's flavor mixed in. Their three vocals harmonize well on nearly each track. This one is my favorite cut from the album and the most rock 'n' roll. This is taken from their coming out party on KEXP. Check them out at Coachella, they will be performing Sunday.

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