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El Michels Affair &bull; <i>Yeti Season</i>

El Michels Affair • Yeti Season

They couldn’t figure out why they kept returning. At first, the hookah lounge was a noxious hangout, bearable only for the crushed-on bartender. Then, suspicion of nicotine addiction. Finally, the realization that it was the music on the jukebox.

Caravan Palace &bull; <i>Chronologic</i>

Caravan Palace • Chronologic

Caravan Palace uses old-fashioned swing music for its digital building blocks and emerges with something like audio caffeine

Art d'Ecco &bull; <i>Serene Demon</i>

Art d'Ecco • Serene Demon

Sure, bring your slick neon-tinged indie rock in here. I don't care that you sprinkled keyboards and saxophones all over in addition to the stabbing guitars, distressed vocals, and plucky bass. It just needs a beat we can dance to.