Walking on a Dream- Empire of the Sun

These weird boys may look intimidating due to their apparel, but don’t judge a book by it’s cover! (Well, in this case, an artist by their appearance.) Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele created Empire of the Sun as a collaborative project in 2006. Their debut album, Walking on a Dream was released in 2008 and contains songs such as “Standing On The Shore”, “Half Mast” and “We Are the People” [which you should all give a listen to if you like the song “Walking on a Dream” :)] This duo’s compositions of psychedelic music are filled with dreamy-pop vocals and a wide-range of instruments used in the background. Imaginative, different, and mind-blowing, Empire of the Sun surely has defined their own individual style of music in today’s modern generation.

Pistol Dreams- The Tallest Man On Earth

Most commonly compared to the indie-folk sounds of Iron & Wine and M. Ward, The Tallest Man On Earth, also known as Kristian Matsson, has only produced one solo album and EP so far, yet his recognition is steadily growing. Beginning as the lead singer for the band The Montezumas, Matsson has launched a solo career and gone on tour with fellow folk musician Bon Iver.

The meaning behind "Pistol Dreams" is clearly up for interpretation; although lines like "And I will pull the curtains to extract the drugs of springtime" don't align with other parts of the song, listeners can find different symbolic meaning behind his poetic descriptions.

With a voice unlike others, Kristian Matsson's unique range and banjo playing is strangely addictive and quite catchy.

Vapours: Islands

Yet another energetic, up-beat tune you can't help but move your feet to. With its easy to remember lyrics, perfect dance melody, and variety of instruments, "Vapours" is one of those Repeat songs. Islands is a six member band, hailing from Canada. And it's not just this song that has a contagious dance pop melody, but most of their songs, including "Disarming the Car Bomb" and "Tender Torture." With three albums already out in their short-length musical career, more pop tracks are sure to be released soon.

so stay tuned with the peppy, addictive jams, don't deny the song's pleas:

"Hoping you get dancing feet,
Hoping that you like the beat,
And I hope you don't complain."