Five Songs to Listen to that Will Make You Automatically Cooler. Volume 1!

I am writing this as a public service announcement. If you want to be automatically cooler than any of your friends you will take my advice and go to Itunes and get the following songs. While all of you'r lame friends are talking about Puddle of Mudd, Pearl jam, Kanye West or what ever crap people are listening to these days you can sound much more informed and intellectual by talking about these hidden gems. They cover different many different genres so there should be something here for everyone. Enjoy and let me know what you think once you hear them. I will try to put together a list like this every week or two so subscribe to my stuff or check back often to stay awesome.

1. Entrance - Grim Reaper Blues

One of my favorite recent discoveries. Entrance is a guy name Guy Blakeslee, a 25 year old self taught guitarist. He had two other albums that were straight up folk (some of the best folk music you will ever hear). His most recent album "Prayer for Death" is his first electric album. It may be one of the best records to come out this century. The album covers many moods and genres but the opening track "Grim Reaper Blues" will blow your mind.

Suggestion: Play this in front of friends who think they know about more obscure music than you or friends who like to smoke marijuana or trip on acid. They will love you.

2. Band of Horses - The Funeral

These guys are starting to catch on a little and have the cross-over potential to get huge so you better hurry up on this one. They are on Sub Pop Records and play mellow yet powerful indie rock. Great music, great vocals, beautiful layers. The song "The Funeral" is a stand out on the album that really gives you an idea about what they about.

Suggestions: Play this for your hippie friends who dig Neil Young, your parents, your hippie parents or dorks who just got into Bright Eyes last year because they will still behind on the times and not have heard this yet. Get movin'.

3. Das Oath - Any Song