When I originally told people I was going to Bonnaroo, they basically responded in three different ways:

1) “That’s really cool!”

2) “Bonna-WHO!?”

3) “Who are you and why are you telling me this? Please move over and take your hand off my leg.”

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After having the chance to listen to Josh Ritter’s new album “So Runs The World Away” from begining to end for the first time, I have to push this video because this dude is just that good.

“Rattling Locks”, a soundcheck performance by Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band in Asbury Park, NJ.

For those whose musical tastes come directly from the TV and radio, there’s a brand new revolution in music thats happening right before your eyes on the internet.  Thanks in a large part to a social media boom with the likes of Facebook, Blip.FM and Twitter…a whole new legion of artists and buzz bands now have the opportunity to reach ears they never otherwise could have.

If this new genre were a ship, it would be docked at a huge hipster seaport in Brooklyn, NY; And if you had to pick a crew of scallywags to maintain the ships course, that bunch would be Neon Indian, an Austin, TX band who’re proving that Animal Collective and MGMT aren’t the only ones quirky enough for the masses.

Late last year they released their debut album, “Psychic Chasms” and after a few listens through, you can’t help but get excited for their sophomore follow-up.

Seriously, I challenge you to not like this song: