One of the goals of the Manifesto is to expose its readers to music and bands that they may have never experienced.  Once a month I will be posting a playlist for your listening enjoyment.  Files will only be posted for a very limited time, so catch ‘em while they’re hot.

Monthly Mix: Hippies

The Format - The First Single
The Format is my new favorite band. This track comes from their first record Interventions and Lullabies, which is mostly rock, but strays into hippy land on a few occassions.

The Format- The Compromise
From their second record Dog Problems, that replaces hippy tendencies with ragtime and big Queen-style vocals. This great song isn't even the best on the record - it's just got that rad Roland electric piano riff that I, of course - can't resist. Pick up both records.

Hellogoodbye- All of Your Love
TRL cuties Hellogoodbye followup their self-titled buzz bin EP, with the horribly titled Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! On first listen, the music is as childish as the title, but after a few spins it starts to grow on you. It's a nice bit of empty calorie slice of synth pop.

David Bazan - Fewer Broken Pieces

The Lemonheads - Let's Just Laugh

The Draft - New Eyes Open

The Killers - Sam's Town

Gym Class Heroes - Clothes Off

Samiam - Storm Clouds [slightly explicit]

DISCLAIMER

These songs are posted for evaluation purposes only. Through this site, we're simply trying to share good music with others who will also hopefully continue to support these artists. We encourage everyone to purchase music and concert tickets for the artists you feel merit your hard earned dollars (if you listen to something again and again... why not?). Also, if you own the copyright to one of these songs and would like a song removed, please let us know. We do not keep an archive of our songs.

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