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Reminiscent of the Strokes’ early days, Spoon, or even Weezer, Swiss band Choo Choo harnesses the raw power of 60’s pop rock and turns it into what they call “steam powered garage rock.” The extra steam billows from their organist, Lili, cutting through the distorted guitar crunching to bring out melodic lines that are easy to hum along with. When the organ lines aren’t catchy, they outline chords to add that extra flare. Lead guitarist and vocalist, Dan, embodies the typical power-chord pounding and slacked singing one can expect from a garage rock band. Yan and Sam, bass and drums/backup vocals, keep things nice and tight, shoveling in the coal that keeps this stream train rolling.

Roo was probably joking when he gave me that as the title for his Moue Mix but considering my suggestion was ” Roo’s ‘At Least It Isn’t Death Metal’ Mis”, he’s probably getting the better deal this way. Find out about Roo Vandegrift and his art in our Gallery M interview.

It’s been a while since a mix-tape has graced Moue Magazine’s pages. However, after doing a recent album review, I got in the writing-about-music mood. Plus, I never pass up an opportunity to share good music with others. Much like my last mix-tape, this collection of songs and artists show how many random genre’s of music I’m into. Perhaps you’ll enjoy one or two….

With audibly noticeable influences like Low and Iron & Wine, Kadman’s debut album carves a comfortable niche in America’s neo-folk, sadcore sound.

One way to know that the holiday season is fast approaching is the sudden spike in jewelry commercials. By the time January rolled around last year, I was ready to throw a brick through a Zales storefront. Another- sometimes equally annoying- way to catch a whiff of holiday spirit is through the seasonal music. The [...]

This is our weekly GUEST COLUMN. If you’d like to submit a Mix Tape, email Brandy at brandy@mouemagazine.com with “Mix Tape” in the subject line.
This week’s list comes courtesy of Ben Raynor, photographer and keeper of the Broken Toy Shop. 
This list is compiled from what would appear to be my favourite ten songs of all [...]

This is our weekly GUEST COLUMN. If you’d like to submit a Mix Tape, email Brandy at mouemagazine@gmail.com with “Mix Tape” in the subject line.
This week’s Mix Tape comes from Adam York Gregory, the creator of The Flowfield Unity, my favroite web comic. He’s talented. He’s clever. He’s from Lancaster. Enjoy! 
So I’ve made a mixtape… [...]

The Magpies
The Cleveland, Ohio based band embraces alt country and gives it a bluesy embrace. Roger Hoover’s textured growl seems to have transported to the present day from a whiskey soaked bar room in mid-70’s middle America. Standout tracks from their latest album Eastern Standard Time include the mournful “Girl on a Hill” and the [...]

This is our weekly GUEST COLUMN. If you’d like to submit a Mix Tape, email Brandy at mouemagazine@gmail.com with “Mix Tape” in the subject line.
Hi, everyone.  Today’s Moue Mixtape comes courtesy of my little brother, Eli (as you may have guessed from the title).  He’s a fellow political nerd, and a man of excellent and [...]

Our guest blogger this week is Dave from Suck My Art. Be sure to check out his site. He also zipped up the featured songs into a file for those who would like to get their hands on the mix below.
Update: New (working) link to that zip file.
Holding down the fort at suckmyart.blogspot.com, specializing [...]