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Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
I first heard about these guys when their song Too Young was in the movie Lost In Translation. It was part of the reason I went out and got the soundtrack. This is their third album and arguably the best one yet. Its hard to describe their sound without sounding all cliche, but its got this whole retro/indie/pop thing going on without sounding cheesy or pretentious. To me, this album IS summer music. Most of it is very upbeat and catchy. Personal faves are Consolation Prizes, Rally, Long Distance Call... I saw them recently at Webster Hall, if you have a chance to see them live, go for it, they put on a really good show, they did all their songs justice and them some.

Here is a quicktime link to them performing on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic.