MoJo Staff Picks: March 21

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mojo-staff-picks-250x200.jpgThe “staff picks” shelf at the record store sucks me in every time. My rationalization: These folks work at a record store, so they must know what they’re talking about. Right? Well, we work at a magazine, so, uh…anyway, a few of us here at MoJo decided to compile our own favorites-of-the-moment list. Like it? Super. Hate it? Tell us something better to listen to. Especially if you happen to work at a record store.

We think our picks this week are worth a listen or two. But as LeVar Burton would say, you don’t have to take our word for it:

1. “Along the Way,” DeVotchKa: Gary saw DeVotchKa perform this song in Austin last week at SXSW, and it’s been stuck in his head ever since. Old-world gypsy folk that’s pretty and sad at the same time.

2. “Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks,” Los Campesinos!:
Welsh indie pop band with names almost as twee as their music: Neil, Ellen, Ollie, Tom, Gareth, Harriet, and Aleks.

3. “Organism,” Tommy Guerrero: At a recent live performance in San Francisco, Guerrero and his band drove through songs like this with scary precision. Hip-hop beats + thick, reggae bass lines + funky guitar = Tommy Guerrero.

4. “Zhong Nan Hai,” Carsick Cars: We hear tinges of Mission of Burma and the mighty Joy Division in this Beijing band’s sound. What do you hear?

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