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It’s time for some feel-good electro sweetness in the form of another remix extraordinaire that goes by This Guy I Know (TGIK). The first time he caught my attention was from his blast from the past remix of The Killers‘ “Smile Like You Mean It.” I don’t know about you guys, but I spent countless hours on their album Hot Fuss when I was a kid…to the point that it makes me sick to hear a song off of it now. TGIK brought this song back to life in a way I thought to be impossible. Brandon Flowers’ voice on top of powerfully harmonic synths and a simple drum beat that you can’t help but bob your head to. It even maintains the original emotions like it’s the first time you heard it. He has this power with almost every song he touches, and he even mashes up some really sick stuff. I’m really looking forward to hearing more from this guy. He’s got all of his remixes and mashups and sets for listening and downloading pleasure on his soundcloud, but I went ahead and put up some of my favorites.

-Skinny Genes

This Bro I Know

The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It (TGIK Broken Heart Remix) Delightful Choice!
Empire of the Sun – We Are the People (TGIK Remix)
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (TGIK Remix)
Sweet Life Bitch (TGIK Mashup) Delightful Choice!

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Although I’m sorry to have had to push the YOLO list to today, I’m pretty glad I did. Last night marked a milestone for indie music. If you haven’t heard already, Arcade Fire took the award for Album of the Year at the 53rd Annual Grammy’s beating Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Lady Antebellum! It took awhile for the magnitude of this to hit me, but the top40s music world just took sharp turn towards open mindedness. I only wish they chose more approachable songs to play to that crowd (i.e. The Suburbs). I’m excited to see where music goes in the coming years and even moreso to see Arcade Fire perform a headlining set at Coachella! If you want to see my post on them with my favorite songs, go here. Anyhow, I’m looking forward to the YOLO mentions this week, because I stumbled on some quality tunes. Here’s to 30 weeks! #proudofmyself #nottwitter

-Skinny Genes

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Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running (Indie Rock)
Breakbot – Please Don’t (French House)
The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness (Rock)
Empire of the Sun – We Are the People (TGIK Remix) (Electronic/Indie)
The Killers – Smile Like You Mean it [TGIK’s broken heart mix] (Electronic Indie)
Dada Life – White Noise Red Meat (No Body’s Moombahton Remix) (Electronic/Moombatohn)
Tame Impala – Solitude Is Bliss (Psychedelic Rock)