Argentina (Parts I, II, III) /  by E

      This was more than worth the wait between 2010's Champ (and their cover album, 2011's Ten Songs, Ten Years, Ten Days) and now, because this is perfect.
       Tokyo Police Club puts on one of the best live performances I've seen and their music's fantastic; the vocals are awesome, the melody never fails to be completely addictive, the beat forces you to move, and the lyrics are just so great, so check out "Argentina (Parts I, II, III)" below and start getting excited for the band's next album.
"Argentina (Parts I, II, III)" Tokyo Police Club
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Fairytale of New York /  by E

       There is no way I can be expected to focus on books for multiple hours this far into my 'college career', and listening to Christmas music is more fun than memorizing laws anyway.
       "Fairytale of New York" is probably the best Christmas song of all time (or at least tied with "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" [listen to The Gods of Macho's version here, because I'll keep talking about it until you love it]) and Gianni Luminati and Sarah Blackwood's (of Walk Off the Earth) cover is gorgeous and kind of really perfect.
"Fairytale of New York" Gianni and Sarah
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Study Break /  by E

       Taking a break to dance around and do stupid stuff with people who accept, and even willingly join in with, your not-so-great decisions makes it so much easier to finish studying for that one last final that is just taking forever to get here (it's basically just taunting me now). 
"Young Blood" The Naked and Famous
"Tik Tok Together" Doctor Dude
"Bit By Bit" Mother Mother 
"Out of My League" Fitz and The Tantrums
"Pompeii" Bastille
"Take Yours, I'll Take Mine" Matthew Mole
"Pork and Beans" Weezer
"Simple Thing" The Silent Comedy
"Because I'm Awesome" The Dollyrots
"Too Close" Alex Clare
"Visions" Saintseneca
"Crystallized" Young the Giant
"Anna Sun" WALK THE MOON
"Glad You Came" We Came As Romans
"Let's Dance to Joy Division" The Wombats
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Crystallized /  by E

       Young the Giant will be releasing Mind Over Matter January 21 and, with singles as great as "It's About Time" and "Crystallized" proving that the band's music is just as great as ever, you should head to iTunes and pre-order the album now.
       "Crystallized" sucks you in within the first twenty seconds when that guitar riff introduces a melody you want to have stuck in your head for a while and a chorus which states "when the beat of my drum meets the beat of your heart, you know I couldn't love any other, this is where I come from, this is where I belong, with the beat of your drum, not any other" is more than amazing.
       Check out "It's About Time" for something amazing and listen to "Crystallized" below if you need further convincing to get the album.
"Crystallized" Young the Giant
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