October 2011
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Suspenders: Yea or Nay?
Two editors sound off on whether suspenders are this season’s next big trend or if they deserve the heave-ho. Yea: Suspenders are so fun. They’re like a built-in amusement park for your torso. Bored? Turn them into a slingshot-like device and fling projectiles at unsuspecting victims. Nay: If that’s your idea of fun, maybe you should take up a hobby. I hear Brooklyn Brainery has some cool...
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DailyCandy Jams v. 24
Weird out to whimsical My Brightest Diamond (pictured) and Surfer Blood’s Tarot Classics or try some “Zombie Boogie” from Richard Swift, a touring member of The Shins. “Drinking Problem,” by Surfer Blood “On’n’On,” by Justice “Zombie Boogie,” by Richard Swift “We Added It Up,” by My Brightest Diamond “The One You Want,” by Weekend “Hornets Nest,” by Jonti “Suburban Dream,” by The Stepkids ...
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Trick-or-traitor, n. The friend who says he’s totally wearing a costume then...
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DailyCandy Jams v. 23
New album picks (M83, Real Estate, Class Actress), plus office favorites Gotye and Florence + the Machine (pictured last weekend at Brooklyn’s Creators Project). “New Map,” by M83 “Shake It Out,” by Florence + the Machine “Weekend,” by Class Actress “Green Aisles,” by Real Estate “Can’t Stop,” by Mayer Hawthorne featuring Snoop Dogg “Find a Way,” by The Juan MacLean “Somebody That I Used...
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DailyCandy Jams v. 22
Ride-or-die chick Lana Del Rey’s ode to hip-hop, soulful songbird Rachael Yamagata, and a sweet Ryan Adams tune with Norah Jones on backing vocals. “Blue Jeans,” by Lana Del Rey “Virus,” by Björk “The Twilight Hour,” by Still Corners “Before the Bridge,” by Future Islands “Melanie’s Melody,” by The Black Angels “Starlight,” by Rachael Yamagata “Come Home,” by Ryan Adams “Enough Thunder,” by...
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DailyCandy Jams v. 21
We’re girl-crushing hard on the operatic Zola Jesus (pictured), up-and-comer Au Ras Au Ras, and Little Dragon’s guest spot on DJ Shadow’s The Less You Know, the Better. “In Your Nature,” by Zola Jesus “Belispeak,” by Purity Ring “Wasted Waiting,” Au Ras Au Ras “Scale It Back,” by DJ Shadow and Little Dragon “Kimmi in a Rice Field,” by Twin Sister “Make Time for the Boy,” by Dominant Legs ...
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