#MusicMonday, Vol. 80: Sunglasses, Manic Street Preachers, Vetiver & more Credit: Nicole Kibert

Find out what the CL Music Team is jamming to rocket launch the work week. Click here to check out previous entries.

Leilani – Sunglasses, Wildlife (2012), Dent May, Do Things (2012, Paw Tracks)
It's always surprising to stumble upon something so good this late in the year, but Sunglasses' Wildlife grabbed me on first listen – the second band off the Mush Records label to catch my ear in 2012 (the other being Holobody, which I wrote up in the last edition of MM). The debut from the Brooklyn duo made up of singer/multi-instrumentalist Samuel Cooper and DJ/sound designer Brady Keehn is a sunshine-y blend of psych, experimental and dance pop built with all manner of analogue and digital instrumentation, from acoustic guitars to iPhones to a range of percussives in upbeat smile-inducing ditties like "Cold Shoulder" and "Blessing," soundscapal centerpiece "Swim" and the Bowiesque glam of the title track. It definitely tickles my Animal Collective funnybone.

Do Things is the sophomore LP from Mississippi singer-songwriter Dent May, who completely abandoned the ukulele pop of his debut full-length in favor of a more smooth and grooving bedroom pop-oriented sound with island-vibing languidness and retro flavor, his dreamy Beach Boys-style vocal harmonies laid over a mix of synths, guitars and analog drum machines. May plays Crowbar in Ybor this Fri., Dec. 7; story forthcoming. Videos after the jump along with the rest of this week's entries…

This article appears in Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2012.

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